Friday, January 25, 2019

Late January Announcements


View of the site from the north bank of the Parramatta River

Powerhouse Precinct at Parramatta


Sponsor: MAAS (Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences), Australian Institute of Architects
Type: Open, two-stage, international (RfQ)
Location: Sydney, Australia
Eligibility: Professionals; Interested international teams will be required to partner with a registered Australian architect
Fees: None
Language: English
Timetable:
18 March 2019 – Expressions of Interest deadline
Compensation: At least five finalist teams will be selected, and each team will receive an honorarium of AUD $150,000
Requirements:
Interested teams will need to demonstrate capability as a lead architect on a built project of comparable complexity and program of at least AUD $200M or, alternatively, provide evidence of their ability to deliver a buildable, memorable facility exemplifying design excellence within the construction budget for the base building, public realm and pedestrian bridge (set at AUD $400M). International teams will need to partner with a registered Australian architect.
ALL PROJECT ENQUIRIES
Craig A. Limkin
 (on AEDT)Create Infrastructureci@create.nsw.gov.au+61 (0) 2 8289 6659

LAGI 2019

Sponsor: LAGI (Land Art Generator Initiative)
Type: Open, one-stage, international
Location: Masdar City, Abu Dhabi
The 24th World Energy Congress will be the venue for the awards ceremony and the exhibition of 25 shortlisted projects designed for Masdar City. The 2020 World Future Energy Summit will host a second exhibition and book launch.
Eligibility: Professionals, students
Fees: None
Language: English
Timetable:
12 May 2019 – Submission deadline
Awards:
First Prize -US$40,000
Second Prize – US$10,000
Design Challenge:
The sponsor seeks an iconic work of art for a landmark site within Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. The artwork will use renewable energy technology as a medium of creative expression and will provide on-site energy production consistent with the master plan of the city.
The goal of LAGI 2019 is to bring forward a portfolio of feasible concept designs that push the boundaries of what is possible using today’s renewable energy technologies. To ensure that the proposals are constructible, this will be the first LAGI design competition that will provide a capital cost restriction as a part of the design brief. The cost per watt of installed nameplate capacity is meant to provide guidance and steer proposals towards technologies that are ready for implementation. The limit has been set to coincide with the approximate cost per watt of installed solar photovoltaic panels as it existed in 1992, the year of the first United Nations Framework on Climate Change meeting (the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro). Since then, the cost of installed solar has fallen more than 85%. Celebrating this achievement that has placed solar at parity with fossil fueled electricity, you are asked to reinvest this cost margin into the artistic elements of your design. You are free to use any renewable energy technology, as long as your estimated cost per watt installed does not exceed $20 USD.
For more information and to enter: https://landartgenerator.org/competition2019.html

CORRIDOR REUSE DESIGN CHALLENGE

CALL FOR ENTRIES

12.03.18 full brief released
02.04.19 final submission
Two $2,500 prizes - 1 winning student team, 1 winning professional team
A competition to explore innovative interventions of underutilized spaces.
The Corridor Reuse Design Challenge is a competition to explore innovative interventions and design responses to one of the most typical and overlooked elements in large civic buildings -- the corridor. Intended to serve as egress for large flows of people during concentrated periods of time (can you hear the school bell now?), corridors take up a large portion of a building’s footprint yet oftentime are forgotten.
The challenge invites creative thinkers to imagine the future life of school buildings and civic buildings that have outlived their original use. Adaptive building reuse is critical to the future development of communities and serves as an opportunity for new ideas and uses.
The competition will be grounded in Bok, a repurposed vocational school in South Philadelphia where classrooms have been converted into creative maker’s spaces, small offices, and studios, but the massive 14’ wide corridors remain unchanged. These spaces are the core of the building and have great potential to enhance community, connectivity, productivity, and interaction. We are challenging designers to reimagine the use of underutilized corridors - the ‘streets’ of a buildings.
* Registration is free and non-committal. Registering guarantees that you will receive the full competition brief and all updates.
For more information and to register - http://www.scout-ltd.com/hallways/

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

New Year Announcements




January 2019 Announcements 


Disruptive Design Challenge: Making Homeownership Affordable in Chicago

Sponsors: Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, LISC Chicago, AIA Chicago, Northern Trust, and Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives 
Type: Open, three-stage, anonymous 
The competition will be organized in three stages: Ideas (Stage I), Design (Stage II) and Realization (Stage III)
Locations: West Humboldt Park and Bronzeville, Chicago (Specific sites will be announced at the beginning of phase 2)
Language: English


Fees: None

Eligibility: 

This Design Competition is open to all with the following exclusions:

Entries shall not have been previously published in any competition publication, whether printed, online or otherwise.


