Actualité 15.03.2013

CALL FOR ENTRIES – The British School at Rome – "Rome Prize in Architecture 2013"

Rome Prize in Architecture

“A unique experience, architecturally, intellectually and socially” (Bob Allies, Rome Scholar in Architecture 1981-2)

The prestigious Rome Prize in Architecture is an exciting opportunity for a young architect to spend three or six months in Rome, and be a member of a vibrant residential community of architects, artists and researchers. It provides an extraordinary opportunity to study the contemporary architecture of Rome, as well as its historic context. It offers accommodation in a residential studio and board, for three or six months (although preference may be given to a candidate requesting six months), a research grant, a group exhibition each three months, and participation in a range of interdisciplinary activities, including a vibrant architecture programme.

Research area: architecture and urban planning

Open to: architects and post-Part II students of architecture.  Applicants must be of British or Commonwealth nationality, or have been working professionally or studying at postgraduate level for at least the last three years in the UK or Commonwealth.

Duration: three or six months (October 2013 to March 2014)

Research and travel grant: equivalent to £700 per month

About the Rome Prize in Architecture

– Previous BSR Rome Architecture Residents
– Further information on the Rome Prize in Architecture 2013-14 is available by clicking here and the application form by clicking here.

Closing date: 16 April 2013

Selection criteria

Specific criterion:

Applicants must be of British or Commonwealth nationality, or have been working professionally or studying at postgraduate level for at least the last 3 years in the UK or Commonwealth (i.e. since January 2010).”

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(Source: Léa-Catherine Szacka)

(Photo credit: Top: Jacopo Benci)