The AIANH Emerging Professionals Design Competition was created to provide an opportunity for interns and young architectural professionals to strengthen their design skills, gain recognition, and assist a community with their design challenges. It is open to all New England architectural interns and architects within five years of registration. Participants do not need to be members of AIA. We are also proud to announce this year we are welcoming in contributions from planners in the New England area. Planners wishing to participate should be either an associate or be AICP licensed less than 5 years.
Design Challenge:
The 2019 design competition is focused on “The Pop-Up” movement. What first comes to mind when you hear the words, “Pop Up?” Do you picture ads that you want to block from your computer? Or the music duo of the same name?
Well, if you’re familiar with urban design, you probably think of a “Pop-Up” as a temporary event or place that’s established to create a sense of activity and community in an urban environment. Although pop-up retail and events have been around for decades, they’ve become especially popular in the past ten years as cities have sought lower risk, lower cost ways to experiment with different means of bringing unique retail and social experiences to their streets.
More often than we should, we see vacant storefronts and gas stations, empty parks and underutilized spaces. In some cities this has become a huge issue and concern for the community. Thriving environments means thriving communities. So how can we help?
Everyone knows what a food truck looks like, right? The delicious meals on wheels. The truck that happens to be in the exact place you are when you are hungry? Let’s take that concept and expand it into “Pop-Up” Architecture. Think about what inspires you, and what a community can benefit from temporarily. Retail “Pop-Up” spaces are very popular and have been used for decades, but what about “Pop-Up” Art Spaces? Creator Spaces? Performance Stages? Relaxation Spaces? Etc.…The possibilities are truly endless.
There are many factors that can and will lead to an ultimate winning design. As you will see, the program has a handful of obligations needed to meet the challenge but is open to the designer as to what type of “Pop-Up” Space and their respective programs will be. A few important elements to consider while designing your ‘Pop-Up” space is; Transportation - Is it easily be collapsible? Can it be taken apart and reconstructed easily (and how many people are needed)? Can it withstand the elements? What materials would work best? What types of communities would your “Pop-Up” work best in? These are just a few of the questions the Jury will consider when critiquing the entries.
While there is no particular design style, one thing that is very important to AIANH and the architecture community in general is designing with sustainability and resilience in mind. If designers choose to make sustainability part of the concept, it should reflect in the design and be apparent on the final board. Jurors will take note of strong sustainable ideas. Designs should also be inspired by surrounding structure, architecture, and infrastructure. Also, the most important thing to remember is; HAVE FUN!
Deadlines:
Registration: Open until submission deadline
4 January 2019:
Registration opens.
8 March 2019:
Entries are due by 12:00 am (Midnight) via Submittable. Be sure to read the Submission Requirements before submitting your design.
Click Here to Submit Your Design!
Early March 2019:
Jury proceedings administered by AIANH Board of Directors. Winners will be announced at the Awards Banquet and all of the top entries will be on display.
March 28th 2019:
Annual Awards Celebration - Currier Museum of Art in Downtown Manchester.
AIANH will try to send boards off to exhibit space for public viewing. We will inform all entrants of possible location(s).
Evaluation Criteria:
Submissions will be evaluated by the jury according to the following criteria: (Jury Selection to be announced)
Resources/References:
Click here for resources & references!
Design Challenge:
The 2019 design competition is focused on “The Pop-Up” movement. What first comes to mind when you hear the words, “Pop Up?” Do you picture ads that you want to block from your computer? Or the music duo of the same name?
Well, if you’re familiar with urban design, you probably think of a “Pop-Up” as a temporary event or place that’s established to create a sense of activity and community in an urban environment. Although pop-up retail and events have been around for decades, they’ve become especially popular in the past ten years as cities have sought lower risk, lower cost ways to experiment with different means of bringing unique retail and social experiences to their streets.
More often than we should, we see vacant storefronts and gas stations, empty parks and underutilized spaces. In some cities this has become a huge issue and concern for the community. Thriving environments means thriving communities. So how can we help?
Everyone knows what a food truck looks like, right? The delicious meals on wheels. The truck that happens to be in the exact place you are when you are hungry? Let’s take that concept and expand it into “Pop-Up” Architecture. Think about what inspires you, and what a community can benefit from temporarily. Retail “Pop-Up” spaces are very popular and have been used for decades, but what about “Pop-Up” Art Spaces? Creator Spaces? Performance Stages? Relaxation Spaces? Etc.…The possibilities are truly endless.
There are many factors that can and will lead to an ultimate winning design. As you will see, the program has a handful of obligations needed to meet the challenge but is open to the designer as to what type of “Pop-Up” Space and their respective programs will be. A few important elements to consider while designing your ‘Pop-Up” space is; Transportation - Is it easily be collapsible? Can it be taken apart and reconstructed easily (and how many people are needed)? Can it withstand the elements? What materials would work best? What types of communities would your “Pop-Up” work best in? These are just a few of the questions the Jury will consider when critiquing the entries.
While there is no particular design style, one thing that is very important to AIANH and the architecture community in general is designing with sustainability and resilience in mind. If designers choose to make sustainability part of the concept, it should reflect in the design and be apparent on the final board. Jurors will take note of strong sustainable ideas. Designs should also be inspired by surrounding structure, architecture, and infrastructure. Also, the most important thing to remember is; HAVE FUN!
Deadlines:
Registration: Open until submission deadline
4 January 2019:
Registration opens.
8 March 2019:
Entries are due by 12:00 am (Midnight) via Submittable. Be sure to read the Submission Requirements before submitting your design.
Click Here to Submit Your Design!
Early March 2019:
Jury proceedings administered by AIANH Board of Directors. Winners will be announced at the Awards Banquet and all of the top entries will be on display.
March 28th 2019:
Annual Awards Celebration - Currier Museum of Art in Downtown Manchester.
AIANH will try to send boards off to exhibit space for public viewing. We will inform all entrants of possible location(s).
Evaluation Criteria:
Submissions will be evaluated by the jury according to the following criteria: (Jury Selection to be announced)
- Strong organizing conceptual principle, both in built form and proposed program
- Thoughtful consideration of site and context, and integration of transportation in and out of the site
- Handling of program, from functional concerns to the poetics of experience
- Demonstration of tectonic expression and architectural image
- Ability to communicate ideas visually; quality, completion, clarity, effectiveness of presentation and production of high quality work including diagrams, orthographic drawings, three-dimensional renderings, and graphic layouts
- Inventiveness
- Representation of a complete architectural project, physically, spiritually and conceptually
Resources/References:
Click here for resources & references!