Pier Museum: Miami 2009

Pier Museum: Miami 2009

Sponsor: Arquitectum, University of Miami; Florida International University
Type: open, international, ideas
Fee(s):
S$100 to 2 Feb 2009
US$150 to 2 March 2009
US$200 to 31 March 2009
(At the end of the registration process, each participant will get a registration number and     password)
Awards: US$3,000 for travel costs to Miami for the award ceremony
Timetable:
30 Jan 2009 – Q & A deadline
20 April 2009 – Deadline for submissions
Design Challenge:
To design a pier located at the end of Fifth Avenue in Miami Beach which will serve as a ‘horizontal monument’ to all the immigrants who have arrived on these shores in search of a better future. It will house a museum in which the personal effects, souvenirs and photos belonging to the new generation of immigrants will be exhibited. To this end, this “Pier-Museum” will not only function as an architectural landmark, but will also serve as a space commemorating the new urban dynamic of the city.

Website: www.arquitectum.com