architectural competitions

The Challenge

The Open Architecture Challenge reaches beyond traditional bounds of architecture by challenging designers and architects to partner with community groups and to develop together innovative solutions that improve the built environment.

The 2011 Open Architecture Challenge invites architects, designers and creatives around the world to re-design retired military sites. This competition asks designers to partner with communities surrounding these former places of conflict to transform hostile, and oftentimes painful, locations into sites where groups can create civic change.

How Many Decommissioned Sites are There?

Good question. Help us build a global count of decommissioned military sites. Click here to add a site to the map. They can be any kind from any place. The only rule is: It must be an abandoned, closed or decommissioning military site. We are asking you to work on a site near you but it you can’t find one, you can choose one of the following:

Site 1: Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, Guantánamo Bay (Cuba)* Gitmo Here
Site 2: NSA “East Bank”, New Orleans, LA (USA)
Site 3: Johnston Atoll, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
Site 4: Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Tustin, CA (USA)
Site 5: Flak Towers, Vienna (Austria)
*Currently not decommissioned yet scheduled for closure.

Schedule

October 18 2011: Challenge Launch
May 1 2012 [Extended!]: Registration Ends
June 01 2012 [Extended!]: Submission Deadline
June 01 2012: Semi-Finalists Announced
June 29 2012: Winner + Finalists Announced
Fall 2012: Exhibition of Entries

More informatio: openarchitecturenetwork.org

OBJECTIVES:

1. Propose a new, contemporary, attractive, functional and easy-to-remember image, ensuring that the Peru Pavilion will reflect Peru’s attractions and encourage the general public to learn more about this country’s many and varied tourist destinations.

2. Increase visitor numbers in a decentralized and sustained manner, promoting the diversification of the country’s tourist attractions.

3. The objective of the competition is the design of the Peru Pavilion (for the World Travel Market – WTM). The proposals presented will be referential and able to accommodate adjustments before the WTM commences. These adjustments will be made jointly with PROMPERU and will be the result of an evaluation of the specific requirements of each travel market.
It should be understood that the design proposals chosen as winners will be used by PROMPERU not only in the WTM, but also in all the presentations mounted by Peru in tourism fairs in Europe, Latin America and Asia, beginning in November 2012 and continuing throughout 2013.

4. The design of the pavilion should be based on a flexible and graphic architectural system, capable of being adapted to different needs.

THE PROJECT:
PARAMETERS OF THE PROPOSAL:

The area to be occupied by the pavilion measures 400 square meters, in the form of a rectangle located in the middle of the Fair, composed of 42 meters by 9.5 meters with four open sides that will accommodate a series of stands and communal areas for information, a gastronomic bar, an area for events, a meeting point, and rooms for gatherings and interviews, in accordance with the specifications given below. These stands must meet the minimum requirements and technical specifications detailed in this document, and it is essential that the following aspects be precisely defined: materials to be used, textures, qualities, functionality, furnishings, spatiality, color scheme, lighting design, distribution and utilization of institutional graphics.

1st PRIZE: US$ 20,000 (TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) for the development of the project, 2 plane tickets to London (from Peru or anywhere else in the world), as well as accommodation, meals and transfers during the 4 days of the WTM.

2nd PRIZE: Luxury travel package for 2 persons x 4 days in Peru (destination of choice).

3rd PRIZE: Luxury travel package for 1 person x 4 days in Peru (destination of choice) and 9 honorable mentions.
SCHEDULE

• START OF COMPETITION    March 20th, 2012
• ANSWERING OF QUERIES Answers will be updated at the F.A.Q for the entirety of the Competition
• SPECIAL REGISTRATION    From March 20th until April 16th 2012
• EARLY REGISTRATION From April 17th until May 14th, 2012
• LATE REGISTRATION    From May 15th to June 18th, 2012
• REGISTRATION DEADLINE    June 18th, 2012
• SUBMISSION DEADLINE    until June 25th, 2012
• JURY EVALUATION    From June 26th until July 16th 2012
• ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNING PROPOSAL    July 17th 2012

