HISTORICAL COMPETITION ANALYSIS |
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 |
International Ideas Competition
Architecture at Zero
Series 1
Competition Brief (for 2018 - 2019)
The Architecture at Zero competition challenge is to create a zero net energy recreation center at the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay. Two new buildings will be constructed in two phases and will replace two existing buildings and parts of two parking lots.
There are two parts to the competition:
First, entrants will create an overall site plan to accommodate the program outlined below. Entrants are encouraged to highlight any energy efficiency strategies or systems shown. Second, entrants will design two attached buildings in detail, to indicate zero net energy (ZNE) performance. In order to demonstrate the building design and its performance, entrants will provide required documentation and may also include supplementary documentation.
Competition Goals
This Architecture at Zero competition challenge was to create a zero net energy bayside community education and visitor’s center, in support of the mission of the Estuary and Ocean Science Center in Tiburon, CA.
Entries are weighed individually, not in competition with others. Jury decisions will be based solely on the materials submitted. Criteria include quality of design, resolution of the program or idea, innovation, thoughtfulness, and technique.
Competition Category
Student, Professional, Open, Idea
Jury
Gregg D. Ander, FAIA - Gregg D. Ander, LLC
Marsha Maytum, FAIA, LEED AP - Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Cole Roberts, PE, LEED AP - Associate Principal | Energy & Resource Sustainability Arup
Paul Torcellini, PhD PE - Principal Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Lynn N. Simon, FAIA, LEED Fellow - Certified Coach Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Allison Grace Williams, FAIA - AGWms studio
Entry Fees
Entry fee for Architects, Engineers, and Designers =$275
Entry fee for Students and Recent Grads = $0
Awards
Awards total up to $25,000 between student and professional winners.
Entry Format
Teams must submit one presentation board containing required documentation (site plan, floor plans, perspective drawings, etc.) They must also submit the individual components of the board as JPEG files and any text on the board as a PDF or Microsoft Word file. Additionally, teams must submit a Design Team Spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel with each member's name and contact information.
Series 2
Competition History
"Architecture at Zero is a zero net energy design competition open to students and professionals worldwide, engaging architecture, engineering, and planning students and professionals in the pursuit of energy efficient design.
The Architecture at Zero competition, now in its eighth year, was conceived as a response to the zero net energy targets set out by the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) in the 2008 report, California’s Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan. In this report, the CPUC set out four “Big Bold Energy Efficiency Strategies” for California that include the goals that all new residential construction in California be ZNE by 2020 and that all new commercial construction be ZNE by 2030."
Jury Members Background
Gregg D. Ander, FAIA - Gregg D. Ander, LLC
Ander is the President and Managing Director of Gregg D. Ander, LLC which provides consultative services on a variety of power and energy sector issues. As the Vice President of Power Strategies at the Energy Foundation in San Francisco, he oversaw a portfolio of investments including utility generation, distributed energy resources, energy efficiency, and cross cutting. Mr. Ander serves on the Board of Directors of the Sustainable Building Industry Council (SBIC) and the New Buildings Institute (NBI). He has authored over 70 energy- and environment-related articles and has won awards for various energy-related projects from the U.S. Department of Energy; American Institute of Architects; American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers; and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In addition, Mr. Ander has participated in sustainability charrettes for residential, retail, K-12 schools, offices, and the greening of the White House and Old Executive Office buildings.
Marsha Maytum FAIA, LEED AP - Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Maytum is a founding Principal at Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMSA) in San Francisco. She has focused her career on community, cultural, and socially-responsible projects that promote sustainable design. Her work has included the creation of new buildings, rehabilitation of historic buildings, and adaptive reuse of existing structures. LMSA has received over 100 regional, national and international design awards. Eight of the firm’s projects have been named AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects in the U.S.
Cole Roberts PE, LEED AP - Associate Principal | Energy & Resource Sustainability
Cole leads the energy and sustainability business in Arup’s 300 person San Francisco & Oakland offices, specializing in design, planning, and innovation in the new and existing built environment. Cole leads the Energy Business for Arup in the Americas. He is a co-author of the book “Two Degrees – Our Built Environment and the Changing Climate” and has been a keynote speaker at numerous conferences. He is a published contributor to peer reviewed journals and is a frequent guest lecturer at Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. Most recently, Cole has led the WeatherShiftTM initiative to generate future climate data for over 10,000 cities around the world.
Paul Torcellini, PhD PE - Principal Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Torcellini is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy Studies at Eastern Connecticut State University and a Principal Engineer for Advanced Commercial Buildings at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Paul has authored or co-authored more than 50 papers and articles related to energy efficiency and zero-energy commercial buildings. Among his many awards, Paul has received two ASHRAE Technology Awards for his energy-efficient buildings work and two Energy User News magazine's Efficient Building Awards. Paul was key in creating the performance based procurement process used to achieve zero energy building status for NREL’s Research Support Facility and has been key in the development of the Advanced Energy Design Guide series from ASHRAE. Paul is a registered Professional Engineer holding a PhD from Purdue University.
Lynn N. Simon, FAIA, LEED Fellow - Certified Coach Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Simon is a pioneer and leading authority in the green building industry. She joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2012 after 19 years leading Simon & Associates, a green building consulting firm she founded in 1994. At Thornton Tomasetti, Lynn is responsible for leading the firm’s western region sustainability practice. Her focus is on promoting sustainable and healthy building design and construction practices, and providing strategic guidance for complex, multi-faceted projects. Lynn recently served on the Board of Directors for the AIA San Francisco Chapter and was active in the U.S. Green Building Council for almost 20 years. Lynn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from UC Berkeley and a Master of Architecture from the University of Washington.
Allison Grace Williams, FAIA - AGWms studio
Williams is an architect and urban designer that has amassed an international portfolio of large scale civic, cultural and research facilities. In practice at SOM, Perkins+Will and AECOM, Williams’ inventive instincts and inspiring, interdisciplinary design leadership have generated authentic, relevant buildings that bridge between culture, technology and the environment and that convey the values and traditions of their audience and place. Williams established AGWms studio as the first step to attract provocative design partnerships that prioritize art form and design process in relevant, cross- disciplinary venues, and to formalize academic involvements.
