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The Kay e Santé nan Ayiti Competition

Contest Watchers — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:04:00 +0000

This contest is open until 12 November 2010. That means you have approximately 103 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Archive Institute.

Winners announcement expected: 7 December 2010.

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Kay e Santé nan Ayiti (Creole for Housing and Health in Haiti) seeks to solicit ideas on housing prototypes that work to reduce the transmission of tuberculosis for a community in St. Marc, Haiti.

Archive encourages (though within prescribed parameters) ideas that vary in size, scale, layout, grouping, building construction methods, structural responses, materials, and form. Five winning designs will be used to build five single-family units.

Both professionals and students are encouraged to participate. Architects, building designers, urban planners, health professionals, researchers, public health specialists, and other interested professionals are encouraged to submit their ideas to the competition.

Objective

The Kay e Sante nan Ayiti competition seeks to solicit ideas on housing prototypes for PLWHA (Persons Living With HIV or AIDS) that work to reduce the transmission of Tuberculosis in St. Marc, Haiti. Within the stated parameters, submissions may explore various size, scale, layout, grouping, building construction methods, structural responses, materials and form. Archive hopes to build five single family units and to adhere to a pre-established budget.

The wider aim of the project is to provide transient 1-year health housing for PLWHA in addition to vocational and skills training.

The true value of this competition is in:

Creating collaborative multidisciplinary networks for instilling change.
Transferring knowledge between design/planning/building professions and health/science professions.

Prizes

Two juries comprised of international experts and community members will be engaged along the way and ultimately be responsible for choosing the 5 winning entries and 2 honorable mentions.

First place: $5,000 US
Second place: $3,000 US
Third place: $2,000 US
2 additional projects will receive Archive design excellence merit awards.

Rules

Professionals, students and locals are welcome to participate. Architects, building designers, urban planners, health professionals, researchers, public health specialists, St. Marc residents and other interested individuals are especially encouraged to submit their ideas to the competition.
Participation is prohibited for those directly affiliated with Archive or the judging panel.
Archive very strongly encourages multidisciplinary, cross-cultural and international collaboration and we have designed a database specifically for this.
1 project submission per group is permitted.
No more than six people are permitted per team, participants may enter individually if they wish.

How to enter?

Submissions will be received in electronic format. Please upload submissions on the official website, once you've completed the registration procedure.

Entry fee

The cost of registering a team varies according to the country in which the main applicant is based:

$50 US for professionals from developed nations
$30 US for students from developed nations
$10 US for teams from developing nations

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eVolo 2011 Skyscraper Competition

Contest Watchers — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:59:51 +0000

This contest is open until 18 January 2011. That means you have approximately 170 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by eVolo Magazine.

Winners announcement expected: 28 February 2011.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

eVolo Magazine is pleased to invite students, architects, engineers, and designers from around the globe to take part in the 2011 Skyscraper Competition.

The annual eVolo Skyscraper Competition is a forum for the discussion, development, and promotion of innovative concepts for vertical density. It examines the relationship between the skyscraper and the natural world, the skyscraper and the community, and the skyscraper and the city.

The aim of this competition is to redefine what we understand as a skyscraper and initiate a new architectural discourse of economic, environmental, intellectual, and perceptual responsibility that could ultimately modify our cities and improve our way of life.

Objective

The objective is to provide maximum freedom to the participants to engage the project without constraints in the most creative way.

What is a skyscraper in the 21^st century? What are the historical, contextual, social, urban, and environmental responsibilities of these mega-structures?

Prizes

1st place – US $5000
2nd place – US $2000
3rd place – US $1000

Rules

Students, architects, engineers, and designers are invited to participate in the competition. You're encouraged to have multidisciplinary teams.
Participants may submit various projects, but must register each entry.
Participants must register by 11 January 2011.
One registration = One project.
There is no limit as to the number of participants per team. Individual entries are accepted.
After your registration has been approved eVolo will send the registration number which will be necessary for submission boards.
This is an anonymous competition and the registration number is the only means of identification.
The official language of the competition is English.
The registration fee is non-refundable.
Contacting the Jury is prohibited.
Entrants will be disqualified if any of the competition rules are not considered.
Participation assumes acceptance of the regulations.

How to enter?

This is a digital competition and no hardcopies are necessary.