EVALUATION
For ARQUITECTUM:
Karin Chaman Arch. : karimchaman.com
Jordi Puig Arch.: jordipuig.com.pe
Enrique Bonilla Arch. : Dean, University of Lima´s School of Architecture

Further Information arquitectum.com

Building Trust international have just announced a new open design competition, which seeks to find well designed homes for the elderly or homeless within some of the World’s richest countries. The growing rate in single occupancy households has led to increased numbers of young and elderly people affected by poverty being forced to live in substandard living conditions and in the worst cases sleeping rough.

We are asking designers, engineers, architects and house builders to provide a solution to the housing crisis by offering sustainable, affordable small homes that give those that are alienated or marginalised within society a safe place to live. Building Trust international ask contestants to site their proposals in an urban area of a developed country, develop single occupant designs that are sensitive to the local context and keep to a budget of £20,000 ($30,000). Building Trust international will work alongside local government and community groups to seek funding and planning for the winning design. The design competition has the support of Habitat for Humanity and the YMCA.

The competition welcomes applications from all students and young professionals in the field of architecture, design and engineering.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE:

Final date for registration - 30th June 2012
Closing date for all submissions – 31st July 2012
Announcement of winners to be posted on buildingtrustinternational.org – 15th August 2012

AWARDS:

Professional Category:
1st prize: We will pursue funding and planning for the winning design. There will also be 9 honourable mentions.

Student Category:
1st prize: $500. There will also be 4 honourable mentions.

BRIEF:

The competition brief can be downloaded from below: buildingtrustinternational.org or pdf

The British had assumed control of Delhi in 1803. The then-existing city of about 125 thousand had been founded by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1639 and, over the years, the population of the Indian capital, after independence, has grown beyond the 13 million units.

New Delhi had continued to lure British tourists, who found it far more attractive than Indian districts in the colonial metropolis. The fast and continued growth of the city population has generated, as in many other megacities of the world, an economic and social imbalance. About 6 million people live in slums in the suburbs of New Delhi. The formation of slums is closely linked to economic cycles, trends in the distribution of national income, and in recent years with national policies for economic development. The negative effects of globalization(especially the boom and economic failures that have gradually increased economic inequality) have contributed to the huge increase of the slums.

All this is accompanied by a very relevant data: over 60% of the Indian workforce is distributed in the countryside and live on the farm economy. The problem of Indian cities, like New Delhi, is the lack of infrastructure.

Hof – Horizontal Farm in New Delhi wants to focus on finding a solution that integrates the culture and traditions of Indian society with improved living conditions of slums inhabitans.

1st prize: 1500 €
2nd prize: 1000 €
3rd prize: 500 €

February  1, 2012
Special registration begins – Question period is open

March 31, 2012
Special registration deadline

April 1, 2012
Early registration begins

April 30, 2012
Early registration deadline

May 1, 2012
Late registration begins

May 31, 2012
Late registration deadline

June 15, 2012
Project submission deadline

June 20, 2012
Jury meeting – Evaluation period begins

September  1, 2012 
Winners’ announcement

More information:  awrcompetitions.com

The Victorian Government has committed to a $1 million prize pool for an international design competition to help rejuvenate and restore Melbourne’s iconic Flinders Street Station. The Government will be looking for the best ideas from around the world to re-energise the station and its surrounds while making sure integral heritage features are maintained.

Designs will be expected to address the station’s transport function, heritage requirements, urban design and integration with its surrounds as well as providing a value for money  proposal. The competition will be conducted in accordance with the Australian Institute of Architects competition guidelines and international best practice.

Work is currently under way to consult with key stakeholders and write a detailed project brief for competition entrants. Anne Dalton & Associates has been appointed as the Probity Advisor for the competition. The Probity Advisor has a key role advising the project team in relation to integrity of decision making and will work closely with the Competition Advisor when appointed.

