COMPETITION: MoMA, 14th edition. Who wins a competition?

Hello,

this time I decided to introduce the competition published by MoMA a while ago. They announced a winners only a couple of days ago. I thought it is worth of investigation what makes a design or architecture proposal successful while competing with a number of others. Let’s take a look at a brief of a competition firstly and then let’s take look at the winning proposals so that we can learn from them and become successful entries by themselves.

Young Architects Program International

Now in its 14th edition, the Young Architects Program at MoMA and MoMA PS1 is committed to offering emerging architectural talent the opportunity to design and present innovative projects, challenging each year’s winners to develop creative designs for a temporary, outdoor installation at MoMA PS1 that provides shade, seating, and water. The architects must also work within guidelines that address environmental issues, including sustainability and recycling. HWKN, drawn from among five finalists, will design a temporary urban landscape for the 2012 Warm Up summer music series in MoMA PS1’s outdoor courtyard, .

Jury Process

To choose an architectural firm for the Young Architects Program at MoMA PS1, deans of architecture schools and the editors of architecture publications nominate some 30 firms comprised of students, recent architectural school graduates, and established architects experimenting with new styles or techniques. The group is asked to submit portfolios of their work for review by a panel including Glenn D. Lowry, Director of The Museum of Modern Art, Klaus Biesenbach, Director of MoMA PS1, and Barry Bergdoll, Chief Curator of the Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA. The panel selects five finalists who are invited to make preliminary proposals for the designated site; the chosen winner is announced in February of each year.

Jury

Glenn Lowry, Director, The Museum of Modern Art
Kathy Halbreich, Associate Director, The Museum of Modern Art
Peter Reed, Senior Deputy Director, Curatorial Affairs, The Museum of Modern Art
Barry Bergdoll, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art
Pedro Gadanho, Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art
Klaus Biesenbach, Director, MoMA PS1 and Chief Curator at Large, The Museum of Modern Art
Peter Eleey, Curator, MoMA PS1
Pippo Ciorra, Senior Curator, MAXXI Architecturra, National Museum of XXI Century Arts (MAXXI), Rome
Jeannette Plaut, Director, YAP CONSTRUCTO
Marcelo Sarovic, Director, YAP CONSTRUCTO

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Party Wall by CODA

Summer 2013

The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 announce CODA (Caroline O’Donnell, Ithaca, NY) as the winner of the annual Young Architects Program (YAP) in New York. Now in its 14th edition, the Young Architects Program at MoMA and MoMA PS1 is committed to offering emerging architectural talent the opportunity to design and present innovative projects, challenging each year’s winners to develop creative designs for a temporary, outdoor installation at MoMA PS1 that provides shade, seating, and water. The architects must also work within guidelines that address environmental issues, including sustainability and recycling. CODA, drawn from among five finalists, will design a temporary urban landscape for the 2013 Warm Up summer music series in MoMA PS1’s outdoor courtyard.

The winning project, Party Wall, opening at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City in late June, is a pavilion and flexible experimental space that uses its large-scale, linear form to provide shade for the Warm Up crowds, in addition to other functions.

The porous façade is affixed to a tall self-supporting steel frame that is balanced in place with large fabric containers filled with water, and clad with a screen of interlocking wooden elements donated by Comet, an Ithaca-based manufacturer of eco-friendly skateboards.

The lower portion of the Party Wall’s façade is capable of shedding its “exterior,” as 120 panels can be detached from the structure and used as benches and communal tables during Warm Up and other diverse events and programs such as lectures, classes, performances, and film screenings.

A shallow stage of reclaimed wood weaves around Party Wall’s base to create a series of micro-stages for performances of varying types and scales. At various locations under the structure, pools of water serve as refreshing cooling stations that can also be covered to provide additional staging space or a shaded area from the direct sunlight.

Party Wall’s steel-angle structure is ballasted by water-filled “pillows” made of polyester base fabric that will be lit at night to produce a luminous effect. Party Wall acts as an aqueduct by carrying a stream of water along the top of the structure. The water is projected from the structure, via a pressure-tank, into a fountain that feeds a misting station and a series of pools.

