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Eco Center on the Nakdong River in Busan, South Korea
Type: Open, Ideas
Location: Busan, South Korea
Eligibility: Open to design school students, architects & engineers worldwide
Language: English
Timetable:
17 May 2004 – deadline for registration
16 July 2004 – deadline for submissions
Project: The facility is to be designed to play an educational role vis-a-vis the public at largeand to show how human beings can live in harmony with the natural environment. With a built surface area of 3.300 m2, the building will include permanent and temporary exhibition spaces presenting, in an analogical manner, the Nakdong river¹s past, present and future; a research centre; an out-door ecological observatory; a museum shop and childrens¹ playground. The architectural design should express the relationship between nature and human beings and try to respond to the challenge : Nature versus man-made: conflict or harmony.
Awards: First prize: $20,000 US Second prize: $15,000 Third prize: $10,000 Three honorable mentions will receive $3,000 each.
Registration: US$120. 00 professional, US$80.00 student
Questions: Competition Director Byeong Joon Kang – joonkang@inje.ac.kr
http://biarc.org

Competition Advisor: City of Bellingham, WA
The City of Bellingham, WA is soliciting RFPs for a competition planner. The city hopes to host a competition for an Art and Children¹s Museum in the city center in the near future and would like qualified individuals and firms interested in planning and conducting the competition to respond by no later than 11 am PST on May 7th. Information is available at www.cob.org/bid or contact Allison Henshaw by email at Ahenshaw@cob.org

Broadway Square Design Competition Finalists Announced
The finalists were announced for the Broadway Square Design Competition in Fargo, ND. The finalists are: Lee Watkins of Fargo, Mark Lundberg of Fargo and Trent Green & Roxanna E. Vargas-Hidalgo of Berkeley, CA. The finalists will proceed to Phase 2 of the competition and a winner will be selected on July 1, 2004.

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Greentent
Type: Open
Location: Joshua Tree National Park
Eligibility: Open to anyone with great design ideas inspired by Southern California’s green lifestyle. Collaborative and multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged (i.e. a designer and an artist, a graphic designer and a rock climber).
Sponsor: Ecoshack
Timetable:
11 August 2004 – submissions due
Project: Design a sustainable camping shelter – a ‘green’ tent – for use in the Mojave Desert in and around Joshua Tree National Park. We are looking for innovative solutions that explore nature, culture and experience. the tent structure can be tensile, compressive or inflatable
use of recycled and recyclable materials is encouraged; use of materials made using sustainable processes a plus tent structures should be able to be erected by 1 – 2 people; and should fold down or disassemble to fit in the back of a small pick-up truck size: 40 s.f. – 100 s.f. of floor area and 48″ – 84″ tall; to sleep 1 – 2 people the tent structure should have a 2-year lifespan; a 2nd life is a plus (i.e. propose a second use for the structure once it has served its purpose as a camping tent) the tent will be used in the Mojave Desert in Southern California (a climate with extreme temperatures, high winds, and occasional rain), so consider waterproofing, ventilation, and insulation
Optional:
integrate a soft energy source (solar panel, solar battery, natural fluorescents) to power interior and/or exterior lighting or other technology (digital, video, sound, sensory)
include an operable roof panel for viewing the stars
propose alterations to the surrounding landscape to create an installation or extended “experience”
show how tents combine to become a “community” of tents
use tent surfaces for environmental graphics
Registration: Entry fee for participation is US $40.00 ($25.00 for student)
Awards: 1 – 5 winning entries will be chosen at the jury’s discretion. Each winner will receive $500. Winning entries may also be prototyped on Ecoshack’s 5-acre demonstration site in Joshua Tree, California at the discretion of the jury and Ecoshack (decisions will be based upon design feasibility/cost/constructability). All entries will be exhibited at the High Desert Test Sites event in Joshua Tree in October 2004. Ecoshack will also promote winning entries on its website and to the press.
E-mail/ Information: info@greententcompetition.com
Stephanie Smith
Ecoshack
Los Angeles, CA
323-463-5291
www.greententcompetition.com/

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Berkeley Prize Winner Chosen
The 2004 Prize Competition attracted 97 entries from students representing 28 countries and 43 undergraduate architecture programs on 6 continents. There were 12 team entries, representing the further importance of collaborative effort in addressing a serious, difficult question about the role of the architect in society. The students responded to the question:
Go about your city and investigate for yourself the situation of the displaced and those who assist them. Based on what you find, what are your recommendations for bettering the situations of those displaced persons that you believe could be helped? Write about your discoveries in the form of a persuasive article for an influential community newspaper.
Angela Nyka , Iowa State University, USA, First Prize ($3000 USD)
Barak Levy, The Technion, Israel, Second Prize ($1250)
John Rea, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA, Third Prize ($750)

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Hellenikon Park Competition Winners Announced
The winners of the Hellenikon Park Competition in Athens, Greece have been announced.
First prize: DZO Architecture, Elena Fernandez, David Serero, New York; Arnaud Descombes, Antoine Regnault, (Paris) in collaboration with: Philippe Coignet, landscape architect, Ryosuke Shimoda – Erwin Redl, artists. (USA – France)
Second prize: Antonis Noukakis – Paraskevi Babalou Noukakis, Vassiliki Agorastidou, Lito-Lemonia loannidou, architects, in collaboration with: Anastasia Noukakis, architect ; Panayota Karamanea, architect, landscape architect; Giannis Dokoumetzidis, Spyros Kyriakos, Kostas Zaharios, engineers; Elisabeth Plaini, Georgos Kanabakis, Ana Garcia, Ioulia Drouga, Mairi Tsagari, architects; Pantelis Theodorakis, Giorgos Noukakis, students of architecture. Athens (Greece)
Third prize: Marc Bourgeois – Styliani Daouti, architects. Paris (France)
For a complete listing of honorable mentions, please visit:
http://www.uia-architectes.org/texte/summary/p2b1.html

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Sundance 2005 – Competition to design official parties
Type: One stage – event planning
Location: The Sundance Festival, 2005
Sponsor: Sundance Institute
Timetable : 7 July 2004 – submission deadline
Project: For the first time, the Sundance Institute is seeking proposals from artists interested in designing the 2005 Sundance Film Festival’s Official Parties. Submissions are open to artists and design professionals including architects, stylists, graphic designers, set designers, and performing artists…
Winners will reflect the diverse, creative, risk-taking, and innovative spirit that the Sundance Institute supports through all its programs. The selected artists will work closely with the Festival’s Special Event’s department in creating the design, structure, lighting and the interpretive elements of three official Festival Parties – the Opening Night Gala, Music on Main Street, and the Awards Night Celebration. Proposals can be submitted for each of the events or for all three, although preference will be given to proposals seeking to work on all three events.
Questions:
www.sundance.org or by contacting Cindy Pullman, Sundance Film Festival Special Events Manager, at cindy_pullman@sundance.org or 801.328.3456.

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Calumet Environmental Center Design Finalists Chosen
Five finalists were selected to compete in the second stage of the Calumet Environmental Design Center competition. The finalists include:
Carol Ross-Barney (Ross-Barney + Jankowski Architects, Chicago), Jeanne Gang (Studio Gang Architects, Chicago), Brian Strawn and Karla Sierralta (Chicago), Martin Felsen & Sarah Dunn (UrbanLab, Chicago) and Kevin Yim (Student, University of Tokyo, Japan). The jury also awarded three honorable mentions to Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee (Los Angeles), Helmut Jahn (Murphy/ Jahn Architects, Chicago) and Elva Rubio (Gensler, Chicago)

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The Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine (HHRC) Education Resource Center on the campus of the University of Maine at Augusta.
Type: Open, anonymous, two-stage
Location: University of Maine, Augusta
Eligibility: Open to anyone 18yrs or older, however, winning teams will be required to partner with architects registered in the state of Maine.
Sponsor: University of Maine and The Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine (HHRC)
Timetable: http://opendesign.uma.edu/timeline.html
15 March 2004 – registration deadline
4 June 2004 – submission deadline
Project: Each submission must provide a conceptual design for a 5,500-6,000 sq. ft. Education Resource Center with a construction budget of $1 million (Phase 1). The design must also allow for a possible Phase 2 future expansion of a multi-use/lecture/performance area that will accommodate 130-150 people. In general, the planned buildings and site plan should incorporate the goals of sustainable design within the allotted budget.
Awards: A $5000.00 honorarium will go to the stage 2 competitors
Registration: $25.00 US
Questions: umafacilities@maine.edu
Submissions: Mail entry to:
HHRC Competition
P O Box 4645
Augusta ME 04330-1644
E-mail: umafacilities@maine.edu
http://opendesign.uma.edu/

