Central Glass 40th Competition
Type; open,international
Timetable: 27 July 2005 – Submissions due
Awards:
First Place (one) – ¥2,000,000
Second Places (three) ¥300,000
Honorable Mentions (Unfixed) ¥100,000
Theme: A Town Landmark
Throughout the world, in every town of attraction there is an attractive landmark. A landmark,as the word suggests, draws attention and becomes an identifiable marker for the visitors of that town. A landmark is also loved by the people who live there and is a source of pride, irrespective of its scale or size. Among them are high rises such as the Empire State Building, the towers of San Gimignano, temples and palaces with historic settings and many towering, gland-scale work’s of architecture. But small works buried within a town that draw people inside instinctively, such as Vienna’s Retti Candle Shop and the Schullin Jewellers designed by Hans Hollein are also splendid landmarks. A landmark must be a place about which stories are told, a place with cultural and artistic merit, and a place about which the people of the town can boast. And for this competition, one further condition is that it must address what is appropriate as a town landmark built today. The relationship between landmark and symbol is a subtle one of both convergent and divergent factors.
Expert Jury:
Toyo Ito, Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects; Masaru Okamoto, Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd.; Riken Yamamoto, Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop; Kiyoshi Sakurai. Nikken Sekkei Co., Ltd.; Taro Ashihara, Taro Ashihara
Architects; Kengo Kuma, Kengo Kuma & Associates;
Questions will not be answered by the sponsors. All matters not covered in the regulations are left to the discretion of the entrants.
Address entries to;
Dept. of Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition
2005, Shinkenchiku-sha Co., Ltd. 2-31-2 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8501 Japan
For information, go to: www.cgco.co.jp/english/town_landmark.html

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2005 Dinkeloo Portfolio Competition
Sponsor: Van Alen Institute
Type: Portfolio Competition for an Academy residency and travel fellowship
Timetable:
Eligibility: The fellowship is open to U.S. citizens who are recent or prospective graduates of U.S. architecture, environmental design, landscape architecture, and urban design programs, with graduation dates from May 2001 to September 2005
Submission Deadline: June 13, 2005, 5:00 pm
Announcement of Winner: July 2005
American Academy in Rome residency: Nov-Dec 2005 or Jan-Feb 2006
Report/Presentation to the Institute: May 2006
Jury: Julie Bargmann, Principal, D.I.R.T. Studio
Adele Chatfield Taylor, President, American Academy in Rome
Michael Chen, 2003-2004 Dinkeloo Fellow
Leslie Gill, Principal, Leslie Gill Architect
Lindy Roy, Principal, ROY
Fee: $35
The Van Alen Institute Dinkeloo Fellowship honors John Dinkeloo (1918-1981) and his contribution to architecture. Dinkeloo, long-term partner in Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, consistently expressed and applied his belief in the crucial link between architectural design and technology in the partnership¹s landmark achievements.
2005-2006 Theme
Through independent research and intense exploration, a focused travel experience, and a residency period at the American Academy in Rome, this year¹s Dinkeloo Fellow will investigate, document, and present a project of his/her choosing as it relates to the 2005-2006 theme.This year, Dinkeloo Fellowship applicants are asked to consider the spatial and social implications of leisure in contemporary society. Social scientists have articulated the importance of play and recreation as an instinctive human need, which can uplift spirits, bring people together through common experiences, and facilitate learning and skill development that can elevate quality of life. Given a world of expanding global tourism and a growing culture of leisure and health consciousness, yet with increasing economic disparity between social groups, the question is: how does urban public space contribute to the experience of recreation and fun?
The proposals should address an urban site (or sites), a particular city (or cities), or an existing public space, and should articulate a specific research approach and method of documentation. The fellowship recipient is expected to present his/her work to Van Alen Institute upon completion in 2006, in association with its related program.
Award
Two-month residency at the American Academy in Rome. This includes room and board, and design studio space. An additional grant of $4,000 is given for travel expenses. Fellows are expected to supplement their stay at the American Academy in Rome with a minimum of one month¹s travel, before or after their stay, and to budget adequate resources to document their project. Following their return, fellows are required to present their work to the Institute.

For more information: www.vanalen.org
email: vanalen@vanalen.org

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Susquehana Gateway Project Competition
Type: Open, two stage, international
Location: Owego, NY
Timetable :
15 December 2004 – Registration deadline
7 January 2005 – Submission Deadline
Project: The town of Owego seeks designs for a new communal space in the downtown. Using a newly aquired 54 foot by 118 foot lot, designers are encouraged to develop schemes with new public bathrooms, good access to the riverfront and a host of additional components outlined in the on-line powerpoint presentation available at the link below.
Awards: $1000 honorarium for stage 2 competitors and $5000 US for the winning stage 2 scheme
Registration: $100.00 US
Questions: John D. Spencer
187 Front St.
Owego, New York 13827
1-607-687-4094
www.historicowegomarketplace.com/gateway/competition.htm

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The Rotch Scholarship
Type: Open, two stage
Location: USA
Eligibility: Candidates must U.S. citizens under the age of 35 and 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 Massachusetts architect. Or, candidates can have experience in any firm, provided they have graduated from an accredited architecture school is Massachusetts.
Timetable:
29 December 2004 – request for applications deadline
3 January 2005 – applications due
Jury: To be announced.
Awards:
$35,000 1st place scholarship, $15,000 2nd place scholarship
Registration: free
Questions: Kate Gilbert Miller: kmiller@architects.org
www.rotchscholarship.org/competition

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Alaska State Capitol Building Competition
Type: Open, RFQ, three stage
Location: Juneau, AK
Timetable :
1 December 2004 – first stage SOQ due (4:30 pm Juneau time)
Project: The City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska announces an opportunity for Design Excellence in public architecture for performance of Architectural-Engineering Design for a new State Capitol Building. The building will be approximately 130,000 net square feet and no more than174,000 gross square feet at a site located between Willoughby Avenue and Main Street in Juneau, Alaska. The primary uses of the building include the Offices of the Governor and Lt. Governor, Senate and House of Representatives, public gathering spaces, and building support spaces. The estimated construction cost of the building, structured parking, and site development is approximately $78 million.
Eligibility: Non-Alaskan architects will be resquired to combine with a local firm during the final (3rd) competition stage. Canadian architects are encouraged to enter.
Jury: Seven members from the State of Alaska and two outside architects
Questions: telephone (907) 586-0201
Competition website: www.alaskacapitol.org

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7º CONCURSO INTERNACIONAL ARQUINE FRONTERA / BORDER
Type: Open, international, two stage, anonymous
Location: Anapra (Ciudad Juárez) & Sunland Park,New Mexico
Timetable :
6 October 2004 – 28 January 2005- registration
5 March 2005. – submission deadline
Project: A pedestrian crossing from Anapra (Ciudad Juárez)to Sunland Park,New Mexico,at the intersection of the international line and the main thoroughfare of Anapra, with immigration control stations on either side.The stations will work together to provide security to pedestrians crossing legally.Unlike most border crossings with their heavy circulation of vehicular traffic, this one will only serve pedestrians. There will be a bus station and parking lot on either side of the border.
Areas to be developed on either side of the border:
1.Parking for 30 vehicles.
2.Bus station with capacity for 10 buses.
3.Pedestrian arrival area.
4.Bridge.
5.Immigration and Naturalization Service Department
of Justice (36 m2)
The principal function of this department is the in-
spection of documents,which requires a waiting area
(12 m2),a work area (8 m2),two interview rooms (4 m2each),and two offices (4 m2each).
6.Customs Department of the Treasury (32 m2)This office reviews and charges customs duties and taxes.The inspection process includes searching for illegal merchandise and contraband.Requirements are a waiting area (6 m2 ,a work area (6 m2),an inspection area (4 m2),a vault (4 m2)and three offices (4 m2each).
7.General Use (54 m2)
Registration: P$600 (Mexico),US$80 (International)
>From December18,2004 to January 28,2005:P$750
(Mexico),US$90 (International)
20%discount for Arquine subscribers and/or students
with valid student ID.
Questions: Questions about the competition will be received and
answered by e-mail (editorial@arquine.com)only from
November 15 to December 3,2004.
(an english version of the competition brief is available as a pdf)
www.arquine.com/htm/concurso/f_convocatoria.htm

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Competition to Design the Campus Entrance
Type: RFP, two stage
Location: University of British Columbia
Timetable :
16 November 2004 – question period ends
30 November – submission deadline
17 January 2005 – short list selected
Project: The University Boulevard Architectural Competition is a two-stage competition process to select the architectural consultants for the design of University Boulevard buildings and open spaces at the entry to the UBC Campus. The ³Expression of Interest² stage will first produce a shortlist of 6 candidates.
Registration:
Questions:
Linda Moore
Associate Director, External Affairs (University Town)
Phone: 604.822.6400
Fax: 604.822.8102
University Town
External and Legal Affairs
6328 Memorial Road
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z2
E-mail: info.universitytown@ubc.ca
www.universitytown.ubc.ca/archcomp/competition.php

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Anglo French Affordable Housing Initiative
Type: Two stage
Location:
Timetable :
12 November 2004 – question period ends
16-23 December – workshops with shortlisted finalists
Project: Competiting architects shall choose from one of four sites to design a model of affordable housing in Paris. Download phase 2 pdf from the competition website for additional site and conditions information.
Questions:
Ministère de la culture et de la communication direction de l¹architecture et du patrimoine
8, rue Vivienne
75002 Paris, France
www.unite-initiative.com/index.html

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Defining Artwork for the First Ammendment Museum
Type: Open, two stage, national, anonymous
Location: Chicago, IL
Sponsor: McCormick Museum Foundation
Timetable :
17 December 2004 – submission deadline 5 pm (CST)
Project:
The recently established McCormick Museum Foundation (MMF) will design, build and operate a museum dedicated to U.S. 1st Amendment rights and the civic responsibilities that accompany those rights. The foundation will commission a defining work of art that will be selected through an open, international, two-stage design competition. To be considered, competitors must submit a two-dimensional design representation along with a brief narrative explaining how the proposal meets the objectives. The winning design will depict the museum¹s message and must serve the following functions:
Thematic Represent and communicate the uplifting and inspiring message of the museum: freedom.
Architectural Be visibly identifiable as the central exhibit focus, placed prominently in the museum¹s rotunda.
Orientation Function as an orienting element in the museum, from which other exhibits will flow.
Historical Stand out as a landmark, designed and executed at a particular point in history, but it must also transcend time and represent timeless values.
Symbolic Symbolize and represent the museum¹s message to a broad range of visitors, including people of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds and people of all ages and abilities.
Questions:
Bill Steers 312.725.4363
bsteers@golinharris.com
www.mccormickmuseum.org

