Prize fund and Irish Jury announced

Successful students to attend international Masterclass in Berlin in September 2016 and share in a €3,000 prize fund

The Irish Jury for the 2015/2016 Concrete Design Competition has been announced:

Nathalie Weadick, Director of IAF, Tom de Paor, Kieran McGonigle and Eoghan O’Shea.

The Jury will select the winning Irish entries and decide on the distribution of a €3,000 prize fund. Successful students will be invited to participate in an international Masterclass in September 2016 in Berlin, where they will be joined by winning students from other National competitions. This Masterclass will provide a great opportunity for students to engage with international experts and gain unique experience of working and designing in concrete.

The Concrete Design Competition is open to students of architecture and design related disciplines. The competition aims to promote innovative design attitudes related to the use of concrete as a material and a technology. Each competition cycle is framed by a theme exploring a specific property of concrete. The theme for 2015/2016 is “METAMORPHOSIS”.

For further details on the competition please see www.concretedesigncompetition.com

The closing date for entries is May 13, 2016.

The competition is funded in Ireland by Cement Manufacturers Ireland.