FRONTIERSPACE is an open international design competition for Vancouver organized by the SPACEAGENCY. This competition aims to generate innovative design proposals to re-think an existing space in the city - the laneways in Gastown. The winning entry will be commission and used to host a series of events in August 2005. Submission deadline is April 13, 2005.
FRONTIERSPACE is an open international design competition for Vancouver organized by the SPACEAGENCY. The frontier is a border that separates the known and accepted from the unknown; it is the leading edge; it is a space where new ideas can be tested. This competition aims to generate innovative design proposals to re-think an existing space in the city - the laneways in Gastown. Functional, controversial, historically charged, the space of the lane is simultaneously a service corridor, the informal face of the city, and the site of a wide variety of activities. Defined by the City of Vancouver Traffic By-law as any street that does not exceed 10.06 metres in width, these slices that traverse the city can be considered as a new frontier for occupation with the potential to transform our consideration of the urban fabric.

The design brief is available online at www.spaceagency.ca The submission deadline is April 13, 2005.

SPACEAGENCY consists of individuals who are interested in bringing issues of architecture and the urban environment into the public realm in B.C.; promoting the local architecture scene in Canada and internationally; and organizing projects that will push the boundaries of architectural discourse. SPACEAGENCY plans to run a series of competitions and events leading up to and during the World Urban Forum in 2006 and the Winter Olympics in 2010 to elevate the profile of architecture and the urban environment in general and young B.C. architects in particular.

SPACEAGENCY is a committee of the Vancouver League for Studies in Architecture and the Environment, a non-profit group that has organized a free architectural lecture series for over twenty years and a number of ideas competitions.