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The historic Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington D.C. is one step closer to finding the architectural team for its major renovation project -- and competition is stiff [...] After submitting their proposals, the top three teams will have one final presentation to persuade the review panel and the public this Saturday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. in the MLK Library's Great Hall. — bustler.net
Team 1: Mecanoo + Martinez and JohnsonTeam 2: Patkau + Ayers Saint Gross Team 3: STUDIOS + Freelon Get more details about each project on Bustler. View full entry
Fifteen finalists in DawnTown's second annual Design/Build Competition still have a chance to design the next temporary installation at HistoryMiami in Downtown Miami's Cultural Center.In phase one of the competition, the jury received over 100 portfolio submissions from around the world... View full entry
Three expert candidates who hope to participate in the Audi Urban Future Award 2014 have presented three different ideas that explore this year's theme: how far data can be used as a planning tool for urban mobility in the future. As part of the Audi Urban Future Initiative, the biennial award searches for visionary ideas in urban mobility. — bustler.net
The public will pick their favorite idea by Speed Pitch Voting online before the winner is announced on Jan. 6 by Audi CEO Professor Rupert Stadler -- right before the opening of the International CES in Las Vegas from Jan. 7-10. You can check out this year's Award trailer and each candidate's... View full entry
The Strelka Institute for media, architecture and design announced on Dec. 12 the three finalists for the international competition to design the National Center for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) at the Khodynskoe Pole in Moscow. — bustler.net
UPDATE: Heneghan Peng wins Moscow’s NCCA competitionOut of 10 teams in the second round of the competition, the jury selected 3 finalists:Heneghan Peng Architects (Ireland)Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (Spain):MEL (Russia): View full entry
The Battery Conservancy is one step closer to finding the winning outdoor chair design of their Draw Up A Chair competition for The Battery park in New York City.
The competition began with 679 submissions in July 2012. Then the jury selected the Top 50 designs, which were exhibited for the public to see and use over the past six months.
— bustler.net
The top five designs are: Fleurt by Andrew Jones Design: Andrew Jones (Toronto, Canada) — see top image Maple Chair by Maria Camarena Design: Maria Camarena Bernard (Zapopan, Mexico) Pivot Chair by Independent Design Group: Simon Kristak & Aidan Jamison (Brooklyn, USA) South Chair... View full entry
Five finalists were selected this week for the MoMA PS1 2014 Young Architects Program. The annual program gives young emerging architects the chance to develop an innovative, temporary urban installation for the MoMA PS1 courtyard in Long Island City, New York in summer 2014. — bustler.net
The 2014 YAP finalists are:Collective-LOK - Jon Lott, William O’Brien Jr. and Michael KuboFake Industries Architectural Agonism - Cristina Goberna and Urtzi GrauLAMAS - Wei-Han Vivian Lee and James MacgillivrayPita + Bloom - Florencia Pita and Jackilin Hah BloomThe Living - David Benjamin View full entry
The finalists for the EyeTime 2013 competition have been revealed for the Emerging Talent and Future Voices categories. The competition aims to promote the research, exploration and investigation among today's emerging talent. — bustler.net
UPDATE: EyeTime 2013 competition winners are out View full entry
Six finalist teams were invited to develop design concepts for the National Holocaust Monument that will be built in the Canadian capital of Ottawa. The two-phase national competition began with a Call for Qualifications in May 2013.
The teams — which had to be led by a Canadian citizen — consist of architects, artists and other design professionals from around the globe.
— bustler.net
Some notable architecture team members include David Adjaye, Daniel Libeskind, Gilles Saucier of Saucier+Perrotte, and Jeffrey Craft of SWA Group. View full entry
The Buckminster Fuller Institute announced the finalists for the 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge today. Out of 19 semi-finalists--who we previously covered back in August--the distinguished Jury selected the top five after a day of deliberation on Oct. 7. — bustler.net
Previously: 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge Semi-finalists announced UPDATE: ‘Mushroom Plastics’ initiative Ecovative wins 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge View full entry
The Jury announced the list of participants of the second stage.
During the press conference on October 1, 2013 competition Jury announced the names of 10 participants of the second phase of the International competition for the architectural concept of museum and exhibition complex of the New National centre for contemporary arts.
— New NCCA
The international competition to design the New National Centre for Contemporary Arts in Moscow was held in two stages and its now entering its final phase with ten offices selected to make a final concept proposal for the design of the biggest institution of contemporary art in Russia. ... View full entry
FIGMENT, ENYA, and SEAoNY announced the five finalists for this year's City of Dreams Pavilion Competition. [...]
The winning project will be constructed on Governors Island in New York City for the Summer 2014 season.
— bustler.net
The finalists are: ArtCloud by IKAR Dreamcatcher by ManifoldArchitectureStudio Governor’s Cup by CDR Studio with Sustainable Engineering Services MÖBI water tower pavilion by STUDIO V Architecture with FTL Design Engineering Studio and Plaxall Urban Accordion by afoam View full entry
Back in July, we published the selected finalist teams for Ground/Work, the design competition for Van Alen Institute's new street-level space in New York City. The three competition finalists—Collective-LOK, EFGH, and Of Possible Architectures—spent the last few weeks developing their design ideas which were presented to the public today. — bustler.net
The public is now invited to vote on the best proposal and contribute to the jury process. Voting will take place from September 4 to September 10, 2013. Full details on the finalist teams and their proposals can be found at the Ground/Work online gallery at www.vanalen.org/groundwork... View full entry
Inside 2013 has announced this year's finalists. The tech-savvy competition was assembled by designers, professors and students to publicly promote the research, exploration and investigation currently happening in academia and today's emerging talent. — bustler.net
Winners and Honorable Mentions will be announced on August 20 after Stage 02 of EyeTime ends. Below are some of the outstanding projects in both categories. View full entry
Finalists have been announced today for Ground/Work: A Design Competition for Van Alen Institute’s New Street-Level Space. The challenge invited emerging designers, up to ten years out of school, to design Van Alen’s new street-level work space and public venue at 30 West 22nd Street in Manhattan. Three finalist teams were selected from a pool of over 120 teams answering the recent Call for Portfolios. — bustler.net
Previously: Ground/Work: A Design Competition for Van Alen Institute’s New Street-Level Space UPDATE: Ground/Work finalist teams reveal their designs for Van Alen Institute’s new street-level space UPDATE: Collective–LOK Wins Van Alen Institute’s Ground/Work Competition View full entry
The Buckminster Fuller Institute has unveiled the eleven finalists of DYMAX REDUX, an open call to create a new and inspiring interpretation of Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Map from 1943. — bustler.net
UPDATE: Buckminster Fuller Institute Selects DYMAX REDUX Winner View full entry
