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Otis Elevator International Student Design Competition |
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the course of modern urban development, one hallmark of a thriving urban core has been the
existence of stable residential areas in proximity to the downtown commercial, civic, and
cultural centers. Flourishing cities have retained a rich residential mix of generations
and incomes, in part because of policies and amenities that have kept the city attractive
to them, as well as the existence of diverse and readily available housing integrated with
the urban infrastructure. The mutual dependence among residents, businesses, and their civic and cultural institutions is a central fact that binds them into cohesive communities. Without this close connection, disposable income migrates away from the central core, depriving the city center of necessary resources and resulting in an ultimately unsustainable quality of life. At the same time, housing created independently of supporting infrastructure often lacks essential services, leading to untenable communities disconnected from the previously existing socio-economic network. As a consequence, in many cities, real communities disappear, leaving a city devoid of social cohesion in their place. On the other hand, vibrant urban centers have housing opportunities for people of all incomes and land use plans that facilitate employment, education, culture, recreation, public transportation, and retail. With this in mind the competition calls for a housing design that takes into account the competing interests of any urban setting: integrated land use, optimum density, compatibility with existing infrastructure, environmental impact, affordability, contextual appropriateness, preservation, and above all, social need. The underlying theme of the competition calls for a solution that actively engages the social and economic context of its urban setting; in short, a design that redefines the aspirations of your city. The competition will challenge students from all regions of the world to propose urban development schemes integrating mid-rise housing (five stories and taller) within an existing urban infrastructure, emphasizing mixed-use potential and the socio-economic and physical needs of the resident population in the students' region. Design solutions that look at master planning as well as the development of specific plan elements are encouraged (though not required); this may take the form of two-tiered programs over the course of one or two semesters, or a more integrated exploitation of multi-disciplinary teamwork. The competition calls for the integration of new mid-rise housing and ancillary facilities for approximately 1,000 residents into an historic or redeveloping urban setting of the contestant's choosing, adapting and/or augmenting the existing service infrastructure. Depending on the site selected by each participant, the design could comprise a combination of open space, reconstruction/rehabilitation of existing buildings, and new construction. In developing the design, students must specifically address the following issues: responsiveness to the socio-economic and physical needs of a high-density resident population; integration, augmentation, and/or reinforcement of the existing urban infrastructure to provide a sense of community, including provision for mixed-use structures, direct connection with public transport, parking for private automobiles, and incorporation of open space for local recreation; attention to site-specific issues, such as climate, urban context (including the proposal of an urban typology appropriate to the particular evolutionary stage of the selected city), and cultural responsiveness in the selection of materials and construction techniques; creation of comfortable, modern dwelling space with a human scale, compositional unity, and contextual connection to the surrounding environment; sustainability, both in appropriate building practices and selection of building materials; application of universal design principles, considering people of all ages and physical abilities. Recognizing that students from a variety of cultures will be participating in this competition and developing solutions for a specific site in their own cities, the competition program is purposefully open-ended in order to cross cultural boundaries. Close attention will be directed to the incorporation of vertical and horizontal circulation as a major feature in the design. The scope of this issue includes not only the transportation technology itself, but also the way in which it can facilitate community development in a multi-story, high-density environment. The most successful solutions will be those that integrate transportation/circulation networks in a manner that facilitates social interaction as well as addressing issues of orientation and security. COLLABORATIVE PROCESS The competition program is primarily designed for multi-disciplinary team solutions. Students and faculty sponsors are encouraged to draw upon the expertise and insight of related disciplines as they formulate integrated and comprehensive responses to the issues outlined above. The collaboration of students or faculty in fields such as urban planning, landscape architecture, sociology/urban studies, preservation, environmental science, geography, history, engineering, and economics should actively be promoted in the development of the final design solution. ELIGIBILITY The competition is open to teams of upper-level students (third year or above, including graduate students) of architecture and allied disciplines worldwide. All student entrants are required to work under the direction of a faculty sponsor. Submissions should be the work of interdisciplinary teams, although entries from individual students displaying a multi-disciplinary approach will be accepted. JURY Jury members from around the world will be invited based on their accomplishments in the field of urban housing and/or urban design. Past jurors have included Charles Correa, Peter Rowe, Julie Eizenberg, Ken Yeang, Rasem Badran, Diana Agrest, Miguel Angel Roca, Joan Goody, and Ken Greenberg among others. AWARDS Jurors will select up to six finalists at the Washington jury to present their