The other finalists for this year’s MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program were Leong Architects (New York, NY, Dominic Leong, Chris Leong); Moorhead & Moorhead (New York, NY, Granger Moorhead, Robert Moorehead); TempAgency (Charlottesville, VA, and Brooklyn, NY, Leena Cho, Rychlee Espinosa, Matthew Jull, Seth McDowell); and French 2D (Boston, MA, and Syracuse, NY, Anda French, Jenny French).

http://momaps1.org/slideshow/view/324

http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/yap/newyork.html

COMPETITION: A new central London HQ, 27 June

COMPETITION: A new central London HQ, 27 June

I just been looking at competitions to expand my portfolio and increase the opportunities for employment. Here is another great chance to do that introduced by RIBA. SOunds as a great opportunity for any interior designer, architect, interior architect or a graduate.

Architects and designers around the world invited to design new HQ for the Metropolitan Police Service

Date:

20 May 2013

Press release contact:

Julia Davies
T: +44 (0)113 203 1490
E: julia.davies@riba.org

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is delighted to announce the launch of a new design competition on behalf of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to create a new central London HQ – replacing their existing New Scotland Yard building.

The new HQ, to be called Scotland Yard, will involve the redevelopment of the existing and currently unoccupied Curtis Green MPS building located on the Victoria Embankment, London, SW1.

The Curtis Green Building named after architect William Curtis Green sits within the Whitehall Conservation Area between the Norman Shaw Building and the Ministry of Defence. It faces onto the Victoria Embankment with views across the River Thames to London County Hall, Westminster Bridge and the London Eye.

The Invited Design Competition provides architects/practices with the opportunity to produce a design for the renovation of this landmark in one of London’s most important and historic areas – to provide a modern, flexible and secure office environment for the MPS.  The Curtis Green redevelopment will provide a state-of-the-art HQ for the MPS that also respects the heritage and location of the building and the need to deliver value for money for the MOPAC and the Met.

Roger Harding MPS – Director of Real Estate Development said: ‘The opportunity to create  a modern efficient working environment for the Met’s future headquarters, with world-class architecture that provides value for money and is alive to the history of the building provides a wonderful challenge. We look forward to working with RIBA as the competition progresses and to seeing the designs. The transformation of Curtis Green fits with our wider objective to deliver a more efficient and higher quality estate which meets the operational needs of the Met and is significantly lower in cost to run.’

The original building, constructed as an annexe to the original New Scotland Yard, had no significant front entrance. A new modern, efficient and highly visible entrance and reception will be an important part of the design.

Expressions of interest (EOI) are sought from architects/practices worldwide, following which up to five architects/practices will be invited to develop concept designs for the project. Each of the short-listed architects/practices will receive an honorarium payment of £6,000 (+VAT) and be invited to present their proposals to a Judging Panel at a final assessment. The Judging Panel will include architect Bill Taylor, Taylor Snell acting as the RIBA Adviser.

For further details about the Curtis Green Metropolitan Police Service New HQ Building and how to register for the competition please visit www.architecture.com/competitions and follow the link to Live Competitions. Deadline for receipt of expressions of interest is2.00pm on Thursday 27 June 2013.   

COMPETITION: A design competition for Van Alen Institute’s New Street-Level SPace, 13 June 2013

COMPETITION: A design competition for Van Alen Institute’s New Street-Level SPace, 13 June 2013

OVERVIEW

In 2014, Van Alen Institute will celebrate its 120th anniversary, marking a major legacy of competitions and initiatives that bring innovative design ideas to civic life. Over the coming years, the Institute will refocus its attention to analyze, advise on, and activate designs, public policies, and experiences of the public realm. This year, the Institute is making its public-oriented mission central to the reinvention of its own office and event space, transforming the ground floor and lower level of its building at 30 West 22nd Street in Manhattan to house its entire organization.

• ENGAGING THE STREET

  Capitalizing on the dynamic street-level presence created by Van Alen Books — the Institute’s storefront bookstore and event space launched in 2011 — Van Alen will relocate its staff and program area from the sixth floor to a reconfigured ground floor that will function as a light and highly flexible public space accommodating exhibitions, events, offices, and a bookselling platform.