Jury Composition
Entries are judged on the presentation board highlighting the project and any supplementary documentation. A separate review panel will convene to jury the technical components, which will result in a Technical Evaluation provided to the Jury. The Jury will determine the winners from all submissions. The Technical Evaluation is not the sole criterion on which entries will be judged but acts as a complement to the overall project design evaluation.
Competition Sponsor Information
Architecture at Zero is presented by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council (AIACC).
"This program is funded by California utility customers and administered by PG&E under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission."
Series 3
Entry Graphics
Winners from 2018: Estuary & Ocean Science Center, Tiburon
Professional Winners:
Architecture at Zero
Series 1
Competition Brief (for 2018 - 2019)
The Architecture at Zero competition challenge is to create a zero net energy recreation center at the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay. Two new buildings will be constructed in two phases and will replace two existing buildings and parts of two parking lots.
There are two parts to the competition:
First, entrants will create an overall site plan to accommodate the program outlined below. Entrants are encouraged to highlight any energy efficiency strategies or systems shown. Second, entrants will design two attached buildings in detail, to indicate zero net energy (ZNE) performance. In order to demonstrate the building design and its performance, entrants will provide required documentation and may also include supplementary documentation.
Competition Goals
This Architecture at Zero competition challenge was to create a zero net energy bayside community education and visitor’s center, in support of the mission of the Estuary and Ocean Science Center in Tiburon, CA.
Entries are weighed individually, not in competition with others. Jury decisions will be based solely on the materials submitted. Criteria include quality of design, resolution of the program or idea, innovation, thoughtfulness, and technique.
Competition Category
Student, Professional, Open, Idea
Jury
Gregg D. Ander, FAIA - Gregg D. Ander, LLC
Marsha Maytum, FAIA, LEED AP - Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Cole Roberts, PE, LEED AP - Associate Principal | Energy & Resource Sustainability Arup
Paul Torcellini, PhD PE - Principal Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Lynn N. Simon, FAIA, LEED Fellow - Certified Coach Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Allison Grace Williams, FAIA - AGWms studio
Entry Fees
Entry fee for Architects, Engineers, and Designers =$275
Entry fee for Students and Recent Grads = $0
Awards
Awards total up to $25,000 between student and professional winners.
Entry Format
Teams must submit one presentation board containing required documentation (site plan, floor plans, perspective drawings, etc.) They must also submit the individual components of the board as JPEG files and any text on the board as a PDF or Microsoft Word file. Additionally, teams must submit a Design Team Spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel with each member's name and contact information.
Series 2
Competition History
"Architecture at Zero is a zero net energy design competition open to students and professionals worldwide, engaging architecture, engineering, and planning students and professionals in the pursuit of energy efficient design.
The Architecture at Zero competition, now in its eighth year, was conceived as a response to the zero net energy targets set out by the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) in the 2008 report, California’s Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan. In this report, the CPUC set out four “Big Bold Energy Efficiency Strategies” for California that include the goals that all new residential construction in California be ZNE by 2020 and that all new commercial construction be ZNE by 2030."
Jury Members Background
Gregg D. Ander, FAIA - Gregg D. Ander, LLC
Ander is the President and Managing Director of Gregg D. Ander, LLC which provides consultative services on a variety of power and energy sector issues. As the Vice President of Power Strategies at the Energy Foundation in San Francisco, he oversaw a portfolio of investments including utility generation, distributed energy resources, energy efficiency, and cross cutting. Mr. Ander serves on the Board of Directors of the Sustainable Building Industry Council (SBIC) and the New Buildings Institute (NBI). He has authored over 70 energy- and environment-related articles and has won awards for various energy-related projects from the U.S. Department of Energy; American Institute of Architects; American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers; and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In addition, Mr. Ander has participated in sustainability charrettes for residential, retail, K-12 schools, offices, and the greening of the White House and Old Executive Office buildings.
Marsha Maytum FAIA, LEED AP - Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Maytum is a founding Principal at Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMSA) in San Francisco. She has focused her career on community, cultural, and socially-responsible projects that promote sustainable design. Her work has included the creation of new buildings, rehabilitation of historic buildings, and adaptive reuse of existing structures. LMSA has received over 100 regional, national and international design awards. Eight of the firm’s projects have been named AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects in the U.S.
Cole Roberts PE, LEED AP - Associate Principal | Energy & Resource Sustainability
Cole leads the energy and sustainability business in Arup’s 300 person San Francisco & Oakland offices, specializing in design, planning, and innovation in the new and existing built environment. Cole leads the Energy Business for Arup in the Americas. He is a co-author of the book “Two Degrees – Our Built Environment and the Changing Climate” and has been a keynote speaker at numerous conferences. He is a published contributor to peer reviewed journals and is a frequent guest lecturer at Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. Most recently, Cole has led the WeatherShiftTM initiative to generate future climate data for over 10,000 cities around the world.
Paul Torcellini, PhD PE - Principal Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Torcellini is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy Studies at Eastern Connecticut State University and a Principal Engineer for Advanced Commercial Buildings at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Paul has authored or co-authored more than 50 papers and articles related to energy efficiency and zero-energy commercial buildings. Among his many awards, Paul has received two ASHRAE Technology Awards for his energy-efficient buildings work and two Energy User News magazine's Efficient Building Awards. Paul was key in creating the performance based procurement process used to achieve zero energy building status for NREL’s Research Support Facility and has been key in the development of the Advanced Energy Design Guide series from ASHRAE. Paul is a registered Professional Engineer holding a PhD from Purdue University.
Lynn N. Simon, FAIA, LEED Fellow - Certified Coach Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Simon is a pioneer and leading authority in the green building industry. She joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2012 after 19 years leading Simon & Associates, a green building consulting firm she founded in 1994. At Thornton Tomasetti, Lynn is responsible for leading the firm’s western region sustainability practice. Her focus is on promoting sustainable and healthy building design and construction practices, and providing strategic guidance for complex, multi-faceted projects. Lynn recently served on the Board of Directors for the AIA San Francisco Chapter and was active in the U.S. Green Building Council for almost 20 years. Lynn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from UC Berkeley and a Master of Architecture from the University of Washington.
