ONE PRIZE 2011: WATER AS THE SIXTH BOROUGH

One Prize is an Annual Design and Science Award to Promote Green Design in Cities.
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ONE PRIZE 2011: WATER AS THE SIXTH BOROUGH

Open International Design Competition to Envision the Sixth Borough of New York City

The ONE PRIZE committee invites the most talented and imaginative architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, economists, artists, students, and individuals to propose ideas for the NYC Blue Network and The World’s Largest Clean Tech Expo in 2014.

These propositions must include; expanding waterborne transportation, linking the five boroughs with transit hubs, incorporating ferries, water taxis, bike shares, electric car-shares, electric shuttle buses, providing in-water recreation, educational events, cultural activities, pavilion halls, and climate resilience.

PRIZE:

The best proposal will be awarded the $10,000 grand prize, the three honorable mentions will receive $1,500 each and all finalists will receive prominent year-long exposure on the competition website, presentation of designs at the award ceremony and web symposium and will be featured in the media sponsors.

JURY:

Amanda Burden, FAICP, Chair, New York City Planning Commission; JURY CHAIR Kate Ascher, Director of Development, Vornado Realty Trust in Manhattan Adrian Benepe, Commissioner, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation Wellington Chen, Executive Director, Chinatown Partnership LDC Michael Colgrove, Director of Energy Program, NYSERDA NYC Office James Corner, Principal, James Corner Field Operations Helena Durst, Vice President, The Durst Organization Inc. David Gouverneur, Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, UPenn Matthias Hollwich, Co-founder, Architizer and HWKN Bjarke Ingels, Founding Partner, BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group Roland Lewis, President and CEO, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Victoria Marshall, Director of Urban Design, Parsons the New School for Design Roberta Weisbrod, Ph.D., Principal, Sustainable Ports

UPDATE 1: Registration Deadline has been extended from April 30, 2011 to May 31, 2011.

UPDATE 2: Regular submissions and registrations are now both due by midnight EST, May 31, 2011. Late registrations and submissions may now be sent through June 15, 2011, though they require an additional $50 fee for being after May 31, 2011.