Drawing of the Year 2021
Drawing of the Year 2021 is now open for entries!
Archisource recently has announced its Drawing of the Year 2021, annual international drawing competition that celebrates the very best outstanding drawings created by professionals and students around the world each year.
About Competition
Archisource presents the Drawing of the Year 2021 , their third annual, international drawing competition that celebrates the very best outstanding drawings created by professionals and students around the world each year.
The Drawing of the Year celebrates the diverse talent of creatives and the extensive variety of drawings that are created around the world each year. Following the success of it’s first two years, the competition is becoming a widely recognised aspirational series of awards for those in the architecture and design community.
Organizer is looking for drawings in any medium and style that brilliantly communicate their subjects. They are looking for the outstanding drawings in four categories (Architectural Award, Enviromental Award, Narrative Award and Enscape Comendation) with the aim of showcasing the different types, styles and functions of a drawing and is in no way limited to architecture. All creatives are welcome! Whether it be hand-drawn or painted, rendered or collaged, detailed linework or diagram.
The Drawing of the Year aims to recognise those that have truly excelled in creating works that need no words to stand-out. The aim of the competition is to showcase works created throughout 2020-21 - there’s no need to create new works.. unless you want a new challenge over the Winter break!
Evaluation Criteria
Each category will be judged on originality of approach, style and/or content, use of media and the graphic and aesthetic quality, ability to represent and communicate intent or narrative and extent of impact and proposition.
Winners will be announced on March 2022.
For further information about this competition please visit the official website.
Drawing of the Year 2021 - Entry fees
Entry fee for professionals during the Early Entry period (1st Dec - 31st Dec 2021) is £5 per drawing, instead from 1st Jan until 31st Jan 2022 is £10 per drawing. Students entry is completely free.
Eligibility
Anyone, any industry, of any experience is welcome to enter.
Prize
The winners and commendations have the opportunity to be internationally published and recognised across the Archisource platforms. Enscape will also be awarding an ‘Enscape Commendation’ to an outstanding image created with their software.
There is £10,000 GBP worth of prizes to win across four categories as well.