Entrants must submit their proposal via email no later than 18 January 2011 (23:00 hours US Eastern Time) to the following email address: skyscraper2011 [at] evolo.us (please replace [at] with @).

The project submission must contain the following files:

Two boards with the project information including plans, sections, and perspectives. Participants are encouraged to submit all the information they consider necessary to explain their proposal. These boards should be 24″ X 48″ in horizontal format. The resolution of the boards must be 150 dpi, RGB mode and saved as JPG files. The upper right corner of each board must contain the participation number. There should not be any marks or any other form of identification. The files must be named after the registration number followed by the board number. For example: 0101 - 1.jpg and 0101 - 2.jpg.
A DOC file containing the project statement (600 words max). This file must be named after the registration number followed by the word “statement”. For example: 0101-statement.doc.
A DOC file containing the entrants' personal information, including name, profession, address, and email. This file must be named after the registration number followed by the word “info”. For example: 0101-info.doc.
All the files must be placed in a ZIP folder named after your registration number. For example: 0101.zip

Entry fee

Early Registration: US $65 until 16 November 2010
Late Registration: US $85 from 17 November 2010 - 11 January 2011

New Life Cancun Project

Contest Watchers — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:14:31 +0000

This contestis open until 1 August 2010. That means that this is the last day that you can attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

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Artists working with interventions, activism and other participatory practices are invited to apply for participation in New Life Cancun.

Artists and activists are invited to explore its social architecture and suggest work proposals of an awareness, educational and/or practical-action nature designed around the topic: “New Ways Of Living Together”.

This experimental hospitality project will take place during the UN Climate Change summit (COP 16) in Cancún, Mexico from 29 November to 10 December 2010.

Objective

In continuation of Wooloo's New Life Copenhagen festival - in which we secured housing for more than 3.000 activists coming to the Copenhagen summit - New Life Cancun is aiming to connect visiting activists and NGO employees with local families in the area of Cancún.

An area infamous for its vulnerability to climate disasters (mainly hurricanes), as well as for the high CO₂ emissions associated with its tourism sector.

Utilizing this meeting of hosts and guests in Cancun as our exhibition platform, artists and activists are invited to explore its social architecture and suggest work proposals of an awareness, educational and/or practical-action nature designed around the topic: “New Ways Of Living Together”.

Prizes

Up to five artists will be selected for participation and will get all travel, accomodation and production costs covered by Wooloo.

Rules

Individuals or groups working with interventions, activism and other participatory practices are invited to apply for participation.

How to enter?

Proposals must include a detailed budget. As fundraising efforts are still ongoing, the size of our final production budget is still unknown. However, it won't be large - so please be aware that your project must be able to be realized in a low-budget manner!

Please direct all research questions to contact [at] wooloo.org (please replace [at] with @).

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Brussels Courthouse – International Ideas Contest

Contest Watchers — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:10:22 +0000

This contest is open until 15 October 2010. That means you have approximately 75 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Belgian Buildings Agency.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

The Brussels' Palace of Justice is a symbol for the power of Justice, dominates the skyline of Brussels and is a window to the past. Yet the stately justice building is hard to secure and to modernize.

In this context and taking into consideration the Belgian chairmanship of the European Union, the Belgian Buildings Agency and the Department of Justice are holding an international ideas contest under the name of ‘Brussels Courthouse: Imagine the future'.

Imagine the future for the Brussels Courthouse and its surrounding area.

Objective

The goal of the contest is to develop a vision about the future of this Courthouse. This vision will be expressed in one or more rough ideas regarding an architectural and urban project for the building and the surroundings of the Poelaert square. Rather than on finished urban development or architectural projects the contest focuses on ideas involving the functions of the Palace of Justice such as the future judicial or other functions of the building and the surroundings of Poelaert square.

The proposed projects need to take into account the monumental value of the building as well as the significance of this location in a present-day context. The line of approach is kept as wide as possible.

The participants may cover one of the following two scenarios:

or the Palace of Justice with a (partially) judicial function as, e.g., the Court of Appeal (civil department), the Court of Cassation, the office of the public prosecutor, the Court of Assizes and the bars;
or the Palace of Justice without any sort of “judicial” function.