Entries shall not have been selected as finalists, winner, honorable mention, etc. in any other competition


It is strongly recommended that each team include a licensed architect in Phase 1. Those selected to continue on to Phase 2 will be required to include a licensed architect. The winning project must include or engage an architect licensed in the state of Illinois
Current employees of Disruptive Design funders, jurors, sponsors, or task force organizations are not eligible to enter. Teams submitting to Phase 1 will be required to sign a disclosure of non-affiliation prior to jurying

Timetable:
Phase 1: ENDS JANUARY 31, 2019. One submission per entrant, please!

Submission requirements:
See link to competition brief below

Awards: Each of five finalists, selected to participate in Stage 3, will receive $10,000 each. The winner will receive an additional $20,000 and the right to negotiate for the commission.
Design Challenge: Architects must innovate for affordability, utilizing new construction materials and methods, and providing single-family homes with opportunities for live-work situations, growing families, aging in place, accessibility for people with disabilities, and a new focus on the “gig” economy. The cost of a single family home should not exceed $250,000.

CHALLENGE PHASES:
PHASE I: Ideas
In this phase, submitters will register their team and be asked to:
1. Submit a written narrative that describes their design and program, up to 250 words.
2. Respond to a series of targeted questions that w ill assist a jury in understanding how each submission addresses the hard cap on construction and sales costs, affordability gap, economic and environmental sustainability, zoning, and wealth-building components of their idea.
3. Submit one drawing of their proposed design
Questions can be found in the submission details included in this document. A jury will review all submissions. Five submissions from Phase I will continue on to Phase II. Phase I will open on December 1st, and conclude on January 31st.

PHASE II: Design
The five participants selected to move forward from Phase I will be given a $10,000 stipend to continue work on their proposal. Phase II participants will produce site plans, sections, elevations, high-resolution renderings, and another narrative that aggregates the information provided in Phase I . Phase II participants will be notified in February 2019.

PHASE III: Realization
A jury of architects, city officials, academics, and developers will judge Phase II submissions. Residents of both Bronzeville and Humboldt Park w ill also be invited to submit their feedback on the final five designs. Phase III moves outside of the juried competition and invites the jury-selected winner to work alongside the developer, Related Midwest, to build their vision into reality. The final winner of the competition will receive an additional prize of $20,000.

SITE
There will be multiple sites located in 2 competition neighborhoods: West Humboldt Park and Bronzeville. The sites are representative of typical Chicago lots – 25’ w ide x 125’ long w ith minimum zoning of RT4. Competition entries should address the context of both of these neighborhoods.
Specific addresses for neighborhood sites will be announced at the beginning of Phase I I . Some context on the neighborhoods can be found here:

Humboldt Park: http://www.lisc.org/media/filer_public/30/60/3060df4e-bb16-4662-9661- a75815e94fee/humboldt_park_qlp_2005.pdf
Bronzeville: http://www.lisc.org/media/filer_public/64/bd/64bdf93b-c358-4e62-8152- 5346be1e3459/quad_communities_qlp_2005.pdf

The City of Chicago Zoning Code should be follow ed for required front and rear setbacks. Since a goal of this competition is to dev elop an affordable housing prototype, all entries should fit on a standard 25’ Chicago lot regardless of the actual lot w idth. Therefore, the typical side yard setback w ould dictate a maximum 19’ w ide building. A zoning v ariance for liv e-work units may be considered. Refer to City of Chicago Zoning Code for current allowable uses in residential zones.

For more information, go to:
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/ae31c4_4897de4b2d414cb39bd5b37c4ce120ef.pdf
Contact: Sarah Brune, NHS Chicago | sbrune@nhschicago.org | 773-329-4150

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Fondation Domus Competition



Type: Open, one-stage, anonymous
Location: Ardon, Switzerland Language: French
Eligibility: Open to registered architects and engineers residing in countries that are members of GATT and WHO (teaming with a Swiss firm is encouraged.)
Timetable:
20 December 2018 – Q&A period ends
22 March 2019 – Submission of documents
5 April 2019 – Submission of model
Jury:
• Philippe Venetz, architecte cantonal, président du jury
• Stephanie Bender, Dr ès Sciences, architecte EPFL SIA FAS, Lausanne
• Yves Milani, architecte ETH SIA, Zurich
• Miguel Fernández Ruiz, Dr ès Sciences | ingénieur civil UPM, Ecublens

