Category: Competitions
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Designing for Free Speech: International Competition
Theatrum Mundi, in partnership with the American Institute of Architects, New York, has launched a “Designing for Free Speech” challenge. The challenge asks architects, designers, activists, artists — and anyone interested in imagining new spaces in the city for free expression — to identify public spaces in New York City and propose re-designs that transform…
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Working with floods: leading landscape architecture & urbanism approaches
As the South of England continues to be inundated with storms, The Landscape side-steps the political finger-pointing to present leading initiatives to working with water, projects led by Landscape Architects, Urbanists and Designers. 1. On the Water: Palisade Bay – This research project explores the patterns of storms on the East Coast of the US and their…
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Student wins Serjeant Award for Excellence in Drawing
It has been announced that Razna Begum, as Student of the Department of Architecture and Landscape, has won the Serjeant Award for Excellence in Drawing by the RIBA for her project Grunewald’s Athenaeum. Chris Kelly, another Greenwich Student, also had his work included in the RIBA Medals exhibition. The Department is obviously delighted by this…
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Greenwich graduate shortlisted for Society of Garden Designers award
A Greenwich graduate has been named as one of just three finalists in a national competition to reward outstanding work in design. Matt Cairns, who graduated from the University of Greenwich this year, is one of only three finalists in the Student Award category. He was nominated for his redesign of the Calverley Grounds public…
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Phase 1 of Governors Island design completed
Last month the first phase of Governors Island was officially completed. The master plan, designed by West 8 following an international competition, is being built out in several phases. The Trust for Governors Island is leading this ambitious redevelopment of the 180 acre island on the southern tip of Manhattan – with public space and…
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Teams announced for National History Museum competition
Last week the shortlist of teams was announced for redesigning the grounds of the National History Museum. They include: * BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) with Martha Schwartz Partners * Grant Associates with Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios * Niall McLaughlin Architects with Kim Wilkie * Land Use Consultants (LUC) with Design Engine * Stanton Williams Architects…
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Landscape architects invited to design a new garden city
The organiser of the second Wolfson Economics Prize is inviting landscape architects to enter the competition to come up with the best proposal for a new garden city. The competition’s £250,000 first prize will be awarded to the entrant offering the best answer to the question: ‘How would you deliver a new Garden City…
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Slant Open International Landscape Design Competition 2013/2014
In the fifth SLANT competition you are invited to submit a design for a public space/park which will be designed to incorporate, either in part or in whole, the concept of “Transition”. Transition effect us all most days of our lives and it can be found in many different areas of our interests and activities.…
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Call for entries for the European Prize for Public Space
The 2014 European Prize for Urban Public Space has opened a call for entries. For more…
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Royal Docks Ideas competition
The Landscape Institute and Ecobuild, with support from the Mayor of London and London Borough of Newham, have launched ‘The Royal Docks Ideas Competition’ to find innovative design proposals that would transform the Royal Docks into a multi-functional ‘liveable’ space. Comprising three docks in East London – Royal Albert Dock, Royal Victoria Dock and King…
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