Allison Grace Williams, FAIA - AGWms studio
Williams is an architect and urban designer that has amassed an international portfolio of large scale civic, cultural and research facilities. In practice at SOM, Perkins+Will and AECOM, Williams’ inventive instincts and inspiring, interdisciplinary design leadership have generated authentic, relevant buildings that bridge between culture, technology and the environment and that convey the values and traditions of their audience and place. Williams established AGWms studio as the first step to attract provocative design partnerships that prioritize art form and design process in relevant, cross- disciplinary venues, and to formalize academic involvements.
Jury Composition
Entries are judged on the presentation board highlighting the project and any supplementary documentation. A separate review panel will convene to jury the technical components, which will result in a Technical Evaluation provided to the Jury. The Jury will determine the winners from all submissions. The Technical Evaluation is not the sole criterion on which entries will be judged but acts as a complement to the overall project design evaluation.
Competition Sponsor Information
Architecture at Zero is presented by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council (AIACC).
"This program is funded by California utility customers and administered by PG&E under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission."
Series 3
Entry Graphics
Winners from 2018: Estuary & Ocean Science Center, Tiburon
Professional Winners:
Student Winners:
The winning entries are only documented on the website by a single graphic.
Entry Text
There is no text included on the entries listed on the competition's winner's page.
Series 4
Entry Concepts
Concepts revolved around sustainability and net-zero energy buildings. It was important to maintain a connection to nature, integrate the building into the site, and use sustainable methods to reduce energy consumption of the building, ideally to a net-zero.
Comments from Jury
None
Did concepts meet competition goals?
The overall professional competition winner's entry successfully communicates how the building fits into the site without disrupting it too much. There are solar panels, passive heating and daylighting design, and energy statistics shown on the board.
Entry Text
There is no text included on the entries listed on the competition's winner's page.
Series 4
Entry Concepts
Concepts revolved around sustainability and net-zero energy buildings. It was important to maintain a connection to nature, integrate the building into the site, and use sustainable methods to reduce energy consumption of the building, ideally to a net-zero.
Comments from Jury
None
Did concepts meet competition goals?
The overall professional competition winner's entry successfully communicates how the building fits into the site without disrupting it too much. There are solar panels, passive heating and daylighting design, and energy statistics shown on the board.
Competition (For Profit) Website
Young Architects Competitions Experiential Beer Garden (October 2016 - January 2017)
Competition Brief
Beer has always been a part of human history, from Ancient Egypt (where wages were paid in beer) to Ireland (where beer was the gods’ nectar of immortality), to name but a few examples.
Drinking a glass of beer does not simply mean drinking a beverage, but interacting with a millennium-old history, made of legends, religious beliefs and wisdom. It is a tradition that has been going on since time immemorial, that has come down to us through the work of the monasteries and that has now become an industry in its own right.
Although in the Modern era beer has been produced at an industrial level, today we are experiencing a shift towards artisanal production, in an enthusiastic celebration of taste and secret recipes.
In this spirit, Villa Zarri – one of the leading Italian breweries – wishes to follow the most recent trends of consumption by investing in an ambitious architectural project, which will create a top-quality space for craft brewery.
The centre that Villa Zarri intends to create, within a beautiful mid 16th-century villa, will be a sanctuary for all beer lovers – a place where beer tasting will meet delicious food, culture and entertainment, within the framework of architectural beauty.
Whether German, Belgian, British or Italian, every beer variety will find an ideal place here, a place for both fine palates and less experienced beer lovers. Architectural beauty, cultural events and entertainment will contribute to making the experience of drinking beer unique. Experiential Beer Garden will be a one-of-a-kind brewery, the world’s first centre dedicated to the age-old culture of beer.
Italian passion for beer will be tangible in this centre and will accompany the cultural and entertainment events revolving around beer. Located in the heart of Emilian countryside, this centre will be an observatory that will help the visitors understand the historical and intercultural significance of beer.
Competition Goals
Design a center/observatory in the Emilian countryside that will help the visitors understand the historical and intercultural significance of beer and accompany the cultural and entertainment events revolving around beer.
Competition Category
Student, Open
Entry Fees
Not listed
Awards
1st Prize - 8,000 €
2nd Prize - 4,000 €
3rd Prize - 2,000 €
2 Gold Mentions - 500 €
10 Honorable Mentions
30 Finalist Mentions
All the awarded proposals will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites and international exhibitions.
Entry Format
Teams submit 1 board.
Competition History
"YAC is an association whose aim is to promote architectural competitions amongst young designers – no matter if graduates or students. First, YAC wants to propel research about design, by periodically suggesting tangible issues on Architecture and City planning. By doing so YAC wants to provoke reflections about physical places for human activities that everyday are becoming more and more unpredictable and dynamic.
Second we want to endorse young designers’ creativity and talent by granting the best of them adequate prizes and good exposure amongst paper and web platforms. YAC wishes to revamp a design culture to pragmatically answer the issues on human action and territory consumption. We wish many and different designers will join us in this challenge.
According to YAC, Architecture is the discipline that composes and structures the spaces where Man acts. It responds to numerous and different needs, through always-different expressions based on the intellect and creativity of each designer. We truly believe that the architectural problem cannot be solved just with a mere formal research, with functionalism, with the economy or technology of the artifact: in fact, the solution is made up of the aforementioned suggestions, composed and structured according to each designer’s personality and sensitivity. YAC hopes to foster highly-contemporary projects: these shall present clear traits of temporality and personalization of the use of the architectural space.
“Idea” is the key word, “architecture” is the answer and “project” is the tool to transform creative intuition into an object prefiguration."
Jury Members Background
Adam Tihany - Tihany Design
Regarded as one of the most influential designers of hotels and restaurants, he has collaborated with some of the most prestigious brands of the industry such as Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, and Four Seasons Resort Dubai DIFC. His elegant and often revolutionary projects meet the clients' needs and are perfectly consistent with the space around them. In addition to hotels and restaurants, Tihany is currently applying his visionary design to creating luxury cruise ships.
Archea Associati - Archea Associati
Archea Associati is a network of over 80 architects operating in six different cities--Milan, Rome, Beijing, Dubai, Sao Paulo and Florence. Their research ranges from the landscape to the city, from architecture to design. They carry out projects in graphic design, publishing, exhibitions, and applied research. The firm has received numerous international awards and has participated in several editions of the Venice Biennale of Architecture.