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UIA Student Competition: Creating Space in Extreme and Extraordinary Conditions
Type: Open, international, student, anonymous
Location: TBD by participant
Timetable :
25 January 2005 – registration ends
13 June 2005. – submission deadline
Project: The aim of this competition is to give future architects the opportunity of putting their creative potential to the test in challenging conditions of their choice where they will design spaces in terms of extraordinary geographic, topographic, ecological, social or political contexts.
Entries presented should address the needs of target groups and specific functions for long or short-term use:
•shelter, work, production/manufacturing, recreation/leisure, transportation, culture, education, research, security, etc.
•places for the expression of faith (religious, political, utopian);
•places for the poor, for the rich or for the dead;
•jergonomic or monumental.
Each submission will be based on a scenario chosen by the competitor defining the place or places, the context and the extent of the intervention.
Registration: Participants can register by post, by e-mail or by fax, using the registration form that may be downloaded on the competition site or obtained from the organisers. The registration fee is 25 US $ to be paid by bank transfer to the order of: TMMOB Mimarlar Odasi IS BANKASI Bank, Mesrutiyet Subesi Branch, Branch code 4213, Account number 301030 714067
Questions:
MIMARLAR ODASI GENEL MERKEZI
(Chamber of Architects of Turkey)
Konur Sokak N°4/2 06650 Ankara (Turkey)
T. (90.312) 417 37 27 F. 418 03 61
www.uia-architectes.org/texte/summary/p2b1.html
http://www.uia2005istanbul.org

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National AIDS Memorial
Type: Open
Location: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Jury:
WALTER HOOD – Professor of Landscape and Architecture at the University of California Berkeley
TOSHIKO MORI – Architect, and Chair of the Harvard Design School
MARY MISS – New York City-based environmental artist
JOSEPH ROSA – Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Timetable:
1 December 2004 – registration ends
24 December 2004 – late registration ends
7 January 2005 – submissions due
Project: The National AIDS Memorial Grove is a seven-acre dell in Golden Gate Park,San Francisco, California, a living tribute to all whose lives have been
touched by AIDS. It is the only federally designated AIDS Memorial in the
United States. The Grove is a place where people gather to heal, hope, and
remember. The goal of this competition is to identify an outstanding built
complement to the Grove¹s award-winning landscape, an icon that will deepen,
both visually and spiritually, the visitor¹s experience of this important
environment. The winning design will be inherently egalitarian, expressing
the cross-cultural and global impact of the AIDS pandemic, while honoring
those who have died and those who have shared their struggle
Awards:
Registration: $100 until December 1, 2004 $150 thereafter, until December 24, 2004
Questions:
http://www.aidsmemorial.org

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Clemson Architecture School Competition
Type: Open, RFQ, two stage, national, anonymous
Location: Charleston, SC
Sponsor: Clemson University
Timetable :
26 October 2004 – SOQs due
15 December 2004 – submission deadline
Project: The competition is intended to assist in the selection of the most qualified professional team for the CAC commission. The intent is not to select a design that is to be implemented. Upon selection of a team for the commission, program verification and design may begin utilizing the insight gained through the competition process. The goal of this competition is to generate information about the A/E teams and their best thoughts about how to approach the planning and design of the CAC. The objective is generate a substantial set of professional proposals for consideration by the President of Clemson University, the Jury, the faculty and staff of the CAC, the Leadership of the City of Charleston, and the Charleston community.
Awards: No stage I honorarium. Stage II competitors will receive $20,000 for developing their schemes.
Questions:
www.clemson.edu/cacc/competition/index.htm

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Robbins Elemetary School Competition
Type: Open, two stage, national, anonymous
Location: Trenton, NJ
Sponsor: The City of Trenton, Trenton Public Schools, New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation, National Endowment for the Arts, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Timetable :
29 October 2004 – regstration period ends
19 November 2004 – Stage I Questions Deadline
10 December 2004 – submission deadline
15 April 2005 – Stage II Submission Deadline
Project:
The Robbins School will be renovated and expanded with New Jersey state funds
as part of the $8.6 billion school construction program authorized by the
Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act on 18 July 2000. As one of
the 30 ³special needs² districts designated by the State Supreme Court, the Trenton Board
of Education has embarked on a multi-year project that will result in the construction of new school buildings as well as the re-design, renovation and expansion of many existing schools. This Competition provides a framework for investigation of both the design challenges entailed, and educational philosophies. The Robbins School will demonstrate that it is possible to do comprehensive planning, with substantial community input, and encourage innovative thinking from designers nationwide without adding unnecessary time or cost to the entire process. This Competition is based on a model recently tested in the design of a large new high school in Perth Amboy New Jersey, and is intended to demonstrate how that model can be adapted for replication in other New Jersey cities and towns, as well as in other states undertaking similar school construction programs. Here the model is being adapted for the renovation and expansion of a hundred year old school in a historic residential neighborhood, now occupied primarily by immigrants from Latin America. Thus, the broad goal of this Competition as a model is not only to enhance the quality of the design of the modernized Robbins School, but more generally, to improve the quality of the planning and design process for the next generation of public schools.
Awards: No stage I honorarium. Stage II competitors will receive $20,000 for developing their schemes.
Registration: US $100 payable to the City of Trenton
Questions:
Ralph Lerner FAIA, Competition Advisor
The Robbins School Design Competition
c/o Ralph Lerner Architect PC
306 Alexander Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
telephone: 609.683.1001
facsimile: 609.683.1008
e-mail: studio@rlapc.net
www.trenton.k12.nj.us/comp
www.trenton.k12.nj.us/competition

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Performing Arts Center for Sørlandet in Kristiansand.
Type: Open, international, two stage, anonymous
Location: Kristiansand, Norway
Language: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English
Timetable :
17 November, 2004. – submission deadline
Project: Completion of the competition will build the foundation for the realization of a unique project,a project which will provide sound working conditions for the sundry activities of the center and optimal conditions for theater and music performances.The competition seeks to foster a building of high architectural merit which expresses the vitality and quality of the art forms which it houses,and which,in terms of its design and use of materials,looks to the future.The building shall be characterized by openness to the city and shall have a sense of inviting accessibility.It shall be located on the seafront and actively include the canal and the sea as experiential elements of its design. The building design shall meet the need for a rational operational scheme for all activities of Agder Theater,Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra,and Opera South,all of which will have their operations in the building.Satisfactory and functional design solutions will strengthen production efficiency and will facilitate artistic expression. It is important to provide satisfactory production conditions,rehearsal opportunities,and working conditions in a sound work environment. In this environment,central factors such as acoustics,safety,and indoor air quality are given high priority.
Registration: Copies of the program without appendices are free and can be
downloaded from www.arkitektur.no ,or obtained by fax request to the
competition office.You can enter the competition and order a program with appendices by forwarding NOK 2000 to:
Norwegian Association of Norwegian Architects
Josefines gate 34,N-0351 OSLO,NORWAY
Bank account number:1600.42.58197
Questions: Josefinesgt.34,N-0351 OSLO
Norwegian Association of Norwegian Architects
Josefines gate 34,N-0351 OSLO,NORWAY
www.arkitektur.no

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Winner Selected for Vietnam Memorial Education Center
Polshek & Partners of New York was selected to design the new education center at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC. Along with Ralph Applebaum Associates, who will be designing the exhibits, Polshek was chosen over three other finalists including: Ana Beha Architects of Boston; Architecture Research Office of New York; and Michael Graves & Associates of New York. More information is available at the Memorial website: www.vvmf.org

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Winner Selected for Cistercian Abbey in Saint-Jean-De-Matha
Pierre Thibault has been selected to design the new Abbey in St. Jean de Matha, Canada
Last September 21 st , the jury cast a majoritory vote for the project submitted by a Quebec based firm, Pierre Thibault, architect. Over the past 15 years, Pierre Thibault has been distinguished having won numerous prizes and mentions in Canada, United States and Europe. He has been awarded the Ronald-J-Thom prize in architectural design, two mentions at the P/A Awards in the States and one mention from AR+D Emerging Architecture in England.

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NAZCA Competition
Type: Open, ideas
Location: Ica, Peru
Sponsor: Arquitectum
Timetable :
1 November 2004 – registration opens
15 November 2004 – question period ends
30 January 2005 – registration ends
15 February 2005 – submission deadline
Project:
This Idea Contest is organized by ARQUITECTUM in order to evaluate the feasibility of installing an Observatory that works not only as a lookout tower from which the wonderful scenery can be observed, but also provides a transitory Lodge for tourists (local and foreign) that go on excursions to the desert and wish to spend the night in the area. The Observatory should have a minimum height of 300 feet and have a basic plan that should not occupy a built area of 100,000 square feet, including: 20 double rooms, Common bathroom, Administration area, Salon, Dining room, Kitchen, Employee rooms, Laundry, Terraces, Lookout tower, Storage
Awards: $ 5,000 for first place, $ 2,500 for second place, $ 1,000 for third place
Registration: From November 1st until December 1st: US$ 150
From December 1st until January 31th: US$ 300
Questions:
nazca2005@arquitectum.com
concursos@arquitectum.com
or via post mail to:
Arch. Alfredo Queirolo,
Professional Advisor
NAZCA 2005 Contest
www.arquitectum.com

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Centro Federico Garcia Lorca en la Ciudad de Granada
Type: Open, two stage, anonymous
Location: Granada, Spain
Language: Spanish/ English
Timetable:
15 October 2004 – registration deadline
25 October 2004 – submissions due
Project: The Federico Garcia Lorca Foundation announces the Public Inernational Architecture Competition for the design and building of the Federico Garcia Lorca Centre located in the Romanilla Square in the city of Granada.
Questions:
oficinatecnica@garcia-lorca.org

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Performing Arts Center for Sørlandet in Kristiansand.
Type: Open, international, two stage, anonymous
Location: Kristiansand, Norway
Language: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English
Timetable:
17 November, 2004. – submission deadline
Project: Completion of the competition will build the foundation for the realization of a unique project,a project which will provide sound working conditions for the sundry activities of the center and optimal conditions for theater and music performances.The competition seeks to foster a building of high architectural merit which expresses the vitality and quality of the art forms which it houses,and which,in terms of its design and use of materials,looks to the future.The building shall be characterized by openness to the city and shall have a sense of inviting accessibility.It shall be located on the seafront and actively include the canal and the sea as experiential elements of its design. The building design shall meet the need for a rational operational scheme for all activities of Agder Theater,Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra,and Opera South,all of which will have their operations in the building.Satisfactory and functional design solutions will strengthen production efficiency and will facilitate artistic expression. It is important to provide satisfactory production conditions,rehearsal opportunities,and working conditions in a sound work environment. In this environment,central factors such as acoustics,safety,and indoor air quality are given high priority.
Registration: Copies of the program without appendices are free and can be
downloaded from www.arkitektur.no ,or obtained by fax request to the
competition office.You can enter the competition and order a program
with appendices by forwarding NOK 2000 to:
Norwegian Association of Norwegian Architects
Josefines gate 34,N-0351 OSLO,NORWAY
Bank account number:1600.42.58197
Questions: Josefinesgt.34,N-0351 OSLO
Norwegian Association of Norwegian Architects
Josefines gate 34,N-0351 OSLO,NORWAY
www.arkitektur.no

