ResilientCity Design CompetitionSponsor: ResilientCity.org Type: open, international, 1-stage Language: English Eligibility: Architects, urban planners, landscape architects, and engineers, as well as interns and students of these disciplines Registration fee:
$20 – students and interns
$50 – registered professionals Awards:
1st Prize – $1,000
2nd Prize (Urban Design) – $500
2nd Prize (Building Design) – $500 Timetable:
21 August, 2009 – registration deadline
31 August, 2009 – submission deadline Jury:
Craig Applegath, Architect/Urban Designer
Antonio Gomez-Palacio, Urban Design
Gregory Greene, Film Maker
Peter Howard, Environmentalist
Lyle Scott, Sustainability Engineering
Kelly Doran, Architecture and Urban Design
Gordon Graff, Architecture and Urban Food Design Challenge:
There are 4 scenarios, 2 for building design, and 2 for urban planning strategies. Each Scenario represents an important opportunity to transform our current urban fabric into post-carbon, zero net energy building and urban fabric. 1. Repurposing and re-skinning of an existing multi-story commercial office building to convert it into a low-carbon, net-zero energy, multi-use building.
2. Design of a low-rise mixed-use urban block development – a complex of buildings that would occupy a typical urban block.
3. Transformation of an existing suburban low-density residential neighborhood into a higher-density, mixed-use, self-sufficient, re-localized neighborhood.
4. Transformation of an existing urban residential neighborhood to make it more resilient and self sufficient in providing its own food supply. Submission Requirements:
The entry should include the following information:
1. A confirmation of the scenario to which the design proposal applies.
2. A 300 to 500 word description of a design proposal, including how it exemplifies some or all of the ResilientCity Planning and Design Principles, Urban Design Principles, and/or Building Design Principles, as well as a description of key local climatic, geographic and economic conditions of the city.
3. A brief summary (100 words max) of the above description, including a point-form list of the ResilientCity.org Planning and Design Principles, Urban Design Principles, and/or Building Design Principles incorporated in the project.
4. The name, and district of the city in which a design proposal is being located.
5. At least one 3D perspective drawing of the proposal that best captures the proposed ideas. The image can be a simple idea sketch or a much more detailed 3D rendering.
6. At least one Site Plan drawing that most effectively explains the design ideas.
7. For Building Design Scenarios 1 and 2, at least one building plan drawing that effectively conveys the design ideas.
8. At least one neighborhood or community context plan to help the jury understand the proposal’s context.
9. Any additional text explanations or labels that are appropriate for conveying the design ideas.
10. Any additional drawings, sketches, photographs or illustrations that will help the jury best understand the ideas and intent of the submission. For more information, go to: www.resilientcity.org |
Perkins & Will
Carrying the label, “Artistic Ideas Competition,” five firms vied for a commission to design a new National Museum of the U.S. Navy. Household names, the five were
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) Copenhagen/ New York
Gehry Partners (Los Angeles)
DLR Group (Columbus, OH)
Perkins&Will (Chicago) Winner!
Quinn Evans (Ann Arbor) With a site not yet identified, it is possible that a final design will look quite different from the present submission. the Navy has expressed a preference for M Street SE and 6th Street SE, near the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Young Architects in Competitions When Competitions and a New Generation of Ideas Elevate Architectural Quality 
by Jean-Pierre Chupin and G. Stanley Collyer
published by Potential Architecture Books, Montreal, Canada 2020
271 illustrations in color and black & white
Available in PDF and eBook formats
ISBN 9781988962047
What do the Vietnam Memorial, the St. Louis Arch, and the Sydney Opera House have in common? These world renowned landmarks were all designed by architects under the age of 40, and in each case they were selected through open competitions. At their best, design competitions can provide a singular opportunity for young and unknown architects to make their mark on the built environment and launch productive, fruitful careers. But what happens when design competitions are engineered to favor the established and experienced practitioners from the very outset? This comprehensive new book written by Jean-Pierre Chupin (Canadian Competitions Catalogue) and Stanley Collyer (COMPETITIONS) highlights for the crucial role competitions have played in fostering the careers of young architects, and makes an argument against the trend of invited competitions and RFQs. The authors take an in-depth look at past competitions won by young architects and planners, and survey the state of competitions through the world on a region by region basis. The end result is a compelling argument for an inclusive approach to conducting international design competitions. Download Young Architects in Competitions for free at the following link: https://crc.umontreal.ca/en/publications-libre-acces/ Six Firms Competed to Rethink the Future of a Major Museum 
Aerial view of winning design ©Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (courtesy Malcolm Reading Consultants)
The history of the Dallas Museum of Art’s expansion has been punctuated by several moves, culminating in a new building designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes in 1984. The importance of this move to a new, somewhat desolate location in the city cannot be underestimated: it has led to the revitalization of what is now called the “Arts District,” with the relocation of various arts institutions to new facilities: the opera house (Foster and Partners), Dee and Charles Wyly Performing Arts Theater (REX/OMA), Nasher Sculpture Center (Renzo Piano), and I.M. Pei’s Meyerson Symphony Center being among the most significant. Read more… 
Courtesy Malcolm Reading Consultants, ©Kengo Kuma & Associates
A UNESCO World Heritage Site Again on the World Stage How does one approach a challenge when creating a design worthy of a park with a history dating back to antiquity? This was what four design teams faced when shortlisted for the design of a Visitor Center for the Butrint National Park in Albania. The park’s history is illuminating in this regard.
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Chungji National Heritage Museum Competition
Image ©Ona Architects + Jongjin Lee architects + Laguillo Arquitectos
For those unfamiliar with Korean Heritage and its symbols, the choice of the jury for a new complex to house artifacts, now located at various scattered sites, would seem to beg more information, especially when one views the designs of the non-selected finalists—all quite modern. Some of this can certainly be explained by the subject matter of the new museum’s holdings, another by the site in broader terms. Some might say that emphasis placed on the heritage element in the design brief fostered an interpretation leading to the choice of the winning design: “The site chosen for the new Chungji National Museum is logical: Chungju, located in the central part of the Korean Peninsula, is the center of the so-called ‘Jungwon culture,’ which has played an important role geographically and historically since ancient time. Jungwon culture developed around the Namhan River, which runs through the central region from east to west, and the relics showing this are currently scattered and stored in various museums.”
Read more… University of Florida’s College of Design Construction and Planning’s New Addition 
Development phase image courtesy ©Brooks + Scarpa
If architects have had one complaint concerning the planning and realization of a project, it has been with planners and especially construction managers, both of whom often display a lack of knowledge about architecture. The survival of a well-conceived design can hang in the balance when there is a knowledge gap at the planning and realization end.
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