ADAM | Mediterranean Archive of Architectural Drawings seeks to investigate the practice of the architect through drawing as the privileged medium for translating ideas into projects.
On the occasion of this CALL, ADAM | Mediterranean Archive of Architectural Drawings invites designers and members of the international scientific community to submit an original drawing on the theme The Power of Shadow. An Inquiry into the Expressiveness of Mediterranean Architecture.
The range of drawings may be diverse: from sketches to surveys, study drawings, verification drawings, or graphic reinterpretations of completed projects. The objective is to explore the theme through drawing as a tool for design, evaluation, and control, highlighting the dimension of “thought in drawing.”
Particular attention and positive evaluation will be given to contributions concerning Mediterranean cities or architecture, or Mediterranean identity understood as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry. Selected contributions will be published in a monograph, while the original works, upon donation by the individual authors, will become part of the archival heritage of the ADAM - Mediterranean Archive of Architectural Drawings Collection.
SUBMISSION | OPEN CALL
Delivery in Digital Format to [email protected],
Object: ADAM_CALL2025_LAST NAME
Materials to be attached:
- Digital scan (300 dpi, CMYK) in .pdf format of 1 original, signed drawing /any technique / any size
- Attachment 1 in .pdf format containing: image sample, author and workdetails, a short explanatory text (max. 1500 characters), and/or any list of sources/bibliography; declaration of authenticity.
CALENDAR
- September 15th Call for Submission
- November 15th Deadline Submission
- December 15th Notification for acceptance
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
The authors of the proposals selected for publication will also be invited to donate the original drawing to ADAM | Archive of Mediterranean Architectural Drawings, accompanied by Annex 2 (duly completed and signed), which includes both the donation declaration and the release form for image use.
DELIVERY ADDRESS
University Our Lady Of Good Counsel
Rr. Dritan Hoxha, Tiranë, Albania
To the attention of:
Faculty of Applied Science
Department of Architecture
It should be noted that the delivery of the original drawing that the selected authors choose to donate to ADAM | Archive of Mediterranean Architectural Drawings shall be made either by courier or in person.
GENERAL NOTES
- The descriptive text provided in the first phase will be used for the selection process and not for publication.
- The costs for shipping the original materials of the selected contributions will be borne by the proponent, and no reimbursements are foreseen.
- The original drawings donated following the selection will form part of a specific archival series within the ADAM - Archive of Mediterranean Architectural Drawing collection. They may also be the subject of future publications, exhibitions, or events promoted by the Archive.