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The New Home on the Range – A Housing Ideas Competition
Sponsored by: AIA Committee on Design; AIA Housing Committee; AIA Committee on the Environment
Type: Open, 1-stage
Eligibility: open to all registered and non-registered architects and architecture students, and allied design professionals, with the following exclusions: the employees, students, or partners of the jurors; and any employee of the AIA.
Registration fees per entry:
AIA members: U.S.$100
Non-AIA members: U.S.$150
AIA associate members: U.S.$75
Architecture students: U.S.$30
*Registration for which no submission is received will not be refunded.
Prizes
First Prize U.S.$3,000
Second Prize U.S.$1,500
Third Prize U.S.$500
Ten Honorable Mentions
Timetable
April 23, 2004 Registration deadline
May 14, 2004 Entries due at AIA Headquarters no later than 5:00 p.m. EST
May 28, 2004 Winners notified
June 10-12, 2004 Exhibition of winners at AIA 2004 National Convention and Expo, Chicago
October 3-9, 2004 Exhibition/presentation of winners at AIA Committee on Design conference, Modern Dutch Housing: a Living Architectural Laboratory, Amsterdam and Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Background
From Frank Lloyd Wright’s early prairie houses to Philip Johnson’s self-revealing mid-century glass house to Frank Gehry’s never ending musing on individuality in his Santa Monica home, the single family residence served as the test bed for architectural principles, theories, and ideas in the 20th century. Through the most influential houses of the last one hundred years, the ideological course of architecture can be understood. Built or unbuilt, these projects have not only defined the architectural moment but, often, launched the careers of such notable architects as Wright, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Graves, Eisenman, Meier, Gehry, and Mayne to name a few.
Currently, the architectural world finds itself at a time when the emphasis on investigations of form–that for the past quarter century had dominated architectural thought–is being replaced by an ethos founded on sustainable design or green architecture. On the surface, the green emphasis on industrial processes, the origin of materials, and the daily habits of the occupant echo the manifestos of the 20th century avant-garde. However, where the paradigm of the machine was a vehicle to the aesthetic of manmade living a century ago, the new paradigm of the machine is a means to the aesthetic of living efficiently and sustainably today. Or, paraphrasing Le Corbusier, “the house is a machine for green living.”
Challenge
To challenge architects and students of architecture to design the 21st century seminal house, the AIA Committee on Design is conducting a competition for an unbuilt, single-family house. Entrants are encouraged to explore the impact of their proposals relative to economic and social issues associated with housing, and the principles of sustainable design.
Program
The program for this project is the two car, three bedroom, two bathroom house ubiquitous to recent residential developments throughout the United States. Beyond the stated requirements, it is the responsibility of the entrants to complete the functional program of the house as part of their submission. This should be understood as an opportunity to use the composition and scale of the house program to explore issues of appropriateness, economics, and social character. In total, the submitted design is not to exceed 2,400 interior square feet. The garage should not be considered as part of this total.
Site Conditions and Location
The house is to be sited in a residential development on a 1/4 acre lot, 75’ x 145’, with the long dimension oriented east to west. Street frontage is on the eastern edge of the site with 5’ setbacks on the north and south adjacent lots, 15’ on the western adjacent lot, and 30’ on the eastern street edge. There is no mow strip; however, there is a 42” sidewalk immediately adjacent to the curb. The site should be considered to be flat. The general context for the site is the western Great Plains to the northeast of Denver, amid the residential developments currently being proposed adjacent to Denver International Airport. For purposes of determining solar conditions and annual climate profile, competitors should use that of Denver International Airport.
Jury:
David Brems, AIA; Gillies Stransky Brems Smith PC, Salt Lake City
David Greenbaum, AIA, SmithGroup, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Ed Hord, FAIA, Hord Coplan Macht, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Ronnette Riley, FAIA, Ronnette Riley Architect, New York
Mark Rylander, AIA, William McDonough + Partners, Charlottesville, Va.
Exhibition and Publication
The winning entries will be displayed at the AIA 2004 National Convention and Design Exposition in Chicago. Selected entries will be displayed on the AIA Web site. The winning designs may be published, at a later date, in a special issue of a well-known publication.
Anonymity
All entries must be submitted without identifying marks, including logos, text, insignia, or images on the display surface that could be used to identify the submission’s author. Any submission that contains written or graphic material on the display surface that in any way identifies the author of the submission will be disqualified. Competitors must affix an opaque envelope containing a copy of the completed registration form on the back of the board. You may use the same envelope for your competition forms as for your CD-ROM.
Submission Requirements
Drawings and renderings, and a written project statement of no more than 250 words should be mounted on one 30” x 40” board, with the 40” dimension vertical. The board shall be no thicker than _” and weigh no more than 4.41lbs (2 kg). There shall be no projections from the face of the board. Models will not be accepted. Include a digital copy of your submission in PDF format on CD-ROM. Clearly label the disc with your full name, and place it inside an opaque envelope attached to the back of the board. The competition coordinators will invalidate any entries that arrive after 5:00 p.m. EST on May 14 at AIA Headquarters. Entries should be addressed as follows: Committee on Design Ideas Competition 2004
AIA Professional Practice
1735 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006.
Registration
Registration deadline for this competition is April 23, 2004. Registration fees must be sent to the competition office with a completed registration form, and signed copyright permission form prior to this date. Registration forms that are mailed and postmarked after this date will not be accepted. Each entry must have an individual fee and form. There is no limit to the number of entries per person, or the number of teams with which an individual may participate. Competition winners will be expected to furnish information sufficient to provide appropriate credit to all individuals and firms associated with the winning entries. To download the registration form, go to:
http://www.aia.org/cod/competition/default.asp

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Presidio Interfaith Center Winners Announced
Winners:
Katice Lee Helinski Boston, MA; Vivek Anand & Philip Sebastian San Francisco, CA;
Centerbrook Architects & Planners, LLCJefferson B. Riley, FAIA Centerbrook, CT;
University of HoustonCollege of Architecture Bryant Alcantara, Houston, TX
Honorable Mentions:
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Arch. Gianfranco Di Gregorio, Arch. Athanassios Barkas, Dott. Arch. Barbara Di Bernardo, Dott. Arch. Daniela Migione, Rome, Italy; Paturzo Design, Paul J. Paturzo, Daisule Hirabayashi, Justin Shea, Boston, MA; North Dakota State University Tim Kennedy, Marcus Lunc, Derrick Wolbaum,Fargo, ND;
Mohamed Elnahas, Fargo, ND; Blair McCoy, Houston, TX; Nicolas G. Rader, Cambridge, MA;
Carlos A. Rodriguez, Jose E. Rodriguez, Katerina Bardlokas, Mozhgan M. Sahba, Columbus, OH

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The Development of Wadi Al-Sail
Type: Open
Location: Duha, Qatar
Eligibility: Open to architects & engineers worldwide
Sponsor: Government of the State of Qatar
Timetable:
6 May 2004 – registration deadline
Project: Contestants are challenged to design a 670,000 m2 district in Duha.
Registration: $875.00
Awards: $50,000 first prize; $35,000 second prize; $25,000 third prize; $15,000 honorable mention
Questions:
Contact Reham Qasim Yousef via email: RehamY@mmaa.gov.qa

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San Diego Waterfront Finalists Chosen
Five finalists were selected to compete in the second stage of the San Diego Historic Harborfront Design Competition. The teams are as follows: Chong/ Olin Partnership with Wet Design, M. Wayne Donaldson and Lynn Sedway; EDAW with Cavagnero Associates, Moffat & Nichol Engineers, Olsen Communications and Fine Art Services, Inc.; Frederic Schwartz Architects with Ken Smith, Landscape Architect, Brian Tolle, Johnahon Segal Architects, Arup, Domigo Gonzales, Janet Smith and William Morrish; Hargreaves Associates with WW Architects, Davis Davis Architects, Lankford & Associates, IS Architecture; Sasaki Associates with Rob Wellington Quigley, Roman de Salvo, Larry R. Ford, Paul Linden and Moffat & Nichol Engineers.

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Singapore Marina Bay Waterfront
Type: Open, three-stage
Location: Singapore
Eligibility: The Consultancy is open to architectural, structural engineering and landscape architecture firms (sole-proprietorships, partnerships, or corporations) with the relevant planning and urban design expertise.
Sponsor: Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore
Timetable:
28 May 2004 – deadline for stage one submissions
Project: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), Singapore’s national planning agency, is staging an International Design Consultancy to secure the best ideas and designs for the waterfront at the Downtown at Marina Bay, Singapore, and appoint a Project Consultant to design and supervise implementation of the new 1.5 kilometre (km) waterfront promenade area and 280 metre (m) integrated pedestrian-cum-vehicular bridge at an estimated construction cost of SGD$40 million and SGD$68 million, respectively.
E-mail: http://www.ura.gov.sg/waterfront/intro.htm

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Calumet Environmental Center Design Winners Chosen
Jeanne Gang and Mark Schendel of Studio Gang Architects were chosen as the winners of the Calumet Environmental Center. They were selected out of five finalists to design the center. The other finalists include: Carol Ross-Barney (Ross-Barney + Jankowski Architects, Chicago), Brian Strawn and Karla Sierralta (Chicago), Martin Felsen & Sarah Dunn (UrbanLab, Chicago) and Kevin Yim (Student, University of Tokyo, Japan). The finalists¹ models will be on display at the Chicago Architecture Foundation (224 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago) from June 1 through September 12.