Deputy jurors:
• Laurent Mayoraz, architecte SBMA
• Antonio Garcia, ingénieur civil EPF, Ecublens
Awards:
A total of CHF116,000 has been set aside for distribution to 4-6 finalists
Design challenge:
The conversion of an existing psychiatric and rehabilitation facility to conform to modern standards, including a contextual addition which should conform to preservation requirements.
For more information and the competition brief:
https://www.fondation-domus.ch/documents/telechargements/ardon/a_Programme_et_cahier_des_charges_du_24.10.2018.pdf

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2018 Chicago Prize Competition: Crossing the Line

Organizers: The Chicago Architectural Club
Competition Type: Open, Ideas, International
Location: Chicago, Illinois USA
Eligibility: The 2018 Chicago Prize Competition is open to anyone with a vision for Crossing the Line: students, architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners, designers and artists.
Timetable:
27 December, 2018 – Early Registration deadline
21 January, 2019 – Registration and Submission deadline
Awards
1st Prize: $1,500
2nd Prize: $1,000
3rd Prize: $500
Honorable mentions may be awarded at the
discretion of the jury but will receive no cash prize.

Design Challenge:
Chicago is a product of its lines – lines that conceptually and physically demarcate, regulate, contain, separate , and knit together our physical environment. These seams and boundaries, through their thickness and content, have the power to both connect and divide. Some lines, like the invisible one that Eugene Williams inadvertently crossed, segregate groups of people to devastating effect without leaving a physical trace. Others, such as those encircling parishes and neighborhoods, bring people together and foster identities that remain strong even after the lines themselves disappear from maps. Ward and police district boundaries can determine the distribution of power and resources between communities. Zoning boundaries separate the cityscape into distinct parcels, their character and growth set into motion by planners for decades to come. Revitalized infrastructural lines, such as the 606, are a magnet for visitors and investors, setting off a ripple of urban regeneration along their length.

Crossing the Line will investigate these lines and many others, and the issues they raise in the city of Chicago.


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Glass Walls and Operable Partitions by ModernfoldStyles

2019 STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
"WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE"

As a way of giving back to the communities we serve, we are proud to be hosting our 2019 “Workplace of the Future” Design Competition to help support and promote the field of architecture and interior design. We encourage eligible U.S. graduate and undergraduate students* majoring in architecture or interior design within the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania area to use their creativity and innovative ideas to express their vision of the “Workplace of the Future.”
  1. Eligibility. You must be 18 years of age or older and attending an accredited school within the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania area majoring in architecture or interior design. Entrants must also be attending school in the Fall Semester of 2019.
  2. Contest Period. The Contest begins January 2, 2019 12:00 am Eastern Time (ET) Zone in the United States and ends on April 5, 2019, 11:59 pm (ET) (“Contest Period”). All dates are subject to change.
  3. Fill out the Entry Form in its entirety. A confirmation email will be sent with submission instructions.
  4. One entry only per Entrant. Entries to be provided in digital format only. No hard copies will be accepted. Each entry must include a floor plan, supporting statement, and 7 – 10 renderings of the design in PDF and/or JPG format (6 MB max.). Each page may include a maximum of 3 drawings/renderings on a 11” x 17” page with a brief description of each space. NOTE: Please do not include your name, school affiliation, and company branding (company names or logos).
  5. Who are you designing for?
    • Law Firm located in New York City made up of roughly 150 employees: 20 Partners, CFO + 10 finance support team, CIO + 5 IT support, CMO + 6 marketing / PR staff, COO + 5 operations team members, 20 Counsels, 20 Lawyers, 15 Paralegals, 15 Corporate Associates, 15 Associates, 7 human resources staff, 10 administrative support, and 2 receptionists.
  6. Design parameters required in your drawing (DOWNLOAD the BLANK OFFICE SPACE PDF) illustrates locations of elevators, stairs, emergency exits, window locations, ceiling height, and beams). Be as innovative and creative with the office space around these non-negotiable, fixed parameters:
    • Approximately 20,300 sq. ft.
    • 12′ finished ceiling height
    • Common area(s) such as restrooms
    • Must comply with New York City building codes
  7. Supporting statement. Provide a caption for your drawing. A supporting statement will be required that articulates your vision of the “Workplace of the Future.” Acceptable formats:
    • Written – Maximum word count: 500
    • Video – Maximum length: 2 minutes (YouTube or Vimeo with a link included with your submission)
  8. Event presentation. You must agree to attend ModernfoldStyles Customer Appreciation Event and present your submission to our Judging Panel (5 minutes)

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Arnold W. Brunner Grant - Call for entries by  February 1, 2019

This grant furthers advanced study in any area of architectural investigation that will effectively contribute to the knowledge, teaching or practice of the art and science of architecture. The proposed investigation is to result in a final written work, design project, research paper, or other form of presentation.  More information can be found here.

