Death by Architecture / Competitions

Competition / STAGE / Wastelands: XXXII European Architecture Students Assembly / Flow Festival

Death by Architecture — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:42:39 GMT

Wastelands: XXXII European Architecture Students Assembly and Flow Festival are cooperatively organizing a design contest for building an intimate stage for the use of Flow Festival. The contest is open for students, postgraduates, researchers and/or equivalent non-practising-professionals of the fields related to architecture, arts and design.

The aim of the contest is to create a new Flow Festival venue suited for intimate performances, bringing the audience and the performer close to each other. The winning entry will be constructed at the festival site in Suvilahti (Helsinki, Finland) on 16-29 July 2012 during the Wastelands assembly. The stage will be utilised as one of the venues at Flow Festival 8–12 August 2012.

Competition / H.U.F.C. ? Hernesaari Urban Furniture Competition / Wastelands: XXXII European Architecture Students Assembly / City of Helsinki, City Planning Department

Death by Architecture — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:38:22 GMT

The task is to design urban furniture (5 pieces) suitable to the environment of Hernesaari (Helsinki, Finland) and applicable for temporary use.

The work should express high professional standards, serving the extensive tourist flows and focusing on public usability, visual attractiveness, continuity and the urban growth of the area.

Lifespan of the furniture should be at least 10 years.

The urban environment of Helsinki is very difficult in terms of durability. The climate type is marine urban climate which means rains, wind and salts brought by the winds. In the urban environment there’s also lots of sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, soot, dust and smoke in the air. Urban furniture is also typically placed in uncovered outdoor locations in which case they’re exposed to direct UV-radiation and rain. In these difficult circumstances even high quality furniture needs regular maintenance. To simplify maintenance furniture should have easily replaceable and repairable parts. Maintenance on the spot (cleaning, grinding, painting) should also be made as easy as possible.

Winning entry will be built during Wastelands: XXXII European Architecture Students Assembly on 16-29 July 2012 as a result of a workshop.

Furniture should serve multiple purposes: taking a break, relaxing, having picnics, enjoying the stunning marine views, exploring maps etc.

Participants should also consider the accessibility of the furniture.

Competition / Core77 Design Awards 2012 / Core77

Death by Architecture — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:26:14 GMT

After a successful inaugural launch last year, Core77 - the world's first online design resource - is now accepting entries for the Core77 2012 Design Awards. With progressive categories, professional and student entry fields, globally distributed juries, in-depth video testimonials, live jury announcements and a unique trophy that honors teamwork, the Core77 Design Awards continues to be the most inclusive, transparent and web-savvy award platform in the design industry. Adding to the wide breadth of categories, this year's awards will feature two new areas - Food Design and Writing & Commentary - plus a new jury of leading design minds from around the world.

According to Allan Chochinov, Partner and Editor-In-Chief of Core77, "We created the Core77 Design Awards to reflect the diversity of design practice today and to offer more opportunities to honor design enterprise in all forms." Jacqueline Khiu, Director of the Core77 Design Awards adds, "One of the interesting points of departure with this program is the greater transparency it brings to the process of entering and judging awards. It provides faces and voices to makers and jurors, and creates a more revealing and rewarding platform to participate in."

Open for entry starting January 17, the Core77 2012 Design Awards features 17 categories ranging from established fields to new emerging practices. Of these, 15 categories offer separate entry fields for professionals and students. Entrants are also encouraged to upload video to accompany their submission, providing a personal testimony about their entry to the jury. In addition to the sliding scale of entry fees, Core77 is offering a 20% Earlybird discount to people who enter by March 13. The final deadline for entries is April 10, 2012.

The Core77 Design Award's unique judging process combines global perspectives with local expertise. For each category, Core77 handpicked Jury Captains from 13 cities and 8 countries and invited them to choose their own jury from local experts in their field. The results will be broadcast live from the home cities of each jury team, revealing their choices via online video announcements.

Winners in each category will be awarded a trophy created by the New York design studio Rich Brilliant Willing. Recognizing design as a team sport, the trophy is a metallic mold that allows multiples to be produced - allowing contributors and clients to share in the glory.

Competition / New Vision of the Loft International Design Competition / Fakro Windows

Death by Architecture — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:15:02 GMT

The competition is organized by the FAKRO Company – a global roof window manufacturer in cooperation with an European magazine for architects – A10.

If you are an architect full of new ideas, if you have a passion for designing lofts full of light and creative spacial solutions which are environmental friendly – take part in our competition organized under the slogan.