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New York City Housing Competition Winners
MANHATTAN
First Prize
Clinton W. Brister
Choi Law
Melody Yiu

Second Prize
Andrew Berman Architect
Andrew Berman, AIA
Dan Misri
Matthew Seidel
Irina Verona

Third Prize
SYSTEMarchitects
Jeremy Edmiston, Partner
Douglas Gauthier, Partner
Sarkis Arakelyan
Amber Lynn Bard
Hyat Fadarfard
Ioanna Karagiannakou
Yarek Karawczyk
Kate Orff, Landscape
Buro Happold, Engineers

Honorable Mention
Motonobu Kurokawa

BROOKLYN
First Prize
Blostein/Overly Architects
Beth Blostein
Bart Overly
First Honorable Mention
Sven Schroeter
Karen Hock
Second Honorable Mention
Mitchell/Giurgola Architects
James Braddock, AIA, Partner-in-Charge
Paul Broches, FAIA, Partner
Josh Frankel
David Mishkin
Jillian Sheedy
Tyson Siegele

QUEENS
First Prize
ARTE NEW YORK
Fara Marz, Team Leader
Margery Perlmutter
Silvia Steude
Jan Leenknegt
Roderigo Guardia
Jeff Poor, Landscape Architect
Second Prize
Schwartz-Kinnard Architects
Judith Kinnard
Noel Murphy
Third Prize
Deborah Berke & Partners Architects
Deborah Berke, AIA
Noah Biklin
Simon Murray

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City Crossing: Winnepeg
Type: Open, anonymous, single stage
Location: Winnepeg
Eligibility: Open to multi-disciplinary teams that include at least one
registered or licensed architect that meet the requirements of existence in their country
Sponsor: City of Winnepeg
Timetable:
24 March 2004 – question period ends
31 March 2004 – registration closes
21 April 2004 – submission deadline (4:30 CST)
29 April 2004 – jury deliberation
3 May 2004 – winners announced
Project: The objectives of the competition are to meld public and private interests, leading to a public/private partnership for the redevelopment of the site and its adjacent areas. Key redevelopment issues include enhancing pedestrian and vehicular connections within the downtown, pedestrian access to the buildings and concourse, and reinforcing an appreciation of the intersection’s role as a historic, cultural and commercial centre in the city.
Awards: First place: $70,000 CDN; second place: $20,000; third place:
$5,000; Prix du public: $5,000
Registration: $100.00 CDN
Questions: Planning Property and Development Department Planning and Land Use Division 15 – 30 Fort Street Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3C 4X5 http://www.winnipeg-design-competition.org/brief/city_obligations.htm

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Planning for a Childcare, Kindergarden and Elementary School in Bozen (Bolzano), Italy
Sponsor: Comune di Bolzano, via Lancia 4A, I-39100 Bozen, Italy
Languages: German and Italian
Registration fee: 100 Euros
Eligibility: Registered architects (EU)
Timetable:
24 February 2004 – Registration deadline!
14 April 2004 – Deadline for submissions (16:30 hrs.)
Awards:
1st prize – 36,000 euros
2nd prize – 24,000 euros
3rd prize – 18,000 euros
7 purchases @6,000 euros each
Jury:
Dr. Arch. Marco Spada, Abteilungsdirektor Öffentliche Arbeiten, Stadtgemeinde Bozen.
Dr. Arch. Josef March, Abteilungsdirektor Öffentliche Arbeiten, Autonome Provinz Bozen.
Dr. Michela Voltani, Direktorin Amt für Schule und Weiterbildung, Stadtgemeinde Bozen.
Dr. Licia Manzardo, Direktorin Amt für Familiendienste, Betrieb für Sozialdienste Bozen.
Dr. Arch. Giorgio Fedele, Amtsdirektor Bauleitpläne, Stadtgemeinde Bozen.
Prof. Arch. Othmar Barth, ext. Fachjuror.
Dr. Ing. Roberto Bizzo, Stadtrat für Öffentliche Arbeiten, Stadtgemeinde Bozen.
Dr. Arch. Werner Franz, Vertreter Architektenkammer der Provinz Bozen.
Dr. Ing. Erich Theiner, Vertreter Ingenieurkammer der Provinz Bozen.
To register and obtain further information:
www.comune.bolzano.it
Registration forms can be obtained by contacting:
eranstalt Tecno Team, Att: Herrn Mauro Faggionato,
Pacinottistraße 13
I-39100 Bozen.
Tel.: 04 71 20 09 57. Fax: 04 71 50 67 74.
E-mail: info@tecno-team.com. URL: www.tecno-team.com.
Registration forms are to be sent to:
Stadtgemeinde Bozen, Att: Abteilung VI, Öffentliche Arbeiten, Amtsdirektorin Enteignungsamt, Dr. Annalisa Bertol, Lanciastraße 4A, I-39100 Bozen. Tel.: 04 71 99 74 55. Fax: 04 71 99 78 09. E-mail: annalisa.bertol@comune.bolzano.it. URL: www.comune.bolzano.it.
or contact the professional adviser for the competition:
h. Giovanni Dissegna, Att: Wettbewerbskoordinator, Musterweg 69 – Unterinn, I-39050 Ritten . Tel.: 04 71 35 93 52. Fax: 04 71 35 93 52. E-mail: e-mail: free9082@dnet.it.

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City Lights
Theme: New York City Streetlight design
Type: Open, international, 2-stage
Eligibility: Stage I of the competition is open to the entire design community
Timetable:
1 Feb 2004 – Materials available
12 March 2004 – Registration deadline
26 March 2004 – Stage I – Q & A period
14 May 2004 – Submissions deadline
Fee: US$100
Program
The goal of this competition is to select a new streetlight design for the City of New York. The design challenge facing the competitors is to create an innovative, state-of-the-art design that responds to the unique diversity of the city’s architecture and urban landscape while meeting the technical performance standards for a NYC streetlight.
Professional Adviser
Ralph Lerner Architect, Princeton, NJ
To register for this competition, go to:
www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/citylights/home.html
For additional information, contact Ralph Lerner at: (609-683-1001)

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The Highline
Type: RFQ
Location: New York City
Eligibility: Open to professional teams qualified to practice in their country of origin
Sponsor: Friends of the Highline & The City of New York
Timetable:
1 April 2004 – Submission deadline at 4:00 PM EST
Project: The High Line is located on the far West Side of Manhattan, from 34th Street to Gansevoort Street. The final work product of the team selected by the RFQ/RFP process will be a master plan for the High Line as a whole, with schematic drawings and final construction documents for at least one section of the High Line. The necessary disciplines for each team shall include, but not be limited to, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, landscape design, urban design, public art, lighting, horticulture, New York City building codes, cost estimating, and other elements.
Questions: All questions about the RFQ must be e-mailed to rfq@thehighline.org or faxed to (212) 206-9118 by Monday, March 15, 2004. Answers to questions will be posted on this RFQ Web site on or before Monday, March 22, 2004. Please do not call or visit FHL’s offices to ask questions.
Submissions: Send one (1) original and eleven (11) copies of the response to: Design Team Selection Committee, Friends of the High Line, 430 West 14th Street, Suite 304, New York, NY 10014.
E-mail: rfq@thehighline.org
http://www.thehighline.org/rfq.html

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Irish World Performing Arts Village
Type: Open, two stage
Location: Limerick, Ireland
Eligibility: The competition is open to architects holding a qualification listed in the E.C. Architects Directive 85/384/EEC or equivalent
Sponsor: The Irish World Music Centre, Plassey Campus Developments Ltd, University of Limerick
Timetable:
30 April 2004 – Submission deadline, phase I
Project: The mission for the Irish World Performing Arts Village is to provide an inspired space out of which an international community of musicians, dancers and scholars can find their own voice. The mission is firmly rooted in the ethos of IWMC which is academic reflection and performance practice through its taught programmes, community outreach projects (Bealach) and artists in residence (Cónaí). This fourfold energy creates the synergy which lies at the heart of the IWMC ethos.
Awards: €10,000 (exclusive of VAT) for a valid second stage submission
Questions: Contact Jill Jacob, Events Officer
Submissions: Entrants should submit one A1 size sheet of information in horizontal format and a written report. Full details are available on the RIAI web site www.riai.ie for a registration form contact Jill Jacob, Events Officer, RIAI, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Tel: 00353 1 6691463,
Fax: 00353 1 6769510
E-mail: jjacob@riai.ie
http://www.riai.ie/index.html?id=6317
www.iwmc.ie

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Learning Center(Library) in Lausanne, Switzerland
Sponsor: École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Type: International, RfQ, limited to 8-12 participants
Eligibility: Architects registered in their country of origin which must be a GATT member
Language: French
Language which can be used for applications: French and English
Selection criteria: Qualité globale de la production architecturale présentée. Qualité des références dans des domaines analogues. Qualité de l’organisation du bureau. Conformité du dossier.
Timetable:
16 April 2004(12:00 noon) – Deadline for applications for competition
5 May 2004 – Notification of participating firms
Program:
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne plans to build what will become the new heart of its campus: an extensive library to cater to the needs of some 9,500 students, researchers and staff.
This new building will be the place where one comes, alone or as a group, to build further knowledge, share information, exchange ideas and envision new solutions. This will be a learning center for a new generation, where all information is available to the whole community, be it network-based or through traditional media.
But also a place to live in, with its restaurants, exhibition halls and conference rooms. A forum in the heart of a campus undergoing a deep mutation.
A symbolic place which shall reflect EPFL identity, dynamism and development, as well as its innovative capacity and involvement in numerous challenges with global reach.

Further information on the prequalification procedure may be obtained :
EPFL
DII / Service des constructions et d’exploitation
BS – Ecublens
CH-1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
or at the website: http://learningcenter.epfl.ch/
Tél. +41 21 693 21 51
Email: david.aymonin@epfl.ch

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Northampton Market Square Enhancement Competition
Sponsor: Northampton Borough Council
Type: RfQ, open
Eligibility: Client seeks multidisciplinary design teams
Compensation:
£ 1,500 each to the 6 participating firms
£ 3,000 to the winning team
Timetable:
10 March 2004 (2:00 pm) – Deadline for receipt of expressions of interest
21 April 2004 – Design submissions
6 May 2004 – Presentation to panel
Application procedure
Anyone wishing to be considered for the competition should send in on no more than than 20 single A4 pages of text and supporting graphics(4 copies) the following information:

Details of the design team

Names and brief CVs of key team members
Details of relevant or similar experience – completed and ongoing projects
the team’s motivation for applying and what complementary skills the team could bring to the project
Details of PI insurance (architects only)
Three client references (architects only)
Overseas candidates should demonstrate their ability to deliver the project from within the UK.

