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" Waterfront Public Space as “A Great Good Place” "
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This specific competition is, indeed, a great opportunity to reflect on the notion of ‘Great place’, a frequently used language in public discourse, although it may possess specific dimensions in architectural theory. Comprising a large amount of natural waterfront to offer as public space, the competition for The New Art Gallery of Nova Scotia was launched in early 2020. The provincial focus was to create ‘Great places’ that will foster inclusive economic growth as well as contribute to developing a compelling and differentiating value proposition not only important to drive population growth but also to attract tourism (Design Brief, 2020). According to Ray Oldenburg’s celebrated book from 1989, a ‘Great Good Place’ provides various activities to encourage conversation among its users. These conversations, which are the raison d'être of any great place, are most likely to flourish in places where people can talk without constraint, except for the constraints imposed by the art of conversation itself. Great good places are ‘third places’ that often possess and produce social value. [...] more
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NEW MULTIFUNCTIONAL CULTURAL CENTER OF THE CITY OF BEACONSFIELD
Canada
Registration deadline: March 26, 2024
The City of Beaconsfield's competition for a new multi-functional cultural center is a multi-disciplinary architectural competition to provide the municipality with an architectural and public development project combining a library and spaces to support cultural activities. The project's construction budget is in the order of $17.3 M, plus taxes, and the total surface area of the main building is in the order of 2,700 m2.
Decoding Density
International
Registration deadline: January 19, 2024
Submissions deadline: April 3, 2024
Decoding Density is an international invitation to imagine new possibilities for six-storey plus apartment forms by addressing two of the most existential problems of today: climate change and housing affordability. Submissions will challenge the constraints of code and other regulations to do so. The six-storey wood frame apartment building is becoming a standard for municipalities in the Metro Vancouver region for increasing density. And yet, designers exploring these apartment forms find that code and other regulations, combined with financial factors, generate boxes that are not affordable, do not address climate change, and struggle to offer outdoor space, light, and cultural, communal and family-orientated features.
Winter Stations
International
Submissions Deadline: December 1, 2023
Participants are tasked with designing temporary winter art installations which incorporate existing lifeguard towers spaced strategically across Toronto's Kew and Woodbine beaches. The structures (not in use in the wintertime) are considered visual anchor points for the installations. As in previous years, Winter Stations intends to build 4-6 winning proposals for a six-week exhibition along the waterfront, funding permitted. While Toronto beaches are not typically as well visited in the colder seasons, Winter Stations has captured the imagination of the city. Designers can expect their designs to be well-visited and should anticipate public interaction.
Concours d'architecture pluridisciplinaire - Espace culturel Aurèle-Dubois - Agrandissement et réaménagement
Canada
Submissions Deadline: June 19, 2023
Finalists Announcement: August 31, 2023
The project will enable the library to be enlarged to increase its floor area and reorganize its spaces to meet the needs of the population, and the cultural center to be refurbished and enlarged to provide a professional, multidisciplinary cultural facility. There are also plans to develop new premises to accommodate creation, production and dissemination spaces for children and young people, and to pool available spaces to create better utilization and synergy between the various partners.
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