projects at the ACSA International Conference in Hong Kong. Honor and Merit awards (up to three each) will be announced in Hong Kong from among those finalists. Each Honor Award will consist of $2,000, plus $500 for the recipients' school; the Merit Award will consist of $1,000. One Grand Prize project (receiving an additional $1,000 and a $500 award to the recipients' school) will also be selected from among these finalists. In addition, the Otis Elevator Company/Joe Bittar Citation for most outstanding example of the integration of elevators, escalators, and moving technology in an urban environment will also be awarded by the jury in Hong Kong. Citations for excellence in overall design solution, master planning and urban integration, or the design of specific plan elements may be awarded at the jury's discretion. In addition to their cash prizes, all finalists and their faculty sponsors will receive travel stipends to help cover the cost of attending the final jury presentation at the ACSA International Conference. Additional projects may receive honorable mention citations at the jury's discretion. Prize-winning submissions will be exhibited at the ACSA International Conference, the 2001 ACSA Annual Meeting, and the American Institute of Architects Expo 2001. SCHEDULE 13 March 2000 Deadline for receipt of registrations by ACSA (there is no fee for registration). 14 April 2000 Deadline for receipt of entries in Washington, DC. April 2000 Finalists and honorable mentions chosen at the initial jury in Washington, DC. 10 June 2000 Final presentation and announcement of winning entries at the ACSA International Conference in Hong Kong. Autumn 2000 Publication of catalog of winning projects. There is no entry fee to participate in the competition. REGISTRATION All information and materials needed to successfully participate in the competition are available from the web site. Faculty who wish to enroll all or part of their studio classes must complete a copy of the registration form and return it to ACSA before 13 March 2000. One form only should be used to register all students working under one sponsor, with each student participant listed individually by name. Students or teams who wish to enter the competition on their own must have a faculty sponsor, who should complete the form. There is no entry or submission fee required to participate in the competition. Upon registration the architecture faculty sponsor will receive a package of Otis resource pamphlets. Please note that due to the number of entries, ACSA is not able to otherwise acknowledge receipt of registrations; please keep a copy of your registration for your records as verification. FACULTY RESPONSIBILITY The administration of the competition at each school is left to the discretion of the faculty sponsor(s), within the guidelines set forth in this program document. Work on the competition may be structured over the course of one or two semesters during 1999 or early 2000 terms. EVALUATION CRITERIA Each faculty sponsor is expected to develop a system to evaluate the work of his/her students, using the criteria set forth in this program. The evaluation process should be an integral part of the design process, encouraging students to scrutinize their work in a manner similar to that of the jury. The final result of the design process will be a submission of up to four presentation boards describing the design solution (see requirements below). In addressing the specific issues of the design challenge, submissions must clearly demonstrate the design solution's response to the following requirements: Connection to the community infrastructure, including the integration of ancillary facilities for residents (such as shops, markets, daycare, offices, etc.), the potential for mixed-use development (residential/commercial/institutional), and contextual response to the most significant aspects of the surrounding urban fabric. Accommodation of a demographically diverse population within a project of appropriate urban density. Submissions should present an integrated design solution for a discrete population of approximately 1,000 residents; the solution's applicability for larger populations may be included within the presentation as part of a larger urban master plan. The crafting of public and semi-public circulation and socialization spaces, both within the project and in relationship to the adjoining urban context. The elegant and creative use of Otis transportation technology, from both technical, social, and aesthetic points of view, may figure prominently in this regard. Constructive adaptation of new/rehabilitated housing and infrastructure to the existing development trends within the participants' selected site. Design solutions should demonstrate a clear understanding of and position on the particular nature of current urban development in their region (i.e., the developing world, the "post-industrial" world, etc.) Projects must also demonstrate evidence of multi-disciplinary investigation in response to the specific criteria listed above (see "Collaborative Process" above). Team entries have generally resulted in the most successful fulfillment of this requirement, and student participants and faculty sponsors are encouraged to promote team submissions exploiting multi-disciplinary perspectives. REQUIRED DRAWINGS It is required that each presentation must directly address the specific criteria outlined in the design challenge and evaluation criteria, including (but not limited to) the following required drawings: a master plan demonstrating the design solution's integration with the urban context; a ground floor and/or site plan (with additional floor plans, as applicable) for specific elements of the design solution, particularly the residential and/or mixed-use components; elevations and/or sections sufficient to show site context and major program elements; large-scale drawing(s), either orthographic or three-dimensional, illustrating the socialization/circulation network and its linkage to community infrastructure (including the use of horizontal and vertical transportation technology, as appropriate); a three-dimensional representation, in the form of either an axonometric, perspective, or model photographs; typical unit plans as appropriate to demonstrate the response to diverse user population(s); Site analysis and/or urban analysis diagrams as appropriate to document the urban context. 