Registration Deadline: 08/01/2012
Submission Deadline: 09/01/2012

More information: majorprojects.vic.gov.au
Competition e-mail: info@mpv.vic.gov.au

InstantHouse Temporary Housing launches the 4th edition of an ideas competition created by FederLegno Arredo, the Politecnico di Milano and MADEexpo.

Designers are invited to envision environmental, social and economic opportunities in temporary housing, which specifically address the scientific community within Politecnico di Milano’s Sustainable Campus project. The competition explores potential innovative solutions derived from using new technologies in sustainable design, and which respond to the evolving typologies of city users and inhabitants. InstantHouse aims to combine temporality and mobility with both social interaction and ecological values, resulting in powerful new possibilities for temporary housing.

The competition welcomes applications from all students and young professionals in the field of architecture, engineering, industrial design, and urban planning worldwide.

Entries will be judged by a panel of judges from Region of Lombardy, Politecnico di Milano, Federlegno Arredo, MADEexpo, Triennale di Milano and Expo 2015. InstantHouse winning projects will be featured as part of an exhibition hosted by the MADEexpo Milan fair 2012, an event which attracts over 250,000 visitors. Please visit our website instanthouse.it for additional information.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE:

• March 5th 2012: competition launch
• May 15th 2012: deadline for submitting questions
• June 4th 2012: application form submission deadline

All forms should be emailed to instanthouse@federlegnoarredo.it

• July 2nd 2012: final project submission deadline
All proposals should be mailed to:
Federlegno Arredo S.r.l.
Foro Buonaparte 65 – 20121 Milan
And addressed to the attention of: Concorso INSTANTHOUSE

• July 16th 2012: jury deliberation
• July 23 th2012: notification of the results
• October 17th – 20th 2012: award ceremony and exhibition of the winning projects at MADEexpo Milan Fair 2012.

AWARDS:

• First Prize: 1500 €
• Second Prize: 1000 €
• Third Prize: 750 €

The Jury reserves the right to award honorable mentions to any projects determined to be particularly merit-worthy entries.

WEBSITES: (for information and application details): instanthouse.it

CONTACT:  instanthouse@federlegno.it

Architecture Studio Sinestezia is launching an international one-stage architectural competition to design Boka Artist Residence .

Boka Artist Residence is envisioned as a stimulating place for all forms of activities, which includes theory, visual arts, architecture, design, literature, music, new media, cultural production, as well as science. Place that will encourage a dynamic intercultural exchange and interactions, cooperation and connecting Montenegro with the countries of the region, Europe and rest of the world.

Subject of the competition
The subject of the architectural competition is preparation of the Preliminary Architectural Design for the Boka Artist Residence.

Purpose of the Competition
The purpose of the architectural competition is to choose, on the basis of comparative designs the best entry capable of creating the most suitable design fulfilling the promoter’s requirements as laid down in these Terms, Program and Relevant Documents. The ambition of the competition is to identify proposals that successfully address the requirements of the Boka Artist Residence concept.

Competition announcement and registration
start date 02. April 2012

Competition documents available for download 02. April 2012
Registration deadline and last day to download competition documents 01. May 2012| 15.00h – GMT+1
Last day to submit questions 15. May 2012
Questions and answers posted on the Competition web site 17. May 2012
Submission of designs 01. June 2012 | 15.00h – GMT+1
Assessment of proposals and selection by the Jury 20. June 2012
Announcement of winners 01. July 2012
Online exhibition opening date 03. July 2012

More information can you find on website: artinboka.com

Modern Atlanta (MA) is pleased to announce the second annual MA Prize competition. The 2012 MA Prize entries will be carefully selected by a prestigious international jury of practicing designers and scholars and will be displayed at this year’s MA12 “Design in Human Week” in Atlanta.

This year the prize calls for designers to submit projects that critically consider today’s notions of sustainability as applied to the modern dwelling. This award aims to highlight projects of all scales, that showcase a critical investigation into sustainable design practices in the home as well as projects that thoughtfully deal with the unique geographical, social, political or cultural conditions.