Design your innovative, creative and artistic vision of the loft using any of FAKRO products, including, obligatory, a minimum of two FDY-V U3 Duet proSky roof windows and one FGH-V P2 Gallery roof windows.

Competition / Helsinki Central Library Open International Architecture Competition / City of Helsinki, Finland

Death by Architecture — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:59:50 GMT

The City of Helsinki is arranging an open two-stage international architectural competition for the design of a Central Library. The competition looks for a contemporary library design. The aim is to create a vibrant and functionally versatile meeting place, as well as an energy-efficient and architecturally significant building.

The Central Library will be located in the very centre of Helsinki, the Toolonlahti [“Toolo Bay”] area, on city block no. 2014 , a site significant in terms of both the cityscape and symbolically (Bing-map service, extract from the base map, urban fabric illustration). It will be part of a cohesive totality of public buildings together with the Finnish Parliament building, Helsinki Music Centre, Finlandia Hall, Sanoma House and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art.

The Central Library will be a combination of personal cultivation, culture and entertainment. It will be a vibrant and functionally versatile meeting place, a house of literature in which the users are the focus. The new Central Library will be much more than a traditional library. It will be a dynamic entity comprised of the physical spaces, technology, library collections, staff, cooperation partners and clients.

The objective is a high-quality, eco-efficient and timeless building:

The building will be an energy-efficient, nearly zero-energy building. In the choice of materials and structural solutions the aim is for material efficiency.

The building’s room programme area is 10,000 m2. Based on a project feasibility design, the estimated building costs for the project are 69,9 million EURO (0% VAT) [period 2/2010, Tender Price Index (THI) = 146,0]. The goal is for the building to be completed in 2017, and it will be a project marking the centenary of Finland’s independence.

The competition looks for a design solution for the Central Library building that:

− responds to the challenges set by the cityscape-wise unique location, and adjusts to the urban fabric and blocks of the Töölönlahti area.

− is high quality and timeless architecture.

− forms a symbolic and architecturally significant building that resonates with society as a whole and expresses the operational concepts of the building in an intriguing way.

− offers a functionally high-quality and technically and spatially flexible framework for cutting-edge and adaptable library operations.

− is eco-efficient.

− is technically and economically feasible.

The purpose of the competition is to act as a selection procedure in the procurement of a designer for the building (architectural design and expert in energy technology).

The competition is a part of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 programme.

Competition / Suburbia Transformed 2.0 Competition / James Rose Center

Death by Architecture — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:45:42 GMT

The goal of Suburbia Transformed 2.0 is to promote and celebrate residential designs that go beyond “green” by explicitly using sustainable strategies, tactics and technologies to enrich the aesthetic spatial experience of people. ST 2.0 will assemble contemporary projects achieving this goal into an exhibition and catalogue. The emphasis is on how such sustainable landscapes can be beautiful, inspiring, perhaps profound; and serve as examples for transforming the suburban residential fabric, one garden at a time.

Significantly, this year’s version, ST 2.0, invites the submission of visionary (unbuilt) work, along with built projects. Our hope is to trigger an instructive dialog between design that has been built and that which is untethered to the construction process. Such a curatorial stance has the additional benefit of opening up the competition to students, as well as professionals.

Competition / Virginia Low Impact Development Design Competition / James River Association, Friends of the Rappahannock, Potomac Conservancy

Death by Architecture — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:13:04 GMT

The purpose of the Virginia Low Impact Development Design Competition is to challenge teams of development professionals to demonstrate cost-effective approaches to replicating pre-development hydrology on development sites. The Virginia LID Competition is modeled off of the highly successful Houston LID Design Competition held in 2009 in Houston, Texas.

The competition will take place over a 6 month period, starting in November 2011 and concluding April 2012. Three real-world projects have been chosen in the Commonwealth for professional design teams to tackle, one in each of the three following categories:

1) Suburban Mixed use

2) Urban Re-development

3) Green Roadway

A prize of $15,000 will be awarded in each of three design categories:

Competition Objectives

Provide a hands-on learning experience through which design, construction and development professionals in the Virginia will gain meaningful experience in working with Low Impact Development methodologies that can be applied to their everyday practices.

Demonstrate to statewide design professionals, and to the development and civic communities, the economic, environmental and marketing benefits that are available to those developers and local governmental entities who adopt and innovate with respect to sustainable site development.

Encourage through the body of work represented by the entries submitted, greater use of these beneficial techniques for sustainable development in our area.

Recognize the participants and finalist design teams for their creativity, innovation and application of sustainable site design.