Background
Last year, the Council commissioned a report from a Markets’ Consultant to provide a future vision for Northampton’s Markets. The report concluded that the Market Hall was nonviable and that the Open Market, while still operating successfully, was in slow decline. The Council accepted the findings, and consultation with traders in the market Hall also revealed a strong recognition for the consultants’ findings and support for the relocation of the facilities onto the Market Square, provided suitable accommodation could be made available.
The consultants’ report identifies one of the biggest drawbacks to market trading: the adverse British weather and the desirability of covering part of it. Such protection from the elements would enable the position of more lightweight demountable stalls capable of easy clearance to allow for other activities on the square. The scheme would need to be designed to a high standard to attract people to the square and raise the profile and viability of the market treading as well as providing opportunity for entertainment, concerts, street cafes, one-off events and a range of other activities. The historical importance of the square and its significance in civil and architectural terms should be the context for the design.
An aerial photo of the market square can be viewed on the RIBA Competitions website: www.ribacompetitions.com
All expressions of interest should be sent to:
RIBA Competitions Office
6 Melbourne Street
Leeds LS2 7PS

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Bandstand Music Station at Walkergate, City of Durham
Type: RFQ
Location: City of Durham
Eligibility: Open to architects and architect lead teams.
Sponsor: Northern Rock Foundation and Durham City Council
Timetable:
29th March 2004 – Submission deadline 4:00 GMT
Project: The work will celebrate Durham’s historic association with brass music and facilitate the use of what will be its largest pedestrian space as a venue that can be actively programmed.
Awards:
Four selected teams will be paid and honorarium of £2,000 to develop their design.
Registration: N/A
Questions: RIBA Competitions Office, 6 Melbourne Street, Leeds LS2 7PS
phone: ++ 44(0) 113 2341335 fax: ++44(0) 113 2460744
email – riba.competitions@mail.riba.org www.ribacompetitions.com

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The New Jersey Sept. 11 Memorial
Type: Open, national, two stage, anonymous
Location: Liberty State Park, Jersey City NJ
Eligibility: Open to architects, landscape architects and other designers
Timetable:
1 April 2004 – Registration closes
30 April 2004 – Stage I submissions due at 3:00 PM EST
Project: The State of New Jersey intends to set aside an area of the northeast end of Liberty State Park for a memorial to the New Jersey citizens who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Proposers are challenged to design a memorial that will communicate the course of events that day, capture the personal and societal feelings of loss, and celebrate the strength of character and resolve those events evoked from all freedom-loving people, in a dignified and respectful way.
Submittals: New Jersey Department of Treasury Division of Property Management & Construction Contract Procurement
33 West State Street 9 th floor
P O Box 034
Trenton NJ 08625-0034
Awards: The first place finalist from Stage Two of this competition will receive an award of $10,000 (ten thousand dollars), the second place finalist will receive an award of $8,000 (eight thousand dollars), and the third place finalist will receive an award of $6,000 (six thousanddollars).
Questions:
Ms. Janet Chinea
New Jersey Department of Treasury
Division of Property Management & Construction 20 West State Street 3 rd floor P O Box 235 Trenton NJ 08625-0235
(609) 777-0878
http://www.nj.gov/nj911memorial/

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Southern Ridges – Bridge Design Competition
Type: Open, anonymous
Location: Singapore
Eligibility: The Competition is open to teams, local or foreign, consisting of architectural and civil & structural engineering firms (sole proprietorships, partnerships, or corporations) qualified and licensed to provide professional services in Singapore.
Sponsor: The Urban Redevelopment Authority is the Sponsor and
Promoter of the Competition.
Timetable:
8 January 2004 – registration deadline (by noon Singapore time) 18 March 2004 – submission deadline (12 noon) May 2004 – winners announced
Project: The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore is seeking design ideas for two bridges and walkway that will link up the hills and give users a different experience to enjoy the expanse of the parks at the Ridges.
Awards: Winner: SGD$ 20,000; Two Merit Prizes: SGD$ 8,000 each
Registration: SGD$20.00
Questions: Ms Ng Bee Theng
Urban Redevelopment Authority
The URA Centre
45 Maxwell Road
Singapore 069118
FAX: (65) 6220 3201
http://www.ura.gov.sg/sr_bridges/index.htm

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Lytham Quays: RIBA Competition
Type: Open, anonymous, Two stage
Location: Ribble Estuary, Lytham St. Anne’s
Eligibility: Open to architects and architect lead teams.
Sponsor: Kensington Developments & RIBA
Timetable:
9th January 2004 – Submission deadline
Project: The winning masterplan will successfully incorporate 3000
apartments, shops, a hotel, a cinema dining and leisure spaces and an ice-rink into a mixed-use, pedestrian-only community on the waterfront. As the site is part of an estuary system, the design should also allow for a 300 berth marina as well as a wildlife observatory, heritage museum and lookout.
Awards:
Stage 2 participants will be paid an honorarium and the winning team will be retained to develop the project
Registration: £35.00
Questions: RIBA Competitions Office, 6 Melbourne Street, Leeds LS2
7PS
phone: ++ 44(0) 113 2341335 fax: ++44(0) 113 2460744
email – riba.competitions@mail.riba.org www.ribacompetitions.com

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Recycling in Architecture
Type: Open, anonymous
Location: open
Eligibility: open
Sponsor: Journal of Architectural Education
Timetable:
15 January 2004 – submission deadline
Project: The Journal of Architectural Education invites submissions of conceptually innovative design work and teaching that investigate ideas and practices of “recycling” in architecture. We solicit creative
investigations that rescue, redeem and reuse buildings, materials, land, ruins, refuse, waste, by-products, and salvage. We also encourage larger scale studies of infrastructure, industrial sites, landfill, terrain vague, neighborhoods, malls and housing.
Registration: Mail submittals to:
Howard Smith, Managing Editor
Journal of Architectural Education (JAE)
Los Angeles Office
1400 Randall Court
Los Angeles, CA 90065-1816
Questions: Terri Fuglem, JAE Design co-Editor/The University of Manitoba
Email: fuglemtg@cc.umanitoba.ca www.jaeonline.ws/recycling_designcall_04.html

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Concurso Arquine: Redevelop the Historic Downtown of Mexico City
Type: Open, International
Eligibility: Architects & Students
Timeline:
12 March 2004 – Submission deadline
Project: The development of new artists studios on a site in Mexico City. The winning scheme will include a variety of cultural and commercial spaces, as well as live/work studios.
Registration: $80.00 US
Questions:
phone (+5255) 52082289
fax (+5255) 55147012
email: editorial@arquine.com
www.arquine.com/indexingles.htm

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Hammerfest Artic Culture Center
Type: Open, anonymous, single stage
Location: Hammerfest, Norway
Eligibility: Open to multi-disciplinary teams that include at least one
registered or licensed architect that meet the requirements of existence in their country
Sponsor: City of Hammerfest
Timetable:
1 March 2004 – submission deadline (4:30 CST)
Project: Arts and Culture center in Hammerfest
Awards: First place: 400,000 NOK
Registration: To enter the competition and to order the programme plus attachments,one pays a fee of NOK 800 into bank account no.4910.07.00416.The sender abroad must also list the banking connection of Hammerfest Municipalit y: Sparebanken Nord Norge N-9613 Hammerfest Norge /Norway
Questions: Husbanken,avd.Hammerfest,Postboks 480,N-9615
Hammerfest, Tel.+47 78 42 74 00.
Competition Officer:Karin Mauno Johansen,Husbanken,Hammerfest
Branch.
e-mail:karin.mauno.johansen@husbanken.no.
Tel.+47 78 42 74 17
Fax:+47 78 42 74 10
www.arkitektur.no

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Broadway Square Design Competition
Type: Open, Two Stage
Location: Broadway Square, Fargo, North Dakota
Eligibility: Open to architects, artists and other designers
Sponsor: City of Fargo
Timetable:
15 March 2004 – deadline for submission of conceptual proposals
Project: Using a piece of property recently donated by the Burlington North Santa Fe Railroad Company, the City of Fargo is hoping to better develop the gateway to their downtown. The site, a parcel on the northeast corner of Main Avenue and Broadway, will become a focal point of the downtown and designs can include any combination of architecture, landscape architecture and public art. Collaborations between disciplines are encouraged.
Awards:
Phase 1 – Three to five finalists will share a cash prize of $5000. Phase 2 – The winner will be selected to implement the design.
Construction will commence after a fundraising campaign.
Registration: $50.00
Questions: Planning and Development Dept.
Attn: Broadway Square Design Competition
200 North Third Street
Fargo, ND 58102
E-mail: planning@ci.fargo.nd.us www.cityoffargo.com/broadwaysquare

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AMD & ART Student Design Competition – Making a Return
Type: Open, Two Stage
Location: Vintondale, Pennsylvania
Eligibility: Open to students of any major, however, creative integration of art and science is preferred
Sponsor: AMD & ART
Timetable:
15 February 2004 – deadline for submissions
March 2004 – initial review
April 2004 – final decision
Summer/ Fall 2004 – installation & construction
Project: The community of Vintondale, a small coal patch town 15 miles northeast of Johnstown, has joined with the artists, historians, and scientists of AMD&ART to transform 35 acres of abandoned mine land into a community park rich with educational and interpretive content. An AMD passive treatment system, history wetlands and recreational area were designed by a multidisciplinary team to address coal country’s water and land reclamation in dynamic new ways. This design competition will address a critical moment in this larger project – the return of clean water into the Blacklick Creek after being filtered through the passive treatment system. The competition seeks to mark this occasion/ location – the discharge of the cleaned water – with a compelling student intervention.
The winning entry will both celebrate the man-made process of cleaning the water and repect the natural processes of river flooding and wildlife habitat regeneration. Visit the competition website for rules and information.
Registration: free ($10.00 site map charge – optional)
Questions: www.amdandart.org/competition/info.htm
AMD & ART
411 Third Ave.
Johnstown, PA 15905
814-539-5357
814-539-4345
amdandart@amdandart.org

