Fellows in the News: Arad, Brandt, Gans, Libeskind, Scheerlinck, Thompson, Walker

Monday, October 25th, 2010

MassLive reviewed Michael Arad’s lecture on the design of the 9/11 Memorial; C-Burbia, a design concept created in part by Denise Hoffman Brandt, was a jury-selected winner in the Build a Better Burb competition; The Museum at Eldridge Street unveiled their new stained glass window (pictured at left), designed by artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans; the Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution has selected Daniel Libeskind to design their new International Beacon for Democracy in Essex, UK; Kris Scheerlinck recently accepted a teaching position at WENK Sint Lucas Ghent/Brussels, where he has been invited to run an Urban Design studio and set up an International Master Studio in the spring of 2011; Jane Thompson’s new book Design Research: The Store That Brought Modern Living to American Homes was reviewed in the NY Times and the Architect’s Newspaper; Peter Walker was interviewed about the Oakland Museum site in Metropolis P/O/V.

Architecture of Social Investment Competition

Monday, October 11th, 2010

The IfUD’s friends at Urbaninform are a part of MoMA’s Small Scale, Big Change: The Architectures of Social Engagement, and have launched a parallel competition, The Architecture of Social Investment. They are looking for design projects that empower individuals and communities to become economically independent; initiatives should be realized or developed to the level of being implemented. Submissions are due by November 1st, 2010.

Fellows in the News: Arad, Bell, Berman, Bubriski, Griffin, Handel, Mayne, Norten, Sauerbruch

Friday, September 17th, 2010

Winning proposals from the Sukkah City competition, which were selected by a panel of judges that included Michael Arad, Rick Bell, and Board Member Thom Mayne, go on view from September 19-20 in New York’s Union Square; Matt Berman’s (pictured at left) firm workshop/apd was recently named [PDF] a “Generation Next” firm in Departures Magazine’s September style issue; Wanda Bubriski has been invited to join the board of the Society of Architectural Historians; the most recent issue of Next American City magazine features an interview with Board Member Toni Griffin on her work in Detroit; Steven Handel has been named the new Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ecological Restoration, a quarterly published by the University of Wisconsin Press; and both Mattias Sauerbruch (who was recently awarded the commission for the M9 Museum in Venice) and Board Member Enrique Norten will serve as judges at this year’s World Architecture Festival in Barcelona.

Thom Mayne to Judge Sukkah City

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Board member Thom Mayne will serve as one of the judges for the recently-launched Sukkah City competition, which will be staged a stone’s throw from IfUD HQ here in New York, at Union Square, from September 19-21, 2010. To learn more about the competition, and to register, visit www.sukkahcity.com.

New Design Competition: “Build a Better Burb”

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Build a Better Burb, sponsored by the Long Island Index, is seeking proposals for “retrofitting underutilized asphalt in suburban downtowns into innovative and surprising new uses, forms and urbanisms.” The competition seeks to “widen the debate about building a better – more sustainable and equitable – future for our burbs.” Register before June 21st. Guaranteed first prize of $10,000, $10,000 in additional prizes.

Competition: Great Places Awards For Place Design, Planning, and Research

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

great-places-awardsPlaces: Design Observer and EDRA, the Environmental Design Research Association, in cooperation with Metropolis Magazine announce the twelfth annual Great Places Awards for Place Design, Planning and Research competition. The deadline for entries is February 10, 2010.

Townshift: Suburb Into City: Open Ideas Competition

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

townshift_surreyInstitute fellow Trevor Boddy is organizing an open ideas competition [Townshift: Suburb Into City] for the town of Surrey, just outside of Vancouver. The competition is open to all and includes $75,000 in cash prizes. Entries are due January 6, 2010. More information at [http://www.townshift.ca].

Philip Enquist Leads SOM Chicago to Win International Design Competition for Beijing, China

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Photo credit: Newscom

Photo credit: Newscom

Institute fellow Philip Enquist led SOM Chicago and SOM China in winning an international design competition to expand the Beijing Central Business District. Seven teams of the world’s leading urban planners, urban designers and architects were invited to participate. More information.