Eligibility

Each entry must come from an integrated design team consisting of a minimum of three licensed participants, including at least one Civil Engineer and one Landscape Architect.

The inclusion of team members from the Land Planning, Development, Homebuilding and Construction disciplines, including students, is strongly encouraged.

Individuals may not participate on more than one team competing in the same Design Challenge Category.

There are no limits on the number of individuals from a single firm that may participate in the competition as members of teams.

Teams must include Virginia registered professionals, i.e. P.E., A.I.A., L.A.

Competition / 2012 Steedman Fellowship Design Competition / College of Architecture at Washington University

Death by Architecture — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:42:52 GMT

Internationally acclaimed architect Craig Dykers will chair the jury for Washington University in St. Louis' 2012 Steedman Fellowship in Architecture International Design Competition.

Dykers is co-founder of Snøhetta, an architecture, landscape architecture and interior design firm with offices in Oslo, Norway, and New York City. Major projects include design of Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, and the recently opened National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at the former World Trade Center site in New York.

The Steedman Competition, sponsored biennially by the College of Architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University, is open to young architects from around the world. Winners receive a cash prize to support study and research abroad. For 2012, the first place award will be $50,000 — up from $30,000 in 2010 — making it one of the largest competition prizes in the United States.

Dykers, who will serve as the Sam Fox School's Ruth and Norman Moore Visiting Professor of Architecture next spring, will be joined on the Steedman jury by Brad Cloepfil, principal of Allied Works Architecture in Portland and New York; and by Sarah Dunn and Martin Felson, principals of Urban Lab of Chicago.

Registration for the competition will begin January 16, 2012. The program will be announced February 17, with competition entries due April 2.

Applicants must be graduates of an accredited school of architecture, and must currently be employed in — or have completed at least one year of practical experience in — the office of a practicing architect. Applicants are eligible to compete for up to eight years after receipt of their professional degrees, regardless of age.

Competition / Robot Workshop Competition / suckerPUNCH

Death by Architecture — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:23:41 GMT

The past few years have seen an exciting rise in the fascination with robotics. Simultaneously, the ability to develop and build robots capable of complex and experimental applications has become easier and more accessible to the general public. From hardware like Arduino to open source programming like Processing, there now exist inexpensive and even free ways to dabble with robotics. An amazing amount of resources and exchange points on the Internet also exist to answer questions and develop new ideas. In Brooklyn, groups have begun regular meet ups in makeshift spaces to talk about their robots and gain insight from others and the challenges they face.

The Robot Workshop will be a place people can come to work on their projects, utilizing shop facilities while simultaneously interacting with fellow robot enthusiasts. The Workshop should be a place for the exchange of ideas and for harnessing the collective intelligence of designers and builders. There will be several types of experimentation spaces, from communal studios to private labs. Teaching spaces will allow for workshops and community activities, including classes for children. A large area will also be devoted to storing a stockpile of parts for purchase and use on site. The Workshop will also serve as a social gathering place within the neighborhood through a storefront gallery and bar.

Competition / International Urban Design Competition for Klaksv?k City Center / Klaksvik Town Municipality (Faroe Islands)

Death by Architecture — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:14:49 GMT

Over the last 200 years, Klaksvik has grown from five settlements of a mere 100 people to a modern town of 5000 inhabitants. The large and swift population growth was triggered by the growing fishing industry, which led to the development of the areas along the shore for industrial purposes. The central part of town is virtually undeveloped and with a recent landfill in the center area, where the shore used to be, you are now invited to enter the contest for providing Klaksvík with a masterplan for a new town center.

This contest was initiated so that Klaksvík may take advantage of the untapped resources that lie in the town’s center. The ideas generated by this contest are to be used for the creation and arrangement of Klaksvik's town center, which will be comprised by new residential and commercial areas, offices, public institutions, and leisure areas; as well as all the services that citizens can expect from a town center. The winning entry will be used as the basis for new building regulations and for inspiration for new construction work in Klaksvik's center.

In preparation for this contest, Klaksvik Municipality has undertaken an update of its master plan with the main emphasis on projection of future numbers and figures, and an updated analysis of commerce and trade in Klaksvík. Together with Klaksvik’s conservation group, municipal records have been made of conservation worthy land areas, buildings, landscapes and other historic sites in Klaksvik, some of which are still recognizable today while others have vanished or been forgotten.