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UPDATED Bellingham-Whatcom Museum Design Competition
Type: RFQ followed by single-stage competition
Location: Bellingham, WA
Timetable:
21 September 2004 – SOQs due at 11 am PST
11 January 2005 – Design submissions due
Project: The Bellingham-Whatcom Public Facilities District and the City of Bellingham, Washington, are sponsoring an architectural design competition to select a winning design and architectural team for a new museum building. The new facility is intended to help meet the space needs of the existing Whatcom Museum of History and Art, which is housed in several buildings, including the former City Hall, built in 1892. The new building will be strategically located between the former City Hall and the historic Mount Baker Theatre. Both the 1892 City Hall and the Theatre are on the National Register of Historic Buildings. The new building will include a children’s museum and an art gallery. It is estimated to have a total project cost of approximately $8 million and will include approximately 35,000 square feet of new construction.
Awards: Three teams will be selected to compete in the competition. Each team will receive $20,000 to defray expenses.
Questions:
www.bwpfd.org/museum.htm For additional information e-mail Bill Liskamm at
BellinghamComp@aol.com

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Flight 93 National Memorial Design Competition – Somerset, PA
Type: Open, two stage, anonymous
Location: Open
Sponsor: The Flight 93 Memorial National Memorial Partners, supported in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Heinz Endowments
Timetable :
11 Sept. – 27 Dec. 2004 – regstration period
11 January 2005 – submission deadline
Project: Honoring the heroic acts of the passengers and crew, this is a two-stage open design competition for the Flight 93 National Memorial at the site of the crash of Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.
The project is to create a 2,000 acre National Memorial is a collaboration of the Flight 93 National Memorial Partners, the federally appointed Flight 93 Advisory Commission, Flight 93 Memorial Task Force, Families of Flight 93, and the National Park Service.
Awards: Up to five finalists will receive $25,000 each for the development of their phase II submission. The author of the winning proposal from phase II will be invited to negotiate a contract with the National Park Service, the long term stewards, for the final design of the winning concept.
Registration: $25.00
Questions:
109 W. Main Street, Suite 104
Somerset, PA 15501-2035
www.flight93memorialproject.org

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Rome Prize 2005
Type: Open
Location: Rome
Timetable :
1 November 2004 – submission deadline
Project: The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the Rome Prize competition. One of the leading overseas centers for independent study and advanced research in the arts and the humanities, the Academy offers up to thirty fellowships for periods ranging from six months to two years. Rome Prize winners reside at the Academy¹s eleven-acre center in Rome and receive room and board, a study or studio, and a stipend. Stipends in the arts are $10,500 for six-month fellowships and $21,000 for fellowships up to eleven months. Stipends in the humanities are $15,750 for pre doctoral fellowships up to eleven months and $21,000 for post-doctoral fellowships up to eleven months.
Questions:
The American Academy in Rome,
7 East 60 Street, New York, NY 10022,
Att: Programs. T: (212) 751-7200 x 47
F: (212) 751-7220 E: info@aarome.org.
www.aarome.org

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House of Multiple Dimensions
Type: Open
Location: Japan
Language: English
Timetable:
3 September 2004 – deadline for submissions
Project:
Einstein¹s discoveries (over eighty years ago) overthrew Newtonian ideas, and yet most of us still see space and time in absolute terms, while the passage of time depends on our state of motion. In OThe Elegant Universe,¹ Brian Greene seeks to resolve the incompatibles of General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics through String Theory, requiring that we drastically change our understanding of space, matter, and time….
A small house of 250m2 could act as an experimental probe into an architecture of more than four dimensions; the experiential phenomena of the house will be a crucial factor. The house should also be inhabitable. Materials, from molecular aspects to geometric properties will be important as will space and time. The house will act like a ³thought experiment.²
Submissions:
attn.: Entries committee, The Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition 2004.
Shinkenchiku-sha Co., Ltd.
2-31-2, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-8501, Japan
Questions:
www.japan-architect.co.jp/english/5info/index.html

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Cradle to Cradle Housing Design Competition
Type: Open, anonymous
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Eligibility: No restrictions; open to all designers & students
Timetable:
19 April – 19 July 2004 – registration period
19 November 2004 – registration period ends
15 December 2004 – submission deadline
Project: As specifically as possible, for one of the given sites, design a home applying the ideology described in Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. For more information about Cradle to Cradle concepts, visit GreenBlue.org.
Awards: Professional: First Place: $5,000.00, Second Place: $3,000.00, Third Place: $1,000.00
Students:First Place: $5,000.00 + 1 Internship Including Room and Board; Second Place: $3,000.00 + 1 Internship Including Room and Board; Third Place: $1,000.00 + 1 Internship Including Room and Board
University Teams: First Place: 7 Internships Including Room and Board; Second Place: 5 Internships Including Room and Board; Third Place: 3 Internships Including Room and Board
Submittals: C2C Home Competition
c/o SmithLewis Architecture
18 West Kirk Avenue
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
E-mail: info@c2c-home.org
http://www.c2c-home.org

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European Patent Office – Branch at The Hague
Sponsor: The European Patent Organization (EPO) through the European Patent Office, Munich, Germany.
Type: RfQ, pre-qualification, 2-stage
Languages: English, German, French
Eligibility Eligible for participation are natural persons who on the day of the publication of this invitation are entitled to use the occupational title ‘Architect’ in their country of residence.
In the case that in their country of residence no legal requirements exist concerning the use of the occupational title ‘Architect’, then a degree or similar proof of ability will be acceptable, provided that it can be recognized under the requirements listed in the 85/384/EEC and 89/48/EEC guidelines.
Eligible for participation are also design teams formed of natural persons, legal entities whose statutory goals comprise planning activities that are relevant to the competition task, and consortia formed of such legal entities. In the case of design teams composed of natural persons, evidence must be furnished for each team member. Multiple applications for participation will result in rejection. Legal entities must name an authorized representative who will be responsible for rendering the services that are the object of the competition. The authorized representative as well as the responsible author or authors of the competition entry must meet the requirements applying to natural persons in their capacity as competitors.
Information provided on the Declaration of Authorship form is considered legally binding. Every participant is required to individually clarify his or her eligibility for participation. Eligibility for participation will be rechecked after the competitors have been selected.
Considering the competition requirements, it is recommended that design proposals be prepared with the support of landscape architects and mechanical building services engineers.
Procedure International project competition, according to the awarding directives in the financial rules of the EPO, which have been agreed upon by all 27 member states. The competition will be conducted in two stages, the second stage to be conducted cooperatively. During the first stage with approx. 50 competitors, the competition is anonymous, while in the second stage with approximately 12 competitors anonymity will be lifted. The two-stage competition will be preceded by an international open pre-qualification procedure.
The Royal Institute of Dutch Architects (BNA) participated in an advisory role in the invitation’s preparation.
Timetable
29 January 2004 to February 23, 2004 – Online Forum Application Procedure
1 March 2004 – Distribution of minutes Online Forum Application Procedure
8 March 2004 – Deadline for application
19 March 2004 – Jury colloquium
22 March 2004 – Selection committee
29 March 2004 – Confirmation of participation
1 April 2004 – Preliminary Information as Download
5 April 2004 – Distribution of materials, stage 1
5 April – 10 May 2004 – Download of competition material
5-14 April 2004 – Online forum stage 1
10 May 2004 – Submission of entries, stage 1
21 June 2004 Jury meeting, stage 1
6 August 2004 – Distribution of materials, stage 2
6-20 August 2004 – Online forum stage 2
1-3 September 2004 – Participants Colloquium, stage 2
4 October 2004 – Submission of entries, stage 2
11 October 2004 – Submission of models
17 November 2004 – Jury meeting, stage 2
Exhibition – December 2004
The deadline for applications is Monday, March 8, 2004, 12:00 a.m. CET. What is crucial is the date of the application’s arrival at the recipient’s address. Applications received after this deadline will be rejected.
Site The branch at The Hague is situated on a 9.5 ha lot at Rijswijk, an independent municipality near The Hague.
Presently the site is built up with a complex made up of three partial complexes erected, transformed and combined with each other in various stages
Project content It is intended to replace some of the buildings with a new structure of approx. 100,000 sqm in gross area housing the offices of approx. 1,600 staff and ancillary spaces.
Jury Architectural jurors:
Prof. Marc Angélil, Zurich/Los Angeles
Prof. Max Bächer, Darmstadt
Donald Bates, London
Prof. Francoise-Hélène Jourda, Paris
Prof. Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, Milan
Bob van Reeth, Brussels
Jeroen van Schooten, Amsterdam
Prof. Anders Wilhelmson, Stockholm
Prof. Elia Zenghelis, Athens/Brussels
Alternate Architectural jurors:
Tanja Concko, Amsterdam
Dominique Lyon, Paris
Prof. Kirsten Schemel, Berlin
Prizes and fees The total amount of fees and prizes is 514,000 EUR in the event of 12 participants in the second stage. Every second-stage participant submitting an entry that can be examined will receive a fee of Euro 20,000 and, on request, the travel expenses of two persons attending the second-stage participants’ colloquium will be reimbursed according to the EPO-regulations.
A total net amount of Euro 274,000 is available for prizes which will be divided as follows, unless the jury decides unanimously a different partition:
1st prize: Euro 96,000.00
2nd prize: Euro 71,000.00
3rd prize: Euro 52,000.00
4th prize: Euro 33,000.00
5th prize: Euro 22,000.00
Any other costs will not be reimbursed.
Further commissioning
The jury will present a recommendation to the commission for the project. Within the framework of the project’s further development and taking into consideration the jury’s recommendation, it is intended to commission one of the prize winners according to the Dutch Standard Conditions Legal Relationship Client-Architect 1997 (Standaard Voorwaarden Rechtsverhouding Opdrachtgever-Architect 1997 – short term: SR 1997), version of January 2004, with at least the services stage 1 and 2 and parts of stage 3, provided that the project will be implemented and further provided that in the promoter’s opinion one of the prize winners, whose entry complies with budgetary restraints, can guarantee the proper execution of the services to be rendered.
It is intended to award a contract for the services pertaining to general project planning. In order to assure the proper execution of the services to be rendered, the prize-winner may, in agreement with the promoter, form a team with other professionals meeting the requirements for participation in the competition.
If the EPO intends to comply with the jury’s recommendation while the prize-winning project’s author, however, is not sufficiently experienced in the planning of construction work of a scale comparable to that of the competition task, the EPO may demand that a planning team be formed with a sufficiently experienced architectural practice to be selected jointly by the EPO and the prize-winner. The contract governing the formation of this team must provide that it is the prize-winner alone who has the say in matters of planning and design flair.
For complete information and to register online, go to:
www.phase1.de/projects_epo_home_e.htm