Projects will be assessed according to the following criteria:

the relevance of the answers developed in the project to the problem,
the feasibility of the idea,
the novelty of the idea,
the quality of the project presentation and the quality of integration in the environment of the Poelaert site, either by contrast or by analogy.

Prizes

An amount of €60,000 will be divided under the 2 scenarios in the course of which each scenario will be rewarded as follows:

€15000 for the winner
€10000 for the runner up
€5000 for the third laureate

The Belgian Buildings Agency will support traveling expenses and accommodation expenses of the prize - winners invited on the day of the award ceremony and residing outside a radius of 200 km around Brussels (two hotel nights in Brussels). This applies only to the official representative of the team (individual appointed by the team).

Rules

The contest is meant for professionals from all countries, either active in the field of architecture, urban planning and Justice or engineers, market development engineers, artists, … as well as schools active in these fields.
One can enter the contest individually or in group.

How to enter?

You must register for the contest on the official website by filling in the online application form.

Projects must be submitted to the following address:

Regie des Bâtiments
Mr. Jean-Marc Helson
Avenue de la Toison d'Or 87 boîte 2
B-1060 Brussels
Belgium

All projects must be handed in till 16 November 2010 at the latest.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

IHFP International Student Competition

Contest Watchers — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:48:44 +0000

This contest is open until 1 October 2010. That means you have approximately 61 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by International Federation for Housing and Planning.

Winners announcement expected: 15 November 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

Porto Alegre is recognized worldwide for providing a platform for debates on global public policies and the possibilities for social action. The international student competition will be an opportunity to debate local issues of importance for both Porto Alegre and many other cities in all corners of the world.

The entries of the student competition should propose architectural, urban and landscape projects, aiming at the urban renewal of the area of Morro Santa Tereza, located in the southern part of the city.

The dialogue between undergraduate and post-graduate students from different places with different cultural backgrounds will promote the exchange and generation of knowledge, focusing on urban innovation, enforced by social inclusion, environmental protection and the qualification of public space.

Objective

The entries should reflect innovative ideas and the proposals should search for urban renewal of the project area of Morro Santa Tereza.

The dialogue between graduating and post graduating students from different places with different cultural backgrounds will promote the exchange and generation of knowledge related to the competition and to urban innovations worldwide. The challenge faces main issues of development, such as social inclusion, environmental excellence, integrative landscape architecture and urban quality.

The 87 hectares of Morro Santa Tereza area is located in the south of the city, at the fringe of the historic city center. The site for the International Student Competition was suggested by the Porto Alegre Municipality. The proposed area of intervention has great potential for changes in the now derelict urban environment, focusing on social relations and environmental sustainability.

Currently, it is occupied by a diversity of functions and building types, including media headquarters, social institutions of unattended children & pensioners, and a football sport complex.

It is an urban area of constant social tension, including a residential neighbourhood with mixed housing segments, from upper class to low-income housing and favelas, with and without land regularization.

The vicinity of Lake Guaíba portrays the area, so as its hilly landscape, providing views to and from the city that are very characteristic and important for Porto Alegre, The area presents as a strategic point for innovative proposals addressing different urban dimensions at street, neighbourhood and city level.

Prizes

A selection of finalists will be chosen from among all the projects submitted, from which the International Jury will determine the three prize winners.

1st Prize: €3000
2nd Prize: €2000
3rd Prize: €1000

The 54th IFHP World Congress 2010 Porto Alegre will offer to one member from each winning team 1 (one) round trip ticket and lodging from 13 - 17 November 2010 – in order to participate in the Congress.

All finalists and winners will be part of the International Student Competition Exhibition of Works, to be held during the 54th IFHP World Congress 2010 Porto Alegre.

Rules

The competition is open for graduate and post graduate students. If you enter as a team, then it is recommended that the team includes one or more Latin American participants.
The work should be submitted in PDF format.

How to enter?

Download the entry form from the official website. This form should be signed by all team members and sent by digital means to: congresso2010.ifhp [at] pucrs.br (please replace [at] with @).

This term should be sent together with the submitted project, proof of student status of each author and a copy of the payment.

Entry fee

€50 per team

72 Hour Urban Action Architecture and Design Festival

Contest Watchers — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:55:44 +0000

This contest is open until 8 August 2010. That means you have approximately 7 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Bat-Yam International Biennale.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: 15 August 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

72 Hour Urban Action is an international rapid architecture and design festival. Defined by community needs, an extreme deadline, a tight budget and limited space.