  Van Alen’s legacy as a center for design innovation, bridging architectural education and professional practice, is key to its history and growth as a cultural institution. As it embarks upon a new chapter of design advocacy, Van Alen remains dedicated to critical inquiry surrounding contemporary forms of the public realm through interdisciplinary and innovative competitions, research, consultancy, and curatorial projects in the U.S. and beyond. As the next step in the organization’s development, Ground/Work is an opportunity to reinforce Van Alen’s mission and reframe its programs by integrating all aspects of its operations in a space that is more visible, accessible, and participatory in public life, with a strong connection to the street and the city at large.

• THE COMPETITION

  Ground/Work is an occasion to embrace and support inventiveness in architectural design. Participants will need to work with maximum creativity while observing key constraints. First, designing within a strict budget is not simply encouraged but required, as the Institute consolidates its staff and programs within a smaller footprint. Second, Van Alen’s building is located in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District, and design proposals must adhere to all applicable landmarks regulations and the New York City building code. Third, consideration should be given to green design and energy efficiency, creating a space that is environmentally responsive and sustainable.

  This two-stage competition seeks submissions from designers who are up to ten years out of school. After evaluation by a jury composed of Van Alen Trustees and design professionals, as many as three individual designers or firms will be selected to compete in the second phase of the competition. These finalists will be offered a modest stipend and will have three weeks to develop their designs. Following the jury’s final selection, the winning team will have four months to complete design work and develop construction documents. Construction is expected to begin in winter 2013.

COMPETITION: 15 JULY, First International Architecture Crowdsourcing Contest, MAD PROJECT

COMPETITION: 15 JULY, First International Architecture Crowdsourcing Contest, MAD PROJECT

Mendoza Art District (MAD) is a new and creative concept, an innovative way of understanding art and its relationship to nature. Its aim is to alter our perceptive and creative approach to things.

The Province of Mendoza, Argentina, in South America, has been chosen as the privileged location to launch the first real-estate crowdsourcing project as a tribute to its winemaking heritage.

We are planning to create a unique space, a resort that will enhance the power of its surrounding natural beauty in the stunning setting of the Cordillera de los Andes and the vineyards, in one of theeight wine capitals of the world,. This traditional landscape is an essential spot for any visitor coming to the province.

The most important cities worldwide are recognized and remembered for their symbols. MAD seeks to create a trademark that combines the regional spirit with the spontaneous creations of the global man in order for it to become a representative icon of this wine producing land.

The core of the MAD Project is creative freedom. We are looking to find a radical and disruptive proposal.

The project offers several options for the participation and integration of ideas and it is open to creative people in the fields of Architecture, Design and Art.

Our first task is to organize a contest of architectural ideas and crowd design to build the first stage of the project, which comprises a restaurante, a meeting place and a work of art for both venues.

Welcome to a brand new experience.

Conceptualization

Mendoza, one of the wine capitals of the world, is our source of inspiration for a major project that celebrates its history, nature and culture and that stems from a disruptive and ground-breaking ideato create a space for architectural dialogue and new relationships.

This project represents a promise capable of establishing itself as an icon of a place and as artistic expression in communion with its surroundings. Our mission is to build a resort complex where each person searching for food, accommodation and/or viticultural experience is the protagonist, and where each component offers memorable experiences that evoke pleasant sensations, feelings and thoughts.

http://www.madmendoza.com/pages/conceptualizacion-1365812655

PRIZES

STAGE 1

US$ 1000 to each finalist

The Jury will present 10 (ten) Special Mentions.

STAGE 2

US$ 15,000 to the winning project

(restaurante and meeting place)

Should the jury select 2 (TWO) DIFFERENT PROPOSALS,

US$ 10,000 will be awarded to each of them.

http://www.madmendoza.com/pages/premio-del-concurso

Competition: 24 May, 3D Awards, cgarchitect

Competition: 24 May, 3D Awards, cgarchitect

ABOUT ARCHITECTURAL 3D AWARDS 2013

The CGarchitect.com Architectural 3D Awards were started in 2004 to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of architectural visualization. In such a competitive field it becomes more and more difficult make yourself seen. With the wide visibility of CGarchitect, what better way to use this exposure than to help the artists that make up our community. 2013 marks our 10th annual awards, which will once again take place in La Coruna, Spain during the Mundos Digitales conference. Past awards have taken place in Los Angeles, San Diego and Boston. Over the past nine years many extremely talented individuals and companies have gone on to form new alliances and partnerships and advanced their careers. Check out some of our past competitions using the links below.