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New Housing – New York Design Competition
Type: Open, ideas, single stage
Location: New York City
Eligibility: The competition is open to architects, landscape architects,
planners, engineers, artists, designers and students sponsored by a
Faculty member from their University
Sponsor: Housing Authority, City of New York
Timetable:
15 December 2003 – Registration closes
30 January 2004 – Deadline for submissions.
Project: The Housing Authority of the city of New York is seeking designs for housing on three different sites around New York – one in Harlem, one in Brooklyn and one in Queens. (see the website for more details – www.newhousingny.com/program.php)
Awards:
1st place – $10,000 per site
2nd place – $3,500
3rd place – $1,500
Questions: http://www.newhousingny.com/home.php

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Ford Calumet Environmental Center, Chicago, IL
Type: Open, International, Two Stage
Location: Calumet City, Chicago, IL
Eligibility: Designers and students of design can compete in phase I
Sponsor: City of Chicago, State of Illinois, Ford Motor Company, IIT,
Chicago Environmental Fund
Timetable:
30 January 2004 – Phase I entries due (anonymous)
19 April 2004 – Phase II entries due
21 April 2004 – Presentations to the jury
22 April 2004 – Announce winner
Project: Design and construction of a new environmental center. The
Environmental Center building will have many functions, including but not limited to being an educational resource on the industrial, cultural and ecological heritage of the area and serving as an operational base for research activities, environmental remediation and ecological
rehabilitation as well as a base for volunteer stewardship throughout the
area.
Awards: Five teams will be selected to advance to Phase II and will
receive a $20,000 honorarium plus $1,000 for travel expenses. The
winning team will be chosen to implement the design.
Questions:
www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/fcec

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An Energy Revolution
Solutions for Sustainable Urban Communities
Type: Open, International
Location: City of Manchester, United Kingdom
Eligibility: Open to architects and students of architecture.
Multi-disciplinary teams are invited to apply
Sponsor: INREB (Integration of New and Renewable Energy in
Buildings), URBED (The Urban & Economic Development Group) and CIS (The Cooperative Insurance Society)
Timetable:
1 September 2003 – Brief available
16 January 2004 – Submission deadline
Project: The focus of the competition is the development of a 2.2 hectare brownfield site on the edge of Manchester’s city center. Competitors should design a mixed-use scheme which is sustainable in its use of energy, urban in character and promotes co-operative lifestyles. This is an ideas competition with no immediate plans to build the winning entry.
The main goal of the competition is to explore how the radical agenda set out by the latest Government Energy White Paper, “Our Energy Future – Creating a Low Carbon Economy” can be applied to mixed-use urban schemes. Entrants are required to respond to three primary themes: 1.) Energy Revolution (site-wide sustainable energy strategy) 2.) New Urbanism (mixed use development that is urban in character) 3.) Co-operative Lifestyles (a co-operative approach to energy, transport and food).
Jury: Paul Evans – Director, INREB, Martin Cook – BRE Whole Life
Construction and Conservation, Diane Diacon – Building Social Housing
Foundation, Nick Dodd – The Urban and Economic Development Group,
Bill Gething – Fielden Clegg Bradley, Sarah Greenwood – INREB, Greg
Hardie – Arup, Neil Hewitt – INREB, Philip Jones – Welsh School of
Architecture, Peter Rickaby – Rickaby Thompson Associates, Philip
Sellwood – Chief Executive, Energy Saving Trust, Koen Steemers – The
Martin Center, Cambridge University, Gary Thomas – Cooperative
Insurance Society, Paul Vaughan – AMEC, David Vincent – The Carbon
Trust.
Awards:
1st Prize – £10,000
2nd Prize – £5,000
3rd Prize – £2,500
Student Awards
1st – £1,500
2nd – £1,000
3rd – £500
Registration: £35.00 (7.50 for students)
Questions: RIBA Competitions Office, 6 Melbourne Street, Leeds LS2
7PS
phone: ++ 44(0) 113 2341335 fax: ++44(0) 113 2460744
email – riba.competitions@mail.riba.org www.ribacompetitions.com

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The Rotch Scholarship
Type: Open, international
Location: USA
Eligibility: Candidates must be graduates of an accredited school of
architecture, and be currently employed in, or have completed at least one year of practical experience in the office of a practicing architect.
Candidates are eligible to compete for up to eight years after receipt of
their professional degrees, regardless of age.
Sponsor: The Rotch Fellowship
Timetable:
14 November 2003 – Advance information available
15 December 2003 – Registration Deadline
5 January 2004 – Competition brief and instructions mailed to entrants
(also posted on website)
12 March 2004 – Submission Deadline
21 March 2004 – Jury review and winner selection
Project: The Program will be an edge that is actually becoming a
redeveloped center of activity, produced by a violent erasure of the recent past, bulldozer in hand, flat out. It will be made up of time and velocity, appearance, possession and plastic, quick gratification and the promise of pleasure, botox, small doses of nature, grounded by an overdose of Hollywood-imposed, not requested – with Faulkner and Hopper (Edward) in the distance, maybe. It’s the Midwest, Jake.
Jury: To be announced. The jury chair will be Adrian Luchini, architect & professor.
Awards:
$30,000 travel fellowship in architecture
Registration: free
Questions: All inquiries should be addressed to:
The Steedman Governing Committee
School of Architecture
Washington University
One Brookings Drive
Campus Box 1079
St, Louis, MO 63130-4899
Tel: 314-935-6293
Fax: 314-935-7656
Email: shannonp@architecture.wustl.edu

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RIBA LSC Forum, Ideas Competition – Colleges of the Future
Type: Open, International, Ideas
Location: Hypothetical
Eligibility: Open to architects and other designers
Sponsor: RIBA
Timetable:
October 2003 – brief available
14 November 2003 – deadline for questions
30 January 2004 – Submission deadline
Project: There are 4 scenarios (each with a separate site) of which
entrants must select TWO to present their ideas. Detailed designs for a
College are not required but a series of ideas in response to the themes
set by the scenarios.
Scenario 1 – Site A: A Further Education College on a city site with an
existing set of buildings but with a new site and no commitement to retain any existing buildings.
Scenario 2 – Site B: A semi rural location. A regional FE College with an emphasis on a wide range of vocational courses.
Scenario 3 – Site C: An existitng Further Education College in a suburban area. The College has an increasing emphasis on degree courses.
Scenario 4 – SIte D: An existing 6th Form Colege is close to a beacon
school. It has an excellent track record in achievement in ‘A’ levels and AS & A2 levels.
Awards:
1st Prize – £5,000
6 finalists – £3000
3rd place – £2000
Registration: no charge
Questions: RIBA Competitions Office, 6 Melbourne Street, Leeds LS2
7PS
phone: ++ 44(0) 113 2341335 fax: ++44(0) 113 2460744
email – riba.competitions@mail.riba.org www.ribacompetitions.com

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Springfield Lane Competition
Type: Open, International, Two Stage
Location: City of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom
Eligibility: Open to architects and other designers
Sponsor: Urban Splash, Salford City Council
Timetable:
12 December 2003 – Submission deadline
Project: The successful practice will develop a framework plan for a new mixed use neighborhood and at least one building for the four acre site, which is on the edge of the Manchester City Center. The site provides an opportunity to create an exciting waterside urban environment with direct links to the city center.
Jury: Ken Shuttleworth, Foster & Partners; Amanda Baillieu, Editor – RIBA Journal; Walter Menteth, RIBA Assessor; John Merry, Leader-Salford City Council; Bryan Gray, Chairman-NWDA; Miles Anderson, Director of Asset Transfer-English Partnerships; Steve Douglas, Head of Feasibility & Planning-Tesco Stores Ltd.; Nick Johnson, CABE Representative (northwest) Director of Development-Urban Splash; Tom Bloxham, Chairman-Urban Splash; Jonathan Falkingham, Cheif Exec. – Urban Splash.
Awards:
1st Prize – £20,000
6 finalists – £1500 ea.
Registration: £50.00
Questions: RIBA Competitions Office, 6 Melbourne Street, Leeds LS2
7PS
phone: ++ 44(0) 113 2341335 fax: ++44(0) 113 2460744
email: riba.competitions@mail.riba.org www.ribacompetitions.com

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Hellinikon Park
Type: Open, anonymous, ideas, single stage
Location: Athens, Greece
Eligibility: The competition is open to architects, architects urban
designers, planners and landscape architects, or multi-disciplinary teams led by one of the above, from around the world. The individual competitor or the team leader should be a registered / licensed professional in his/her own country of residence or practice.
Sponsor: City of Athens (UIA sanctioned)
Timetable:
10 January 2004 – registration deadline
22 March 2004 – submission deadline
5 April 2004 – winners announced
Project: The aim of the competition is to select a brilliant design for the Hellenikon Metropolitan Park and Urban Development. The design should primarily address issues of: Image and identity appropriate to an urban park of exceptional scale in the 21st century, Enrichment of contemporary city life and experience, Integrated urban design in relation to the broader and immediate context, both natural and man-made, Qualitative enhancement of the surrounding man-made and natural environment, Urban ecology, sustainability and maintenance, Popular attraction.
Registration: 60.00 Euros
Awards: First place: 60.000 Euros; Second place: 40.000 Euros; Third
place: 30.000 Euros
Questions: Hellenikon Competition Secretariat,
Organisation for Planning and Environmental Protection of Athens
(Organismos Athinas, ORSA)
2, Panormou St., 5th Floor, GR-115 23 Athens, Greece.
Phone numbers:++(30) 210 6469813, ++(30) 210 6437895
Fax:++(30) 210 6464365
e-mail:grammateia@orsa.minenv.gr www.minenv.gr/hellenikoncompetition/index.htm

