120 Hours, an open architectural competition organised by students from the Oslo School of Architecture, is inviting fellow students from around the world to explore the role of the architect in today's society. The competition, according to its organisers, is in "a unique position to make students reflect on their future profession. We want to challenge people to rethink the future of architecture." Last year's competition, chaired by Julien de Smedt, received 741 submissions from 90 different countries.
Brit Kristin Heltne, the competition's project manager, states: "We want to encourage architecture students to engage in an open discussion concerning the role of the architect in 2016. At this current moment, who is really in charge of architecture?" "The purpose of this year's competition," she continues, "is to create an arena in which students from across the world can gather and question the present situation to learn from one other. By addressing topical discussions in both public and architecture debate, the competition aims to be a contributor of new thoughts and discussions, within both social and cultural discourse.