Fiorenzo Valbonesi - ASV3
Valbonesi graduated from University of Florence in 1977 after studying architecture. He deals with urban planning-oriented research, contributing to the development of several local strategic plans in northern and central Italy. He has developed several projects on preservation, restoration, real estate housing, public and private residential buildings, office complexes, museums, and hotels. He establised asv3 firm in 1990. The firm deals with restoration, design of new structures, furniture, and industrial design.
Guidofini Zarri - Villa Zarri
Zarri holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bologna. He has worked in his family's business. He was the CEO of Pilla S.p.A. from 1984 to 1988. Pilla S.p.A. produced the Oro Pilla brandy, Aperitivo Select, and other spirits. In 1988, he became the manager of Villa Zarri, which started producing Villa Zarri brandy, a top-quality artisanal product. In addition to producing brandies and liquors, the company Villa Zarri also manages real estate, including Villa Zarri, an 18th-century mansion rented as a venue for private and business-related events, apartments, offices, and warehouses.
Alessandro Marata - C.N.A.P.P.C.
Marata is chairman of the Department of Environment and Sustainability at the National Council of Architects. He is currently doing research at the Faculty of Architecture of Cesena, dealing with techniques and languages of representation and visual perception, and in innovative technologies and bioclimatic design.
Francesco Gulinello - University of Bologna
Gulinello graduated in Architecture in 1984 at a higher institute of Architecture of Venice. He lectured in many departments including the Department of Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan, the Department of Architecture of the University of Bologna, and the Department of Engineering at the University of Palermo. He was appointed Associate Professor in 2001 at the Department of Architecture of Cesena. He has coordinated numerous scientific research programs and research agreements. His projects have been published in journals and catalogues, and have been presented at numerous exhibitions.
Nicola Pizzoli - Unindustria Bologna
Pizzoli is a mechanical engineer with a master in Business Administration. He is the Project Leader of Barilla for the construction of the mill and pasta factory in Iowa. He is a member of the European Potato Processors Association and the vice-president and CEO of Pizzoli S.p.a., a leading Italian company in the production of consumer goods.
Belinda Gottardi - Castel Maggiore Municipality
Gottardi holds a degree in Law and became of a member of the municipal government of Castel Maggiore at a very early age. She contributed to creating the organisation for the promotion of local heritage and her main fields of expertise are youth policy and immigration. As Councillor for Public Works, Transport and Environment, she concerned herself with public transport, urban improvement, waste management and environmental education. During her term between 2009 and 2014, she promoted the local cultural scene, in particular young artists, street art, theater, music, opera and readings, as well as the creation of a renewed local welfare system. She was elected Mayor of Castel Maggiore in 2014.
Jury Composition
The jury is comprised primarily of designers with backgrounds in architecture. There are also a couple of people who have experience with the food and alcohol industry, which is relevant to the project being a beer garden.
Competition Sponsor Information
Universita di Bologna
Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
Domus Academy
Regione Emilia-Romagna Institute for Cultural and Natural Artistic Works
Citta Metropolitana di Bologna
Citta di Castel Maggiore
Gambero Rosso
Unionbirrai
Slow Food, Italia
Sviluppi Urbani
Archea Associati
Unindustria Bologna
Villa Zarri
Entry Graphics
Young Architects Competitions Experiential Beer Garden (October 2016 - January 2017)
Competition Brief
Beer has always been a part of human history, from Ancient Egypt (where wages were paid in beer) to Ireland (where beer was the gods’ nectar of immortality), to name but a few examples.
Drinking a glass of beer does not simply mean drinking a beverage, but interacting with a millennium-old history, made of legends, religious beliefs and wisdom. It is a tradition that has been going on since time immemorial, that has come down to us through the work of the monasteries and that has now become an industry in its own right.
Although in the Modern era beer has been produced at an industrial level, today we are experiencing a shift towards artisanal production, in an enthusiastic celebration of taste and secret recipes.
In this spirit, Villa Zarri – one of the leading Italian breweries – wishes to follow the most recent trends of consumption by investing in an ambitious architectural project, which will create a top-quality space for craft brewery.
The centre that Villa Zarri intends to create, within a beautiful mid 16th-century villa, will be a sanctuary for all beer lovers – a place where beer tasting will meet delicious food, culture and entertainment, within the framework of architectural beauty.
Whether German, Belgian, British or Italian, every beer variety will find an ideal place here, a place for both fine palates and less experienced beer lovers. Architectural beauty, cultural events and entertainment will contribute to making the experience of drinking beer unique. Experiential Beer Garden will be a one-of-a-kind brewery, the world’s first centre dedicated to the age-old culture of beer.
Italian passion for beer will be tangible in this centre and will accompany the cultural and entertainment events revolving around beer. Located in the heart of Emilian countryside, this centre will be an observatory that will help the visitors understand the historical and intercultural significance of beer.
Competition Goals
Design a center/observatory in the Emilian countryside that will help the visitors understand the historical and intercultural significance of beer and accompany the cultural and entertainment events revolving around beer.
Competition Category
Student, Open
Entry Fees
Not listed
Awards
1st Prize - 8,000 €
2nd Prize - 4,000 €
3rd Prize - 2,000 €
2 Gold Mentions - 500 €
10 Honorable Mentions
30 Finalist Mentions
All the awarded proposals will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites and international exhibitions.
Entry Format
Teams submit 1 board.
Competition History
"YAC is an association whose aim is to promote architectural competitions amongst young designers – no matter if graduates or students. First, YAC wants to propel research about design, by periodically suggesting tangible issues on Architecture and City planning. By doing so YAC wants to provoke reflections about physical places for human activities that everyday are becoming more and more unpredictable and dynamic.
Second we want to endorse young designers’ creativity and talent by granting the best of them adequate prizes and good exposure amongst paper and web platforms. YAC wishes to revamp a design culture to pragmatically answer the issues on human action and territory consumption. We wish many and different designers will join us in this challenge.
According to YAC, Architecture is the discipline that composes and structures the spaces where Man acts. It responds to numerous and different needs, through always-different expressions based on the intellect and creativity of each designer. We truly believe that the architectural problem cannot be solved just with a mere formal research, with functionalism, with the economy or technology of the artifact: in fact, the solution is made up of the aforementioned suggestions, composed and structured according to each designer’s personality and sensitivity. YAC hopes to foster highly-contemporary projects: these shall present clear traits of temporality and personalization of the use of the architectural space.