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The Interfaith Center at the Presidio
Sponsors: The American Institute of Architects – San Francisco Chapter; EURIMA (Expressing the United Religions Initiative in Music and the Arts); The Interfaith Center at the Presidio, the project’s fiscal agent
Type: International, Open, one-stage
Eligibility: Open to architects, artists, landscape architects, scholars, students, and others interested in the design challenge.
Fee: None
(Tax-deductible gifts designated for the competition can be made payable to: Interfaith Center at the Presidio
P.O. Box 29055
San Francisco, CA 94129)
Timetable:
2 September 2003 – Information posted on
Jan 2004 – Submission deadline
Feb 2004 – Public exhibit
14-15 Feb 2004 – Jury review
Summer 2004 – Exhibit in Barcelona
Winning designs in the competition will be exhibited at the July 7-14, 2004 Parliament of the World’s Religions, to be held in Barcelona, Spain. The gathering is expected to attract more than 10,000 people from several hundred different religious, spiritual, and indigenous traditions. United Religions Initiative (URI) connects more than 200 interfaith groups in 46 countries. Both EURIMA and the Interfaith Center are members of URI. URI’s purpose is to promote daily, enduring interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence, and to create cultures of peace, justice, and healing for the Earth and all living beings.
Challenge:
Is genuine interfaith space possible? What might a space designed to accommodate the needs of all faiths look like? An international “ideas” competition is being launched to design sacred space where people from all religious traditions can feel comfortable, safe, and respected. As the interfaith movement grows, space will be needed for genuine interfaith dialogue and shared practice – not to change or compromise anyone but to cultivate friendship and common cause in the spirit of what we most value. With interfaith diversity becoming a norm in millions of neighborhoods, the competition’s sponsors hope to initiate a global dialogue about sacred space. The dialogue’s seriousness is underlined by grassroots interfaith groups in conflicted countries calling for safe interfaith space where people from different traditions can gather to practice peace even as war rages around them.
Currently, few if any examples of sacred space exist designed expressly to welcome followers
of any religion to enter and feel at home. In such a place, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Pagans, and followers of hundreds of other traditions would all feel safe enough to practice their faith and share it with others open to observing or participating with them.
Guidance will be provided concerning the different needs religious groups have concerning sanctuaries and sacred spaces. Followers of different faith traditions have been asked about their particular needs regarding worship and community. The results of this process will be posted on the competition website.
Site: This competition is not site specific – no plot of land awaits the Jury’s decision. Rather, competitors are asked to select their own sites, to develop hypothetical sites, and/or to design for generic site situations. The sponsors are interested in the spatial and visual qualities of the designs that are proposed to meet the world’s faith and interfaith communities.
Competition Adviser: William Liskamm, FAIA
Jury:
Galen Cranz, PhD., Professor of Architecture
University of California, Berkeley
Shane Eagleton, Environmental Artist
Safiya Godlas, Environmental Artist
Tom Leader, Principal, Tom Leader Studio
Landscape Architects, Berkeley, CA
Dr. Jack Lundin, Chair, Expressing the United Religions Initiativein Music and the Arts
Beverly Prior, AIA, Beverly Prior Architects, San Francisco (2003 SFAIA Chapter President)
Stanley Saitowitz, Principal,
Stanley Saitowitz Office
San Francisco, CA
To be confirmed:
Council for a Parliamentof the World’s Religions
Interfaith Center at the Presidio
United Religions Initiative:
(Baha’ism, Buddhism, Chinese Religions, Christianity, Hinduism / Indian Religions
Indigenous/Tribal Religions, Islam, Judaism
Neopaganism, Shintoism, Sikhism
Zoroastrianism)
Questions and Answers and information posted on the competition website: www.uri.org/designcomp
Questions posted by email: InterfaithComp@aol.com

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Moshe Safdie wins the Philadelphia Free Library Competition
Moshe Safdie and Associates, Inc. was awarded first place in the
competition to design the new Philadelphia Free Public Library. The
Safdie team was chosen by a large selection committee chaired by Gary A. Hack, dean of the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania. TEN Arquitectos, Norman Foster & Partners and Cesar Pelli and Associates were the finalists competing against Safdie in the last stage. Competition boards are currently on diplay at the library and should remain up through the holidays.

The National Endowment for the Arts & Livable Places
“ Innovations in Community Design and Housing” Competition Winners
The community development masterplan by McCormick, Smith & Others in collaboration with Lloyd Russell, AIA was recently chosen as the winning scheme for the NEA “Innovations in Community Design and
Housing Competition” sponsored by Livable Places, Inc., a Los Angeles
based non-profit development organization that focuses on sustainable
solutions for the low to middle-income housing market. Other finalists
include Brian Healy Architects of Boston, MA; Behnisch, Behnisch &
Partner, Germany and Venice, CA; Blackbird Architects of Santa Barbara,
CA; Central Office of Architecture of Los Angeles and Touraine &
Richmond, also of Los Angeles.
While the winning masterplan for the 10 acre site was highly theoretical, Livable Spaces expects a first phase of 50 mixed income units, designed by McCormick, Smith & Others, to be under construction by 2005. McCormick, Smith & Others was awarded first place for its innovative approach to the re-use and development of the low-density commercial corridors that are so pervasive in Southern California. Their proposal outlined a strategy for pedestrian oriented districts of new, infill housing, additional community retail and local services set in and around the existing commercial strips.

Mediterranean Architecture Competition for Sustainable Architecture with Aluminium Facades
Results
The results of the UIA sanctioned competition sponsored by the Greek
Aluminium companies ELVAL S.A. and ETEM S.A. were recently
announced. The international jury reviewed the 48 projects in Athens,
Greece for two days in October and selected the team I. Coello Munoz, A. Guinea Martin and M. Roig Aguilar of Spain as the first place recipient in the Student Catagory and G.L. Montanari of Italy as the first place recipient in the Professional Catagory.
The competition was intended to raise awareness of sustainable design
practices among students and professionals as well as demonstrate the versitility, environmentally sound and energy efficient properties of
aluminium as a building material, particularly around the Mediterranean. Other awards were as follows: Student Catagory – second place prizes were awarded to A. Psaraki (Greece), A. Chadzis-Diakomichalis (Greece), G. Lassa Cabello, E.R. Vizuete Albaladejo, & V. Domingo Morena (Spain), G. Lambrou (Greece), L.L. Avenzini (Spain), D. Chiarini, M. Freddi & F. Ghiardi (Italy) and Honorable Mentions went to C. Fernandez-Caballero Ochando, N.Marco Mantanana, M.A. Perez Mesa & I. Puig Tarin (Spain) and Z.N. Ergun (Turkey).
Professional Catagory – second place prizes were awarded to H.C.
Bougadellis et al. (Greece) E. Larru Martinez & F. Torres Leon (Spain) and A. Kotsiopoulos et al. (Greece) and the Honorable Mention went to V. Bourdakis, E. Gavrilou & A. Tsangrassoulis (Greece).

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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Type: Open, International, Three Stage
Location: Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada
Eligibility: Open to architects
Sponsor: Friends of the Museum for Human Rights
Timetable:
5 December 2003 – “call for interest” response submission shipping
deadline (due on 9 December in Winnepeg)
1 July 2004 – selection of architect
Project: The Friends of the Canadian Human Rights Museum is
challenging architects to develop a design for the new museum inspired
by the local and global struggles for human rights. Located in “The Forks,” a thriving cultural district in Winnepeg, the site will be home to a 22,300 gross m2 building with a tower element. The budget for this project is CA$87 million not including land acquisition, exhibitions, furnishings or related fees. All Architectural Competition information is on the website: www.canadianmuseumforhumanrights.com.
Awards:
Stage 2 – 8 semi-finalists will receive CA$12,000 + CA$2,000 travel
expenses
Stage 3 – 3 semi-finalists will receive CA$100,000 + CA$2,000 travel
expenses
Questions: Competition Manager, Friends of the Canadian Museum for
Human Rights
201 Portage Avenue Ste. 1504
Winnepeg, Manitoba R2B 3K6 CANADA
www.canadianmuseumforhumanrights.com

