National Pulse Memorial & Museum International Design Competition
Sponsor: onePULSE Foundation
Type: open, international, two-phase (RfQ)
Location: Orlando, Florida
Professional Adviser: Dovetail Design Strategists, LLC
www.dovetailstrategists.com
Eligibility: Open to architects across the globe. Architects will be required to form and lead a multi-disciplinary team to include urban design, landscape design and
exhibition design professionals. The inclusion of an artist is strongly encouraged.
Fees: None
Language: English and Spanish
Timetable:
25 March 2019 – Competition launch
30 April 2019 (15:00 EST) Stage I RFQ submissions due
Compensation:
Up to six architect-led design teams will be selected to participate in Stage II
of the Design Competition and an honorarium of $50,000 will be paid to each
of the shortlisted teams who have met onePULSE’s Stage II requirements, payable upon selection of a winning team.
Design Challenge:
On June 12, 2016 the largest and deadliest act of violence affecting LGBTQ+ people, and one of the deadliest terrorist attacks by a single gunman in modern American history occurred at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. A total of 49 people’s lives were taken that night, 68 others were injured and hundreds were left permanently affected from the trauma.
In the aftermath, the Orlando community and the world came together to prove that love will overcome fear and hatred. Under this banner, the onePULSE Foundation, an educational nonprofit, was created to memorialize this tragedy and ensure that Pulse’s legacy of love, acceptance and hope will never be lost.
The National Pulse Memorial & Museum International Design Competition challenges architects to create an iconic Memorial & Museum, including a pedestrian pathway called Survivors Walk in Orlando, Florida on the site of the Pulse nightclub and nearby properties. The National Pulse Memorial will be a
sanctuary of hope and healing, the Pulse Museum will educate, enlighten, inspire reflection and start conversations that will change mindsets. Survivors Walk will trace the three-block journey many victims and survivors took the night of the tragedy to get to the Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Together these three distinct elements will be a tribute to all those affected, will engage and educate visitors from around the world, and will serve as a catalyst for positive change.
The Jury includes:
- Mayra Alvear, Victim’s Liaison, Mother of Amanda Alvear, Task Force Advisory Council, onePULSE
- Earl Crittenden, Chair, Board of Trustees onePULSE, GrayRobinson, P.A.
- Yolande Daniels, Principal, studioSUMO
- Mayor Jerry Demings, Orange County, Florida
- Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando, Florida
- Hilary Lewis, Board of Trustees onePULSE, Chief Curator & Creative Director, The Glass House
- Teresa Jacobs, School Board Chair, Orange County Public Schools, former Orange County Mayor
- George Kalogridis, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees onePULSE, President, Walt Disney World
- Ricardo J. Negron-Almodovar, Survivor, Service Legal Coordinator, Latino Justice Southeast Office
- Barbara Poma, Owner, Pulse Nightclub, Founder & CEO of onePULSE
- Laurinda Spear, Principal, Arquitectonica
- Sarah Whiting, Dean, Rice University School of Architecture, Principal WW Architecture
- Susanna Sirefman, Competition Director and Jury Advisor, President, Dovetail Design Strategists
HOW to SUBMIT:
www.onePULSEfoundation.org/international-design-competition/
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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/
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