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BURNHAM PRIZE COMPETITION 2000 |
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Open, restricted Registration Deadline: March 28, 2000 Submission Deadline: April 11, 2000 Open to: Architects and architectural degree graduates under 40 years old, see below for more restrictions Entry Fee: US $50 Awards: 3 month scholarship to the American Academy in Rome Jury: CAC Board of Directors The City of Chicago has demonstrated planning vision in the past, most memorably in the 1909 Plan of Chicago (also known as the Burnham Plan) which outlined a vision for controlling and organizing transportation, growth, and development. The lakefront, with Grant Park as its focal point, was designed as the `front yard' of the city and included recreation space and outdoor public venues for the arts set in a lush geometric landscape. Although the plan was only partially implemented, it influenced much of the public works construction as well as providing a basis for Chicago's zoning ordinances. Grant Park was the most complete portion of the plan built. The City is currently rebuilding a large portion of the park along Michigan Avenue, dubbed the Millenium Park. The site is immediately adjacent to the `Loop,' Chicago's central business district. During the week, the park is most heavily used by the thousands of office workers in the Loop, but on the weekends it is host to a wide variety and scale of events and festivals. It is also the neighborhood park for a burgeoning downtown residential population. It is, in fact, the `front yard' for the city, for the metropolitan region, as well as for the apartments that overlook it. It is simultaneously a space for quiet contemplation and for throngs. The Millenium Park is a rare opportunity to reconsider on a large scale the nature of public space, landscape, and architecture. The Competition entrants are asked to articulate what a current and future vision for public space could bewhat is the park of the 21st century? Is it time for the Burnham Plan to be re-invented, transformed, bolstered, or abandoned? Design Issues and Program The following are the general goals for the project: · Maximize green space · Cover existing railroad tracks · Provide for year round activities and programs The following elements may be included in your plan. You have the option of adding others or eliminating those below and reinventing the program as long as it supports your overall concept: · Stage and lawn for outdoor music performances accommodating an audience of 4000 · Space to be used for ice rink in winter and outdoor dining in summer. Enclosure for skate rentals and restrooms. · Indoor dining for 3oo people adjacent to rink · Perennial gardens · Fountains · Indoor theater · Sculpture gardens · Space(s) for outdoor festivals · Underground parking below entire site For more information or to register, contact: The Chicago Architecture Club I-Space Gallery 230 W. Superior Street Chicago, Illinois 60610 Fax: 847.304.1218 Website: http://www.chicagoarchitectureclub.org/ |
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