“Idea” is the key word, “architecture” is the answer and “project” is the tool to transform creative intuition into an object prefiguration."
Jury Members Background
Adam Tihany - Tihany Design
Regarded as one of the most influential designers of hotels and restaurants, he has collaborated with some of the most prestigious brands of the industry such as Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, and Four Seasons Resort Dubai DIFC. His elegant and often revolutionary projects meet the clients' needs and are perfectly consistent with the space around them. In addition to hotels and restaurants, Tihany is currently applying his visionary design to creating luxury cruise ships.
Archea Associati - Archea Associati
Archea Associati is a network of over 80 architects operating in six different cities--Milan, Rome, Beijing, Dubai, Sao Paulo and Florence. Their research ranges from the landscape to the city, from architecture to design. They carry out projects in graphic design, publishing, exhibitions, and applied research. The firm has received numerous international awards and has participated in several editions of the Venice Biennale of Architecture.
Fiorenzo Valbonesi - ASV3
Valbonesi graduated from University of Florence in 1977 after studying architecture. He deals with urban planning-oriented research, contributing to the development of several local strategic plans in northern and central Italy. He has developed several projects on preservation, restoration, real estate housing, public and private residential buildings, office complexes, museums, and hotels. He establised asv3 firm in 1990. The firm deals with restoration, design of new structures, furniture, and industrial design.
Guidofini Zarri - Villa Zarri
Zarri holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bologna. He has worked in his family's business. He was the CEO of Pilla S.p.A. from 1984 to 1988. Pilla S.p.A. produced the Oro Pilla brandy, Aperitivo Select, and other spirits. In 1988, he became the manager of Villa Zarri, which started producing Villa Zarri brandy, a top-quality artisanal product. In addition to producing brandies and liquors, the company Villa Zarri also manages real estate, including Villa Zarri, an 18th-century mansion rented as a venue for private and business-related events, apartments, offices, and warehouses.
Alessandro Marata - C.N.A.P.P.C.
Marata is chairman of the Department of Environment and Sustainability at the National Council of Architects. He is currently doing research at the Faculty of Architecture of Cesena, dealing with techniques and languages of representation and visual perception, and in innovative technologies and bioclimatic design.
Francesco Gulinello - University of Bologna
Gulinello graduated in Architecture in 1984 at a higher institute of Architecture of Venice. He lectured in many departments including the Department of Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan, the Department of Architecture of the University of Bologna, and the Department of Engineering at the University of Palermo. He was appointed Associate Professor in 2001 at the Department of Architecture of Cesena. He has coordinated numerous scientific research programs and research agreements. His projects have been published in journals and catalogues, and have been presented at numerous exhibitions.
Nicola Pizzoli - Unindustria Bologna
Pizzoli is a mechanical engineer with a master in Business Administration. He is the Project Leader of Barilla for the construction of the mill and pasta factory in Iowa. He is a member of the European Potato Processors Association and the vice-president and CEO of Pizzoli S.p.a., a leading Italian company in the production of consumer goods.
Belinda Gottardi - Castel Maggiore Municipality
Gottardi holds a degree in Law and became of a member of the municipal government of Castel Maggiore at a very early age. She contributed to creating the organisation for the promotion of local heritage and her main fields of expertise are youth policy and immigration. As Councillor for Public Works, Transport and Environment, she concerned herself with public transport, urban improvement, waste management and environmental education. During her term between 2009 and 2014, she promoted the local cultural scene, in particular young artists, street art, theater, music, opera and readings, as well as the creation of a renewed local welfare system. She was elected Mayor of Castel Maggiore in 2014.
Jury Composition
The jury is comprised primarily of designers with backgrounds in architecture. There are also a couple of people who have experience with the food and alcohol industry, which is relevant to the project being a beer garden.
Competition Sponsor Information
Universita di Bologna
Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
Domus Academy
Regione Emilia-Romagna Institute for Cultural and Natural Artistic Works
Citta Metropolitana di Bologna
Citta di Castel Maggiore
Gambero Rosso
Unionbirrai
Slow Food, Italia
Sviluppi Urbani
Archea Associati
Unindustria Bologna
Villa Zarri
Entry Graphics
The three winning entries' boards mostly consist of a "money shot" graphic and a simplified diagram of how the building is constructed.
Entry Text
The text on the boards is very minimal, a paragraph at most.
Entry Concepts
Large, open gathering spaces. Simple structure. Patterns and colors reminiscent of a beer.
Comments from Jury
None
Did concepts meet competition goals?
Yes, the goal was simply to build a beer garden that reflects the significance of beer and can accommodate the events that happen involving it. All three of the top-placing entries construct similar series of pavilions that allow events to be held within. The first and second place entry directly show how the screen on the facade mimics the pattern and color within a poured beer. While the boards are lacking in technical details in some cases, they have enough good quality perspective images to convey the ideas clearly.
Entry Text
The text on the boards is very minimal, a paragraph at most.
Entry Concepts
Large, open gathering spaces. Simple structure. Patterns and colors reminiscent of a beer.
Comments from Jury
None
Did concepts meet competition goals?
Yes, the goal was simply to build a beer garden that reflects the significance of beer and can accommodate the events that happen involving it. All three of the top-placing entries construct similar series of pavilions that allow events to be held within. The first and second place entry directly show how the screen on the facade mimics the pattern and color within a poured beer. While the boards are lacking in technical details in some cases, they have enough good quality perspective images to convey the ideas clearly.
International Professional Competition (Built)
Memorials for the Future
Competition Brief
Memorials enshrine what we as a society want to remember. But the places, people, and stories that we memorialize, and the audiences who engage with them are constantly changing. A memorial tells its story through subject matter and design. This story is often complex and multi-dimensional, as a memorial's interpretive elements embody ideas of identity, culture, and heritage, and each has intensely personal interpretations for every individual.
As a national capital, Washington is a place of collective memory. The wealth of monuments sited throughout the city take on heightened significance as they reflect relationships among nations, of national remembrance, and of many important events and figures in our history. Often the traditional and fixed nature of memorial design does not allow for adaptation and redefinition over time and does not encourage more than one interpretation of a given narrative.
The traditional approach to developing memorials in Washington has resulted in a commemorative landscape that is thematically similar and increasingly land-intensive, which poses challenges for Washington, and has long-term implications for the potential uses of a memorial's surrounding park setting.
