By popular request, and given the broad opportunities for research and conceptual exploration, the closing date for submissions for the ResilientCity.org International Design Ideas Competition has be extended to August 31st, 2009. Please see details of the competition at http://www.ResilientCity.org

The purpose of the competition is to raise awareness in the Architecture, Planning and Engineering communities of resiliency as a central strategy for dealing with the future impacts on our cities of Peak Oil and Climate Change. We hope that this ideas competition will generate many imaginative and useful design and planning exemplars that effectively illustrate ResilientCity.org planning and design principles and strategies.

Participants may submit one or more design ideas for the four Building Design and Urban Design Scenarios. Each Scenario represents an important opportunity to design for more resilient, post-carbon, zero energy buildings and urban fabric.

Prizes include a First Prize of $1,000 CN (any category); a building design Second Prize of $500 CN; an urban design Prize of $500 CN; and publication of winning and honorable mentions on the http://www.ResilientCity.org website.