The Bat-Yam International Biennale invites teams of architects, students, designers, artists and craftspeople to respond to community needs from its public spaces.

Selected teams will have three days and three nights to both plan and realize their projects in response to the given missions. Missions will be drawn for each team randomly on launch day.

Objective

You need to plan and realize projects in response to given missions. Missions will be drawn for each team randomly on launch day.

72 Hour Urban Action will take place in Bat-Yam, Israel as part of the Bat-Yam Biennale of Landscape Urbanism.

Prizes

You get:

up to $2,500 for Materials
Central Prefabrication Camp
Sleeping Accommodations
Food
Angels Team: Construction and Safety Engineers
Truck
Documentation
Fun
Fame
Fortune: 1st Prize $3,800

Rules

Application is free and open to all.
The production reserves its right to change the competition at any time.
Flight fares will not be covered by the competition.

How to enter?

Complete the application form in Adobe Reader and send it to apply [at] 72HourUrbanAction.com (please replace [at] with @).

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

3rd International Holcim Awards Competition

Contest Watchers — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:41:56 +0000

This contest is open until 23 March 2011. That means you have approximately 234 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by Holcim Foundation.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: June - July 2011.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

The 3rd International Holcim Awards competition offering a total of USD 2 million in prize money is open to: sustainable building and civil engineering works; landscape, urban design and infrastructure projects; and materials, products and construction technologies. The Awards are an initiative of the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.

The competition celebrates innovative, future-oriented and tangible projects and visions from around the globe and is open to anyone involved with approaches that contribute towards a more sustainable built environment. The 3rd International Holcim Awards competition is comprised of five regional competitions in 2010/11 and the global phase in 2012.

Objective

The competition seeks projects that demonstrate an ability to stretch conventional notions about sustainable building and also balance environmental, social and economic performance – while also exemplifying architectural excellence and a high degree of transferability.

Projects and concepts related to: buildings and civil engineering works; landscape, urban design and infrastructure; and materials, products and construction technologies are eligible for entry in the competition.

Submissions in both categories are evaluated by independent juries, using five “target issues” to define sustainable construction. Three of these align with the triple bottom line concept of balanced social, environmental and economic performance. The rest cover contextual and aesthetic impact, and innovation and transferability.

Prizes

The total prize money for each cycle of the regional and global Holcim Awards competitions is USD 2 million.

The prize money for each of the five regional competitions is USD 300,000:

Holcim Awards Gold USD 100,000
Holcim Awards Silver USD 50,000
Holcim Awards Bronze USD 25,000
at least 4 Acknowledgement prizes from a total budget of USD 75,000 per region.

On regional level, juries will also award three “Next Generation” prizes from a total budget of USD 50,000 per region:

Holcim Awards “Next Generation” 1st prize USD 25,000,
Holcim Awards “Next Generation” 2nd prize USD 15,000, and
Holcim Awards “Next Generation” 3rd prize USD 10,000.

Awards and prizes of the regional competition will be presented at Holcim Awards ceremonies in each region from September to November 2011. The projects awarded Holcim Awards Gold, Holcim Awards Silver, or Holcim Awards Bronze in all regional competitions automatically qualify for the global Holcim Awards competition in 2012.

The total prize amount for the global competition is USD 500,000:

Global Holcim Awards Gold USD 200,000;
Global Holcim Awards Silver USD 100,000;
Global Holcim Awards Bronze USD 50,000.

The Holcim Innovation prize for up to three winners is allocated a total budget of USD 150,000. All prize-winning projects and visions from the five regional Holcim Awards competitions (Awards, Acknowledgements, and “Next Generation” prizes) are eligible to be considered for this prize.

All prizes of the global competition will be presented at dedicated Holcim Awards hand-over events from May 2012.

Prizes will be awarded to the person listed as Main Author on the entry form as the Holcim Foundation's sole contact. In the case of a project submitted by more than one author, the Main Author must indicate how prize money will be distributed (in percentages) between the Main Author and all Further Authors listed.

