Iconic Pedestrian Bridge
Registration Deadline: February 15
Architects and designers are invited to submit proposals for a pedestrian bridge in Amsterdam. Concepts must consider current surrounding environment, employ sustainable practices and prove to be an architectural symbol for the city.
Computex Design & Innovation Awards
Submission Deadline: March 30, 2012
Computers and their components, WiMAX and data storage products, audio systems and gaming products are the focus of this awards program, now entering its fifth year. Manufacturers, designers, importers, sale reps and specialty retailers are all invited to submit their products for consideration in a bevy of categories including functionality, value, ergonomics and branding. Winners will be announced June 4 and entered into a public exhibition at the Computex Taipei exposition, opening June 5.
Wearable Architecture
Registration Deadline: January 24, 2012
This month's Socio Design Foundation competition asks entrants to submit a single response, be it an architectural design, photo, model or other form, that explores Wearable Architecture: Between Architecture and Couture.
AIA St Louis national Architectural Photography Competition
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2012
The St. Louis arm of the American Institute of Architects presents its annual nationwide competition for architectural photography. The competition is open to actively registered architects in the U.S., AIA associate members, and student members of the AIAS. Winners will receive a cash prize and will be considered for possible inclusion in the 2014 Engagement Calendar.
Versatility: National Skyscraper Challenge Student Design Competition
Submission Deadline: March 3, 2012
Students are invited to form a mock firm with the intention of conceiving, constructing and commercializing a hypothetical mixed-use or single-family residence, with an emphasis on sustainabiliy, adaptabiliy, and versatility. High school level entrants will conceive this project for a Detroit community, while the Collegiate Division will plan for the city of Beijing.
AZ AWARDS 2012
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2012
AZURE Magazine’s international awards program is open for submissions. Now in its second year, the AZ Awards is already regarded as an important distinction for emerging and established firms. Like the magazine itself, the awards are multi-disciplinary, recognizing the inter-connectedness of architecture, landscape, interiors and product design. Assisted by the editors of AZURE, a panel of international experts drawn from each of the disciplines meets together to review the submissions and choose the winners. The 2012 AZ Awards program is open to work completed before December 31, 2011.
10+ Rethinking Shanghai 2012 Competition
Registration Deadline: March 1, 2012
Entrants are invited to submit innovative ideas for turning 150,000 square metres of property on Suzhou Creek, Shanghai into a sustainable intervention for office, commercial and residential uses. Open to students, professionals, and artists worldwide, this competition offers a unique prize to the winning design: three months working with 10 Design's Hong Kong or Shanghai office to develop the winner's ideas.
Pruitt Igoe Now
Submission Deadline: March 16, 2012
The Pruitt and Igoe housing projects in St. Louis, MO, can represent many different things: the naïveté of 1950s modernist civic design, the urban decay of the 1960s, and the legacy of poor planning into the next century. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the demolition of these ill-fated highrises, and non-profit Pruitt Igoe Now invites academics, architects, students, landscape architects, urban planners, writers, historians and artists to reimagine the relationship between the site of the former projects and the rest of the city. Winning submissions will inspire new ideas for the site, with the top three nabbing cash prizes. Winners and runners-up will be exhibited at a symposium in April 2012, hosted by Portland State University.
EBie Awards: Sustainable Design for Existing Buildings
Submission Deadline: March 30, 2012
While the push to construct sustainble new buildings is already on, most of the buildings we'll be inhabiting well into the 21st century are already standing – and these represent the biggest unmet challenge for sustainable design. Produced by the Urban Green Council, USGBC New York, the EBies (named for the existing buildings they recognize) award outstanding performance improvements made to previously built structures from coast to coast. If you would like to submit a building retrofit to improve its performance and enhance its sustainability, please visit the website for a list of categories and more details on the competition.