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Palisades Glacier Mountain Hut
California, USA
Type: Open, anonymous, single-stage.
Sponsor: University of California, Berkeley School of Architecture in the College of Environmental Design.
Client: The David Brower Memorial Mountain Hut at Palisades Glacier Foundation & The United States Forest Service.
Eligibility: There are no restrictions on eligibility to enter the competition. Winning team will be required to include at least one architect licensed in the State of California.
Timetable:
1 April, 2003 Competition registration materials are made available
5 Dec 2003 Competition entries due by 5:00pm at UC Berkeley Dean’s Office
12 Dec 2003 Exhibition of entries begins
19 Dec 2003 Judging of competition is completed, winners announced
15 Jan 2004 Design contract executed with winning team
1 May, 2004 Construction documents complete, building permit application, bidding
1 June, 2004 Permits issued, construction ready to begin
Awards: There will be an award of $25,000 to the team of the winning entry as selected by the jury, and additional awards at the discretion of the jury. It is expected that the design that is chosen by the jury as the winning entry in the design competition will be built.
Project: This competition is intended to lead to the construction of the Palisades Glacier Mountain Hut – a 60 to 80-person wilderness base camp facility for overnight stays. In addition to the competition prize money, it is expected that the winning design team will enter into a contract offering professional compensation for this commission. The expected construction budget will be in the range of 1.5 million dollars.
Questions: Questions about the competition rules or program should be sent by e-mail to the competition committee at hut@uclink.berkeley.edu . Responses will be posted to the FAQ section of this website. Questions may be sent in at any time during the competition.
Registration: $35, payable in U.S. funds, must accompany the completed registration form. Each entry must have an individual registration fee and form. There is no limit to the number of entries per person, or the number of teams in which an individual may participate.
For additional information on how to enter, go to the competition website:
www.ced.berkeley.edu/competitions

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American Society of Architectural Illustrators Call for Entries
Type: Open, International
Location: Columbus, OH
Eligibility: Open to architects, illustrators, et al.
Sponsor: ASAI
Timetable:
5 December 2003 – submissions due
Project: The American Society of Architectural Illustrators is collecting
submissions for its Hugh Ferris Memorial Prize.
Questions: Mike Wernick, Executive Director, ASAI
5310 East Main Street Suite 104
Columbus, OH 43213
ph: 614-552-3729 fax: 614-868-1177
email: hq@asai.org

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BSA Logan Airport Memorial Design Competition
Type: Open
Location: Logan Airport, Boston
Eligibility: Open to architects, artists and other designers
Sponsor: Massachusetts Port Authority
Timetable:
1 December 2003 – Proposals due by no later than 4 PM
Project: The Massachusetts Port Authority is seeking proposals for a
memorial to those effected at the Logan Airport community by the events
of September 11th. 2001.
Awards: No compensation will be awarded to the winner, however. it is
assumed the winner will be asked to participate in a continuation of the
design process as well as the construction of the project.
Questions: John Krajovic @ 617-568-3559
www.massport.com/press_news_911am.html

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Architecture/Landscape
“New Taiwan by Design”
Landform Series for Tour Routes of Sun-Moon Lake, Alishan, North Coast & Hengchun Peninsula

Program
In the last ten years, Taiwan has transformed itself from a rapidly growing economy based on manufacturing into a steadily developing one based on service industries. The quest for quality has replaced quantitative expansion; this is reflected in peoples’ concerns for their quality of life and environment. The general public has been paying close attention to the chaotic, crude, and profit-seeking treatment of architecture and their urban landscape, and has shown interest for a new attitude and approach.
The Government of The Republic of China, therefore, intends to integrate the resources of various public sectors, and strategically transform the natural and urban landscapes of Taiwan. The program “2008 Doubling of Tourist Arrival Plan” was initiated with the hope of significantly enhancing ecologically based tourism within the next six years. Tourism Bureau of The Ministry of Transportation and Communications has specially designated twelve packaged tour routes. Significant improvements of both their facilities and services will be implemented. The Bureau has further selected four of these tour routes, and organized this international competition to solicit design proposals that would integrate their natural and manmade resources. These four tour routes, Sun-Moon Lake, Alishan (Mountain), North Coast, and Hengchun peninsula, are top-level tourist attractions. The winning design proposals from the competition will be carried into construction. It is hoped that the designs will invigorate these landscapes by increasing our general awareness of the environment.
Based on this strategy, the Government of R.O.C. plans to hold a series of international competitions of architecture and landscape design under the title of “NEW TAIWAN BY DESIGN”. Four projects included in this series are grouped as “Landform Series”. Another four projects grouped as “Gateway Series” will be announced in the next few months. Contact: Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, R.O.C.
Add: 9F, No. 290, Section 4, Chung-hsiao East Road, Taipei, Taiwan, 106, ROC
Fax: +886-2-27738792
URL: www.taiwan.net.tw
E-mail for this competition: competition@tw-landscape.com.tw

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Celebration of Cities
International Consultation
Sponsor: UIA + Member Sections
Type: Open, International
Consultation Structure: This world-wide consultation is separated into two categories, one for architects and another reserved to students of architecture. It is structured in three stages: local, national, and international. All projects will be adjudicated anonymously.
As part of the national adjucation, UIA Member Sections will select a maximum of five projects in each category (architects – students) to be submitted to the international jury. This jury, composed of the members of the UIA Bureau and the Director of the UIA International Competitions Commission, will meet at UIA headquarters in Paris on 19 March 2004.
Timetable:
6 october 2003 – Deadline for registration with UIA Member Sections (In the U.S., with the A.I.A.
20 november 2003 – Deadline for sending entries for local selection
20 december 2003 – Selection of entries at local level
5 january 2004 – Deadline for sending entries for national selection
Awards:
Two(2) grand prizes of 5,000 Euros each (one per category)
Ten(10) prizes of 1,000 Euro (1 prize per UIA Region in each category)
Twenty(20) honrable mentions (two per Region and per category).
All of the above projects will be exhibited at the UIA World Congress in Istanbul, in 2005. One free registration to the Congress per project will also be granted for each of the 12 prize-winning projects.
Entries
Competitors must present their project on two, A1 format panels that show the present state of the relevant site as well as their proposal and an explanatory text of 500 words maximum. Scale and style of presentation are left to the competitors judgement. An electronic version of the project on CD-Rom must be sent with the paper version.
To download the complete program, go to the UIA ( & AIA) competition sites:
UIA: www.uia-architectes.org/texte/england/Celebration/2Annonce.html
AIA:www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek03/tw0829/0829tw_uiacomp.htm

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A 21st-Century Park: Extension of Chicago’s Lincoln Park
Sponsors: The Graham Foundation, Chicago
Type: Ideas, National, 3-stage
Eligibility: Participants must have reached 18 years of age by Dec. 31, 2003 and be residents of the United States
Fee: None
Theme: This competition seeks to encourage an investigation into the nature and quality of contemporary outdoor public urban space. It recognizes that the two most common public urban spaces–the plaza and the park — draw heavily on historical prototypes. It asks the question: What constitutes a 21st-century park? Such an investigation should consider a broad conception of such conditions as public, private, commercial, recreational, and environmental. It should consider the potential impact of new materials and technologies on the urban context. It should consider the nature of an occupied boundary zone located between the built and the natural environment. Richard M. Daley, the Mayor of Chicago, has informally called for consideration of an extension of Chicago’s Lincoln Park from its current northern edge at Hollywood Avenue to the Chicago/Evanston border, in order to complete the continuous public lakefront of the City of Chicago. This competition seeks suggestions as to what this new public outdoor space might become. Located south of the site, Lincoln Park offers a wide range of activities (beaches, a zoo, gardens, a conservatory, playgrounds, playing fields, memorial sculptures, recreational lagoons, etc.). It serves as a regional park for the entire city and as a local park for the communities immediately to its west. Chicago is one of the few American cities with an open, accessible, and intensively used recreational waterfront along nearly its entire length.
The Site
The proposed site is extremely complex. Thus, extending the existing park into the site raises serious questions in virtually every realm. In some areas, private property extends to the water’s edge, and thus
architectural and planning concerns will compete with legal constraints. Local and regional communities will have strong interests and important input as to the intensity and type of uses located on
the site. The impact of modifications to the site on the surrounding natural environment also deserves serious consideration. Similarly, transportation needs for the City must be balanced against both environmental and social needs. This is especially true regarding the possible extension of Lake Shore Drive — the primary public lakefront autoroute — which runs the full length of the city and through
Lincoln Park, ending just south of the site.
The traditional response to the questions these design issues raise would be a solution: a complex and negotiated resolution of the ‘problems’ engendered by the conflicting factors. What the Foundation seeks is a vision: an innovative approach that considers the underlying nature of the proposed place and what that
place may embody. We encourage competitors to consider the possibility of ‘both/and’ as opposed to ‘either/or’.
The Foundation seeks to deliver to the City of Chicago a ‘lexicon of possibility’. It hopes that, by having such a lexicon available prior to the official development of design alternatives, those involved in
the design will be reminded of the power and potential of visionary solutions.
All of the aspects of the existing park to the south — Lake Shore Drive, the recreational shoreline, open planted space, walking and bicycle paths — may be extended northward at the discretion of the
entrants. Competitors are strongly encouraged to stay within the boundaries of the site, but they will not be disqualified for straying beyond the suggested edges.
Program
There is no specific program for activities on the site beyond the generation of outdoor space that will serve the recreational and social needs of the potential users and local community and the societal needs of the larger community. The balance between local and regional needs; between the imperatives of transportation and recreation; and between built and natural conditions is left to the individual competitors.
Thus the development of a program is part of the design solution. Teams should, however, provide a description of specific programmatic elements in the submitted text.
Competition Description:
The Competition will be held in two stages. After the Stage One deadline, the Jury will review the submissions and choose up to eight finalist teams. Finalist teams will be announced on the Competition Web site. The finalist teams will each receive $2,000 to help with the cost of preparing Stage Two submissions. The precise nature of the Stage Two submission will be determined by the Jury after the Stage One review, but it will be aimed at elaborating and explicating the original submissions and will not be onerous. The Jury will then review the Stage Two submissions and will premiate up to five schemes. The winning schemes may be ranked at the discretion of the Jury.
Jury:
James Corner Jury Chair
Chair, Landscape Architecture,
University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Friedman Director, School of Architecture,
University of Illinois at Chicago
Donna Robertson Dean, College of Architecture,
Illinois Institute of Technology
Stanley Tigerman Co-Founder and Director, Archeworks
Cynthia Weese Dean, School of Architecture,
Washington University in St. Louis
Jury composition subject to change.
Schedule and Deadlines
September 8, 2003 Competition announced
October 5, 2003 Question and Answer period closes
October 19, 2003 Answers posted on website
December 1 – Registration and competition submissions due
December 15 Up to 8 Finalists announced on Competition
Web site
Stage 2 requirements released; $2,000 financial
support awarded
January 20 Stage 2 due
January 31 Up to five final projects selected for publication
and exhibition
March, 2004 Winning entries exhibited
Winning projects disseminated to the public
Submission Requirements
Each submission is to be made up of two 24″ x 36″ sheets (tiled horizontally) mounted onto foam core and a digital file provided on CD. (See below for details.)
1. Each submission must include a 1:150 site plan (base drawing provided) along the bottom of both sheets. (A)
2. Each submission should include a 2 city-block by 1 city-block enlarged plan detail at 1:50 (top left of boards). (B)
3. Related text. (C)
4. Graphic scale should be provided on each drawing.
5. Each submission must include a CD with the submission boards. .
Each sheet should be saved as a jpeg or tiff file. In addition, the Foundation requests that individual drawings be submitted in their original formats (i.e., AutoCad, Photoshop, Illustrator)
6. All submissions should be sent to the Foundation so as to arrive
before 5:00PM, December 1, 2003. Submissions should be double wrapped. The interior wrapping shall bear no indication of authorship.
Registration
Registration should occur at the time of submission. The registration form can be downloaded from this Web site: (www.grahamfoundation.org/competition).
Where indicated, print a self-assigned 5-digit number on the registration form. Enclose the registration form in an unmarked envelope and attach the envelope to the backside of the first of your
two submission boards.
The 5-digit number should also be printed on the back side of each board.
Submissions should be addressed to:
Competition Coordinator
Graham Foundation
4 West Burton Place
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Submissions must arrive at the Foundation prior to 5:00 PM
on December 1, 2003.

