WADe Asia, now in its sixth year, has been continually at the forefront in bringing forth women doing exceptional work in the architecture and design space. With top architects and designers as partners and participants, WADe has grown into one of the largest annual festivals honouring women in design, giving them their long-due share of the limelight. Building upon the same ideology, RTF, in collaboration with WADe, launches the writing competition for aspiring young architects and designers.

The competition encourages designers to write to introspect, initiate meaningful discourse and spark conversations on the importance and relevance of architecture and design.

We wish to bring out interesting opinions, unconventional ideas, and unique perspectives about relatively simple topics through the competition. This is our attempt to address the lack of significance given in the design domain to the most essential tools of learning, i.e. writing.

The pen is mightier than the sword, they say. The field of design has until now yet to utilise this underrated tool, which we hope to change. To promote the same idea, we invite women from all design backgrounds to write about design and architecture and share their thoughts.

Categories

We invite submissions in two categories from female architects, designers, architecture/design students and enthusiasts. Participants are free to write on any one or both topics.

Architect of the Future

The world today is in a state of constant flux with changing dynamics of culture, politics, technology and climate. There is innovation happening everyday and architecture as a field is a part of this revolution too. There are newer and efficient construction techniques, there is AI integration in design, 3D printing and so much more. Consequently, architects of the future need to shift from traditional methods to innovative ways of thinking and working. What do you think architects of the future would be like? How will their role change and how will they make more impact on society? Describe your thoughts on the same.

WADe Asia & its impact

The contribution of women to the design and architecture space was never emphasised enough until very recently. It has only been through increasing general awareness with events like WADe that efforts of women are getting recognised more and more. WADe has been an instrumental event in the architecture and design space responsible for recognising the contributions of women in architecture and design. Share your thoughts on how initiatives like WADe can help encourage and uplift women in the field. Discuss why it is essential to celebrate women in design and the relevance and impact of WADe to bring them into the spotlight.

Submission Criteria

Inviting stories that bring forth fresh perspectives with a dash of engagement

The entries must be within 800-1200 words, with no restriction on the writing style. Let your creativity flow and the magic happen. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.

Jury

The entries will be judged by an esteemed jury panel, put your best foot forward.

Vikas Pawar

Director & Founder of Rethinking The Future & Eduwik

Vertica Dvivedi

Founder of WADe Asia & Editor-in-Chief of Surfaces Reporter Magazine

Prizes

Two winners (one from each category) will be rewarded with a WADe Asia momento at the WADe Asia event in Delhi. Their travel and lodging will be compensated.

Timeline

All participants are encouraged to pay the utmost attention to the timeline and to submit the entries on time.

JUL 06, 2023

Competition launch

JUL 24, 2023

Submission Deadline

JUL 30, 2023

Winners Announcement

AUG 20, 2023

Felicitation at WADe Asia 2023

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