HELMA© 2017 - 2018, Architectural Design Award is a project organised and managed by Balsam International (BI) proudly backed by Al Diwan Al Amiri in collaboration with other key strategic partners. HELMA is offered to honour young practicing architects and academics from all levels i.e. Student, Fresh graduates and Amateur creative in and around the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the Arab Gulf States and the world.
The name HELMA reflects the ancient Kuwaiti architecture, which is characterized by its strong connection to local building materials including rubble stone covered with thick mud plaster, mud brick and Cora stone. It also reflects the efficient building techniques in wall construction, and the aesthetics on the facades, doors and windows. HELMA tries to bridge the gap between the ancient and contemporary architecture to engage with the material, cultural and social ecologies of Kuwait City.
General Rules:
1. Participant must be 18 years old or above
2. Competition is open to full time university students of and fresh graduates of no more than 2 years from the graduation's date. (Official proves or certificates have to be submitted for verification)
3. Participants can enter individually or with a team, and team's members can only register in one team.
4. Submissions have to follow the competition's rules and requirements
5. Participants can not register in more than one category of the competition
6. Submitted design proposals have to be original and produced by the participant only
7. Plagiarized design submissions will be eliminated
8. For registration, please refer to the following link:
http://balsam-int.com/helma
9. Registration deadline is on October 15, 2017
10. Submission deadline is on December 24, 2017
Notes: Participant will receive a confirmation email upon registration for the competition
A detailed architecture and engineering requirements will be announced soon
