Portland Design Festival: Street Seats Competition
Register/Submit Deadline: Thursday, Aug 22, 201312:06 AMEDT
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Program:
The competition brief is to design a temporary, freestanding, pavilion at the Center For Architecture (CFA) during the 2013 Portland Design Festival. Utilizing the design guidelines of Portland’s Street Seats program the project will be a model for future street seat designs. The design shall provide a place for people to sit/gather for festival events as well as push the boundaries of what a street seat can mean for the urban environment.
The pavilion will have a 2 month life outside the Center for Architecture, from the beginning of October until the end of November. After which it will be donated to a nonprofit, or kept at the CFA for installation for subsequent events.
Digital Fabrication techniques for the construction of the pavilion is strongly encouraged. We are also looking for Multidisciplinary design teams to carry out the design and build of the project.
Location:
Parking Space on NW Flanders St, outside the Center for Architecture, 403 NW 11th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209 (Second spot in from the intersection)
The Proposal:
Page limit: up to 10, 11x17 pages as a single PDF (150 dpi min, 10 MB max)
Images: Renderings, plans, sections and elevations required (proof of buildability in the tight schedule is a must)
Narrative: 500 words max.
Prizes:
Winning project gets built & displayed at the festival including a $1000 stipend to attend the festival to present the design*
2 Runners up and 5 honorable mentions to be displayed at the Portland Design Festival Awards Gala and featured on AIA Portland Website and Talkitect.com**
All shortlisted projects to be included in a Center for Architecture publication about the project and used for promotional material for the City of Portland Street Seats program
Timeline:
Submissions due: August 21th 2013
Winners Announced: September 1st 2013
Build: September 20th - 30th
Project Completed: October 1st 2013
Entry Fee:
$25 for students
$50 for professionals
Budget:
$10,000 USD - Includes all materials, fabrication, construction, breakdown and any transportation costs
Jury:
Hunter Tura - President & CEO, Bruce Mau Design
Hillary Sample - MOS
Michael Meredith - MOS
Daniel Mihalyo - Lead Pencil Studio
Annie Han - Lead Pencil Studio
Kurt Lango - Lango Hansen Landscape Architects
Sarah Figliozzi - City of Portland
Contractor - TBD
Sponsors:
Center for Architecture
AIA Portland
City of Portland
See the website for full description: http://portlanddesignfestival.org/street-seats-competition
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