The planning and design process is often costly and lengthy, which limits opportunities to groups or individuals with significant resources. Current trends raise a number of questions about the future of Washington's memorial landscape and the ability to provide space and resources for future commemorative works.
The competition proposals should be based on specific places or areas in Washington DC. Proposals may take a physical form or may be virtual. Preference will be given to teams that propose a site or sites outside of the National Mall. The following locations are suggestions reflecting typical opportunity sites for new memorials in Washington:
Near the monumental core: The Belvedere
The Belvedere is located on waterfront parkland within West Potomac Park and is bounded by the Potomac River to the west, the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge to the north, and the Rock Creek Parkway to the east. The Belvedere is also situated between the Kennedy Center to the north and the Lincoln Memorial to the south, providing a visual link between the two structures. The Belvedere is the historic terminus of the western end of Constitution Avenue and provides open vistas across the Potomac River to Virginia, as well as the natural environment of Rock Creek and West Potomac Parks.
Within a residential area: Randle Circle or Tenley Circle
Memorials must be integrated with community uses and goals for public plazas and open space. Implementation of new memorials within the city's residential areas must be closely coordinated with neighborhood plans prepared by local residents and elected officials.
Randle Circle is located in a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. Randle Circle comprises two landscaped parcels that are associated with the intersection of Massachusetts and Minnesota Avenues, SE. The entrance to Fort Dupont Park, part of the National Park System and the Civil War Defenses of Washington, is located on Randle Circle. The character of the surrounding neighborhood should be considered in any future memorial for the site.
Tenley Circle is located in a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood setting and is within walking distance of the Tenleytown-American University Metro station. Tenley Circle comprises several landscaped parcels that are associated with the intersection of Wisconsin and Nebraska Avenues, NW. While the total land area associated with this site is significant, the central parcels, located on Wisconsin Avenue, are small and occupied by existing transit uses (bus stops). In conjunction with several out-parcels, Tenley Circle is suitable for commemorative features. The character of the surrounding neighborhood should be considered in any future memorial for the site.
Around a natural setting: Hains Point
Hains Point is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and is part of East Potomac Park. The site is bounded by the Washington Channel and the Potomac River shorelines and offers dramatic waterfront vistas within the established open space setting of the park. Adjoining park uses include passive and active recreation such as golf, swimming, jogging, and biking. Existing site conditions are waterfront landscaped parkland with open lawn areas and clusters of trees. The site is accessible throughout the year by vehicle from Ohio Drive. Although East Potomac Park is envisioned as the location for future commemorative works, Hains Point has not been specifically designated as the location for a memorial.
Competition Goals
The goals of the competition are to create new approaches to and forms of memorializing that:
Competition Category
Professional, Student, Open to Public, Ideas
Entry Fees
Free for all.
Awards
3 winners will be awarded $15,000 and strategic assistance to develop a complete, site-specific proposal for a memorial.
Entry Format
Teams submit boards, booklets, or necessary media to convey entry. The first stage is completely open submission asking only for the basic concept, not full-blown professional renderings. Then the jury selects three finalists to further and fully develop their concept.
Competition History
The National Park Service (NPS), the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), and Van Alen Institute are collaborating on Memorials for the Future, an ideas competition to reimagine how we think about, feel, and experience memorials.
Memorials for the Future calls for designers, artists, and social scientists to develop new ways to commemorate people and events that are more inclusive and flexible, and that enrich Washington's landscape while responding to the limitations of traditional commemoration. As NPS celebrates its centennial in 2016, Memorials for the Future creates new ideas for honoring our diverse histories, heritage, and culture.
The entries will be narrowed to four teams to participate in a research and design process, working closely with the competition partners to develop site-specific designs for memorials in Washington, DC, that are adaptive, ephemeral, virtual, event-focused, or interactive. The teams' proposals will advance a framework for the design of 21st-century memorials and provide future memorial sponsors with fresh approaches to commemorating their subject matter.
Jury Members Background
Marcel Acosta - Executive Director, National Capital Planning Commission
Marcel Acosta has more than 25 years of experience in urban and transportation planning. As executive director of the federal government’s central planning agency, he oversees a team of urban planners, architects, historic preservationists, and other professionals who are committed to preserving and enhancing the extraordinary qualities of the National Capital Region. Mr. Acosta served as senior vice president of planning and development for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the nation’s second largest public transportation system. As CTA’s chief planner, he developed new capital programs and oversaw successful initiatives that increased ridership and reduced operating costs for the city’s bus and rail systems. Mr. Acosta received a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mark Gardner - Principal, Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects
Gardner has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. As Principal Architect, Mark Gardner has led many of his firm’s design initiatives and works to best understand the role of design as a social practice. Gardner takes a serious interest in the nexus of architecture and art, one of long-standing importance to both his professional practice and to his writings. He is committed to practicing architecture as a socially beneficial art form.
David van der Leer - Executive Director, Van Alen Institute
David van der Leer develops projects that explore the nuanced relationship between the built environment and the human being. Under his leadership, Van Alen focuses on the ways our minds and bodies are impacted by the cities we live in, and how we in turn impact the environment. Since arriving at the Institute in 2013, David has created a period of strategic growth with a new programming hub in the Flatiron district, and new models for connections between the Institute’s interdisciplinary design competitions, research, and public programs. In close collaboration with a vibrant new team and board, David is working to bring Van Alen’s work to places around the U.S. and beyond.
Thomas Luebke, FAIA - Commission Secretary, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
Thomas Luebke has served since 2005 as the Secretary of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the federal design review agency for the nation’s capital. An architect with experience in planning and historic preservation in both public and private sectors, Luebke served previously as the City Architect for Alexandria, Virginia, where he was responsible for design review of all new public and large-scale private development projects in the city, including the Potomac Yard and Carlyle districts. In the private sector, Mr. Luebke’s professional focus was as a designer on institutional, commercial, and high-rise projects. Luebke graduated with a master in architecture degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he was a teaching fellow in architectural history.
