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| Open UNESCO/UIA 2006/Carleton University International Student Competition & Brief on Urban Design, Historical District Renewal Area |
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| In November 2005, an international competition on the themes of gentrification of historic districts is launched by Carleton UNIVERSITY, under the auspices of UNESCO and UIA, the results of which will be presented during UN-HABITAT World Urban Forum III Conference in Vancouver, B.C., in Canada from 19 to 23 June 2006. |
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The urban design competition will be open to all regions for 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students and 2nd year graduate students in architecture, city planning, urban geography and sociology. The students will be asked to identify issues of gentrification that may impact historical districts urban identity in its region by enhancing traditional architectural characters and social sustainability constructs, and articulating novel socio-cultural and economic perspectives in historical districts -- through an urban design project and accompanying brief. Carleton University and UNESCO Working Group on the creation of an international interdisciplinary network of researchers for the study of urban revitalization projects are sponsoring the competition.
Download the application form (pdf)
THE PURPOSE
The purpose of this competition and brief is to invite faculties and students to:
§ Increase and improve the level of awareness and understanding on issues of URBANIZATION (re: migration, host-guest population conflicts, ethnicity and multicultural identities and integration,) in historical districts;
§ Stimulate and support high quality, integrated and timely policy research and knowledge on priority issues related to HISTORICAL DISTRICTS infrastructure upgrading that challenges SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY (re: upgrading housing units by controlled rent increases, etc.)
§ Encourage the development and maintenance of a strong theoretical research and pragmatic design community on issues pertaining to GENTRIFICATION OF HISTORICAL DISTRICTS (re: un-employability leading to poverty, displacement, eviction, homelessness, etc.) and
§ Foster stronger exchange of information and knowledge on issues related to SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES IN HISTORICAL DISTRICTS (re: new employment potential creation for local residents, plus low income housing stock development, etc.) among policy makers, experts (architects, planners, designers, engineers, etc.) communities, non-governmental organisations, industry and the general public.
THE DESIGN CHALLENGE
The intention of this competition is to develop a pragmatic interdisciplinary research approach to an urban design proposal for the historical district from the joint perspective of local residents and businesses, and transnational transients and their projects. This will be achieved by designing a Historic District Renewal Area in a selected historical district, responding to issues pertaining to gentrification and urbanization, as identified in the BRIEF. The winning briefs and urban design projects will be used as prototype models for advancing novel guidelines and best practices for the world’s multicultural cities in dealing with issues of historical districts urban revitalization and transformation, promoting social sustainability in these districts. They will be published in a competition summary book.
THE PROGRAM
The urban design project, a Historic District Renewal Area, in a selected historical district will be the meeting place – a forum – for the city’s permanent and transient citizens, urban migrants dwellers, users, workers or tourists, including architects, urban planners, politicians at municipal level, technocrats and transnationals, to debate the future of the historic city centre development and dwelling. It will set the stage to raise moral, ethical and spiritual consciousness of the district’s community and promote peaceful coexistence of its multicultural membership. It will embody the societal aspirations to be in communion to tackle the local issues, problems and challenges that the denizens face individually and collectively. The multi-ethnic community of the district aspires to be in harmony with nature and with itself.
The building/buildings complex of the Historic District Renewal Area will house the following institutional units (open to interpretation, modification and expansion). They include:
1) District’s History Museum
2) Research Library & Bookstore
3) A/V Centre
4) FORUM – Public Meeting Space
5) Urban/Architecture Exhibit Hall
6) Multicultural Friendship Hall
Gross Area to approximately 10,000 sq. m.?
SITE
The selected historical district will be the focus of a study from gentrification, globalization and urbanization standpoints in relation with the overall city urban development policies. The students and sponsoring faculty should select the site for the Historical District Renewal Area, from an existing city-core historic area in the region. The selected concept could be enhancing the re-use of an existing historic buildings or the creation of a new complex, with the appropriate justification for the choice made.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PHASES:
The project development phases should include:
1) Urban design and modelling phase should focus on research, analysis and program development; 2) Building urban design phase should focus on a cluster design development; 3) Celebrated space(s) urban design, its integration in the existing surroundings and detailing phase should focus on particular components.
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
A jury of experts from the architectural community in addition to UIA/UNESCO representatives will judge the submissions based on the strength of the overall urban design in response to the program developed and guidelines articulated by the student, with the assistance of sponsoring faculty. Criteria for judging of the submissions will include: adequacy between the urban concept and the brief’ content with regards to enhancement of social cohesion and spatial integration in upgrading of an historical district with an interdisciplinary and democratic process, creative blending of local materials with contemporary construction techniques in the design solution, successful response of the urban design to its surrounding historical context, and successful integration of novel architectural or reuse of existing architecture for concepts pertaining to socio-cultural diversity and sustainability in historical districts. A reference to human activity needs, building’s structural integrity, in particular for submissions coming from countries subject to earthquakes, and coherence of architectural vocabulary, as they relate to the new content of the historical setting, will be carefully scrutinised.
SCHEDULE
January 15, 2006: Deadline for receipt of registrations (there is no fee for registration).
March 31, 2006: Deadline for receipt of entries in Ottawa, Canada.
May 15, 2006: Prize winners chosen by the design jury.
June 19-23, 2006: Prize winning entries will be on display (panels and CD Rom) within UNESCO stand at UN HABITAT WUF III in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Fall 2006: Publication of competition summary catalogue.