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San Diego Ball Park Village Finalists Chosen
Carrier Johnson, San Diego
Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn / Studio E, NYC & Los Angeles
Johnson Fain, Los Angeles
Kohn Pedersen Fox, New York
John McAslan + Partners, London
Rafael Vinoly / Frederic Schwartz Architects, New York

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House on a Narrow Lot Winners Chosen
49 teams were chosen as winners in the recent competition to design houses for narrow lots, sponsored by the Living Smart Project and the City of Portland, OR. The submissions can be viewed at the Living Smart website: www.livingsmartpdx.com/gallery/excellence_winners.asp

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The Hartford, Connecticut Science Center Finalists Announced
Four finalists were selected to compete for the design of the new science center in Hartford, CT. Moshe Safdie & Associates of Boston, Mass, Cesar Pelli & Associates of New Haven, CT, Zaha Hadid Architects of London, UK and Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner of Stuttgart, Germany and Venice, CA were selected to develop second stage designs for the 160,000 square foot center that is being billed as the second largest in New England after Boston¹s.

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Lower Manhattan Performing Arts and Cultural Complex
Type: RFQ
Location: NYC
Timetable :
11 August 2004 – pre proposal meeting at LMDC¹s offices located at 1 Liberty Plaza, 20 th Floor, New York, NY 10006.
1 September 2004 – Proposals due
27 September 2004 – selected firms notified
Project: The Architectural Firms, selected through this RFP process, will begin work with LMDC upon award of contract. LMDC anticipates utilizing the services of an Architectural Firm to design the Performing Arts Complex – North Building at the World Trade Center site and an Architectural Firm to design the Museum Complex – South Building at the World Trade Center site.The conceptual framework of a Cultural Complex at the World Trade Center site has been developed based on the elements of the World Trade Center Memorial and Redevelopment Plan, input from the cultural community at the ICI Public Forum, the LMDC Neighborhood Workshops conducted throughout Lower Manhattan, the evaluation of ICI responses, and the programs of the Cultural Institutions. The components of this framework are the Performing Arts Complex – North Building, and the Museum Complex – South Building.
Proposed location: There will be one building at the northwest intersection of the restored
Greenwich Street and Fulton Street. The building will be east of the Freedom Tower and
diagonally across the street from the new PATH Transit Hall.
Proposed size/volume: Approximately 250,000 to 300,000 square feet with a maximum
footprint of approximately 40,000 square feet.
Questions/ Submissions:
RFP/RFQ PROCESSOR
Attn: Cultural Facilities Architectural Services RFP
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
One Liberty Plaza, 20 th Floor
New York, NY 10006
Questions must be submitted in writing no later than August 13, 2004 to Peter Madden by mail to LMDC or by facsimile to: (212) 962-2431.
www.RenewNYC.com

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Paris Landmark 2012 Competition Winners and Finalists Selected
1st prize :
Team : Explorations Architecture,
composed with :
Mandatory architect : Yves Pagés,
Team member : Benoit Le Thierry d’Ennequin
2nd prize :
Team : ULLS,
composed with :
Mandatory architect : Cristian Vivas,
Team members : Jordi Raventos and Gemma Serra
3rd prize :
Team : Achille + C,
composed with :
Mandatory architect : Emmanuel Bénet,
Team members : James Tinel, Claude Courtecuisse and Francis Petit

Distinctions:
Team : Rosman – Cartel,
composed with :
Mandatory architect : Jean-Christophe Rosman,
Team members : Nikola Brésart, Léonard Gallegos and Jérôme Peteno

Team : Coste – Orbach,
composed with :
Mandatory architect : David Orbach,
Team members : David Orbach and Isabelle Coste

Team : Plagaro – Cowe,
composed with :
Mandatory architects : Plagaro and Natalie Cowee,
Team members : Plagaro and Natalie Cowee

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Designing for the 21st Century
Type: Open, Student
Location: Four sites around the world
Eligibility: Teams consisting of a minimum of two students enrolled in a degree-granting college or university are invited to participate.
Jury: Competition Chair:
Ricardo Gomes, IDSA
Chair/Associate Professor
Design & Industry Department
Director, Design Center for Global Needs
San Francisco State University
USA
ricgomes@sfsu.edu
415-338-2229
Jurors:
Vera Helena Moro Bins Ely (Engineering Design, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil)
Dr. Cecilia Maria Loschavio dos Santos(Environmental Design Education, Univ. of Sao Paulo
Dr. Mario Marino (Industrial Designer/Educator, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Taide Buenfill (Architect, Mexico City, Mexico)
MŒrithaa_Mugendi (Industrial Designer/Educator, University of Botswana)
Dr. Samil Altal (Industrial Designer/Educator, Yarmouk University, Jordan)
Rama Gheerawo (Industrial Design/Educator, Royal College of Art, UK)
Dr.Camilla Ryhl (Architect, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Denmark)
Toshiharu Arai (Industrial Designer/Educator, Kanazawa College of Art, Japan)
Yoshisuke Miyake (Landscape Architect, Japan)
Stan Jones (Landscape Architect, Univ. of Oregon, USA)
Molly Story (Design Consultant/Educator, CUD, USA)
Abir Mullick (Environmental Designer/Educator, SUNY Buffalo, USA)
Brad Grant (Architecture Dept. Chair, Hampton University, USA)
Hans Van Dijk (Graphic Designer/Educator, RISD, USA
Alternate Juror: Brian Donnelly (Industrial Designer/Educator, LifeSpan Furnishings, USA)
Sponsor: Design for the 21st Century
Timetable:
16 July 2004 – Registration closes
16 August 2004 – submission deadline
10 December 2004 – awards ceremony/ winner selection in Rio de Janeiro
Project: For this interdisciplinary design competition, students will design a community center for a country in one of the three countries: Haiti, India or Brazil. Each design team will choose one specific community within the selected designated country to develop their community center. A site specific program for each community will be available with details of a urban, or rural neighborhood or village culture, demographics, local norms of design and materials, economic conditions, assets and needs, and local resources. The Community Center will be a single story facility, approximately 280 square meters, with an outdoor space of approximately 140 square meters. The design of the community center will take into account an interdisciplinary and inclusive approach to design that will incorporate an overall user-centered, universal and environmental design principles that will include, but not be limited to architectural, graphic/visual communication, interior, landscape architecture and product design applications.
E-mail:
www.designfor21st.org/pg.cfm?nid=207&l=en#project
www.designfor21st.org

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US Green Building Council Design Competition
Type: Open, ideas
Location: Portland, OR
Eligibility: The Competition is open to all university level students (of any discipline) and individuals with less than 3 years experience in the building industry.
Sponsor: USGBC
Timetable:
15 August 2004 – registration deadline
1 September 2004 – deadline for submissions
Project: Design a LEED Platinum, mixed use office and residential building, which will serve as the
landmark of an entire District, along with an adjacent park and community gathering place.
These components will be the heart of Phase 2 of The Elements at Gateway; a new 13 acre transit-oriented, urban mixed use redevelopment project in Portland, Oregon. The project is being designed to create a unique District and dedicated to being the most sustainable urban community possible. Creative design for the park, incorporating signature water feature(s),
stormwater management ideas and other sustainable design themed features is also requested.
The building and park designs should be well-integrated with each other and the new pedestrian-oriented context which includes new and redeveloped ³green² streets, the nearby light-rail and bus transit center and additional new sustainable infrastructure. The project will utilize LEED for New Construction strategies to create a unique and integrated urban design aesthetic. Participants may work individually or as part of a team, but no more than 3 individuals are allowed per team. Multi-disciplinary and international teams are encouraged. Only one entry per
person or team will be accepted.
Awards: 1 st Place $2000 Scholarship towards Green Building and LEED Education
2 nd Place $1000 Scholarship towards Green Building and LEED Education
3 rd Place Registration for Greenbuild 2005
4 th -12 th Honorable Mention
E-mail: emerginggreen@usgbc.org
http://www.usgbc.org/Chapters/emerginggreen.asp.

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San Diego Ballpark Village
Type: RFQ
Location: San Diego, CA
Eligibility: Open to multidisciplinary design teams
Sponsor: JMI Realty and Lennar Communities
Timetable:
23 June 2004 – deadline for submission of Statement of Qualifications
August 2004 – deadline for proposals TBD
Project: The San Diego consortium of JMI Realty and Lennar Communities is sponsoring an international design competition to develop an urban design master plan for its Ballpark Village, and thereby to select the team that will oversee the planning and design of this site. The 7.1-acre site is prominently located in San Diego’s downtown, and is immediately adjacent to the City’s new ballpark. The site is located near the 1.1 million square foot San Diego Convention Center and major hotels. The project will include approximately 2 million square feet of residential, retail and commercial uses. The project sponsors wish to begin construction of the first phase of this project immediately.
Awards: $20,000 honoraria for five selected competing teams. The competition winner will receive the opportunity to negotiate a contract with the sponsors for the requisite professional services to refine the winning urban design master plan, and to design at least one signature building of the project.
Questions: For a Request for Qualifications, list of Jurors, and the Competition Schedule, see the Design Competition link on the sponsor’s website: www.jmirealty.com or contact Bill Liskamm at
BallparkVillage@aol.com

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Peep Show – Art City Calgary 2004
Type: Open
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Eligibility: Open to either solo or team entries from artists, architects and designers
Sponsor: ARTCITY
Timetable:
15 August 2004 – question period ends
1 September 2004 – deadline for submissions
Project: To create an innovative street presence for visual art during ARTCITY and other special events in Calgary, the annual juried PEEP SHOW competition will commission the design and construction (pending funding) of one pavilion every two years. These temporary ARTCITY pavilions, scattered throughout Calgary¹s downtown, create a dialogue between designer, artist, and viewer, encouraging discourse into the fine arts and the urban relationships that evolve around them.
Registration: $50.00 CDN entry fee, $75.00 CDN late fee
Awards: $3,000. CDN
Questions/ Submittals: ARTCITY Peepshow Pavilion Design Competition
3420 Cardston Cr. N.W. Calgary, AB Canada T2L 0S6
Please direct all questions to:
Dave Fortin: davidtfortin@yahoo.com

