HYBRIDIZED WISDOMS
Architecture has always been a negotiation of many forces. Today, that negotiation is expanding. Human craft and cultural knowledge remain essential, but they now interact with a growing constellation of non-human intelligences, for example, ecological processes, climate systems, computational models, and artificial intelligence.
This competition invites participants to explore what architecture becomes when design emerges from hybridized wisdoms, from human and machine to nature and material, while critically examining the evolving place of the human within this expanded field. The aim is not to elevate any single intelligence, but to understand how human judgment, craft, and cultural memory can meaningfully coexist with non-human agencies.
What does it mean to design with ecosystems, with materials that behave and change, with machines that predict and generate? How does human wisdom shift when intelligence is shared? Participants are encouraged to propose architecture that emerges from negotiation rather than domination, embracing hybridized wisdom as a pathway to more ethical, resilient, and imaginative futures.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The participant can select any specific site as the context of their design. The subject and scale
can be architecture, urban design, or landscape design.
After identifying the context, provide conceptual drawings, analytical drawings, sections, plans,
renderings, or perspective drawings at any scale. Demonstrate how design solutions can respond
to the theme 'HYBRIDIZED WISDOMS' in both today's and future environments.
The competition does not restrict the use of AI or other non-human tools. However, submissions
must explicitly identify the role, scope, and level of influence of each tool employed. The human
contribution must be clearly evident and legible to the jury.
Participants are required to articulate how decision-making, interpretation, process, and authorship are distributed across human and non-human actors or tools. Projects should demonstrate a
critical engagement with hybridized intelligence while clearly articulating where human judgment,
craft, and wisdom remain essential.
DELIVERABLES
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One (1) A0 Graphic Boards : Portrait Format 841 mm x 1189 mm
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High resolution PDF @300 dpi (maximum file size of the PDF board: 10MB)
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Recommendation : font size in the graphics should not be less than 12 pt.
for printing clarity -
File Name : Firstname_Lastname_(TeamCode).pdf
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TeamCode is a self-assigned three-digit numeric code.
Project Description in English (maximum 300 words) -
Files that do not meet the specified requirements will not be taken into consideration.
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For more details on deliverables and submission process, please refer
to the competition website : www.asacompetition.com
AWARDS
General Public
First prize
100,000 Baht
Second prize
50,000 Baht
Third prize
30,000 Baht
Honorable Mention
: Certificate
Student Public
First prize
50,000 Baht
Second prize
30,000 Baht
Third prize
20,000 Baht
Honorable Mention
: Certificate
COMPETITION TIMELINE
Finalists judging session on site
Announcement of shortlisted entries
First Round Pre-selection
Registration and online submission for competition begins
Announcement of awarded entries
23.59.59 GMT+7 Bangkok Time
The deadline for online registration and submission via email
JUDGES
JUDGING CRITERIA
The primary judging criteria for the committee are as follows :
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Creativity (40%):
The ability to generate innovative ideas and design.
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Relevance in Interpreting the Topic (30%):
Presenting fresh and novel ideas based on the concept of
“Hybridized Wisdoms: Architecture Across Multiple Intelligences”
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Clear Communication (30%):
The clarity in conveying the concept
(representation techniques will not be considered in the judging criteria).
REGISTRATION & SUBMISSION
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Registration is free.
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Register and submit online at www.asacompetition.com
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Open to students, architects, urban planners, designers, artists and thinkers.
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Submit as an individual or as a team.
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No restrictions on age, gender or nationality.
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No limits on the number of submissions.
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Work cannot be earlier published elsewhere.
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Submissions cannot be built for work or completed projects.
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The entrant should have legal rights and copyrights to all the material submitted. If the project contains any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant, the submission shall be excluded from any consideration. If it is later known that rights have been violated, the prize and award will be recalled.
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The copyright of the project belongs to the entrant.
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All materials submitted may be displayed and/or published at the discretion of The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage.
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