ARCHIPRIX INTERNATIONAL 2003 February 4, 2002 Press release from the Archiprix International office. An invitation to all universities in the field of architecture, urban design and landscape architecture to select their best graduation plan for the second edition of this world-wide competition. Istanbul as seen from space After a successful first edition in 2001 in Rotterdam, Archiprix International will again stage a unique presentation of the world's best graduation projects in the fields of architecture, urban design and landscape architecture. Archiprix International 2003 takes place in June in Turkey on the shores of the Bosporus. This second edition will be hosted and co-organised by the organisers of the Archiprix Turkey: the Istanbul Technical University (ITU); Yapi-Endüstri Merkezi, Building & Industry Centre and the Sevki Vanli architectural foundation. For this years edition over 1300 architecture schools from more than 80 countries have already been invited to take part. This makes Archiprix International by far the biggest competition for graduated architecture students. No other competition for young designer displays such a broad insight in world-wide trends in architecture education and the field of architecture in general. Until April 1 of this year students can submit their projects. In spring all entries will be reviewed by an international jury and from the middle of June the best entries are on display in the Architecture Faculty of the Istanbul Technical University. On June 19 the best projects will receive the Hunter Douglas Awards, during a special award ceremony in the ITU. The awards carry the name of our partner Hunter Douglas, producer of well known brands like Luxaflex and Luxalon. This cooperation will enable the continuation of this bi-annual worldwide event. The award ceremony in Istanbul is accompanied by a conference on trends and views in design education and professional practice, a series of presentations of participating projects and an excursion programme in and around Istanbul. The designers of the best graduation projects can also participate in an international design workshop the week before the award ceremony. From February onwards the Archiprix website will display a growing web presentation of the submitted projects. This website also contains a presentation of the projects submitted for the 2001 edition and the world's largest database of universities and colleges teaching architecture, urban design and landscape architecture. Archiprix International invites all universities and colleges teaching architecture, urban design and landscape architecture to participate in the competition and to select their best graduation project completed after January 1, 2001. Participation is free of charge. Projects will be presented in the exhibition, on the website and in a book. For more details visit the website: www.archiprix.org