All entries will be reviewed by an international jury panel and winners will be announced in May. The first prize winner will be awarded $1000 USD and the second prize winner $500 USD. In addition to the prize winners twelve honorable mentions will be selected. Prize winning entries and honorable mentions will be exhibited during the Design is Human Week 2012 event to be held from 1st to 10th June 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Schedule and eligibility
March 15 2012 - Competition Announcement
March 22 2012 - Deadline for Question
March 26 2012 - Answers to Questions Published
April 1 2012 - Deadline for Early Registration/Project Submission
May 1 2012 - Deadline for Regular Registration/Project Submission
May 21 2012 - Winner Announcement
June 1 2012 - Exhibition of Selected Projects at Design is Human Week 2012

Please visit maprize.org for additional information and modern-atlanta.org to learn more about MA and the annual Design is Human Week event.

The NEXT LANDMARK Floornature International Architecture Contest sheds light on new projects by young architects to offer them the visibility they deserve and a chance at international success. By promoting new projects and concepts in contemporary living, NEXT LANDMARK aims to offer new architects an ethical opportunity with a declared interest in promoting the community and to uncover talented new architects of the future.
The competition is open to young designers (architects, engineers, landscape architects, urban planners) all over the world who graduated after January 1, 2000, offering young architects an opportunity to submit their work online with no entry fee by simply registering for the dedicated mini-website contest.floornature.com.
Prizes will be presented to projects and studies meeting the requirements of originality and eco-sustainability and all ideas emphasising the relationship between people, architecture and land.
The prizes will be presented during the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale, during an evening event showcasing the winning projects and architects.

The NEXT LANDMARK Floornature International Architecture Contest is divided into two categories:

- Debut work, open to built architectural projects completed by young architects.
- Research, open to unbuilt urban redevelopment projects, ideal buildings, graduating theses and theoretical reflection on contemporary living.
The international panel of professionals judging the competition will select 1 winner in each section to be awarded a 3-day trip to Venice for the Biennale opening, exhibition of their projects in an event held during the Biennale and publication on the web portal www.floornature.com of the project and a video interview with the architect.
There will also be 2 special mentions in each section, which will be exhibited in the event held during the Architecture Biennale and promoted on the portal with publication of information on the projects and a joint video interview with the four winners of special mentions.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2012

More information can you find on website: contest.floornature.com

The aim of the present architecture students competition Landscape, Architecture & Wine is to contribute innovative ideas to the, increasingly common, strategy of opening wineries to tourism and to their immediate surroundings, thus providing new experiences for the visitor.

Schedule:
Registration Period opens: March 1 st, 2012
Consultation Period opens: March 1 st, 2012
Early Registration Period Deadline: April 13 rd, 2012
Registration Period Deadline: May 31 st, 2012
Deadline for Consultations: May 31 st, 2012
Projects Submission Deadline: July 2 nd, 2012
Publication of the Results: August 6 th, 2012
Virtual Exhibition: August 6 th, 2012

Prizes:

5100 euros in cash + Publication of awarded projects in WA Wettbewerbe Aktuell magazine  + 1 year free subscription to WA Wettbewerbe Aktuell magazine + 1 year free subscription to EL CROQUIS magazine + 1 year free subscription to 2G magazine.

The winner or person that represents the winner team will take part of the Jury in the next academic competition.

All the projects will be exhibed in www.arquideas.es

Jury:

• Mrs. Martha Thorne  Executive Director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize
• Mrs. Benedetta Tagliabue Director of the architecture office Miralles Tagliabue-EMBT
• Mr. Fernando Marquez Cecilia Editor in chief of the internacional architecture magazine EL CROQUIS
• Mrs. Maria Urrutia Ybarra Board Member and Marketing Director of Bodegas CVNE
• Mrs. Sara Ouass Chemlal Winner of the Coworking Building (COB) Madrid academic competition

More information and Bases here.