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Architects envision Trump's America in the “Complicity and Defiance” charrette — winners announced!

2017-04-28T15:53:00-04:00

The U.S.A. is barely 100 days into the Trump presidency, and a sure hell of a lot has happened in the last few months, huh? No doubt, the design community has reacted strongly to Trump's rambunctious power-mongering, including a revival of the debate on complicity and defiance in architecture.

In response, competition organizer Archistophanes/Reality Cues — who previously created the cheeky “Good Walls Make Good Neighbors, Mr. Trump” competition — launched the Complicity and Defiance in Architecture charrette, wherein entrants had to create “a provocative message of critique and/or defiance” towards any of Trump's authoritarian legislation measures. Here's a peek of the top three winners and a few honorable mentions:

1ST PLACE: Oil Border by Elisabeth Drumpf

2ND PLACE: Absurdity Redlined by SJ Kwon

3RD PLACE: Humane Security Corridor by Zachary Wilson

HONORABLE MENTION: EcoPorn by Yoshihara Hisao

HONORABLE MENTION: Trumpe L’œil by Sara Castillo

HONORABLE MENTION: The Garden of Contemporary Blight by Black Fish

See more of the top entries on Bustler.

How the stressful voting-poll experience can be redesigned

2016-11-08T19:06:00-05:00

From longer-than-expected lines to technological fumbles, voting polls in urban cities are typically a gnarly mess on Election Day — sometimes causing some voters to end up discouraged and skip out. In response to this still-too-common situation, the Van Alen Institute launched the “Open Poll” flash competition, wherein interdisciplinary teams were invited to submit design proposals that create a more accessible, engaging voting experience for all.

The three finalist teams presented their proposals to the judges and the public got to watch and vote for their favorite entry. By the end of the one-day charrette, the winning team was announced. Have a look at the finalist entries below.

Winner: “Voting at Your Fingertips: A National Celebration of the Democratic Process”
Team: Racha Daher, Alexandra Gonzalez, and Elena Kapompasopoulou

Project description: “The current voting process is inefficient, strenuous, wasteful, non-inclusive, and prone to human error. This proposal aims to change ...

Stanford students join weekend architectural challenge

2012-10-26T20:13:00-04:00

Nine student/architect teams will assemble at a private residence in Portola Valley, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 26, for dinner to launch a weekend of intense design and serious competition. The assignment is to design an artist's cottage to be built on Sonia Dhillon-Marty's property, Champ de Portola, by 2014. Nine architects from four countries will be paired with the students. Teams will be given site plans, a project description and a philosophical statement, but little else.

A live review of the projects will be streamed online here.