Welcome

Welcome to the online home of the Cleveland Design Competition. The Cleveland Design Competition is an open, anonymous, single-stage, ideas competition founded as a tool for generating architectural ideas around under-utilized sites and showcasing the talent of designers on Cleveland's built and unbuilt environment.

In its first year in 2007, the competition saw 200 designers in 10 countries submit ideas for Irishtown Bend in Ohio City. In 2008, over 235 designers from 15 countries submitted ideas for an Intergenerational Playscape in Detroit Shoreway. In 2009, over 175 designers from 16 countries submitted ideas for a state-of-the-art multimodal transportation center planned for Cleveland’s Lakefront. At the conclusion of each competition, the winners are announced at a public exhibition of the entries by representatives of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy including Kathryn Lincoln, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, and Armando Carbonell, Senior Fellow and Chair of the Department of Planning and Urban Form.

Competition Organizers & Advisory Committee

The Cleveland Design Competition is administered by a committee comprised of Cleveland architecture professionals Michael Christoff and Bradley Fink with advisory support from many community partners. The Advisory Committee is responsible for the creation of the competition brief distributed to entrants. The Advisory Committee is also responsible for the enforcement of the competition rules and procedures. All communication pertaining to the competition should be directed through Competition Organizers Michael Christoff and Bradley Fink by email at info@clevelandcompetition.com. The Competition Organizers will examine all submissions to ensure compliance with the competition submission requirements.

Michael Christoff - Competition Co-Founder/Organizer
Bradley Fink - Competition Co-Founder/Organizer
Steve Rugare - Assistant Professor, Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
Terry Schwarz - Director, Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
Edward P. Schmittgen - Executive Director of Capital Planning and University Architect, Cleveland State University
Julie A. Beers - Principal - Campus International School
Daniel J. Mansoor - Founder, GoodWorks Group & representative to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Competition Mailing Address:

ATTN: Cleveland Design Competition
c/o Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
1309 Euclid Avenue, Suite 200
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Competition Email Address:
info@clevelandcompetition.com