Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and Minneapolis Parks Foundation, along with creative partners University of Minnesota College of Design and Walker Art Center, are sponsoring a design competition addressing Minneapolis’ upper riverfront, the area extending from the Stone Arch Bridge to Minneapolis’ northern city limits, along both sides of the Mississippi River. This project builds on the MPRB award-winning 2000 master plan and is the first demonstration project of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation’s “Next Generation of Parks” – a design-driven vision for a 21st century park system. Please download the Project RFQ for more information.

The Next Generation of Parks is a project initiated by the Minneapolis Parks Foundation to engage citizens in imagining the future of the Minneapolis park system. For more information, download a PDF project description.

Key Dates

• RFQ announcement – 16 September
• RFQ submission deadline – 13 October
• Shortlist Announced – 26 October
• Competition brief made available to teams – 1 November
• Team visit – 15-17 November
• Submission deadline – 21 January 2011
• Winner announcement, prize and exhibition launch – 10 February 2011

http://minneapolisriverfrontdesigncompetition.com/