Asian Contest for Architectural Rookie Award (ACARA) is an International contest for students of Architecture, held every year in different Asian countries. It aims to contribute to architectural education and establish rich networking associated with modern architecture in Asia.
This design competition is open for current 3rd / 4th / 5th year students to present their 2nd / 3rd / 4th Year B. Arch Architectural Design work respectively.
Dr. Youngil Lee, President AUA from Japan, is the Chief organizer for ACARA. Asia United Architecture (AUA) Association is an international and professional architect’s and educator’s group organized in Asia.
The objective of ACARA competition is to review, judge & evaluate architectural works and ideas created by students studying architectural design in universities across Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, Vietnam & India.
VIT’s PVP College of Architecture Pune hosts the Indian domestic contest for ACARA. Invitations are sent to all colleges recognized by the Council of Architecture in India. Each college can send 2 representative entries. Themes decided by the organizers are floated to colleges nationwide.
The jury panel for the Indian domestic contest includes more than 10 eminent members across India, who are leading academicians. Some jury members are invited from colleges with winning entries in the previous year.
2 Gold and 3 Silver winners are awarded in this competition. All winners receive a cash prize, certificate, and trophy.
The top 2 Gold winners from the Indian Domestic contest are nominated to present their work in the international competition of ACARA.
| Sr.no | YEAR | No. of entries registered | No. of colleges registered | No. of states registered | 2 GOLD Winners | Name of Institute | ACARA Hosted in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | 34 | 18 | 8 |
Pratik Mour Devam Ghatak |
SMEF's Brick COA, Pune Rachana Sansad AOA, Mumbai |
Taipei Taiwan |
| 2 | 2022 | 42 | 24 | 5 |
Ayush Kapse Tanvi Nerurkar |
Rachana Sansad AOA, Mumbai VESCOA, Navi Mumbai |
Ladkrabang Thailand |
| 3 | 2021 | 50 | 37 | 7 |
Anushri Joshi Ambika Lambah |
KRVIA, Mumbai KRVIA, Mumbai |
Surabaya Indonesia |
| 4 | 2020 | 43 | 32 | 5 |
Sakshi Shah Ayush Pandhare |
KRVIA, Mumbai PVP College of Architecture, Pune |
Nanjing China |
| 5 | 2019 | 43 | 28 | 9 |
Sanjana Pande Jayesh Sharma |
KRVIA, Mumbai Rachana Sansad AOA, Mumbai |
Tokyo Japan |
| 6 | 2018 | 62 | 40 | 8 |
Disha Kumar Samkit Vakil |
RV College of Architecture, Bengaluru KRVIA, Mumbai |
Taipei Taiwan |
| 7 | 2017 | 77 | 43 | 14 |
Tanvi Deolekar Sumeet Joshi |
Aditya College of Architecture, Mumbai PVP College of Architecture, Pune |
Bangkok Thailand |
| 8 | 2016 | 75 | 42 | 10 |
Tanmay Nawar Shyam Shah |
KRVIA, Mumbai SEDA, Vadodara |
Singapore |
| 9 | 2015 | 62 | 36 | 7 |
Zeus Pithawalla Mihir Desai |
Rachana Sansad AOA, Mumbai KRVIA, Mumbai |
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam |
| 10 | 2014 | 48 | 26 | 6 |
Niomi Shah Mrinali Gokani |
SCET, Surat, Mumbai KRVIA, Mumbai |
Dalien China |
| 11 | 2013 | - | - | - |
Prerna Damani Kalyani Vishram Kulkarni |
JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai PVP College of Architecture, Pune |
Osaka Japan |
