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2023 · ReNewal
FourC Challenge 24-hour Charrette Contest
June 10 – 11, 2023
The FourC Challenge stands for Create, Connect, Communicate, and Collaborate. It advocates students pay attention to the developmental trends of human society, create innovative ideas in practice, and pursue optimal designs for solving real life problems. At the same time, they must show the courage to disrupt and subvert in order to create work with social and industrial value. By combining theory and practice, they can lay the groundwork for a sustainable, healthy, and beautiful living environment.
The inaugural theme of the competition in 2020 was "ReConnect," aiming to evoke peo-ple's yearning for post-pandemic life and the future through design. The theme in 2021 was "ReVive," focusing on improving the relationship between humans and the environ-ment and achieving healthy and sustainable development through design. The FourC Chal-lenge, as an interdisciplinary, cross-regional, and cross-school online collaborative innova-tion competition, attracted participation from nearly 100 top universities and over 500 stu-dents from 14 countries worldwide. It received coverage from more than 70 professional media outlets. You can click on the following link to review the highlights of the previous two editions: [Link to WeChat article]
86400 seconds, 1440 minutes, or 24 hours can be an ordinary day or a day filled with crea-tivity and passion. This design challenge aims to stimulate participants' imagination and creativity within the limited time frame. In just 24 hours, it brings together young individu-als from different nationalities and backgrounds to explore and solve social problems from different perspectives. The goal is to propose innovative, scientific, forward-thinking, and practical design solutions.
The FourC Challenge is not just a simple competition but also a platform for communica-tion and deeper understanding with the world. Through 24 hours of mutual learning and communication, we hope that students can meet and get to know the world, collaborate and exchange ideas with students from different countries, and drive a more resilient global recovery through the power of design.
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With the accelerated process of global urbanization, cities are facing challenges such as traffic congestion, housing shortages, and declining infrastructure. Simultaneously, chal-lenges like climate change, aging populations, and resource scarcity continue to emerge. The urgent need to construct inclusive, safe, and sustainable communities is evident. We call for global universities to come together and contribute to sustainable future habitats using the power of design combined with new technologies.
As scheduled, the 3rd FourC Challenge 24-hour Design Competition will take place from June 10th to 11th, 2023, with the theme "ReNewal." Shanghai Jiao Tong University, in col-laboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), aims to focus on the technological transformation and market application of innovative design. By using capital interpretation cases, we seek to enhance attention to innovative design. The competition theme "ReNewal" aims to utilize design as an effective tool for transforming technology into resource-saving measures, creating sustainable community spaces, and promoting the smooth operation of communities. We aim to bridge the technology gap and disciplinary barriers and promote the inclusive process of people's well-being. This year's competition will place greater emphasis on effectiveness and practicality, and out-standing achievements will be recommended to renowned companies for potential further development and implementation.
The competition will be conducted entirely online, and international partner schools of Shanghai Jiao Tong University are invited to participate. Participants will be randomly as-signed to teams to facilitate exchanges and innovation among students of different nation-alities and backgrounds. The competition will follow a Make-a-thon format, allowing partic-ipants to create online for 24 hours, with the submission of outcome videos and online evaluations. Representatives and mentors from outstanding design institutes worldwide will provide guidance throughout the competition. Additionally, experts will be invited to deliv-er speeches on the competition theme, providing innovative knowledge input and inspiring thinking for the students.
Winning entries will receive substantial cash prizes and will be exhibited at the 9th China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair (referred to as "CSITF" or “Shanghai EXPO”). The awards ceremony will be held during the UNIDO DAY at the Fair on June 16th. Dignitaries from UNIDO, the Ministry of Commerce, the Shanghai Municipal Government, and Shang-hai Jiao Tong University will attend the ceremony and deliver speeches. Eminent figures from the industry and academia will also deliver keynote speeches and participate in high-level forums. We will invite the award-winning participants to attend this grand event of-fline.
2023/6/10
8:30-9:45，
Opening & Keynote Speech
9:45-10:00，
Announcement of Plan & Grouping
2023/6/10-11
2023/6/10，10:00 – 2023/6/11，10:00
Worktime & Submission of the Results
2023/6/11，11:00-13:00
Group Presentation & Work Review
2023/6/16
9:30 - 12:00
Award & Closing Ceremony (@ CSITF UNIDO Day)
The challenge will be held entirely online on Microsoft TEAMS. Students will join in interdisciplinary teams. To achieve better communication and connectivity among students from different nationalities and social backgrounds, participants will be divided into mixed groups based on different majors and schools. This is also the key point of the contest—to create, connect, communicate and collaborate. The grouping results will be announced on the day of the contest.
The challenge will be in form of online Make-a-thon. The participating groups will produce creative design online within 24 hours.
Required equipment for the contest (computers, programs and software, etc) as well as prototype production materials will be provided by the participants themselves.
Participants will present their work in demonstrations via video display, and the judging panel will review all works based on factors such as creativity, completeness，and technical and commercial potential.
Each team will submit a 3-minute demo video (in MP4, AVI, MOV or other format) under 100M to explain the design concept at the end of the contest. Another 2 design layouts (format to be provided at the day of the contest) are also required. The content should include, but will not be limited to; the project name, design sketch, and a description of the work not exceeding 150 words.
We will have experienced teachers guiding the whole contest through to ensure participants receive informed input and suggestions. The mentors will work in 2-hours shifts. This provides a great opportunity for both students and participating teachers to learn more about the variety of design education. This was also the most exciting part of previous contest, which, again, resonating precisely with our vision of the FourCs.
The judging panel is composed of cross-border experts, including eminent academics, professionals and industry leaders.
The judging panel will undertake a comprehensive assessment of the finalists based on the demo videos of submitted works. Winners will be awarded prizes and will have opportunities for product incubation.
Awards | Number of Awards | Prizes |
Grand Prize | 1 | CNY50,000 with Certificate |
First Prize | 2 | CNY15,000 with Certificate |
Second Prize | 3 | CNY6,000 with Certificate |
Winning Prize | 6 | Certificate |
There is no registration fee. please directly fill in “FourC Challenge 24-hour Charrette Online Registration Form” by clicking “Read More” at the bottom. After reviewing materials, the organizer will notify participants by phone or email along with a guide to the contest and other relevant information.
在线报名表链接（阅读原文）
https://wj.qq.com/s2/8373871/0da6/