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Washington Canal Park
Type : RFQ, , limited entry, two stage
Location : Washington, DC
Eligibility : Open to qualified architects and landscape architects
Timetable :
Late summer 2004 – deadline for submissions (final date TBD)
Project : The Canal Park Development Association is seeking firms to redesign/ redevelop the Washington Canal park in the Capper Carrollsburg neighborhood SE. It is estimated that the total project budget for the 1.8 total acres of park will be $6 million, $4.6 million of which is for construction. It is assumed that the competition scope of work will include development of the proposed park program, development of a concept park design and a completion of a conceptual cost estimate. Full competition brief will be made available in the coming weeks. Please refer to www.competitions.org for updates.
Awards : Three to six teams will be given an honorarium of $10,000 to develop their phase II schemes.
Questions:
Alexandra Lee
Executive Director
Canal Park Development Association
Direct: 202-682-3480 x 269
alee@wcsmith.com
http://www.washingtoncanalpark.org/

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Martyr¹s Square and the Grand Axis of Beruit
Type: Open, two stage, anonymous, ideas
Location: Beruit, Lebanon
Timetable :
23 July 2004 – Regstration deadline
1 October 2004 – submission deadline (stage one)
Project: The aim is to obtain an urban concept that will provide a new identity for the two historic elements – Martyr¹s Square and the Grand Axis, engender a new regional profile for Beirut and participate in the reunification of the city now recovering rapidly, some 15 years after the Lebanese war. Besides, the site is being equipped with a high-tech multi-media telecommunications infrastructure for its future role as media and communications hub, adapted to the new economy, globalisation and new information technologies. Projects must give the Lebanese the opportunity to integrate the city’s archaeological and historic heritage according to a new cultural dimension while at the same time allowing the repositioning within a transterritorial network of global city functions.
Jury: The international jury is composed as follows:
• Fouad Awada (Lebanon)
• Roueida Ayache, architect (France)
• Donald Bates, architect (Australia)
• Rodolfo Machado, architect (USA)
• Joan Busquets, architect (Spain)
• Samir Khalaf, sociologist (Lebanon)
• Chong Chia Goh (Singapore), architect, UIA representative
And of two deputy members:
• Bernard Khoury, architect (Lebanon)
• Morizio Marzi (Italy), architect, representing the UIA
Awards: In the first stage, professional and student projects will be adjudicated separately, by the same jury: 1 st prize: 10 000 US$, 2 nd prize: 7 500 US$, 3 rd Prize: 5 000 US$, mentions: 2 500 US$ each.
The architects, authors of the 5-7 projects selected by the jury, will be invited to take part in the second stage, for which they will receive a fee of 30 000 US$. At the end of this second stage the jury will award three prizes: 1 st prize: 70 000 US$, 2 nd prize: 30 000 US$, 3 rd prize: 20 000 US$.
Registration: The registration fee for students is 120 US$ and 250 US$ for architects.
Questions:
Martyrs¹ Square and the Grand Axis of Beirut
International Urban Design Ideas Competition
Urban Development Division
SOLIDERE, s.a.l.
Building 149, Saad Zaghloul Street, off Foch Street
P.O.Box 119493
BEIRUT (Lebanon) 2012-7303
T. (00.9611) 980 650
F. (00.9611) 981 136
info@beirutmartyrssquare.com
www.beirutmartyrssquare.com

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Call for entries Goodale Park pond FOUNTAIN & SCULPTURE
Type: Open
Location: Columbus, OH
Eligibility: Open to artists and designers
Sponsor: Friends of Goodale Park
Timetable:
15 May 2004 – posting of criteria
15 August 2004 – artist portfolio submission deadline
September 2004 – submissions to be judged
Project: We anticipate selecting 5 artists in Sept. to be given stipends to develop concepts to be due by mid Nov. 2004. After a series of public review opportunities during the holidays, jury selection of the winning entry is anticipated to be in early January 2005. Our anticipated budget for the fountain and sculpture is $75-100K.
Questions/ Submissions:
Paul Cianelli
Project Designer
DesignGroup
515 East Main Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
ph. 614 255.0515
fax 614 255.1515

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Cliff Edge Cafe in Christchurch
Type: Open, anonymous
Location: Christchurch, UK
Sponsor: RIBA & Christchurch Borough Council
Timetable :
29 October 2004 – submission deadline
Project: The objectives of the competition are:
1.To promote and seek good quality alternative design and operating solutions for this important site
2.To seek design solutions that will operate to the benefit of the community and which will be commercially viable and sustainable
3.To widen the public debate about the form of the development and how it would operate
4.To engage in consultation with the community (residential, visitors, business, design professionals and those with an interest in Christchurch and Highcliffe)
5.To identify a designer / proprietor who is / are willing, able and capable of progressing a design solution through to the attainment of an approved planning application and possibly through the development of the scheme to a future lease.
Questions:
Jane Pinnock – RIBA Wessex
Email janepinnock@ribawessex.com
Telephone 01225 874700
Fax 01225 874422
http://www.christchurch.gov.uk/

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New Federal Courthouse, Anniston AL (GSA)
Type: Two stage RFP followed by charrette
Location: Anniston, Alabama
Sponsor: GSA
Timetable :
17 September 2004 – SOQs due
Project: GSA announces an opportunity for Design Excellence in public architecture for performance of Architectural-Engineering Design for a New U. S. Federal Courthouse to be constructed in Anniston, Alabama in accordance with GSA quality standards and requirements. The building is approximately 5 340 gross square meters (gsm) 57,482 gross square feet (gsf) without parking, and approximately 6 084 gsm 65,482 gsf including 20 interior parking spaces. The proposed courthouse will provide a total of two (2) courtrooms: – one (1) district, and one (1) bankruptcy courtroom. The building will house the District, Magistrate and Bankruptcy Courts; U. S. Attorney; U. S. Marshals Service; U. S. Probation; House Of Representatives Field Office and GSA. The proposed facility will be constructed in downtown Anniston, AL with the exact site still to be determined. The Estimated Construction Cost range is approximately $11 million to $16 million. The facility must be designed to meet the energy goal established by GSA. The building is also to include the GSA design standards for secure facilities; Facilities Standard for the Public Buildings Services; the Courts Design Guide requirements; the U. S. Marshal’s design requirements, the U. S. Attorney?s Office design requirements and any other agency specific guidelines as part of the design. The design of the facility shall include sustainable design and construction practices following the LEED format and will incorporate total building commissioning as defined by GSA design guides
This procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (FAR 52.219-19).This procurement is set-aside and restricted to small businesses. The NAICS Code is 541310; the size standard is $4.0 million gross average receipts over three (3) years.
Registration: A total of five (5) copies of the SOQ should be submitted. The following information must be on the outside of the sealed envelope 1) Solicitation Number/Title, 2) Due Date, 3) Closing Time. A PRE-SUBMITTAL MEETING for Stage I will be held September 2, 2004 11:00 a.m. local time, at the U.S. Federal Building/Courthouse, 1129 Noble Street, Anniston, Alabama. For additional information call (404-331-4627).
Questions:
Please address inquiries to Denise Butler, Contracting Officer 404-331-4627 or by e-mail denise.butler@gsa.gov.
Professional Services Division
GSA Public Buildings Service
Southeast Sunbelt Region
401 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2500
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-331-4627

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Basildon Gardiners Lane South – A127 Bridge
Type: RFQ, competitive interview
Location: London, UK
Timetable :
18 August 2004 – deadline for expressions of interest
5 November 2004 – final assessment and interviews
Project: The Gardiners Lane South development commission is seeking qualified teams to design and new highway bridge of no more than 75 meters for the A127 road. Teams must create a bridge that is an iconic structure and becomes a distinctive landmark and a gateway to the area.
Registration: NA
Questions:
RIBA Competitions Office
6 Melbourne St.
Leeds, LS2 7PS
0113-234-1335
riba.competitions@inst.riba.org

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The New Jersey 911 Memorial Competition
The design by New York architect Frederic Schwartz was chosen out of six finalists for the memorial commemorating the over 700 NJ residents that died in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. See his design at www.schwartzarch.com

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The Hartford, Connecticut Science Center Winner Announced
Cesar Pelli & Associates of New Haven, CT was selected as the designers for the 160,000 square foot center that is being billed as the second largest in New England after Boston¹s.

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Suggestions for a Yard – The House¹s Outdoor Space
Type: Open, two stage, anonymous, ideas
Location: Open
Sponsor: Designtope
Timetable :
1 Sept. 2004 – regstration deadline
1 October 2004 – submission deadline
Project: In this competition, we ask you for the ideas concerning how to design the out-door space (the yard) of houses and the equipment necessary for it. Since old times, Japanese people have paid great attention to the spaces out of doors of their dwellings. These spaces are between their own houses and their neighbors¹, so they are required to play the role to maintain a kind of Oharmonious distance¹ between them. They have also regarded the private yards as the second interior element of their own houses. Like a painting on the wall, the view of the yard from a window should give people a quiet but an impressive esthetic stimulus. We are expecting the design ideas of the out-door space (the house-yard) based on the understanding of the sense of beauty and order particular to Japanese people and the equipment necessary to realize them. We look forward to receiving such wonderful ideas of out-door-space designs (yard designs) as create better relations with neighbors and make your hometown more beautiful than ever.
Awards: First prize:300,000 Yen, Second prize: 100,000 Yen,
Questions:
http://compe.designtope.net/takenaka2004/index_e.html

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Long Live the Cedar
Type: Open, sculpture
Location: Fabrica, Benetton Research Center, Italy
Eligibility: Open to all artists and designers
Language: English
Timetable:
30 September 2004 – deadline for submissions
Project: We are looking for a work of art to ³bring back to life² the tree that Fabrica, Benetton¹s communication research centre, was created around. The age-old Lebanese cedar, which is an essential part of Tadao Ando¹s architectural project, cannot be uprooted but only be transformed into a sculpture
Awards: 5000 Euro first prize, 2000 Euro second prize, 1000 Euro third prize
Submissions:
FABRICA /
VIVA Competition
Via Ferrarezza
31050 Catena Di Villorba (TV)
Italy
Questions:
competition@fabrica.it
www.fabrica.it/tree/cedro400px2.html