Johnathan Marvel, FAIA - Principal and Founder, Marvel Architects
Born in Puerto Rico, Jonathan Marvel is an architect and urban designer with over 30 years of experience providing architectural, planning, community economic development and sustainable development of public spaces, educational institutions, single and multi-family housing, libraries, museums and large-scale mixed-use developments. With offices in New York City and San Juan, Jonathan Marvel, founding Principal at Marvel Architects, teaches at Pratt Institute’s Graduate School of Planning and Placemaking, and has taught as adjunct at Harvard, Parsons, Rice University, Washington University, and Syracuse. Jonathan is the recipient of national and international design awards, is co-chair of the NYAIA Planning and Urban Design Committee, sits on the boards of The Buckminster Fuller Institute, the Van Alen Institute, The Isamu Noguchi Museum, and Publicolor.
Julie Rhoad - President & CEO, The NAMES Project Foundation
Julie Rhoad graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Colby-Sawyer College. She is the CEO and President of the NAMES Project, a non-profit organization that is the caretaker of the acclaimed AIDS Memorial Quilt, which is regularly displayed to tell the stores of the men, women, and children we have lost to this epidemic.
Deborah Rutter - President, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Known for emphasizing collaboration, innovation, and community engagement, Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter is considered one of the most influential arts administrators in the nation. As president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Ms. Rutter is the artistic and administrative director of the world's busiest performing arts center, managing all facets of the facility, including expansive theater, contemporary dance, ballet, chamber music, and jazz seasons as well as its affiliates the National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera and offerings in Hip Hop and contemporary music, and comedy. The Center encompasses one of the nation's largest arts education programs, reaching millions of people of all ages each year. Under Rutter's vision, the Kennedy Center is re-imagining ways of presenting the arts in the 21st century through interdisciplinary programming.
Kirk Savage - Professor, History, Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
Savage has a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He has written extensively on public monuments within the larger theoretical context of collective memory and identity. He is the author of two prizewinning books. Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape (2009) reconsidered the key public monuments and spaces of the capital within a narrative of nation building, spatial conquest, ecological destructiveness, and psychological trauma. He is at work on a new book about the Civil War dead that examines the interaction of bodies, names, and memorials. The project will have a digital humanities component as well, which focuses on the movement of the war dead through local and national space and the visualization of that mobile identity in the ground of a soldier cemetery.
Jason Schupbach - Director of Design Programs, National Endowment for the Arts
Schupback is the director of Design and Creative Placemaking programs for the National Endowment for the Arts, where he oversees all design and creative placemaking grantmaking and partnerships, including Our Town and Design Art Works grants, the Mayor’s Institute on City Design, the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design, and the NEA's Federal agency collaborations. He has written extensively on the role of arts and design in making better communities, and his writing has been featured as a Best Idea of the Day by the Aspen Institute.
Eric Shaw - Director, District of Columbia Office of Planning
Eric Shaw has a Bachelor's in International Development Studies and a Master's in Urban Planning. He works as the Director in the District of Columbia Office of Planning. He has worked in the philanthropic, nonprofit and public sectors at the local, regional and state levels in the areas of program and strategy development and management.
Gay Vietzke - Superintendent, National Mall and Memorial Parks, National Park Service Municipality
Vietzke holds a bachelor of arts in art history from the University of Connecticut and a master of science in historic preservation from the University of Pennsylvania. Vietzke serves as the superintendent of National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C. She has much experience leading one of the NPS’s most visible and complex parks. She managed the design and construction of the eco-friendly Fort McHenry Visitor and Education Center; a $15 million partnership-funded facility.
Jury Composition
The jury is comprised primarily of people with a background in managing, designing or studying memorials and monuments.
Competition Sponsor Information
Memorials for the Future is a design competition in cooperation with the National Capital Planning Commission, the National Park Service, and Van Alen Institute.
Entry Graphics
The winning entry:
Memorials for the Future
Competition Brief
Memorials enshrine what we as a society want to remember. But the places, people, and stories that we memorialize, and the audiences who engage with them are constantly changing. A memorial tells its story through subject matter and design. This story is often complex and multi-dimensional, as a memorial's interpretive elements embody ideas of identity, culture, and heritage, and each has intensely personal interpretations for every individual.
As a national capital, Washington is a place of collective memory. The wealth of monuments sited throughout the city take on heightened significance as they reflect relationships among nations, of national remembrance, and of many important events and figures in our history. Often the traditional and fixed nature of memorial design does not allow for adaptation and redefinition over time and does not encourage more than one interpretation of a given narrative.
The traditional approach to developing memorials in Washington has resulted in a commemorative landscape that is thematically similar and increasingly land-intensive, which poses challenges for Washington, and has long-term implications for the potential uses of a memorial's surrounding park setting.
The planning and design process is often costly and lengthy, which limits opportunities to groups or individuals with significant resources. Current trends raise a number of questions about the future of Washington's memorial landscape and the ability to provide space and resources for future commemorative works.
The competition proposals should be based on specific places or areas in Washington DC. Proposals may take a physical form or may be virtual. Preference will be given to teams that propose a site or sites outside of the National Mall. The following locations are suggestions reflecting typical opportunity sites for new memorials in Washington:
Near the monumental core: The Belvedere
The Belvedere is located on waterfront parkland within West Potomac Park and is bounded by the Potomac River to the west, the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge to the north, and the Rock Creek Parkway to the east. The Belvedere is also situated between the Kennedy Center to the north and the Lincoln Memorial to the south, providing a visual link between the two structures. The Belvedere is the historic terminus of the western end of Constitution Avenue and provides open vistas across the Potomac River to Virginia, as well as the natural environment of Rock Creek and West Potomac Parks.
Within a residential area: Randle Circle or Tenley Circle
Memorials must be integrated with community uses and goals for public plazas and open space. Implementation of new memorials within the city's residential areas must be closely coordinated with neighborhood plans prepared by local residents and elected officials.
Randle Circle is located in a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. Randle Circle comprises two landscaped parcels that are associated with the intersection of Massachusetts and Minnesota Avenues, SE. The entrance to Fort Dupont Park, part of the National Park System and the Civil War Defenses of Washington, is located on Randle Circle. The character of the surrounding neighborhood should be considered in any future memorial for the site.
Tenley Circle is located in a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood setting and is within walking distance of the Tenleytown-American University Metro station. Tenley Circle comprises several landscaped parcels that are associated with the intersection of Wisconsin and Nebraska Avenues, NW. While the total land area associated with this site is significant, the central parcels, located on Wisconsin Avenue, are small and occupied by existing transit uses (bus stops). In conjunction with several out-parcels, Tenley Circle is suitable for commemorative features. The character of the surrounding neighborhood should be considered in any future memorial for the site.
