Cleveland Design Competition Weblog

Project 2008: interPLAY begins now!

The Competition Brief and Resources are available for download on the competition website (www.clevelandcompetition.com/resources.html). In addition, registration for individuals and teams is open through November 7th, and submissions must be received no later than November 21st at 5:00pm EST.

Any questions may be emailed to the questions@clevelandcompetition.com through October 31st - answers will be posted on the competition weblog through the questions deadline, made available for all.

Competition entrants will design intergenerational play landscapes, pavilions, architecture, and/or artistic interventions for fun, leisure, activity and amusement around an existing multipurpose pathway that connects Cleveland's west side neighborhoods with Lake Erie. Designs will create an inventive recreational amentity and community gathering space for the people of the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood - elevating the site around the pathway from a passageway to a play destination and creating a landmark for the increased awareness of the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood.

From the Competition Brief:

"Cleveland, Ohio's Detroit Shoreway neighborhood is changing. In the last decade, the neighborhood has seen significant investment in arts and culture, renovation of aging housing, and the replacement of lakefront industrial areas with housing and public spaces. As urban neighborhoods like Detroit Shoreway become more economically and generationally diverse, it becomes increasingly important to provide viable, active community play environments that bring together residents of different ages, classes and backgrounds. Too often, play environments are poorly planned and generically programmed. This presents an incredible opportunity for designers to invent truly imaginative play spaces that bring diverse communities together.

Project 2008: interPLAY challenges entrants to propose active and passive recreation along an existing multipurpose path that connects Cleveland's west side neighborhoods to Edgewater Park and Lake Erie. Entrants must design an intergenerational playscape that activates the residual space around the pathway; enhancing one of Cleveland's few pedestrian connections to the lakefront..."

Go to Competition Home: www.clevelandcompetition.com