Cleveland Design Competition Weblog

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Summer's Conclusion


With the 2007 Cleveland Design Competition at a close after the June 7th announcement of awards and a summer-long exhibit of submissions at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, planning has begun for the 2008 competition installment - tentatively scheduled for launch in early 2008.

Stay tuned for additional information and subscribe to the Cleveland Design Competition mailing list to receive announcements and updates in your Inbox. Feel free to contact us at info@clevelandcompetition.com for any questions or feedback.

Below, a few images from the June 7th reception event (click to view):

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Thank you to all who have attended the reception or viewed the summer installment at the CUDC. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Sunday, June 17, 2007

First Place Recipients Nick Sully & Hannah Teicher


The competition website has been updated to include short biographies of 2007 Cleveland Design Competition First Place award winners Nick Sully and Hannah Teicher. To view the bios visit the gallery page at www.clevelandcompetition.com/gallery.html and click on the bio link.

To learn more about Nick and Hannah and their winning submission visit the webpage of Vancouver blogger JJ Lee, "Vancouver by Design." (http://vancouverbydesign.blogspot.com/) For a description of their project, view an interview posted on Lee's page at http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=8504403013075957128.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

2007 Cleveland Design Competition Winners Announced!


The Cleveland Design Competition with partners and sponsors, Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, Cleveland Public Art, Cleveland AIA , Ohio ASLA, Ohio City Near West, Flats Oxbow Association, FORUM Architects, and Process Design Studio are excited to announce the award winners for the 2007 Cleveland Design Competition at Irishtown Bend with awards presented by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy:

First Prize

Nicholas Sully & Hannah Teicher
Vancouver, British Columbia


Second Prize

Jason Sowell & Hope Hasbrouck
Austin, Texas


Third Prize

Christine Reed & Vaughn Johnson
Oakland, California


For more information on the 2007 Cleveland Design Competition and to view the winning submissions visit www.clevelandcompetition.com/gallery.html. A complete gallery of all 2007 competition designs for Irishtown Bend will be launched shortly.

Join our email mailing list by filling in the form on the competition home page to receive updates and details about this year's competition and information for 2008's challenge.

In the News - 06.10.07


On Friday June 8th, Steven Litt, architecture critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer published a column "Interns start design contest to spark ideas" covering the 2007 award winning submissions for Irishtown Bend and the motivation by co-organizers Michael Christoff and Bradley Fink for creating an annual Cleveland Design Competition. Read the Plain Dealer feature online by clicking here. Order a copy of Friday's Arts & Life section to see the article accompanied by images from the winning submissions.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

In the News - 04.18.07


GreenCityBlueLake, an online presence to serve the sustainability community in Northeast Ohio by local non-profit EcoCity Cleveland, recently featured the Cleveland Design Competition on their webpage. The article describes what the "Cleveland Design Competition" is, its organizers, and the competition's ultimate goals. Read the article here.

Late Registration


You or your team can still register to participate in the 2007 Cleveland Design Competition before next Monday, April 23rd. The late registration fee for entering is $60 per entry and can be submitted by one of two methods at www.clevelandcompetition.com/registration.html:

1. Submit online registration and online payment

2. Download pdf of registration form and send with check by post mail

For those who have already registered, THANK YOU for participating in the Irishtown Bend challenge and GOOD LUCK! We have been extremely pleased with the level of interest and participation thus far and look forward to viewing the design solutions.

Stay tuned, details on the exhibition and announcement of winners will soon be released.

Sunday, April 1, 2007

Questions Deadline - Monday, April 2nd


A reminder that Questions for the Cleveland Competition are due tomorrow, Monday, April 2nd.

Questions that we receive will be the material for a Questions and Answers document that will be made available by Friday, April 6th on the Cleveland Design Competition webpage.

Contact us by email at questions@clevelandcompetition.com for questions regarding registration, submission requirements, competition objectives, or any other points of clarification.

Key Upcoming Deadlines:

Questions Deadline: April 2, 2007
Registration Deadline: April 16, 2007
Late Registration Deadline: April 23, 2007
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2007

Friday, March 16, 2007

In the News - 03.16.07


Architect Magazine article "Cleveland Competition to Focus on Neglected Sites" has been published in the March issue of the magazine. The online edition provides a link from the Architect Magazine homepage to the article written by Katie Gerfen.


From "Cleveland Competition to Focus on Neglected Sites":

"A new annual competition that targets interstitial spaces in Cleveland has been announced. The brainchild of local architects Michael Christoff and Bradley Fink, the Cleveland Design Competition will look at a different marginalized or complex site each year, the goal being to generate ideas as to how it can be revitalized into something that serves the city."

To continue reading, go to the article here.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Jury Update - 03.15.07


Cleveland Design Competition is proud to announce a new addition to the distinguished competition jury:

Paul Alsenas
Director, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission



With Paul Alsenas' addition, the 2007 Cleveland Design Competition stands as follows:

Michel Langevin
Landscape Architect, NIP Paysage

Zoe Ryan
Nevill Bryan Curator of Design at the Chicago Institute of Art

Ken Greenberg
Architect and Urban Designer, Greenberg Consultants

Don Harvey
Cleveland Artist

Mark Robbins
Dean, School of Architecture, Syracuse University

Paul Alsenas
Director, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission


For further developments and soon-to-come biographies for each member of the competition jury, follow the Cleveland Design Competition Weblog or check the Jury webpage at www.clevelandcompetition.com/jury.html.

Monday, March 12, 2007

Questions Deadline - Monday, April 2nd


Upcoming Deadlines

Questions Deadline: April 2, 2007 UPDATED
Registration Deadline: April 16, 2007
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2007

Click here to go to the Schedule page.

After several competition question requests and an effort to move the Questions Deadline closer to the Registration Deadline, the Questions Deadline has been moved to Monday, April 2.

We will continue to do our best to respond completely and accurately to each question in a timely manner. Shortly following the Questions Deadline, a Q&A document will be posted on the competition website compiling the questions of each request.

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