Rules

The main category of the competition is open to architects, planners, engineers, project owners, builders and construction firms that showcase sustainable responses to technological, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural issues with contemporary building and construction.
All authors must be at least 18 years of age on 23 March 2011.
Projects are eligible for the competition if they have reached an advanced stage of design.
Construction (or commercial production in the case of materials, products and construction technologies) must not have started before 1 July 2010. In addition, the Holcim Awards seeks visions and ideas for the “Next Generation” category, open to student projects created within university programs at final year bachelor level or above (including master's and PhD).
English is the principal and legally binding language of the Holcim Awards competition. Competition entries may be submitted only in English.
All building projects are eligible to enter the competition if construction or commercial production had not started before 1 July 2010.

How to enter?

To enter the Holcim Awards Competition, start a new entry through the online entry form on the official website.

Please make sure you read the official rules and submission guides before submitting your entry.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

INDEX: Design Challenge 2010

Contest Watchers — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:23:06 +0000

This contest is open until 26 November 2010. That means you have approximately 117 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by INDEX.

This is a free contest, which means that you can enter for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners announcement expected: December 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

This year's challenge is a partnership between INDEX: Design to Improve Life, a Denmarkbased nonprofit organization promoting the application of design and design processes to improve important areas of people's lives worldwide, and UNICEF, the globally recognized organization that advocates for the rights of children all across the world.

The theme of this year's challenge is Designing for Education, a call for design and business students as well as cross-disciplinary student teams to develop design solutions that improve education and the educational environment in developing regions.

Objective

The objective is first and foremost to encourage students from around the world to apply their design skills to global challenges. An additional objective is to teach students about the various processes needed to bring their designs to market, since that is, of course, a precondition for the designs to make an actual difference.

UNICEF has many years of experience working with children in developing countries, and it has pinpointed five challenges that are very relevant to fulfilling the MDGs as well as appropriate for various design disciplines. UNICEF will supply participating students with facts and figures on impact, geographical spread, scale, existing solutions, possible side effects, and other relevant data pertaining to the five cases so that students' solutions can be as realistic as possible.

The INDEX: Design Challenge has three sub-themes, combined with an open challenge:

Improved Education Facilities can improve life in obvious ways by making school an enjoyable experience while increasing learning ability by improving attention.
Sanitation and Hygiene improve life of students with a healthier environment, thereby reducing illnesses and absences.
Gender Parity in Education should ensure that girls get the same opportunity to go to school as boys and thereby improve their lives through equal opportunities, eliminating gender disparity in education.

Prizes

Finalists take part in a workshop in Copenhagen, followed by an award ceremony.

Rules

INDEX: calls for faculty, students and recent graduates to participate in the upcoming INDEX: Design Challenge developed in close collaboration with and endorsed by UNICEF.
Design students are encouraged to lead cross-disciplinary teams of engineers, artists, ethnographers, anthropologists, and scientists. Students are also urged to consider the social, cultural, and scientific significance of education and education environments.
The challenges target students from all the design disciplines.
There are no restrictions on the type of solutions that students may submit.
Print design, Web applications, environment design, physical devices, data presentation tools, and other approaches are all encouraged, as are proposals for the conceptual framework or method of dissemination that may propel these designs into public consciousness.

How to enter?

Design students, teams of students, and educators wanting to enter the design challenge are required to register by e-mail to lvk [at] indexaward.dk (please replace [at] with @).

The e-mail should contain the name, title, and e-mail address of the contact person, the name and country of the institution and department, and an estimate of how many students will enter.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee for this contest.

Penang Rifle Range Urban Renewal Design Competition

Contest Watchers — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:21:19 +0000

This contest is open until 15 September 2010. That means you have approximately 45 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by The Malaysian Institute of Architects.

Winners announcement expected: 15 October 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

The Malaysian Institute of Architects (Northern Chapter) together with the Penang State Government, Penang Municipal Council and the Malaysian Institute of Planners (Northern Branch) is pleased to announce an international design ideas competition for 'Urban Renewal For Rifle Range, Penang'.

Professional architects, town planners and students of architecture and/or town planning from around the globe are most welcome to participate in this exciting event.

Objective

The main objective of this competition is to get creative ideas and a practical solution to redeveloping an existing housing area in Rifle Range, Penang into a vibrant, sustainable and well-planned residential and commercial area.

The State government hopes that through this exercise, the quality of life of Rifle Range community, in particular, will be significantly improved.