Competition / Reimagining Tall: Considering Context, Sustainability & Efficiency / Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Death by Architecture — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:59:07 GMT

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual International Student Tall Building Design Competition to be held in conjunction with the CTBUH 9th World Congress Shanghai 2012. The goal of the competition is to shed new light on the meaning and value of tall buildings in modern society. As noted by the 2011 Competition Jury Chair, William Pedersen of Kohn Pedersen Fox, “There has been a major transition in the sense of the value of the tall building and what it can contribute to the urban realm, and society in general. This transition moves the tall building away from just an instrument of financial exploitation and toward a development highly concerned with its impact on the city, the environment, and the urban habitat.”

Competition / Andersen Exterior Trim Design Contest / Andersen Windows

Death by Architecture — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:57:38 GMT

To showcase the new Andersen® Exterior Trim System, the company is launching a contest for architects and designers to render and submit an original building design using Andersen exterior trim as a building component. Now through May 18, 2012, applications are being accepted. Entrants must submit an original building design with four (4) elevations[MD1] rendered in color, and may submit one (1) additional drawing of their choice. The project must include the exterior trim system specified for Andersen A-Series or 400 Series products. See the official rules for details.[MD2] Up to five (5) designs will be selected.

Contest winners will receive a trip to Minnesota for an architectural tour of the Twin Cities and a facilities tour of Andersen Corporation. Each winning design that is built on or before May 30, 2013 will also receive Andersen exterior trim (up to 700 linear feet); an approximate retail value of $7,000.

Andersen’s new Exterior Trim System makes installation a snap. Can you imagine installing finished trim on an average house in just half a day and never touching it again? Sound too good to be true? Not anymore. The Andersen trim system saves time on the jobsite because it can be ordered along with the windows and arrives ready for installation. Available completely assembled and finished for most windows and in pre-cut kits for patio doors, the Andersen Exterior Trim System makes measuring, cutting, filling nail holes and painting a thing of the past. Installation takes as little as five minutes for an exceptional fit and lasting finish. It’s made of Fibrex composite material, which is highly sustainable, low maintenance and virtually impervious to water. In addition, it installs independently of the window or door’s water management system. Trim is available in 11 colors and a range of architectural styles.

Competition / New Visitor Destination & Public Open Space at Cronton Colliery / RIBA and Land Trust

Death by Architecture — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:49:08 GMT

National land charity the Land Trust is launching an international competition to find the most inspirational design and funding a team to create a new visitor destination and public open space at the former Cronton Colliery in Knowsley.

The competition is open to multi-disciplinary design teams and is being run by the Land Trust in association with RIBA Competitions. The competition will be in two stages, judged anonymously in the first stage. A shortlist will then be invited to enhance and present their designs and potential funding propositions at interview as part of the second stage.

It is the intention of the Land Trust to identify an architect or team that is able to demonstrate an empathy and understanding of the site based on its past and future contexts, as set out in the brief, and in tune with the vision and values of the Land Trust.

Competition / Urban-architectural Concept Competition for the BADEL SITE Redevelopment / City of Zagreb, Zagreb Society of Architects

Death by Architecture — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:33:34 GMT

Competition purpose and goal: to obtain a quality urban design concept that meets all the functional and economic criteria required to create a new and modern segment of the city centre, while both adding value to the wider urban area and providing a reminder of the historical development of the site. The site area should become a new factor in the definition of identity of this part of the city as well as the central point for the most relevant activities in the fields of business, tourism, hospitality, culture and art, while remaining a location providing quality everyday life environment for its inhabitants both today and tomorrow.

This ideas competition aims to collect variety of conceptual design proposals, with no intention of realization. The ideas competition may serve as a preparation of the competition for realization, or to select authors who will participate in a limited competition.

The ideas competition is organized for the buildings or area that have not yet defined the programme of purpose and content. The competition is organized to determine the spatial, formal and special features of the building, and for analysis and exploration of the potential of the spatial planning area, which is the subject of the competition programme. Proposals obtained from competition are used to further determine the purpose and content the competition site.

The awarded entries will be a professional and expert basis for the city government in decision-making process about investments in this urban location.

Open to Professionals who hold a master's degree in architecture or have completed a five-year course of study and are graduate engineers in the field of architecture and urban planning.

Competition / d3 Natural Systems 2012 / d3, new york

Death by Architecture — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:08:34 GMT

Exploration of natural systems from the microscopic to the universal unearths vast design potential for overlaying cultural, ecological, and life cycle flows toward determining new architectonic strategies. The annual d3 Natural Systems competition for 2012 invites architects, designers, engineers, and students to collectively explore the potential of analyzing, documenting, and deploying nature-based influences in architecture, interiors, and designed objects.

