OLD NEW EDINBURGH - NEW OLD EDINBURGH

Image credit: Konishi Gaffney Architects

Image credit: Konishi Gaffney Architects

Photography Competition

As an organization the EAA has a long history, predating the establishment of the RIAS. In recent years the EAA has updated its constitution and revitalized its membership, drawing on connections within education to bridge between study and practice, and now goes beyond its original core functions to engage with society in the promotion of good Architecture.

This competition is to raise awareness and promote discussion around the theme of change in the context of Edinburgh and its surroundings. This is a perennial challenge for architects in their work, but of course challenges that affect all of us as we navigate our lives.

** COMPETITION CLOSED**

**£1000 prize money to be shared among winners **

Brief

The beauty of Edinburgh has been much discussed and photographed. This beauty comes from the unchanging historic townscape; but what seems constant is, with the perspective of time, in a state of flux.

All that is old, was once new. Edinburgh’s New town is now old. Much of the Old Town is newer than the New Town. Both Old and New towns have their aesthetic, the contrast in the aesthetic heightens their beauty.

Over time buildings are replaced and these may be sympathetic or contrast with the historic context, with varying degrees of success.

Where there is little physical change, there may be a change in how a building is used. The new uses give a new perspective on the old building.

The value systems that defined the city have evolved. Changes in technology, travel, communication, and wealth have changed how we think about our buildings. Society has changed, modern life is layered onto the historic city fabric.

Pressures for Edinburgh to change continue, with increases in the number of people visiting the city, of students coming to study, and people choosing to live in Edinburgh.

As the strength of Edinburgh increases, so the towns around change in response, as people choose to live out of city and commute for work. Some towns benefit, others struggle to retain their identity.

How does Edinburgh cope with change, without losing its essential qualities? Clues to this lie in the city around us, as change is a constant characteristic of the past.

There is beauty in both old and new, and in the contrast between.

Entrants are invited to submit photographs from Edinburgh and its surrounding area* that engage with the theme above.

Categories to be defined by judges based on quality of submissions.

ENTRY DETAILS

Eligibility - Anyone with a digital camera and an eye for a good picture.

Entry fee - FREE

Prize fund - £1000 to be shared among winners at the discretion of the Judging Pane.

Submission requirements

  • Submission by posting to Instagram #oldnewedinburgh

  • Photographs should be of Edinburgh and the surrounding area.

  • Submission should include a brief note on the inspiration for the image, and how this relates to the competition brief.

  • Photographs should be new, taken for the purpose of this competition.

  • Photographs should be largely unedited.

  • Where photographs include recognizable images of people, the entrant must have written permission from that person for use of the image.

  • Copyright of images rests with the photographer but in submission of images to the competition the photographer grants EAA license to use the photograph in exhibition and promotional activities associated with the EAA.

JUDGES

Nick Hotham, EWH, Cultural heritage management

Alastair Cook FRSA, Architect, Photographer, Film maker

Nicky Thomson of StudioNiro

Tyler Lott SPAB Scotland

Judging criteria

Best images that explore the themes of the brief. There will be a number of winning images, reflecting the diverse ways in which the brief can be interpreted.

Shortlisted entries will be showcased in a Zoom event before the winners are announced.

Programme

  • Launch October 7th 2020

  • Close of entries 11th November 2020

  • Zoom judging and announcement of winners event mid November.

EAA Competitions reserves the right to exclude entries that deviate from the brief or the competition rules / submission requirements.

EAA would like to thank Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Brennon Wilson, GLM, Konishi Gaffney, LDN and Method Architecture for their generous sponsorship.



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