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Central Park Pleasanton
Type: Anonymous, two-stage, limited
Eligibility: First stage is open to all landscape architects, architects and other design professionals who are licenced to provide the requisite professional services in the state of California. Association of out of state professionals with CA licensced designers (preferably from SF bay area) is permitted.
Project: The City of Pleasanton, CA, located in the San Francisco Bay area, is sponsoring a design competition for a 300 acre central park. Details of the competition will be posted soon on the city¹s website www.ci.Pleasanton.ca.us.
Timetable:
5 March 2004 – competition announced
19 March 2004 – site visit & briefing
1 May 2004 – registration deadline
10 May 2004 – first stage submissions due
12 July 2004 – second stage submissions due
Registration: None
Awards: Each finalist team will recieve an honorarium of $7,500 for the development of their second stage ideas and preparation of a study model showcasing their design.
Jury: TBD
Questions: Competition Advisor Bill Liskamm, FAIA
For more information e-mail him at: PleasantonPkComp@aol.com
http://www.ci.Pleasanton.ca.us/designhome.html

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Wooden Small Chairs
Type: Open, anonymous
Location: Japan
Eligibility: No restrictions; open to all designers & students
Sponsor: Designtrope & MARUNI Inc.
Timetable:
19 April – 19 July 2004 – registration period
26 April – 31 July 2004 – submission period
13 October 2004 – winner announced
Project: MARUNI Inc. a Japanese furniture company is now seeking for Œthe designs of small chairs¹ whose conceptual theme is ŒMessages for Japanese thoughts and esthetic senses¹. We¹d like you to propose your own ideas of small chairs that represent your own understanding of ŒJapanese thoughts and their esthetic senses¹. That is, as it were, the designs of small chairs as Œa dialogue with Japanese culture¹. This does not necessarily mean, however, that we are expecting the designs of small chairs of Japanese style. We are asking you to fully express the modern designs that come from the depth of your existence having grown in the stimulus from Japanese sense of beauty.
The works being requested should be both excellent design works and commercial products. They should be realistic ones from the viewpoints of their production process, prices but, at the same time, they should also be of attractive designs. We are looking forward to receiving the ideas that are realistic but still full of challenging spirits.*Small chairs are defined as the chairs with no arm rests, which you sit on at various occasions in your daily lives such as meal time, study, work, etc.
Awards: It is assumed that the winning design will go into production
E-mail: compe@designtope.net
http://compe.designtope.net/nextmaruni2004/index_e.html

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Competition for Narrow Lot House Designs
Type: Open, two stage
Location: Portland, OR
Eligibility: Open to all designers
Timetable:
1 June 2004 – Registration opens
31 August 2004 – Submission deadline for Stage 1
Project: The City of Portland¹s Bureau of Development Services is conducting a competition for single-family detached housing designs on narrow lots. The Living Smart Project is a competition for the design of affordable single-family detached housing on very narrow lots. The goal of this project is to create a catalogue of house designs that can be built on 25-foot wide lots. Designs that meet the needs of first-time homebuyers, provide design compatibility with a variety of neighborhoods, and respond to a range of market demands are all desired outcomes. This is not simply an “ideas” competition, but one that seeks to create a dialogue between designers and builders. Concepts that can be built in an affordable and customary fashion, while implementing contemporary technologies and sustainable practices are desired, but fully developed architectural designs are not required in the first two phases of this competition project. Both nonprofessionals and professionals are encouraged to submit proposals of diverse aesthetics. The direct results of this design competition will be twofold. First will be the publication of a nationally distributed, full-color “Design Excellence Monograph” that will include designer contact information. Second will be the “Portland Catalogue of House Designs for Narrow Lots”, a catalogue of developable designs suited to Portland’s needs.
To assure that the design options are actually used, the City of Portland will identify and implement process incentives or other mechanisms that will make the designs desirable and functional for builders. At the City¹s option, future projects may include commissioning designers to develop permit-ready plans.
Registration: $35.00
Questions:
http://www.livingsmartpdx.com

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Siyathemba: A soccer/football facility for Somkhele, South Africa
Type: Open
Location: Somkhele, South Africa
Timetable:
1 September 2004 – registration deadline
1 October 2004 – deadline for submissions
Project: This summer we are challenging the creative world to design a football facility in Somkhele, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. This facility, run by medical professionals from the Africa Center for Health and Population Studies, will serve as a gathering place for youth between the ages of 9 and 14 including home to the first-ever girls football league in the area. The pitch will also act as a tool to disseminate information on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment and eventually a service point for a mobile health care clinic.
This facility is to be built with sustainable and/or local material and will include a fullsize field, sideline benches and a small changing room. The entire facility should be built for less than US $5000 and with local labor. The entry fee for the competition is $15 ($25 for late registration) and is waived for entries from developing countries and communities in need.
Awards: Three placed finalists and twelve honorable mentions will be selected by the jury. The final desicion for the winning design will be chosen by the Somkhele Girls Football team. With all Architecture for Humanity competitions, no monetary prize is given to selected teams but, thanks to the generous support of Kevin Carroll and matching funds from Architecture for Humanity, the winning design will be built in the fall of 2004.
Registration: $15.00
Questions: Cameron Sinclair
e: cameron@architectureforhumanity.org
p: 1 646 765 0906
director@architectureforhumanity.org

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The Aquatics Center: London 2012
Type: Open/ RFQ
Location: London
Eligibility: Open to architects and architect lead teams
Timetable:
5 July 2004 – deadline for submissions
Project: A new aquatic center is to be designed by competition for a site in East London. This center is part of London¹s bid for the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012.
Registration: N/A
Questions: www.lda.gov.uk/index.asp
Designers and architectural practices that wish to enter the competition should email aquatic-prequal@capita.co.uk .
For additional information contact the following parties:
Liz Crawshaw, LDA press office – 020 7954 4200, mobile 07812 103624
Fran Edwards, London 2012 press office – 020 7093 5100, mobile 07786 437249
Vivien Paulson-Ellis, Sport England press office – 020 72731822.

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The Olympic Landmark: Paris 2012
Type: Open, international, single stage, anonymous
Location: Paris, France
Eligibility: Open to architects and architect lead teams
Timetable:
31 July 2004 – registration closes
6 September 2004 – deadline for submissions
Project: This international competition, organised by the government-based interest group, Paris 2012, responsible for France’s bid to organise the Olympic Games for the XXX Olympiad and the Paralympic Games, is intended to select one or more architects, or a team of architects to design and possibly build, starting in Autumn 2004, a “landmark”, located at the site of the future Olympic Village. To assist it in this task, Paris 2012 has commissioned the Pavillon de l’Arsenal, the City of Paris’ Information, Documentation and Exhibition Centre on Urban Development and Architecture. This structure will be transitory and emblematic. It must be able to enter the construction stage by January 2005 and be dismantleable. It must mark its time with its inventive and innovative spirit.
Awards: . 1st prize: EUR 10 000
b. 2nd prize: EUR 8 000
c. 3rd prize: EUR 5 000
d. 1st, 2nd and 3rd distinctions: EUR 2000 for each distinction
Submissions: The competitors’ bids may only be submitted electronically from the applicant’s space on the competition website: http://architecture.parisjo2012.fr
Registration: (online, free) http://architecture.parisjo2012.fr
Questions: architecture@parisjo2012.fr
Paris 2012 Global Media Office
Free phone: +800 2012 2012
Within France, dial 00.800.2012.2012
media@parisjo2012.fr

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New Courthouse in Greenville, SC (GSA)
Type: RFQ, Two Stage, Charrette
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Timetable :
16 July 2004 – response deadline (stage one)
Project:
C-Architect-Engineer Services Solicitation # GS-04P-04-EXC-0032
Continuing a centuries-old legacy of extraordinary public architecture that was initiated with the founding of the nation, the General Services Administration (GSA) Design Excellence Program seeks to commission our nation?s most talented architects to design Federal buildings of outstanding quality and value, buildings that provide superior workplaces for civilian Federal employees as well as give contemporary form and meaning to our democratic values.In this context, GSA announces an opportunity for Design Excellence in public architecture for performance of Architectural-Engineering Design for a New U. S. Federal Courthouse to be constructed in Greenville, South Carolina in accordance with GSA quality standards and requirements. The building is approximately 21 158 gross square meters (gsm) 227,747 gross square feet (gsf) without parking, and approximately 23 908 gsm 257,347 gsf including 74 interior parking spaces.The proposed courthouse will provide a total of eight (8) courtrooms: – six (6) district, and two (2) magistrate courtrooms.The building will house the Circuit, District, and Magistrate Courts; U. S. Attorney; U. S. Marshals Service; U. S. Probation; U. S. Pretrial Service; Public Defenders; and GSA. The proposed facility will be constructed in Greenville, SC with the exact site still to be determined. The Estimated Construction Cost range is approximately $45 million to $55 million
The facility will be designed in metric units. The scope of work will require at a minimum: metric construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates, schedules, value engineering services, life cycle costing, space planning, computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) and construction phase services (option to be exercised at a later date) for a facility that includes the construction of a new building and related systems, inside parking, site development, client program requirements, and sustainable features. The facility must be designed to meet the energy goal established by GSA. The building is also to include the GSA design standards for secure facilities; Facilities Standard for the Public Buildings Services; the Courts Design Guide requirements; the U. S. Marshal?s design requirements, the U. S. Attorney?s Office design requirements and any other agency specific guidelines as part of the design. The design of the facility shall include sustainable design and construction practices following the LEED format and will incorporate total building commissioning as defined by GSA design guides. GSA will contract separately during the design phase for Construction Management (CM) and/or Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) services. The CM/CMc will be involved in the design process to provide: construction expertise, estimating and cost information, and functionality and constructability reviews. The CMc may continue with construction by separately procuring subcontracts for construction. There will be a formal partnering process throughout the design and construction phases to promote successful project development and execution through voluntary commitments to accomplish established agreed-upon project objectives by all involved parties to their mutual benefit.
This is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) of A/E Firms/Lead Designers interested in contracting for this work. The A/E Firm as used in this RFQ means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity permitted by law to practice the profession of architecture or engineering that will have contractual responsibility for the project design. The Lead Designer is the individual or the team of designers who will have primary responsibility to develop the concept and the project design.The A/E firm must address the contractual relationship with the Lead Designer and project team in Stage II. The Lead Designer will also be involved in commissioning an artist or artists for this project and in assisting with the successful integration of works of arts into the architectural design. A/E firms are advised that at least 35% of the level of contract effort must be performed in the State of South Carolina.