The competition calls for innovative proposals that advance sustainable thought and performance through the study of intrinsic environmental geometries, behaviors, and flows. By identifying, examining, and applying their structural order on form and function- -bottom-up, performance-based solutions for limitless building typologies, functional programs, and material conditions may be realized. An architecture of emergence suggests that design expression requires purpose beyond formal assumption and aesthetic experimentation itself.

Concurrent with sustainable thought, the d3 Natural Systems competition assumes that architecture does not simply form, but rather perform various functions beyond those conventionally associated with buildings. Design submissions must be environmentally responsible while advancing inventive conceptual solutions. Although proposals should be technologically feasible, they may suggest fantastical architectural visions of a sustainable global future. The d3 Natural Systems competition allows designers freedom to approach their creative process in a scale-appropriate manner--from large-scale master planning endeavors, to individual building concepts, to notions of interior detail. Accordingly, there are no restrictions on site, scale, program, or building typology, proposals should carefully address their selected context.

Competition / co/Auletta / RENA, Fondazione MIDA and Auletta Municipality

Death by Architecture — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:05:48 GMT

co/Auletta is a new project RENA is coordinating on a request by fondazione MIDA and Auletta Municipality. co/A is both an open contest and a workshop to collect ideas and contributions aimed at the transformation of the Municipality of Auletta – a small town located in the Campania region of Italy that fell victim to the devastation of the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. The goal of the contest is to select the best ideas, design teams, and participants for Auletta’s future development and transformation at both the local and regional level. Together with snark – space making (as advisor) RENA developed an innovative open ideas contest in order to collect design proposals, management models and process indicators for the transformation of Auletta, starting by its former city center and aming at fostering a 360 degree sustainable development for the entire area. The development path includes: (1) a contest to generate ideas and tools to create a vision for Auletta’s future development (2) a workshop to bring the selected designers from the competition phase together with local stakeholders in order to create a final ranking. All those proposals will be the base for (3) a design implementation phase which output will be a public tender for the assignment of project implementation.

Competition / Martin Roche Travel Scholarship / AIA Chicago Foundation

Death by Architecture — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:58:36 GMT

Established in 1926 by architect Martin Roche, this award gives a student the opportunity to independently study architecture abroad. The recipient will be selected on individual merit as evidenced by tour and independent study plan, strength of faculty recommendation, academic background, personal and professional achievements, character, integrity and general indication of future promise in the profession. The AIA Chicago Foundation reserves the right to interview any and all applicants before making a final decision and reserves the right not to make an award, or to divide the scholarship if multiple awards are made. This award is intended for independent study and is not to be used for credit-earning activities sponsored by educational institutions or other organizations.

Open to Architecture students at University of Illinois Chicago, School of the Art Institute Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology.

Competition / Mystery Build Art Challenge / Mystery Build

Death by Architecture — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:56:54 GMT

Mystery Build is an art challenge focused on ingenuity and resourcefulness. Contestants must create an original work of art using only the materials provided in a Mystery Build Kit. Contestants upload photos or videos of their creation and compete for $10,000 in cash prizes. Mystery Build Kits are available at www.mysterybuild.com.

The specific materials in the Kit will be unknown to you at the time of purchase, but you can expect to find some common sculpting materials like wood, metal, clay, and fiber. The Kits are 10" wide and 3.5" deep and contain around 3 lbs. of materials. All Mystery Build Kits are the same. Enter individually or as a team.

Competition / The 11th John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture / Managing Committee of the John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture

Death by Architecture — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:55:30 GMT

The 'Stewardson' Competition is an annual 10 day charette competition, the design breif is held until the start of the competition. John Stewardson [1858-1896] was endowed not only with high moral principle but vigorous character, a gift for friendship and the power to create confidence -- qualities which made him an inspiring example to the young members of his profession. His tragic death in a skating accident, closing a career of achievement notable for so short a life, at once moved many admirers to found this scholarship in his memory, an eloquent testimony to the place he had won in the regard of the community. “An Appreciation of John Stewardson, Architect.” By Warren P. Laird, Professor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, 1891-1932.

ANNOUNCEMENT: POST GRADUATE CANDIDATES

The Managing Committee of the John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture announces the competition for a $10,000 traveling scholarship. The Committee will issue a design program and select a Jury of Award. The winner will pursue the study of architecture in a foreign country[s] as approved by the Committee and is required to begin within one year of the award. If the winner is not able to begin travel within one year of the award, the Managing Committee will award the prize to the designated runner-up. He or she shall report experiences by one letter each month and by a summary report, presentation, and “evidence of scholarship” to be given prior to the awards dinner the following year.

