BANGKOK: IAM FASHION HUB

Since the agreement to form an integrated ASEAN Economic Community into a single market, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand have been attempting to position themselves as the ASEAN Fashion Capital. With no clear front-runner Thailand, and in particular Bangkok, have a real chance of claiming the title despite the fierce competition.

HMMD architecture competitions organisers, in co-operation with some of Bangkok’s most prominent new fashion designers, are supporting Thailand’s goal of becoming the ASEAN Fashion Capital. As such, HMMD asks designers from around the world to submit architecture visions for a regional ASEAN Fashion Hub that would be based in Bangkok.
The purpose of the Fashion Hub is to serve as a central location with the facilities to provide education and experience to both fashion students as well as up and coming local fashion designers. The Fashion Hub will have areas dedicated to workshops and skills labs and facilities to accommodate guest speakers and exchange programs with students and designers from all around the world.
Participants are encouraged to present a building complex that would inspire and attract regional and international attention. The building should be a proud landmark and representation of Bangkok’s emerging talent.
As a central location for fashion in Bangkok the Fashion Hub will also serve as a venue to present and display local and international collections, in the hopes of attracting both designers and investors from other countries to further the city’s standings as the ASEAN Fashion Capital.
HMMD believes that world-class ideas exist world-wide, therefore HMMD encourages participation from architects, architecture students and architecture enthusiasts from around the world. HMMD is looking for bold and creative ideas, which produce an engaging vision of Bangkok’s future fashion status. One that will conform to Bangkok’s identity and will be welcomed by its citizens, its visitors and all of its new fashion designers.
All required competition documentation is available for download including: extended competition brief; photos of the site and context; AutoCad drawings and 3D Sketchup model.
“BANGKOK: IAM FASHION HUB” is an architecture vision competition. Neither HMMD nor any of the competition partners / affiliates are under obligation to competition entrants to realise the chosen winning designs. The competition should be treated as an academic exercise.

Prizes:

3 winning proposals and 6 honourable mentions will be selected.
HMMD will award a total of US$ 10,000 in prize money to competition winners as follows:
1st prize winner - US$ 6000
2nd prize winner - US$ 3000
3rd prize winner - US$ 1000
The winners will get international art and design media coverage and will be featured on the HMMD website.
The following media partners have committed to present the current competition and its winners in their publications: list to be updated.
For potential media partners who are also interested in covering the present competition and its winners, please contact us on: hello@hmmd.org
HMMD will also acknowledge outstanding performance of all winners and honourable mentions with Certificates of Achievement.

Schedule:
Early Registration: NOV 10 - DEC 10, 2014
Regular Registration: DEC 11, 2014 - JAN 14, 2015
Late Registration: JAN 15 - FEB 25, 2015
Closing date for registration: FEB 25, 2015 (11.59pm GMT)
Closing date for submission: MAR 16, 2015 (11.59pm GMT)
Announcement of the winners: APR 2, 2015
Fees:
Early Registration: US$ 100
Regular Registration: US$ 120
Late Registration: US$ 140

More: https://hmmd.org/gb/architecture-competition/bkk-fashion-hub-18