Viridian is pleased to announce the opening of its 2012 Vision Awards which celebrate and promote the energy efficient and innovative use of glass in Australian architecture.
The 2012 awards differ from previous years in that the category prize structure has been revised and a new 'Overall Vision Award Winner' category has been added.
The lucky winner of the Overall Vision Award Winner will enjoy a trip to Venice, and secure 2 x Vernissage Passes to the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale, one of the most important events on the international contemporary architecture calendar. This is all courtesy of Viridian and the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA).
The Vernissage is a three day opening of the Venice Architecture Biennale that precedes the public opening. Passes to this three day even are not available to be purchased and are only allocated to media and the organisers of participating countries.
The Vision Awards will be presented during the AIA's 2012 National Architecture Conference, which is set to be held in Brisbane from 12 to 12 May 2012.
The Vision Awards’ prize pool now includes:
- 2012 Overall Vision Award Winner – Venice Architecture Biennale prize Commercial Energy Efficient Glass Design - $1,000 prize money
- Residential Energy Efficient Glass Design - $1,000 prize money
- Commercial Creative Interior Glass Application - $1,000 prize money
- Residential Creative Interior Glass Application - $1,000 prize money
Dates for the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale will be announced in the coming months, with the expectation that it will be held in September, October or November 2012.
The Vision Awards are open to projects that use Viridian glass, and that are completed between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011. Entries will be accepted until April 31st 2012.
Any project submitted after this date will not be considered.Details on how to enter the competition is available from the vision awards section of the Viridian website.