The A/E selection will be completed in two stages as follows: In STAGE I, interested firms will submit portfolios of accomplishment that establish the design capabilities of the A/E Firm and its Lead Designer. All documentation will be in an 8 1/2 x 11 format. The portfolio submission should include a cover letter referencing this FedBizOpps announcement and briefly describing the firm and its location, organizational makeup, and noteworthy accomplishments; and modified Standard Form 254 (Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire) and Standard Form 255 (Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project). Identification of consultants is not required at this stage.The assembled Stage I portfolio should be no more than 1 inch thick.

STAGE I submission requirements and evaluation criteria: (1) PAST PERFORMANCE ON DESIGN (35%): The A/E Firm or team will submit graphics (maximum of three pages per project) of not more than five new construction projects completed in the last ten years.The narrative (maximum of two pages per project) shall address the design approach with salient features for each project and discuss how the client?s program, function, image, mission, economic, schedule and operational objectives were satisfied by the overall design/planning solution. Include tangible evidence such as certificates, awards, peer recognition, etc. demonstrating design excellence. Provide a client reference contact for each project, including name, title, address, phone, and fax numbers. A portion of one page presented for each project must include a representative floor plan and either a site plan or a building section. (2) PHILOSOPHY AND DESIGN INTENT (20%): In the Lead Designer?s words, (maximum of two typewritten pages) state his/her/their overall design philosophy, approach to the challenge of public architecture, issues, and parameters that may apply in creating a state-of-the art courthouse, and commitment to integrated design. (3) LEAD DESIGNER PROFILE (15%): Submit a biographical sketch (maximum of three pages) including education, professional experience, recognition for design efforts inclusive of examples. Identify and describe areas of responsibility and commitment to each project. (4) LEAD DESIGNER PORTFOLIO (30%): Submit a portfolio representative of the Lead Designer?s ability to provide design excellence. If a single designer, submit graphics (maximum of three pages per project, and a typewritten description (maximum of two pages per project) of up to three projects completed in the last ten years.If the lead designer is a team, submit graphics and typewritten description of up to two projects from each lead designer discipline.The narrative shall address the design philosophy with salient features for each project and discuss how the client?s program, functional, image, mission, economic, schedule, and Operations & Maintenance objectives were satisfied by the overall design/planning solution. Include tangible evidence such as certificates, awards, peer recognition, etc., demonstrating design excellence. Where there is duplication with criteria (1), the Lead Designer will address his or her participation in the project. An A/E Evaluation Board consisting of a private sector peer and representatives of the client and GSA will evaluate the submissions.The Board will establish a short-list of approximately three to six firms.

For STAGE II, the short-listed firms will be notified and asked to submit more detailed information indicating each member of the design team, including all outside consultants. The firms will be required to complete Standard Forms 254 and 255 that reflect the entire design team.The Government will establish the detailed evaluation criteria and the date that these submittals are due and provide the selection criteria for the interviews along with the Stage I short-list announcement. Sufficient time will be provided for the A/E Design Firm/Lead Designer to establish its team.In developing the project team for the Stage II submission, the A/E Firms are advised that at least 35% of the level of contract effort must be performed within the state of South Carolina. The office(s) meeting this 35% (minimum) requirement must have an active production office within the state of South Carolina established at least 90 days prior to the date of this announcement. As a member of the A/E team, the Architect of Record must be licensed in the state of South Carolina.The required license must be in place within 60 days of award of the contract.The Board will interview each team. Candidates should be prepared to discuss all aspects of the criteria indicated above and to demonstrate their ability to fulfill all project requirements. Emphasis will be placed on the design team?s understanding of the unique aspects of the project, their design philosophy, project management process, and quality assurance plan. Firms selected to participate in STAGE II will be further evaluated by an anonymous, one-day design charrette, judged by a jury of independent design professionals. The purpose of the design charrette is to further evaluate the A/E?s qualifications for the project. Details and procedures for the design charette will be provided to the firms selected to participate in Stage II. The submitted design concepts become the property of the government and may or may not be the basis, in whole or in part, for the development of the final building design. It is important that the charette vision must be within the realistic range of the project budget.The submitted design charrette concepts become the property of the Government The design charrette proposals will be used in conjunction with Stage II interview rankings in the final evaluation of the A/E firms to select the winning A/E Firm.
Registration/ Submissions: Firms having the capabilities to perform the services described in this announcement are invited to respond by submitting five copies of modified SF 254 (for the ?A/E Design Firm?) which must be dated not more than twelve (12) months before the date of this synopsis, modified SF-255 (for the ?A/E Design Firm?) along with letter of interest and the portfolio General Services Administration, 401 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2500, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, Attention: Bernice Jackson. A total of five (5) copies should be submitted. The following information must be on the outside of the sealed envelope 1) Solicitation Number/Title, 2) Due Date, 3) Closing Time. In block 10 of the SF 255, the A/E Design Firm MUST respond to the FOUR (4) EVALUATION CRITERIA stated in this announcement for this STAGE I Solicitation. In Block 11 of the SF 255, the A/E Design Firm MUST sign, complete name, title, and date the submittal. A PRE-SUBMITTAL MEETING for Stage I will be held on June 17th, 2004, at 10: AM local time, at the C.F. Haynesworth Federal Building, 300E. Washington Street, Greenville, SC.
Questions: Bernice Jackson, Contracting Officer 404-331-4616
email: bernice.jackson@gsa.gov.
http://www1.eps.gov/spg/GSA/PBS/4PCB/GS%2D04P%2D04%2DEXC%2D0032/listing.html

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Greentent Competition Winners and Finalists Selected
Three designers were selected as winners of the Greentent competition sponsored by Ecoshack.
Cocoon : Robert Schwermer, Cologne, Germany
Endemic Synthetic : Strawn/Sierralta(2), Chicago, Illinois
Thermal Wing : Thicket, London, UK
Entrants were asked to design an environmentally sustainable camping shelter for use in the Mojave Desert in and around Joshua Tree National Park. Winning entries are being prototyped for use at Ecoshack’s green design lab in Joshua Tree, California (visit ecoshack.com for more info). Winners and all other entries will be exhibited at gardenLAb in Pasadena, CA from September 8 to October 16, 2004.

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Central Park Pleasanton Finalists Selected, Pleasanton, CA
M. D. FOTHERINGHAM LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, INC. (FINALIST)
San Francisco, California
INTERSTICE ARCHITECTS (FINALIST)
San Francisco, California
NUVIS (FINALIST)
San Ramon, California
TOM LEADER STUDIO (FINALIST)
Berkeley, California
MARTA FRY LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATES (FINALIST)
San Francisco, California

Competitors
LITTLE LAMB
Berkeley, California
LUCIOLE DESIGN
Sacramento, California
SASAKI ASSOCIATE
San Francisco, California
STUDIO FOR ARCHITECTURE
Buffalo, New York
STUDIO ECTYPOS
Mercer Island, Washington
URBAN BLUEPRINTS COOPERATIVE, INC.
Walnut Creek, California
SWA GROUP, SAUSALITO
Sausalito, California
RICHARD LARSON & ASSOCIATES
Piedmont, California
STUDIO VERDE STUDIO ACITO AND PARTNERS
Matera, Italy
PGA DESIGN INC. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Oakland, California
RICARDO ZURITA ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING/ MPFP IIc.
New York, New York
SWAPNIL PATIL
Berkeley, California
DAVID GATES & ASSOCIATES
Danville, California
SEAM STUDIO / T. DELANEY, INC.
San Francisco, California
BRIDGING THE DIVIDE
Oakland, California
DAVID GATES & ASSOCIATES
Danville, California
STUDIO URBIS
Berkeley, California
ENRIQUE LIMON
New York City, New York
AMY ANDERSON ASSOCIATES
Honolulu, Hawaii

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Asia Front Village
Type: Open
Location: Anywhere
Language: English
Sponsor: Central Glass Co. Ltd.
Timetable:
26 July 2004 – deadline for submissions
Project: The AsiaFront Village ought to be a place of further promotion of the unique culture interspersed throughout Asia and the enjoyment of its results. It can be located anywhere in the world. It can be located in the city or the suburbs. It can be consolidated into one facility, or it can be an international conference facility or training center, a lodging facility or complex facility.
One important issue is the recognition of the value of difference as the fundamental spirit. Through the architect¹s imagination, rather than abstract discussion, concrete forms are sought in the proposals for the AsiaFront Village as an institution to survey the culture of the 21st century. It is anticipated that proposals, including program design, will be full of originality.
Awards: First Place (one) ¥2,000,000 and a commemorative gift
Second Places (three) ¥300,000 and a commemorative gift, each
Honorable Mentions (unfixed) ¥100,000 and commemorative gift, each
(all prize money tax included)
Submissions:
Dept. of Central Glass International Architectural
Design Competition 2004,
Shinkenchiku-sha Co., Ltd.
2-31-2 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8501, Japan
Questions:
www.cgco.co.jp/english/glass_house.html

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ASCA Wood Products Council – Winners Announced
Category I: Architecture
First Place
Kevin Murphy, University of California, Berkeley
Market Grove, An Exposition of Urban Forestry and Sustainable Design
Faculty Sponsor: Roddy Creedon
Second Place
Robin Planas, University of Puerto Rico
Rhythm
Faculty Sponsor: Norma Isa Figueroa
Third Place
Kendall Harris, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Public Market Boston
Faculty Sponsor: Jonathan ReichCategory I, Architecture continued…
Honorable Mentions
– Mark Anson, Dalhousie University
Product of Nature
Faculty Sponsor: Richard Kroeker
– Eitaro Hirota and Keith Ng, University of British Columbia
Cascade Flow
Faculty Sponsor: Jerzy Wojtowicz
– Silvia Cristina Lima Rocha Lohmann and Antonio Jose-Salvador, University of Notre
Dame
The North End Market Place
Faculty Sponsor: Robert L. Amico
– Lin Qiuda, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Sailing
Faculty Sponsors: William Galloway and Jim Jones
Category II: Interior Design
Honorable Mentions
– Halef Gunawan, Zachory Helmers, and Amanda Sanders, Iowa State University
Market2Go
Faculty Sponsors: Tom Leslie, Jamie Norwitz, and Julia Badenhope
– Gang Wang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Faculty Sponsors: William Galloway and Jim Jones
Category III: Furniture
Honorable Mentions
– Robin Planas, University of Puerto Rico
The Pelican Chair and Table
Faculty Sponsor: Norma Isa Figueroa
– John Schlueter, University of Kansas
Furnimals
Faculty Sponsor: Paola Sanguinetti
– Justin Vaughan, University of Texas, Arlington
Peeling Process
Faculty Sponsor: Anthony Cricchio

