International Union of Architects (UIA) and Chamber of Architects of Turkey (CAT) have jointly organized a student competition on the occasion of the UIA 2005 Istanbul Congress. The competition aims to provide an opportunity for the future architects to demonstrate their creative powers in the face of challenging conditions by designing spaces for different functions chosen by them at places which are extraordinary in terms of their geographic location, topography, flora and climate as well as social and political conditions. The student competition, organized in each three years traditionally since 1978, has recorded the biggest number of participation: the Competition Secretariat finalized the registration of 1986 students/teams from 76 countries. The highest registration is 245 from Turkey; while PR of China follows with 231 and USA with 213. The results of the competition that was finalized on June 13, 2005, was disclosed on July 3. The awards ceremony was realized on July 6, during the XXIInd World Architecture Congress. All the projects sent to the competition were exhibited at the Tepebasi, TUYAP Exhibition hall during the Congress. The team, who won the UNESCO Grand Prize, was also awarded with the FGA & ALUPLAN Prize. The number of awards also sets a record: a total of 26 awards were distributed to the successful projects.

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