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An Energy Revolution
Solutions for Sustainable Urban Communities
Type: Open, International
Location: City of Manchester, United Kingdom
Eligibility: Open to architects and students of architecture. Multi-disciplinary teams are invited to apply
Sponsor: INREB (Integration of New and Renewable Energy in Buildings), URBED (The Urban & Economic Development Group) and CIS (The Cooperative Insurance Society)
Timetable:
1 September 2003 – Brief available
16 January 2004 – Submission deadline
Project: The focus of the competition is the development of a 2.2 hectare brownfield site on the edge of Manchester’s city center. Competitors should design a mixed-use scheme which is sustainable in its use of energy, urban in character and promotes co-operative lifestyles. This is an ideas competition with no immediate plans to build the winning entry. The main goal of the competition is to explore how the radical agenda set out by the latest Government Energy White Paper, “Our Energy Future – Creating a Low Carbon Economy” can be applied to mixed-use urban schemes. Entrants are required to respond to three primary themes: 1.) Energy Revolution (site-wide sustainable energy strategy) 2.) New Urbanism (mixed use development that is urban in character) 3.) Co-operative Lifestyles (a co-operative approach to energy, transport and food).
Jury: Paul Evans – Director, INREB, Martin Cook – BRE Whole Life Construction and Conservation, Diane Diacon – Building Social Housing Foundation, Nick Dodd – The Urban and Economic Development Group, Bill Gething – Fielden Clegg Bradley, Sarah Greenwood – INREB, Greg Hardie – Arup, Neil Hewitt – INREB, Philip Jones – Welsh School of Architecture, Peter Rickaby – Rickaby Thompson Associates, Philip Sellwood – Chief Executive, Energy Saving Trust, Koen Steemers – The Martin Center, Cambridge University, Gary Thomas – Cooperative Insurance Society, Paul Vaughan – AMEC, David Vincent – The Carbon Trust.
Awards:
1st Prize – 10,000 pounds
2nd Prize – 5,000
3rd Prize – 2,500
Student Awards
1st – 1,500
2nd – 1,000
3rd – 500
Registration: 35.00 (7.50 for students)
Questions: RIBA Competitions Office, 6 Melbourne Street, Leeds LS2 7PS
phone: ++ 44(0) 113 2341335 fax: ++44(0) 113 2460744
email – riba.competitions@mail.riba.org www.ribacompetitions.com

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ELEMENTAL: Architecture in Scarcity – Initiative for the Innovation and Construction of 7 Very Low Cost Housing Projects in Chile
Sponsors: The Government of Chile through the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism and the FONDEF/Conicyt fund, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with its Program on Public Policy and the Schools of Architecture and Engineering, the Chilean Association of Architects and the Chilean Chamber of Construction.
Type: Open, international, one-stage
Eligibility: Open to professional architects, architecture students and all other professionals or students involved in housing, engineering or related fields.
Entry Fee: Professionals US$ 50.00
Students US$ 20.00
Awards: Total Prizes US 70,000
Competition Goal:
To have an effective and real impact in architectural debate over the provision of Low-Cost Housing in emerging countries, the ELEMENTAL Competition will not only design but effectively build 7 exemplary projects in different locations throughout Chile, ranging from 200 to 500 units each. Designs are going to respond to a recently implemented housing program in Chile focused on the poorest: those without the capacity to pay a loan. The subsidy consists of a US$ 7,500.00 voucher per family that for Chilean standards results in a 25 m2 to 30 m2 unit. This forces the residents to depend on self-construction to transform the mere housing solution into a dwelling in the long term.
The Competition is looking for design essays (not projects) capable of doing this in
2 categories: Professionals and Students. Winners are going to be assisted in the development of the projects by the TALLER de CHILE, a local group of architects, engineers and contractors specially assembled for this Initiative. Winning students will become part of the Taller during the development and construction of the projects.
Professional Category:
Seven First Places: Each selected entrant will receive a cash prize of US $ 3,000 and the commission to assist a design team in Chile to develop his/her idea into a housing project that will be built. The winners will receive air tickets, accommodation and honoraries to cover four visits to the site, to collaborate in workshops with the design team in Chile, and supervise construction.
Student Competition:
Seven First Places. Each selected student will receive a cash prize of US $ 1,000 plus the invitation to participate in the design team of each project.
Timetable:
31 October 2003 2003 Registration Deadline
7 November 2003 2003 Submission Deadline
24-26 November 2003 Jury Deliberations and Vote
January 2004 Winners meeting in Chile,
January 2004 Design Process Begins.
August 2004 Construction Begins
Jury:
Jorge Silvetti: (Jury Chair) Architect and principal at Machado Silvetti Associates in Boston. Past-Chairman Harvard Graduate School of Design Architecture Department.
Jacques Herzog: Architect and principal at Herzog & de Meuron in Basel. 2001 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Paulo Mendes da Rocha: Architect and principal at Mendes da Rocha architects in Sao Paulo. 2001 Mies van der Rohe Prize for Latin American Architecture.
Rafael Moneo: Architect and principal at Rafael Moneo Arquitectos in Madrid. Past-Chairman Harvard Graduate School of Design Architecture Department and holder of the 1996 Pritzker Prize and the UIA Gold Medal.
Jaime Ravinet de la Fuente: Lawyer and current Minister of Housing and Urbanism of Chile. Former Mayor of Santiago de Chile and Past-President of the International Mayor’s Association.
Fernando Echeverría: Engineer, CEO Echeverría Izquierdo Building Company and President of the Chilean Chamber of Construction.
Jose Ramon Ugarte: Architect, principal at Ugarte Arquitectos in Santiago and President of the Chilean Association of Architects.
Information:
For more information and registration contact:
infoelemental@puc.cl
Tel: (56-2) 686-5667
ELEMENTAL
El Comendador 1916
Providencia – Santiago
Chile
www.elementalchile.org

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Miami Bienal Competitions (2)
Resistencia Master Plan Competition
Sponsors: Chaco State Provincial Government (Argentina); Florida
International University
Type: Open, ideas
Languages: English and Spanish
Entry fee: US$50.00 (professionals)
US$20.00 (students)
Eligibility: Students must show proof of registration at an accredited institution to enter
Timetable:
1 July 2003 – Program available on competition website
25 Sept 2003 – Registration deadline
28 October 2003 – Submission deadline
Program
The competition site is in Resistencia, a city of 300,000 in
northeastern Argentina which is known as a cultural node that
concentrates much of the economic political and cultural activities and heritage of the Argentine northeast. The complete area surrounding the future Cultural/Convention Center of Resistencia is the designated area for a master plan for an area of 100 Hectares. It will border a highway that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The competition site will surround a new convention center and include: open air theater, hotel, retail, restaurants and cafes, playground and day care, and a school/library A preservation and research center for the regional flora and fauna, trails, lagoons, etc.
For the latest information on Resistencia and the competition, visit
the Chaco and Bienal websites after July 1st:
www.ecomchaco.com.ar/pddc
www.bienalmiami.com

Floating Guest House for Miami Beach Hotel
A Student Competition for a Floating Guest house for a Miami Beach Hotel will be featured during the Bienal/Architecture Week. For the program and entry details, go to the competiiton website after July 1st:
www.bienalmiami.com
Timetable: Same as above
Fee: US$20.00 for each entry
Language: English and Spanish
How to enter:
Register by credit card, using the fax#:
Fax: (305) 348-2650
For information: bienal@fiiu.edu
Send entries to:
Bienal 2003
Florida International University
School of Architecture
PCA Building, Suite 383 A
Miami, Fl. 33199

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