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 as appropriate. DESIGN ESSAY A brief essay (in English) should appear as part of the presentation boards describing the most important concepts of the design project as well as the design solution's applicability to the site selected. Keep in mind that the presentation should graphically convey the design solution and context as much as possible, and therefore it should not rely upon the design essay for a basic understanding of the project. PRESENTATION FORMAT Drawings must be firmly mounted or drawn directly on no more than four 20" x 30" (50 cm x 76 cm) illustration, foamcore, or other stiff lightweight mounting boards. Any other type of presentation (unmounted, 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 of any board. An unsealed envelope holding a copy of the completed project submission form and design essay must be affixed to the back of each board. 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.). Participants should keep in mind that, due to the large number of entries, preliminary jury 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 color if desired, but must ensure that distinct colors will be readily distinguishable tones when photographed in black-and-white. Entries may be either originals or high-quality reproductions (please note that submissions cannot be returned; if original drawings are submitted, please make sure that adequate reproductions are made before submission). Electronic submissions will also be accepted, but only as supplemental material submitted with a mounted presentation as described above. Electronic presentations must be submitted in a format that is accessible on a Macintosh Power PC (preferably as EPS, TIFF, JPEG, or Quicktime files), with any specialized software necessary to read files included as part of the submission (standard software used for presentations must be identified on the registration form prior to submission of entries). ACSA cannot be responsible for electronic submissions that are unreadable on the equipment described above. Electronic presentations may be submitted on either zip disks or CD-ROM (disks or CD's will be returned only if specifically requested with the inclusion of appropriate packaging and postage at the time of submission). Electronic entries submitted without an accompanying conventionally-mounted presentation will be disqualified. Participants should make adequate photographic and/or digital (300 dpi) reproductions of their presentation drawings prior to submissions. Winning entries will be required to submit photographic and/or digital reproductions for use in competition publications and exhibit materials. Please note that submission boards cannot be returned under any circumstances. SUBMISSION FORM Each project must be accompanied by a completed project submission form (see below). A copy of the completed form must be enclosed in an unsealed envelope firmly affixed to the back of each board. A copy of the design essay must also be included with the project 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 or protective materials to individual boards; do not use excessive bubble wrap or shipping materials, such as packing "peanuts"; do not use excessive amounts of tape on interior or exterior wrappings. These requirements are designed specifically to reduce waste and energy and must be adhered to strictly. All entries must be received at ACSA by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, 14 April 2000. Please note that due to the number of entries, ACSA will not send acknowledgements of receipt. Ship to: ACSA/OTIS ELEVATOR COMPETITION Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 1735 New York Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006 USA ACSA cannot be responsible for customs processing or related fees; C.O.D. shipments cannot be accepted. SCHEDULE 13 March 2000 Deadline for receipt of registrations by ACSA (there is no fee for registration). 14 April 2000 Deadline for receipt of entries in Washington, DC. April 2000 Finalists and honorable mentions chosen at the initial jury in Washington, DC. 10 June 2000 Final presentation and announcement of winning entries at the ACSA International Conference in Hong Kong. Autumn 2000 Publication of catalog of winning projects and other selected entries. QUESTIONS All information and materials needed to successfully participate in the competition are contained in this program document. Additional questions should be addressed to: ACSA/Otis Elevator Company Student DesignCompetition Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 1735 New York Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006 USA Telephone: 202-785-2324 Facsimile: 202-628-0448 email: Beth Young IMPORTANT NOTES Entries cannot and will not be returned to participants under any circumstances. Upon receipt they become the property of ACSA. Students submitting original material for this competition should ensure that they have adequate reproductions before sending their work. (See above under "presentation Format" for the return of electronic submissions.) Otis Elevator Company and ACSA reserve the right to publish drawings, written descriptions, and photographs of entries, and the names of student entrants, without compensation. Otis Elevator Company is the world's largest company in the manufacture and service of elevators and escalators. Now in its 146th year of operation, Otis employs more than 65,000 people around the globe. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, based in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. United Technologies provides a broad range of products and support services to the aerospace, building systems, and automotive industries. The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture is a non-profit organization founded in 1912 to enhance the quality of architectural education. ACSA now represents over 4,500 faculty members in 122 member schools in the United States and Canada, as well as over 120 affiliate member schools worldwide. WEB http://www.acsa-arch.org/activities/otiscompetitionprogram.html |
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