Prizes

Category 1 (Professional Architects/Planners):
- First Prize - RM 35,000.00 + certificate
- Second Prize - RM 15,000.00 + certificate
- Third Prize - RM 8,000.00 + certificate
- Fourth Prize - RM 5,000 + certificate
- Fifth Prize - RM 5,000 + certificate
Category 2 (Students):
- First Prize - RM 5,000.00 + certificate
- Second Prize - RM 3,000.00 + certificate
- Third Prize - RM 2,000.00 + certificate

Rules

Professional architects and town planners from around the globe are most welcome to participate. This competition is also open to students from the school of architecture and/or town planning.

How to enter?

Submit your designs on the official website from 14 June 2010.

Entry fee

Category 1 (Professional Architects/Planners): RM 350.00 or US $100.00
Category 2 (Students): RM 50.00 or US $15.00

Moon Capital Competition 2010 – SHIFTboston

Contest Watchers — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:49:02 +0000

This contest is open until 3 September 2010. That means you have approximately 33 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

This contest is organized by SHIFTboston.

Winners announcement expected: 21 October 2010.

Note: Contest Watchers uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All calculations are approximate and based on UTC.

When considering the future of design let's start looking out into space. What if we could occupy the Moon only 100 years after our first visit there in July of 1969? Might the Moon become an independent, self-sustaining, and sovereign state? If so why not start designing for that new world now?

SHIFTboston calls on all architects, artists, landscape architects, urban designers, industrial designers, planners, engineers, and anyone else who would like to propose a Lunar concept.

Think beyond what is familiar and envision design in deep space.

Objective

Submit your designs in the following categories.

Competition Category 1: Let's get serious
Detailed information about Category 1

Design a second generation living and working moon habitat. Written by Dr. Marc Cohen, a leader in the space architecture industry and a registered architect, the architectural program consists of four components: an above surface access unit, surface laboratories, an agricultural zone, and a core habitat located under the lunar surface.

You will be designing an actual lunar base and will be contributing to advancements in design in the space architecture industry. There has never been an open competition such as this before. You are given the opportunity to learn more about designing for extreme environments. You will be walking away understanding more than you ever have about our Moon and living in space.
Competition Category 2: Let's have fun
Detailed information about Category 2

SHIFTboston seeks to collect visions that will re-imagine the Moon as a new destination. Radical ideas for new lunar elements such as rovers, growing pods, inflatable structures, droids, clothing, and habitats are wanted. Envision an entire Lunar City! How about a new Moon culture? What would it look like? Sound like? Envision having fun on the moon with activities, fashion, and spacesuits!

Prizes

The honorary recipients will receive a US $1,000 cash prize and present at the Moon Capital Forum at the Cyclorama in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday, 21 October 2010. The Forum will be a panoramic gala event, attendees will include members of the Moon Capital Competition jury and advisory panel, astronauts, leading aerospace and astrophysics engineers, government, community, industry and academic leaders along with architects and other design professionals.

The winning entry will be displayed in a new virtual moon game and become part of the Moon Capital Exhibit at the Johnson Space Center. Selected entries will be promoted on the SHIFTboston blog, website. Entries will also be selected as part of a new “Moon Independence” book.

Rules

Entries can be from individuals or multi-disciplinary teams.
All entries must be anonymous. Do not include logos or other images or text that could indicate the origin of the design.
Entries must be formatted to fit a single 24” x 36” (60cm x 90cm) board (landscape orientation). The board may include any drawings and three-dimensional representation of the proposed concept along with any supporting text. Inventive and multi-graphical presentations are encouraged.
Applicants must submit their design electronically, labeled with the applicant's application number and name (first initial, last name). i.e. app#_jDoe.pdf
Include a signed scanned PDF of your Permission Form for Textual and Visual Works with your submission or fax it to 617 - 951-0845.
If applicable, please include a maximum of two high-resolution images representative of your entry content.
These must be in JPEG or TIFF format (300dpi, CMYK). These images should contain no text and must be named according to the convention mentioned above with the appendage “img#”, for example: “2010M100_jDoe_img1.jpg” [app#_name_img#]

How to enter?

Entry fee

The entry fee is US $50 for individuals and US $75 for a company or organization, paid through PayPal after registering on the official website.

All payments are final and nonrefundable. Refunds will not be provided if the submission is disqualified.