Next Stop The 2013 Burnham Prize Competition
by Stanley Collyer
Winning entry by Hesam T. Rostami and Bahareh Atash The NEXT STOP competition challenged designers worldwide to propose a vision for iconic, functional and sustainable stations for Chicago’s planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. It attracted forty-two entries representing design teams from 14 countries. Each competition entry includeed a station prototype and variations for three neighborhoods—the Loop, Bucktown-Logan Square and Pilsen.
Read more… Why Stop
Imagining the South Coast Rail by Kim Poliquin Winning entry by Emer O’Daly What would make you stop? A glowing greenhouse? A rolling theater? Or how about a super pier? During the summer of 2011 SHIFTboston challenged architects, urban designers, designers and landscape architects — professionals and students — to visualize new destinations along the proposed South Coast Rail extension, a new rail line that will connect Boston to Taunton, New Bedford, and Fall River, Massachusetts.
Read more… Sponsor: Canadian Foreign Affairs Ministry Location: Ottawa, Canada Languages: English and French Type: Open, RfQ, international, 2-stage Eligiblity: Open to Canadian-led teams of professional artists, architects, landscape architects and other urban design professionals. International competitors may also participate in these teams. Submission Deadline: 4 September 2013 Design Challenge: Teams of professional artists, architects, landscape Read more… Sponsor: Oneprize.org Type: Open, international, ideas Language: English Eligibility: Open internationally to architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners, engineers, scientists, artists, students and individuals of all backgrounds. Entries can be submitted by individuals or in teams. Fee: Early Registration – US $100 until 30 June, 2013 Late Registration – US $150 from 1 July, Read more… Sponsor: IE University School of Architecture and Design, Madrid Type: Open, ideas, international Eligibility: Students and young professionals Fee: none Awards: A prize equivalent to 20,000 € applicable towards the tition fees of a master program at IE + construction of the winning prototype. Registration Deadline: 10 December 2013 Submission Deadline: 16 December 2013 Read more… Type: open, ideas, international Sponsors: LIEN FOUNDATION and ACM FOUNDATION Fee: none Registration deadline: 1 September 2013 Submission deadline: 1 September 2013 Awards: 1st prize: 25,000 euro 2nd prize: 10,000 euro 3rd prize: 5,000 euro Read more… Registration deadline: 20 July 2013 Submission deadline(s): TBD Sponsors: Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, NEA Read more… Sponsor: Office for Design and Architecture, South Australia Location: Adelaide, Australia Type: Open, ideas, international, two-stage Language: English Eligiblity: Open internationally to registered architects and landscape architects Fee: To be announced Awards: Stage One Shortlisted entries (up to 6): AU$100,000 each Stage Two First Prize: AU$200,000 Stage Two Second Prize: AU$70,000 Stage Two Third Prize: Read more… Sponsor: Seoul Metropolitan Government Location: Seoul, South Korea Type: Open, ideas, international Languages: Korean, English Eligiblity: Open internationally to all professionals and students Fee: None Awards: 1st(1project) – USD 10,000 & Certificate of merit 2nd(2project) – USD 5,000 & Certificate of merit 3nd(3project) – USD 2,000 & Certificate of merit Honorable mention(5project) – USD 1,000 Read more… Location: Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland Language: French Eligiblity: Open to architects in Switzerland and the EU Fee: 300 Swiss Francs Submission Deadline: 25 October 2013 Design Challenge: Architectural competition for the construction of the new school Platy The competition documents can be obtained from: www.simap.ch For more information, please contact: Aloys PAGE Genevieve Frederick & ARCHITECTS Read more… |
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