SCHEDULE:

Registration: By 3:00 pm on or before: Monday, February 13, 2012 Competition Brief Issued at 9:00 am on: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Competition Entry due by 1:00 pm on: Friday, February 24, 2012 Dates and times correspond to Eastern Standard Time

ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for participation each candidate shall meet one of the following criteria: 1. Expect to graduate from professional studies at an accredited collegiate school of architecture in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania leading to a degree in architecture the year of participation; 2. Be an alumnus of one of the accredited colligate schools of architecture in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who has graduated with a B.Arch within the past three (3) years and who is currently enrolled in an M. Arch program at an accredited colligate school of architecture within the United States leading to a second professional degree the year of participation; 3. Be an alumnus of one of the accredited collegiate schools of architecture in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who has graduated with either a B.Arch or M.Arch within the past three (3) years and is actively working at an architecture firm and pursuing their IDP requirements; 4. Or be a intern working for an architect established and licensed within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who is registered with and actively pursuing their IDP requirements and has graduated with either a B.Arch or M.Arch from an accredited architecture program within the past three (3) years. Those who have won the Scholarship are not eligible to compete again.

REGISTRATION: Complete registration forms (including entry fee and supporting documentation) shall be submitted by the candidate to the Managing Secretary on or before Monday, February 13, 2012. Registration forms shall include all required information and shall bear the seal of a licensed Notary Public. Incomplete registrations will not be accepted (or returned) and requests for refunds will not be considered. ENTRY FEE: The entry fee of $125.00 is due with the registration form. Checks or money orders should be made out to the “Stewardson Competition”.

COMPETITION: Approved candidates shall undertake the solution of a design program during a stipulated ten-day period as outlined in the schedule. Candidates shall not receive any help whatsoever from teachers, students, employers, colleagues, or any other persons. Programs will be issued at 9:00 am on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 via email; Submissions are due no later than 1:00 pm on Friday, February 24, 2012. Entries arriving after 1:00 pm will not be eligible for consideration – there will be no exceptions.

AWARD JURY: The jury will be made up of prominent academicians, architects and critics. The Jury of Award will be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.

JUDGMENT: The Jury will choose one project, which ranks best in its judgment and will designate an alternate to fill a possible vacancy. The Managing Committee may withhold award of the scholarship if it deems no candidates to be satisfactory. Other stipulations of award may also apply.

TO REGISTER: To request a registration form, please contact John Hubert at: jhubert@studio-jha.com

Competition / AZ Awards for Design Excellence / Azure Magazine

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:42:21 GMT

AZURE Magazine's international competition celebrating excellence in design is open for submissions. Now in its second year, the AZ AWARDS program is already regarded as an important distinction for emerging and established firms. Like the magazine itself, the awards are multi-disciplinary, recognizing the contemporary inter-connectedness of architecture, landscape, interiors and product design. Submissions are open to designers, architects, manufacturers and clients. Students of architecture and design can submit for the A+ Award, which carries with it a $5,000 prize.

A high-calibre jury meets to review the submissions and choose the winners. In the 2011 inaugural year, the jury selected 52 finalists from an impressive 600 entries arriving from more than 25 countries. Ultimately 14 winners received recognition for their outstanding projects. The public votes online to select the People's Choice winners in April, 2012. Winning designs and finalists will be featured in AZURE Magazine's AWARDS ANNUAL, on newsstands Summer 2012, and on azuremagazine.com. The 2012 AZ AWARDS program is open to work completed before December 31, 2011.

CATEGORIES
Architecture: single-family and multi-unit residential, commercial and institutional, landscapes, temporary and demonstration spaces
Interiors: residential, commercial and institutional
Design: furniture, furniture systems, lighting, interior products
Concepts: unbuilt competition entries, other unrealized concepts
A+ Award: student work

Competition / Immortal Architecture / Tesseract Humanitarian Collective

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:38:38 GMT

BACKGROUND

All around the world people visit and admire humanity’s oldest architectural achievements- those which came at a cost but which have remained significant, have weathered and decayed gracefully, and have defied the march of time. And it’s not just the iconic buildings of ancient civilizations, but the hidden gems in every city which add richness and history to our everyday lives. The best sustainable humanitarian projects are those which can equip communities to become self sufficient, continuing to reach out to people for generations. Temporary pavilions and installations can be an amazing chance for emerging architects to gain a name for themselves, but we are asking you to think of the generations to come by designing a building which will not become obsolete, but will stand through the ages ahead.

