EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS LAUNCH

Entries are now being invited for the 2011 European Copper in Architecture Awards 15, enabling architects designing with copper and its alloys to promote their work to an international audience through extensive press coverage. The deadline for entries is 31 May and the Awards will be presented at an event during September 2011.

These well established, design-led Awards recognise architectural excellence and celebrate the use of copper in all its forms on recently completed projects across Europe. All entries must incorporate cladding, roofing or other architectural elements of copper or copper alloys, such as bronze and brass. Any scale or type of project can be entered - from major landmark schemes to more modest buildings. Projects will be judged from graphic submissions by architects and critics, drawn from a panel including some of the most influential designers in Europe.

These Awards are proving particularly important, not only to showcase the best and most innovative uses of copper in contemporary design, but also to discover and present to a wide international audience innovative architecture that might otherwise be missed. Awards 14 resulted in entries from sixteen countries and international interest continues to grow, mirroring the increasing popularity of copper and its alloys as inspirational, as well as sustainable, architectural materials.

Project descriptions of all entries, including winning and shortlisted projects, to Awards 13 and 14 can be viewed at www.copperconcept.org. Information on winning and shortlisted projects from previous European Copper in Architecture Awards can be downloaded from www.copperinfo.co.uk/arch.

Entry forms and details of the Awards are also available at these websites or via e-mail to: helpline@copperdev.co.uk

Entries must be submitted by 31 May 2011.