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looking for competition partner(s) in l.a.

greenlander1

looking to meet up w someone who might be interested in working on some competitions in l.a. just finished the carlsberg competition last wk and by then had already realized i was in over my head. had a v good angle on it but not nearly enough firepower brainwise and productionwise to really fill out the project. more or less realized that at the v least im going to need another person to bounce ideas off of and visa versa to be able to tackle the bigger ones.

right now im looking at a urban design one in finland. unlikely that ill do it but looking at it. there was also a museum in the balkans, serbia i think, that i would have done but i missed the registration deadline.

anyhow would also like to hear others' experience when pursuing competitions aggressively within their own office or on the side.

 
Mar 7, 07 2:39 am
nothing-less

just wondering...do you have any requirement in order to be your competition partner? are you interested in doing urban design for competition? u still in school? if yes, which year?

Mar 7, 07 3:16 am  · 
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JMBarquero/squirrelly

green....I might be willing to discuss.....let me know!

Mar 7, 07 11:08 am  · 
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justavisual

might be willing, i'll be in la only during the summer though (may-aug)...if this suits you?

Mar 7, 07 11:24 am  · 
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greenlander1

nothing-less, ive been out of school for bout 7 yrs. im not necessarily interested in urban design per se but if a comp looks worthwhile, i.e. good prize money, chance of being built, professionally organized then i usually take a look. or...if its a comp thats one of those things you could crank out in a v short period of time. generally either something v substantial or something v easy. its the in btw competitions that i dont have much interest in. to be honest i really dont know exactly what im looking for in terms of partners but i do know that working alone can be pretty inefficient. i had dabbled for about a mo on the carlsberg comp and towards the end i hired someone realized that i needed more help. it wasnt until then the project started to get moving. unfortunately i shouldve either hired someone or joined up w someone much earlier. it wouldve made a huge difference. i also know my representational technique is pretty ghetto. ive never done a rendering before and this last one was the first time i used illustrator to make diagrams. even though ive had some success w comps im usually pretty surprised that people are willing to sign off on them or not get too weirded out by the rawness of the presentations.

Mar 8, 07 10:33 pm  · 
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c.k.

I'm interested. I'd like to do this one http://www.clevelandcompetition.com/

Mar 9, 07 12:18 am  · 
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holz.box

All we’re askin you to do is drop trou and squeeze out a Cleveland Steamer on my chest

Mar 9, 07 12:29 am  · 
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c.k.

ok, nevermind

Mar 9, 07 12:34 am  · 
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greenlander1

ckl id prob have to pass on cleveland. looks interesting but 2 boards at 24 x 36 w no serious mention of future construction and the incredibly small prize pool is comparatively too much work. if you see other ones though send me a line

Mar 9, 07 2:06 am  · 
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