Urbanscape: Symbiosis

Furniture that tell tales

As our future megacities are defining themselves every day with bustling streets and soaring skyscrapers, a city still craves for many things but mostly - an identity. The 21st century from its onset is rapidly changing how we live and how we perceive the definitions of a city rampantly.

‘Urbanscape’ is the manifestation of the built environment of cities. It not only refers to the configuration of built forms but also the elements that define interstitial spaces. However, what we see today is the progression of ever-increasing skyscrapers that dominate the memories of a city, overpowering smaller elements.

CHALLENGE

Urbanscape: Symbiosis is a step forward that seeks to bind the concept of urban identity and the furniture that speak for the city. It aims at creating elements that connect the dots to reveal the identity of a city.

The challenge here is creating a family of furniture for the desired city with common features in concept / form / color / design that needs to be derived from the city into consideration. The location of these furnitures also matter by analyzing key spots where not only these could look meaningful but be meaningful as well.

The goal of this competition is to give birth to furniture concepts that sprout from the city’s identity instead of industrial convenience. This would be possible in the following three steps: 1. Choose a town/city, 2. Create a concept family of furniture from the category, 3. Photograph your city spaces and place them to establish a link between them.

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DISCUSSIONS

*Additional Materials will be provided to the registered participants only.

JURY MEMBERS

Dr. Markus Jatsch,

Partner, Design Director, Martha Schwartz Partners, New York, USA

Fernando Mastrangelo

Owner, Fernando Mastrangelo Studio, New York, USA

Javier Gonzalez-Campana

Principal, Balmori Associates,

New York, USA

Markus Jatsch is an award winning architect and urban planner with a background in landscape architecture and fine arts and over 20 years of professional experience. He is partner and design director at Martha Schwartz Partners (MSP) where he also oversees all research activities. He has collaborated with Martha Schwartz since over 15 years and has worked with David Chipperfield Architects before joining MSP.

Markus Jatsch teaches frequently at international design schools, most recently as Visiting Professor at the Politecnico di Milano, the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He is the author of “Debordered Space: Indeterminacy within the Visual Perception of Space” (Stuttgart 2004) and “Landscape Art and Urbanism” (Stuttgart 2018). His work has been widely featured internationally in publications as well as in museum and gallery exhibitions and he lectures frequently on sustainable cities and the public realm.

Markus Jatsch is the recipient of several awards and honors such as the Fulbright Commission Award and the City of Munich Culture Award. He is a chartered member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Bavarian Chamber of Architects and an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Fernando Mastrangelo Studio is a host for experimentation without boundaries. Through furniture, paintings, sculpture, architecture and interiors, the self-sustaining studio is constantly pushing craft and materials to new levels. FM/S creates a universe in which landscapes, textures, and the human condition are layered and interconnected. Beautiful and complex, raw and refined, the cast sculptural objects entwine art and design.

Javier González-Campaña joined Balmori Associates in 1998 and has had responsibility for managing projects including: Yale Engineering Research Building and Farmington Canal Greenway in New Haven, CT; the Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth, TX; Campa de los Ingleses park in Bilbao, Spain; the Headquarters for VIOL in São Paulo, Brazil; Beale Street Landing Park in Memphis, TN and the New York Police Academy, in New York City, NY. Javier is also responsible for the plant reviews and elaboration of planting guidelines for multiple projects in the office.

In May 2001, Javier received a research grant from the Hixon Center for Urban Ecology to study and compare the architectural, economic and natural aspects of the High Line in New York City with the Promenade Plantée in Paris. In the summer of 2003 he was an intern in the City Hall of Paris where he had the opportunity to work in multidisciplinary teams on Parisians projects such as “Quartiers Verts” and “Paris Plage”.

Javier holds a Master of Science in Urban Ecology from Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (2003) and a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the School of Forest and Agricultural Science at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, in Argentina.

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AWARDS

Winner

1500 USD

Trophy + Medal + Certificates

(Open for Student & Professionals)

Runner - Up

750 USD

Medal + Certificate in each category

(Open for Student & Professionals)

People's Choice

500 USD

Trophy + Medal + Certificate

(1 x Students and 1 x Professionals)

Honorable Mention

200 USD

Medal + Certificate

(2 x Student and 2 x Professionals)

Institutional Excellence

Award

Trophy + Certificate + Medal

(For per Institutional Participation)

Publication

All medal holders, and winners will get an elaborate section of publishing in the UNI 2019 design book, and on our partner websites.

Exhibition of Entries

Shortlisted entries will be featured on our website and will be awarded a certificate.

SCHEDULE

Early Registration: March 26, 2019

20$ Students, 30$ Professionals, 75$ Institutional Access

Standard Registration: May 10, 2019

30$ Students, 50$ Professionals, 125$ Institutional Access

Late Registration: June 24, 2019

40$ Students, 70$ Professionals, 200$ Institutional Access

Submission Deadline: July 4, 2019

Public Voting begins: July 5, 2019

Public Voting ends: August 5, 2019

Result Announcement: August 15, 2019

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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The following Five obligatory items need to be submitted in all entries, failing which the entry may be disqualified or rejected:

A maximum 8 nos. – 1880 x 2880px sheet in portrait digital format (JPEG)
Answer 6 mandatory questions and 2 self formulated questions in the discussion section as given on the ‘additional materials folder’.
Participants are encouraged to submit additional materials such as videos, prototype images and textual material
Cover image of size 2000 x 1000 px or larger in aspect ratio 2:1
Individual images and graphics used in the sheet or any additional images (for publication purpose and not for the judging of entries)

Ensure that the final sheets which are submitted do not include your name or any other mark of identification.
To learn about the best practices of submission refer to this pdf here. https://goo.gl/fmmcP7
Plagiarism of any idea/form/design/image will be disqualified with a notice.

The submission of the entry has to happen on our submission portal at uni.xyz only with the format given on the website. No other mode of submissions will be accepted. In order to avoid last minute rush, plan and try uploading your entries prior to the submission deadline . Check this video tutorial of how to make the submission on the platform .

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to all students and professionals (Worldwide).
Minimum eligible age for participation is 18 years.
This competition is open for both students and professionals.
Team size is maximum of 4 members per team.
All disciplines are eligible.
Team: Teams with all student participants (with valid id’s required) will be categorized under student teams.
Teams with even one professional participant will be categorized under professional team.

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