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.

For information, go to:
https://competitions.malcolmreading.com/maasparramatta/

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/