Docomomo International would like to draw your attention to the student competition “60 plus: Brutalism” organized by ICOMOS Germany and partners.

Competition task
The ICOMOS Student Competition 2021 is dedicated to the heritage of Brutalism of the era before 1990. The aim of the competition task is not only to admonish that the buildings of Brutalism must be preserved, but to precisely state what makes them worth preserving.
What meanings can be attributed to these buildings?
Is their value limited to the material honesty of the concrete or can other architectural, urban planning or conceptual qualities be identified?
What might communication strategies look like for buildings considered ugly by the general public?
What restoration and conservation strategies need to be developed for these concrete buildings?
Based on the examination of a specific, self-selected building, either monument qualities and values of the object are to be examined and discussed as theoretical work or strategies for the (further) use, restoration or communication of the object are to be developed within the framework of a conceptual work. The work is to be presented on a poster in A1 format according to the specified layout.

For more information:
2021_Student Competition [English]
60plus_brutalismus_online [German]
icomos_logo_2021_Poster [German]

The closing date for entries is September 27, 2021.
Competition entries can be submitted in German and English.