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PERTH
AMBOY HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION
City of Perth Amboy
Type: Open, two-stage
Registration Deadline: June 16, 2003
Submission Deadline: July 23, 2003
Open to: Licensed professionals
Entry Fee: US$100
Awards: Design commission
Jury: Henry Cobb, K. Michael Hays, Carlos Jimenez, Toshiko Mori, Hon.
Joseph
Vas, Austin Gumbs and Bernard Piaia
The City of Perth Amboy, the Perth Amboy Board of Education and the
National Endowment for the Arts, in conjunction with the New Jersey
School Construction Corporation and New Jersey Department of Education,
are pleased to announce a national design competition for a new high
school, to be constructed with state funds as part of New Jersey's
$12 billion school construction program.
As one of the 30 Abbott, or "special needs" districts in
the state of New Jersey, Perth Amboy residents have an unprecedented
opportunity to redesign schools and the contemporary school system.
The goal of this Competition is to select an architect to design a
new high school of approximately 489,000 square feet, on a 15.3-acre
site positioned as a gateway to the city of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
Our goals for this Competition are: to stimulate creative thinking
for schools in 21st century; to build a school that is an inspiring,
challenging, and flexible learning environment; to connect the school
to the community; and to improve the educational environment by using
the planning and design process for the new school as a tool for positive
change. The design challenge is to: resist preconceived ideas of what
a high school should look like; to discard cookie cutter "one-size-fits-all"
plans; and to truly think out of the box while accepting limitations
imposed by the purposes and restraints on the uses of Abbot funds.
This is a two-stage, national design Competition. The Competition
format asks competitors to submit their concept ideas in Stage I,
and for the Jury to select four competitors who will each receive
an honorarium to produce more detailed projects in Stage II.
Stage I of the Competition is open to all individuals licensed to
practice architecture in the United States, or teams led by an individual
so licensed.
The Competition winner will also be required by the Sponsor to become
pre-qualified by the New Jersey School Construction Corporation (SCC),
or must be willing to work with another firm
so pre-qualified.
Stage II finalists will receive a stipend of $20,000. The winner will
be
recommended to enter into an agreement for the construction of the
high school.
To register for this Competition, submit a completed Registration
Form
(found on the website), along with a cashier's check or money order
in the
amount of $100 payable to the City of Perth Amboy. Please mail the
completed Registration Form and check to the address listed below.
The Registration Form and additional information regarding the Competition
will be located on the Competition website on or before May 12, 2003.
For more information or to register, contact:
Ralph Lerner FAIA, Competition Advisor
New Jersey School Design Competition
c/o Ralph Lerner Architect PC
306 Alexander Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA
Email: studio@rlapc.net
Website:
http://www.paps.net/competition
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