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Salford – From Industrial Revolution to Urban Revolution
Type: Open, RFQ
Location: Salford, Manchester, UK
Timetable :
16 July 2004 – deadline for submissions of expressions of interest
Project: Salford is inviting the world¹s most inspirational architects, designers, planners and economic experts to submit plans that will achieve its ambition to breathe new life into the central area of the city. In the biggest renaissance Salford a city adjacent to Manchester in England¹s Northwest – has ever seen, they are being invited to take part in an international competition to design a vision and blueprint to transform Central Salford over the next 20 years. The aim is to work with the people of Salford to create a vision and framework which includes the development of high-quality infrastructure, a knowledge-based economy and a world-class living, working and leisure environment. Part of the transformation will include mixed-tenure housing (private and affordable housing), schools, safe and inspiring open spaces and leisure facilities, retail shops and better transportation. Judging the international competition will be a specially selected panel of leading representatives from the Salford and Northwest communities and international-based experts. The Central Salford Steering Group has been established to take the proposals forward. Proposals are also being developed to establish an Urban Regeneration Company (URC) in Central Salford funded by Salford City Council, English Partnerships and the North West Regional Development Agency. Creation of a URC will attract substantial sums of private investment and a decision is expected later this year.
Questions:
Copies of the competition brief can be obtained from Colette Hilton- Tel: 0161 793 2603 colette.hilton@salford.gov.uk.
www.englishpartnerships.co.uk

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The Bauhaus Young Designer Award – 2004
Type: Open, two stage, anonymous, ideas
Eligibility: Designers and academics born after 23rd October 1964 can submit entries
Sponsor: Bauhaus International
Timetable :
20 August 2004 – submission deadline
Project: ³Transit Spaces² is a metaphor for new urban spaces: for forerunners and protagonists of globalisation processes, and laboratories marked by a new extent of abrupt change, uncertainty and insecurity. When cities become transit places, the urban space changes: flexibility and mobility become key qualities. A shift in the relation of space and society is the consequence. New spatial orders with a transnational range are superimposed on the familiar territorial lines.
Concepts and projects submitted for the International Bauhaus Award should relate to new concepts of urbanity, and have visions for shaping the described processes and changes as their core. We are therefore looking for urban development projects that address these new spatial relationships: transnational agglomerations without a city, diasporic public spheres, and areas where informal economies intersect. Projects can be entered individually or in groups.
Awards: A sum of Euro 6,000 will be awarded for the first prize, Euro 4,000 for the second and Euro 2,000 for the third.
Questions: For further information, see www.bauhaus-dessau.de or apply by e-mail at award@bauhaus-dessau.de.

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Tittot Glass Art Museum Design Competition
Type: International, Open, two stages
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Eligibility: Open to the Professional teams qualified to practice in their country of origin,throughout the world in urban planning, architecture and landscape architecture
Sponsor: Tittot Ltd. Co.; Glass Art Association of Taiwan http://www.tittot.com .
Languages : English, Chinese
Timetable:
30 July 2004 – Submission deadline for Stage 1 Concept Competition
Project : Tittot Ltd. Co., the first high quality crystal brand in Taiwan, is organizing an international ideas competition for the development of the new Tittot Glass Art Museum. The theme of this museum is to express the spirit of Tittot. They expect a glass style building on a trapezoidal shaped property. Included is a glass education center with workshops, glass museum with 4-5 exhibition halls, a small theatre for video play, restaurant & cafe, and gift shops in this museum. The Construction Budget of this project is about US $8.2 million. There are two large parks with two museums adjacent to the northern and eastern sides of the property. The revitalization of this area will contribute to the outstanding culture, art and design features around the site and will mark the entrance to the capital of Taiwan.
Awards:
Each finalist team will receive an honorarium of $7,000 for the development of their second stage design and preparation of a study model showcasing their design
Questions :
Ms.Ying Fen Tang
Tel: 886-2-2357-6677 * 109 Fax: 886-2-2392-2077 Add: 1st Fl., 94, Ren Ai Road, Sec 2, Taipei, Taiwan, 100, R.O.C.
E-mail: tgm@tittot.com

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The Burnham Prize – Chicago
The Chicago Architecture Club awarded the Burnham Prize to Carmody Groarke Hardie – Chris Hardie, Kevin Carmody, Andrew Groarke, Kaori Oshugi. Second place went to Digital – DOA and Third place went to Thomas de Monchaux. www.chicagoarchitectureclub.org

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The Leading Edge Student Design Competition
Theme: The Desert Challenge
Administrator: The New Buildings Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working in energy efficiency, building science research and development, and codes and standards development.
Type: Open to students at participating schools of architecture
Awards: 3,000 Student 1,500 school
2,000, 1,000
Timetable:
2 April 2004 – Registration Deadline
11 June 2004 – Submission Deadline
25 June 2004 – Announcement of winners
Design Challenge:
The problem set for 2003-04 involves a community college site in Palm Desert, California. Design Challenge 1 is to design a new 28,000 square foot Administration Building; Design Challenge 2 is to design a 4,000 square foot Child Care Center. The Competition problem set, rules and instructions will be posted on the Leading Edge website. Hard copies will be made available for those without Internet access. The network is in place to reach the student communities interested in participating in this Competition both in the United States and internationally.
Program Description
The goal of the Competition is to provide teaching and applied learning experience on principles and requirements of energy-efficient design for tomorrow’s design professionals. The Competition is open to all students currently enrolled in architecture or environmental design programs. The Competition has two challenge levels that capture the interest of each group and address the appropriate level of design experience of each. Design Challenge 1 is intended for students in their third, fourth or fifth year of undergraduate school, and all graduate or post-baccalaureate students. Challenge 2 is intended for students in the first or second year of their undergraduate design education. Students may work as part of a team or as individuals. A faculty advisor or instructor representing the institution must supervise all participants. The duration of the competition will be any consecutive ten-week period within the Competition scheduled dates.
The Competition involves study on a problem at an actual site that challenges students’ creative design skills and their knowledge of energy efficient applications. Complete information will be provided on site history, demographics, climate, utilities, site description and special requirements. Each design must satisfy the sociological and environmental concerns of the community, while also addressing advanced energy efficiency and sustainable building design issues. A volunteer panel of judges, prominent architects and energy efficient designers, review and analyze submitted entries to determine which best address the Competition problem.
Competition Objectives
The objectives of the Competition are to encourage and reward excellence in architectural planning and design, which integrates environmentally responsive design strategies. Competition participants will have the opportunity to:
• Explore energy efficiency as a basic standard of building design.
• Incorporate principles of sustainability in the choice of building materials, building design and siting.
• Investigate new building materials, systems and methodologies that contribute to sustainable or energy-efficient building design.
• Understand the impacts of siting, solar orientation, wind orientation, building massing, construction methods and material choices on building function and energy use.
• Develop an awareness of appropriate technology for particular building types, regional climates and site location.
• Explore state-of-the-art computer modeling and design methods for predicting and evaluating the impact of design decisions on building performance.
For further information, please contact:
Maggie Johnson
Program Manager
2003-04 Leading Edge Student Design Competition
P.O. Box 653 (USPS)
142 E. Jewett Blvd.
White Salmon, Washington 98672
Phone: (509) 493-4468 x10
Fax: (509) 493-4078
Email: mjohnson@newbuildings.org
www.leadingedgecompetition.org

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Quebec City Montmorency Falls Competition
Type: Open, ideas
Location: Quebec, Canada
Eligibility: Professionals and students
throughout the world in urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture and urban design.
Sponsor: Quebec City, Quebec National Capital Commission, the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications, the Quebec Ministry of Transportation, and the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec
Timetable:
8 June 2004 – Submission deadline 5:00 PM
Project: Quebec City is organizing an international ideas competition for the development of the Montmorency Falls area. The revitalization of this area will be a catalyst for investments in the adjacent village centres, will help re-establish ties with the Saint-Lawrence River, will contribute to highlighting the outstanding natural features on the site and will mark the eastern entrance to the capital of Quebec.
Awards: $70,000 CDN will be shared by three winners; two professional & one student
E-mail: http://www.quebecarchitecture.org

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The Burnham Prize
Type: Open, two stage
Location: Chicago
Eligibility: Open to architects and other designers
Sponsor: The Chicago Architecture Club
Timetable:
30 April 2004 – Submission deadline for round one
11 June 2004 – Stage two submissions due
Project: The base program of each site is a water taxi station. The proposed water taxi system is to be more extensive than the site of the competition; it will ultimately link riders from downtown Chicago (the Loop) to as far as Joliet, with many taxi stations in between. It is assumed that each water taxi station is further linked to the adjacent neighborhood by elevated train and/ or bus routes. This competition deals with three water taxi stations or “River Transit Stations.” An additional program chosen for its specific neighborhood differentiates each station. Operation of some program elements may overlap. For example, at River Station 2, the ticket booth may serve both the water taxi and the small theater.
Awards: First prize is a three month scholarship for independent study at the American Academy in Rome beginning in the Fall of 2004 plus stipend.
Second prize in US$1000.00 and Third prize is US$500.
Questions: dtweese@wlwltd.com
http://www.chicagoarchitectureclub.org/

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The New Jersey 911 Memorial Competition
The design by New York architect Frederic Schwartz was chosen out of six finalists for the memorial commemorating the over 700 NJ residents that died in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. See his design at www.schwartzarch.com

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The Hartford, Connecticut Science Center Winner Announced
Cesar Pelli & Associates of New Haven, CT was selected as the designers for the 160,000 square foot center that is being billed as the second largest in New England after Boston¹s.

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____________ The New Jersey 911 Memorial Competition The design by New York architect Frederic Schwartz was chosen out of six finalists for the memorial commemorating the over 700 NJ residents that died in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. See his design at www.schwartzarch.com

____________ The Hartford, Connecticut Science Center Winner Announced Cesar Pelli & Associates of New Haven, CT was selected as the designers for the 160,000 square foot center that is being billed as the second largest in New England after Boston¹s.

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When Competitions and a New Generation of Ideas Elevate Architectural Quality

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Take Back the City Competition

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Alster Swimming Pool Restoration, Hamburg

Berlin’s Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church Competition

A Church Ruin as Reconciliation Memorial

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The New Jersey 911 Memorial Competition
The design by New York architect Frederic Schwartz was chosen out of six finalists for the memorial commemorating the over 700 NJ residents that died in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. See his design at www.schwartzarch.com

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The Hartford, Connecticut Science Center Winner Announced
Cesar Pelli & Associates of New Haven, CT was selected as the designers for the 160,000 square foot center that is being billed as the second largest in New England after Boston¹s.