AWARDS
The design jury will meet at Carleton University in presence of UNESCO’s national Commission May 5/6, 2006 to select winning projects and honourable mentions. Winners and their faculty sponsors will be notified of the competition results directly. A list of winning projects will be posted on the Carleton/UNESCO website. Winning students, their faculty sponsors, and schools will receive cash prizes totalling $ 6 000 with distribution as follows:
First Prize: Student $ 3 000
Second Prize: Student $ 2 000
Third Prize: Student $ 1 000
Ten honourable mentions may also be awarded at the jury’s discretion. Prize and mentions winning submissions will be exhibited at the 2006 WUF III Conference in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, as well as being published in a competition summary book by Carleton University and UNESCO.
ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open worldwide to upper-level interdisciplinary team of students -- third year or above, including graduate students. All student entrants are required to work under the direction of a faculty sponsor. Entries will be accepted for individual as well as team solutions. Interdisciplinary teams must be limited to a maximum of five students. Submissions should be principally the product of work in a design studio or related class.
REGISTRATION: Faculty Responsibility
The administration of the competition at each institution level is left to the discretion of the faculty sponsor(s) within the guidelines set forth in this document. Work on the competition should be structured over the course of one semester during the 2005–06 academic years.
Required Drawings
Each presentation must directly address the specific criteria outlined in the Urban Design Challenge and Criteria for judging sections. Presentations must include, but are not limited to the following required drawings:
• The selected historical district area plan showing existing buildings, circulation patterns, and proposed site;
• A site plan showing the proposed building area (re-use of existing buildings or new ones), topography, and circulation;
• Floor plans (all levels);
• Elevations and building sections sufficient to show site context and major program elements;
• Large-scale drawing(s), either orthographic or three-dimensional, illustrating the use of local materials, patterns, colours and textures;
• A three-dimensional representation in the form of an axonometric, perspective, or model photographs, one of which should illustrate the character of the project. Incomplete or undocumented entries are subject to disqualification. All drawings should be drawn at a scale appropriate to the design solution and include a graphic scale and north arrow.
Presentation Format
Drawings must be firmly mounted or drawn directly on no more than four 20” x 20” (50 cm x 50 cm) illustration, foam-core, or other stiff lightweight mounting boards. Any other type of presentation (un-mounted, three-dimensional, or mounted on wood, metal, or glass) will be disqualified. The names of student participants, their schools, or faculty sponsors, must not appear on the front or back of any board. An unsealed envelope holding a copy of the completed Submission Form and design brief must be affixed to the back of each board. Identification should not appear on the design brief. Both the panels design and brief in English should be recorded on a CD Rom with all reproduction rights given to UNESCO to be sent to Carleton University with the submission form.
All boards should be numbered on the back in the order in which they should be viewed (i.e., 1 of 4, 2 of 4, etc.). Note that winning boards will be displayed in the following arrangement.
1 2
3 4
Participants should keep in mind that, due to the large number of entries, preliminary review does not allow for the hanging or end to end display of presentation boards. Accordingly, participants should not use text or graphics that cross over from board to board. All presentations must be suitable for black and white reproduction. Students may use colour if desired, but must ensure that distinct colours are readily distinguishable tones when photographed in black-and-white. Entries may be either originals or high quality reproductions. Participants should make adequate digital (300 dpi) reproductions of their presentation drawings prior to submission on a CD Rom. Winning entries will be required to submit digital reproductions for use in competition publications and exhibit materials. Please note that submission boards or CD Rom cannot be returned under any circumstances.
Urban Design Brief
A brief (in English) should appear as part of the presentation boards articulating the student urban planning guidelines and describing the most important analysis (and synthesis made on the concepts of the urban design project from gentrification, urbanization and globalization viewpoints in the competition selected historical district, enhancing the specific value of the pre existing socio-cultural values of the selected district (buildings and society values). The interdisciplinary team should explain why this district has been chosen. Keep in mind that the presentation should graphically convey the urban design solution and context proposed as much as possible, and therefore it should not rely only on the design brief for a basic understanding of the project.
Submission Form
A completed Submission Form must accompany each project. The form will be available on Carleton/UNESCO website, www.arch.carleton.ca/unesco. Participants will print out copies of their Submission Form from the Web and send this information electronically. A printed copy of the completed form must be enclosed in an unsealed envelope firmly affixed to the back of each board. A copy of the urban design brief must also be included with the Submission Form.
Shipping Instructions
Entries should be shipped in cardboard boxes or sturdy wrapping. Wood crates and other excessive packaging materials are not permitted; do not tape trace paper or any other type of protective materials to individual boards; do not use excessive bubble wrap or shipping materials; do not use excessive amounts of tape on interior or exterior wrappings. These requirements are designed specifically to reduce waste and must be adhered to strictly.
All entries must be received at Carleton School of Architecture by 5:00 pm, Eastern Time, March 31, 2006. Please note that due to the number of entries, Carleton/UNESCO will not send acknowledgements of receipt. Carleton/UNESCO cannot be responsible for customs processing or related fees. C.O.D. shipments cannot be accepted.
SHIP TO:
School of Architecture, Carleton University
Attn: UNESCO Student Urban Planning Design Competition
1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, CANADA K1S 5B6
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Program updates may be found on the Carleton University Architecture website at www.arch.carleton.ca/unesco
Additional questions on the competition program and submissions should be addressed to:
Greg Andonian, School of Architecture, Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, CANADA K1S 5B6
Tel: 613/520 2600 x 2868
Fax: 613/520 2849
E-mail: gandonia@ccs.carleton.ca
b.colin@unesco.org
Elizabeth.barot@unesco.ca |
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