Singapore: Archifest 2013 Pavilion Design Competition

Singapore: Archifest 2013 Pavilion Design Competition
Now Open for Submission

Registration Deadline: Thursday 6 June, 2013
Closing Date: Friday 21 June 2013, 12pm

Following a successful sixth installation of Archifest in 2012, the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) brings Singapore’s annual festival of ideas about the city back for another edition to explore a brand new theme: “Small is Beautiful”. Through the lens of the theme, Archifest 2013 will use the city as a laboratory and frame Singapore as an urban ecosystem beyond singular architectural projects. It will explore and celebrate projects, design studios, communities and ideas that might be small by choice and circumstance but are large in ambition and impact.

With the competition held in its second year, the Archifest 2013 Pavilion is envisioned to be the physical manifestation of the spirit of Archifest as a celebration of ideas of the city. It is imagined to be a temporary, outdoor recreational venue, which reinvents our experience of a public space in Singapore, providing a comfortable, unique and multi-sensorial experience of the city to be enjoyed by everyone. For Archifest 2013, Dhoby Ghaut Green becomes the canvas for the pavilion. Here, we hope that the Pavilion will enhance the experience of the park, turning it into a space of not only creative expression but also gathering with an injection of new innovative programs to activate the space.

Competition Flow:

Registration of interested applicants: Thu, 6 June 2013
Briefing on-site: Fri, 7 June 2013
Submission: Fri, 21 June 2013, 12pm

Team members

If selected, teams will be engaged as turn key providers (design and build). With that, the team MUST include

• a Qualified Person (QP) who is a SIA Corporate or Fellow Member
• a builder who is capable of executing the design within timeline and budget

Student groups or designers from other disciplines who wish to take part in this competition must ensure that their project team fulfills the above requirement.

The following persons will not be eligible to take part in the competition

• Jurors
• Colleagues of the jurors and facilitator
• Archifest’s Festival Team

Prizes

The winning architect will be commissioned to develop the design with the Archifest team and will receive a professional fee of $10,000.

In addition, up to two other shortlisted entries will each received a reimbursement of S$2,000 to help defray part of the expenses involved in the competition.

For a detailed brief and more information, please visit:
http://www.sia.org.sg/current-awards-competitions/246-archifest-2013-pavilion-design-competition.html