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Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals - May 1 Entry Deadline
This award (of up to $5K) was founded to encourage student journalism on architecture, planning, and related subjects, and to foster regard for intelligent criticism among future professionals. The award is not intended as a prize for individuals, but is intended to support the ongoing publication of student-edited journals whose subject matter could include architectural design, history, and theory.  Click here for more information. 


Design that Educates Awards 2019

The Design that Educates Awards (DtEA) investigate the educational potential of architecture and design. The ability to communicate the implemented solutions and features is the main theme of the awards. Such an informational layer of design and architecture provides an important (yet not fully explored) opportunity for a dialog between the user and the designer. The result—a new type of learning environment—provides a space for the exploration of both the design itself and its relation to the vaster context. Each year, the esteemed panel of judges will select the most outstanding examples. The objective of the awards is to recognize, showcase, and promote globally the best ideas and implementations of architecture and design that educate.  Late registration deadline is 1 February 2019.

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What is a Hotel Competition

What is a Hotel Competition

New Design Contest by Switch Competitions
The aim of this competition is to question the very notion of a hotel and confront the stereotypes and conventions of this building typology. The competition encourages the participants to explore new possibilities and come up with innovative and unorthodox solutions that can enhance and change the boundaries of hotel architecture.
WHAT IS A HOTEL ? IDEA COMPETITION
This is an idea competition where the participants are free to create their own vision for a hotel that could be manifested in the form of architecture, art, system, poetry, product etc. The participants are free to re-interpret the idea of a ‘hotel’ w.r.t to its program, function, architecture wherein the scale of intervention, functional program, specifications, dimensions and site are not given and they can be arranged by the participants to better suit their proposal.
The competition is open to everyone in the world (architects, students, engineers etc.). You can participate individually or in a team. A team can have a maximum of three members only.  Click here for more information.
Standard Registration: 80 EUR PER TEAM – 1st January 2019 – 30th January 2019
Submission deadline: 31st January 2019
Result: 25th February 2019

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House In Forest Design Competition

28 Feb 2019: Registration Deadline
1 Mar 2019: Submission Deadline

Title: Open Call: House In Forest 2019 – Tiny House

Subject: Open architectural/landscape/planning competition

Target: Designers, Architects, Students, Professionals

Type: Open

Language: English

Website: http://HouseInForest.com

Organizer: HIF Committee

Price: USD 35/45/55

Keywords: House, Forest, Architecture, Design, Landscape, Planning


“Less is More” – Mies Van der Rohe, Architect


The 5th annual international design competition by this organisation is designed to challenge and seek the creation of a tiny house with ideas and concepts in architectural design, as well as landscape design and site planning. The aim of this competition is to promote our ideas of protecting the forest and its environment, as well as focusing on urban design problems, while simultaneously raising awareness of the sustainability.


This year’s competition focuses on houses of a limited site area, seeking an extraordinary architectural style with creative designs.


Your tiny house design must be over no more than two floors with a total amount of 30sqm (320sqft) site plan, and has to feature four basic components: living room, bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom. The competition seeks the creation of a tiny house for one or two people to live comfortably with ideas and concepts in architectural design with site planning.


Whoever you are students or professional architects, or experienced designers, working individually or in teams, we warmly welcome you to take participate in this competition. Winning participants will receive cash prize with certificate.


Total prizes: $1,000, including $500 for the first place winner.

Winning projects will be posted on the official website as a competition portfolio with exhibition launched.


Please visit website for more details http://HouseInForest.com/


SCHEDULE


31 Jan 2019 Standard Registration

28 Feb 2019 Last Minute Registration


01/03/2019 Submission Deadline


01/03/2019 – 30/04/2019 Jury Deliberation

01/05/2019 Announcement of Winners


AWARDS

First Prize – $500 + Certificate + Portfolio Publication

Second Prize – $300 + Certificate + Portfolio Publication

Third Prize – $200 + Certificate + Portfolio Publication

10 Honorable Mentions to be published on the official website


REGISTER NOW

Please visit https://houseinforest.com/register-now/