THE CHALLENGE
We are asking you to design a building with an extremely long lifespan. The design must meet some special social need in its setting- in keeping with our interest in humanitarian architecture and design. You may want to consider how materials decay and erode over time and how this is managed or even encouraged, and how your design will remain useful and significant in centuries and perhaps millennia to come. What story will your design tell to future generations?

ENTRY FORMAT
This is a concept competition - we are asking for just ONE image (A3 sized) which explains your idea, with minimal written explanation.

ENTRY FEE & PRIZE
The entry fee is £4 Part of the entry (£1.50) goes into the prize fund, with a further part (£1.50) goes towards Save the Children’s East Africa Appeal. For the full brief and details, visit our website- http://tesseractcompetitions.com/current/

Competition / Innovative Minds Architectural Design Competition / Gurroo.com

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:36:56 GMT

In today’s world creative ideas are becoming crucial to success of all populations especially when social, economic and technological issues are becoming more complex. How can “innovative minds” be invigorated by an architectural design to promote solutions for our complex problems? An architectural design needs to become a catalyst for the innovative mind within physical and or virtual environments. This design needs to promote the human condition by inspiring the minds of the intended users to an unprecedented level. This may be accomplished on any scale; micro or macro. The designer will decide how to inspire users to develop or use their innovative minds directly or indirectly as a result of the architectural design.

Competition / anonymous.a(rchitect) 03 / anonymous.d

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:33:19 GMT

anonymous.a(rchitect)03 - Exhibition structure anonymous.a is aimed at small structures that CAN be built! Every year we are organizing a series of 4 architectural competitions that will conclude in an annual exhibition showing the year's winning projects.

The challenge
The challenge of this competition is to design a temporary exhibition structure/installation that will challenge the common use and purpose of a facade. A traditional facade is usually experienced as a flat 2 dimensional element where the quality it generates is mostly related to visibility/transparency and aesthetics. We would like to transform the facade into a 3 dimensional element. We are looking for projects that will enhance the experience of entering a space beyond just opening a door. We are interested in the "in between" experience created between the exterior and the interior part of the structure.

The site
The proposed site is located outside of the Milavec Hakimi Gallery at 51 cooper square in NYC. (the new cooper union building) We wish the proposed project to be inspired by this amazing building showcasing how a facade can be way more than just a bi dimensional element. The Milavec Hakimi Gallery is a young art gallery showing fun contemporary art and therefore we ask you to relate your work with a progressive contemporary thinking. The starting point of your work should be the conception of a 3dimensional front to the gallery's existing glass wall. This 3dimensional front must have a certain depth in which different experiences can take place. The experiences we are aiming for are related to the activities of the gallery. Your proposed structure/s can either integrate art pieces into it (act as an outdoor exhibition space) or simply offer an experience where your work is the art piece itself.

The program
The program set for this challenge is comprised of a 550 Sq. feet (50 M2) of exhibition structure/installation. The structure's purpose is either the serve as an experimental installation positioned outside of a gallery and play a role in the ongoing exhibition or to provide the gallery with an outdoor exhibition space that will show up to 6 works of different nature. The structure may have an interior space but should be conceived as an on open public space. Your work can also be conceived as several independent objects/structures that will form a front to the gallery. (More info in the download package)

Competition / 2012 Hot Dog Restaurant Artistic Fellowship / Zog's Dogs

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:27:48 GMT

Zog’s Dogs (www.zogs-dogs.com), a hot dog restaurant located in Downtown San Francisco, is accepting applications for the 3rd annual artistic fellowship at their restaurant. Zog’s Dogs is a strong supporter of artistic endeavors, and creative proposals that reimagine the hot dog, the restaurant experience, and food in general, are encouraged.

Proposals that utilize the company website, or the internet medium, are also encouraged. Please submit proposals for the most creative and evocative use of the full restaurant, including the following resources: 1 Kiosk approximately 22’ Length x 6’ depth x 11’ height 1 Autofry deep fryer 1 Griddle 1 Food warmer 1 Cash register 3 Chili/sauerkraut/nacho cheese warmers 1 Industrial grade toaster 1 Steamer 1 Lemonade machine 2 Sinks 1 Refrigerator 2 Freezers $100 Food value (wholesale) 1 Company website.

The accepted fellow will have access to Zog’s Dogs staff and training as needed for the successful execution of the proposal. Zog’s Dogs is located at 646 Market St. at Montgomery St., one of San Francisco’s busiest intersections, located in the Financial District.

Information on the Zog’s Dogs 2011 fellow, Leslie Henslee, is available here: http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/culturefeed/frankeart-mart-dishing-out-free-ketchup/ . Information on the Zog’s Dogs 2010 fellow, Paul Pescador, is available here: http://www.zogs-dogs.com/news/?p=174 .

The only prerequisite for selection is that the proposal does not reflect Zog’s Dogs in an unappetizing fashion. A selection of work completed by the applicant is encouraged, but not required. Please submit proposals, in any format, to info@zogs-dogs.com . The deadline for receipt of applications is March 15th, 2012. For questions please contact info@zogs-dogs.com. Architectural dimensions and specifications of the restaurant are available upon request.

Competition / 2012 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition / Confindustria Ceramica/The Italian Trade Commission

Death by Architecture — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:55:53 GMT

The Italian Trade Commission and Confindustria Ceramica, the Association of Italian Ceramics, are proud to announce the 2012 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition Call for Entries. The competition, now in its 19th year, recognizes the exceptional work of North American architects and designers who feature Italian ceramic tiles in their institutional, residential or commercial/hospitality spaces.

Competition / Breaking Away: Changing the place of Mayo Island with the 2015 UCI Road World Championships / James River Green Building Council

Death by Architecture — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:49:17 GMT

The 2015 Road World Championships will bring nearly 500,000 spectators to Richmond and an estimated $135 million in revenue to the Commonwealth of Virginia. As seen in other host-cities, large scale events can lead to disposable buildings and post-event dead zones in the urban environment. How can Mayo Island capitalize on the existing success of the James River Park System trails, adjacency to Richmond’s urban centers, and the revenue and attendance from the 2015 Road World Championship races to create an accessible, recreational, and sustainable, space for Richmond and its visitors? Entrants are asked to propose economically, culturally and environmentally responsible tourism and recreation-based solutions for Mayo Island that critically examine the lasting impact of the 2015 Road World Championships and the role Mayo Island plays in Richmond’s past, present and future. Solutions can include both Mayo Island and the 14th Street Bridge.

Competition / Space by Subtraction: May 2012 Vignette Competition / Socio Design Foundation

Death by Architecture — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:52:51 GMT

Submit a spatial response to the concept expressed in the competition’s title through a single vignette. While entries are limited to a spatial response, they can be expressed through any medium: architectural design, photography, sculpture, etc. Can you distill your ideas to a single vignette.

Competition / No Foundations, No Grid: Home for the Transitory: April 2012 Vignette Competition / Socio Design Foundation

Death by Architecture — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:51:35 GMT

Competition / Call for Essays: The Unfinished Grid / Architectural League of New York

Death by Architecture — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

With this competition, Urban Omnibus seeks to advance its dedication to redefining the culture of citymaking by inviting writers to interpret a system that influences so many aspects of urban life, and yet is rarely considered in evocative or creative non-fiction writing.

How does the Manhattan street grid determine your experience of the city?

How does it affect your understanding of what a city is, what a city does, how you move through a city?

How does it embed itself in defining aspects of daily life in New York City: destinations, neighborhoods, intersections, commutes; where and how we live, work, explore, or enjoy the city?

Competition / PLAT Journal 3.0_CollectiveDisruption_Call for Submissions / PLAT Journal: Rice School of Architecture

Death by Architecture — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:16:19 GMT

From unforeseen endings come dramatic beginnings. Plat 3.0 invites projects, images, essays, and manifestos, which explore the discursive opportunities that emerge in the wake of collective disruption. In a time characterized by rapidly shifting conditions and perpetual crises, contingencies and opportunities to innovate emerge. Such moments lay the ground for radical change. Free from the constraints of the established doctrine, architectural and urban practice find new frontiers where experimentation is not only allowed, but demanded—where temporary breakdown establishes new, lasting thresholds for design and research.

With this in mind: What are the limits of urgency and agency? Where is the relationship between speed and production? How do rapid changes in topography, geography, and movement produce new territories for architecture? When can architecture extend the potentials of the boiling point to make lasting change? What was yesterday unimaginable is now perfectly plausible in the call to action embedded in disruption.

Please submit abstracts, scholarly papers, photographs, drawings, prints, media projects and other such philosophical explorations to curator@platjournal.com by February 14, 2012 for consideration. (See www.platjournal.com for guidelines.)