Around a natural setting: Hains Point
Hains Point is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and is part of East Potomac Park. The site is bounded by the Washington Channel and the Potomac River shorelines and offers dramatic waterfront vistas within the established open space setting of the park. Adjoining park uses include passive and active recreation such as golf, swimming, jogging, and biking. Existing site conditions are waterfront landscaped parkland with open lawn areas and clusters of trees. The site is accessible throughout the year by vehicle from Ohio Drive. Although East Potomac Park is envisioned as the location for future commemorative works, Hains Point has not been specifically designated as the location for a memorial.
Competition Goals
The goals of the competition are to create new approaches to and forms of memorializing that:
- Advance a framework for the planning and design of commemorative works in the 21st century.
- Demonstrate how temporary, mobile, interactive or adaptive displays can provide powerful and memorable experiences that are cost-efficient.
- Develop ways to commemorate that are inclusive of multiple narratives and have the potential to be flexible as perspectives change.
- Honor the scale, context and national significance of Washington, DC.
Competition Category
Professional, Student, Open to Public, Ideas
Entry Fees
Free for all.
Awards
3 winners will be awarded $15,000 and strategic assistance to develop a complete, site-specific proposal for a memorial.
Entry Format
Teams submit boards, booklets, or necessary media to convey entry. The first stage is completely open submission asking only for the basic concept, not full-blown professional renderings. Then the jury selects three finalists to further and fully develop their concept.
Competition History
The National Park Service (NPS), the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), and Van Alen Institute are collaborating on Memorials for the Future, an ideas competition to reimagine how we think about, feel, and experience memorials.
Memorials for the Future calls for designers, artists, and social scientists to develop new ways to commemorate people and events that are more inclusive and flexible, and that enrich Washington's landscape while responding to the limitations of traditional commemoration. As NPS celebrates its centennial in 2016, Memorials for the Future creates new ideas for honoring our diverse histories, heritage, and culture.
The entries will be narrowed to four teams to participate in a research and design process, working closely with the competition partners to develop site-specific designs for memorials in Washington, DC, that are adaptive, ephemeral, virtual, event-focused, or interactive. The teams' proposals will advance a framework for the design of 21st-century memorials and provide future memorial sponsors with fresh approaches to commemorating their subject matter.
Jury Members Background
Marcel Acosta - Executive Director, National Capital Planning Commission
Marcel Acosta has more than 25 years of experience in urban and transportation planning. As executive director of the federal government’s central planning agency, he oversees a team of urban planners, architects, historic preservationists, and other professionals who are committed to preserving and enhancing the extraordinary qualities of the National Capital Region. Mr. Acosta served as senior vice president of planning and development for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the nation’s second largest public transportation system. As CTA’s chief planner, he developed new capital programs and oversaw successful initiatives that increased ridership and reduced operating costs for the city’s bus and rail systems. Mr. Acosta received a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mark Gardner - Principal, Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects
Gardner has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. As Principal Architect, Mark Gardner has led many of his firm’s design initiatives and works to best understand the role of design as a social practice. Gardner takes a serious interest in the nexus of architecture and art, one of long-standing importance to both his professional practice and to his writings. He is committed to practicing architecture as a socially beneficial art form.
David van der Leer - Executive Director, Van Alen Institute
David van der Leer develops projects that explore the nuanced relationship between the built environment and the human being. Under his leadership, Van Alen focuses on the ways our minds and bodies are impacted by the cities we live in, and how we in turn impact the environment. Since arriving at the Institute in 2013, David has created a period of strategic growth with a new programming hub in the Flatiron district, and new models for connections between the Institute’s interdisciplinary design competitions, research, and public programs. In close collaboration with a vibrant new team and board, David is working to bring Van Alen’s work to places around the U.S. and beyond.
Thomas Luebke, FAIA - Commission Secretary, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
Thomas Luebke has served since 2005 as the Secretary of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the federal design review agency for the nation’s capital. An architect with experience in planning and historic preservation in both public and private sectors, Luebke served previously as the City Architect for Alexandria, Virginia, where he was responsible for design review of all new public and large-scale private development projects in the city, including the Potomac Yard and Carlyle districts. In the private sector, Mr. Luebke’s professional focus was as a designer on institutional, commercial, and high-rise projects. Luebke graduated with a master in architecture degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he was a teaching fellow in architectural history.
Johnathan Marvel, FAIA - Principal and Founder, Marvel Architects
Born in Puerto Rico, Jonathan Marvel is an architect and urban designer with over 30 years of experience providing architectural, planning, community economic development and sustainable development of public spaces, educational institutions, single and multi-family housing, libraries, museums and large-scale mixed-use developments. With offices in New York City and San Juan, Jonathan Marvel, founding Principal at Marvel Architects, teaches at Pratt Institute’s Graduate School of Planning and Placemaking, and has taught as adjunct at Harvard, Parsons, Rice University, Washington University, and Syracuse. Jonathan is the recipient of national and international design awards, is co-chair of the NYAIA Planning and Urban Design Committee, sits on the boards of The Buckminster Fuller Institute, the Van Alen Institute, The Isamu Noguchi Museum, and Publicolor.
Julie Rhoad - President & CEO, The NAMES Project Foundation
Julie Rhoad graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Colby-Sawyer College. She is the CEO and President of the NAMES Project, a non-profit organization that is the caretaker of the acclaimed AIDS Memorial Quilt, which is regularly displayed to tell the stores of the men, women, and children we have lost to this epidemic.
Deborah Rutter - President, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Known for emphasizing collaboration, innovation, and community engagement, Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter is considered one of the most influential arts administrators in the nation. As president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Ms. Rutter is the artistic and administrative director of the world's busiest performing arts center, managing all facets of the facility, including expansive theater, contemporary dance, ballet, chamber music, and jazz seasons as well as its affiliates the National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera and offerings in Hip Hop and contemporary music, and comedy. The Center encompasses one of the nation's largest arts education programs, reaching millions of people of all ages each year. Under Rutter's vision, the Kennedy Center is re-imagining ways of presenting the arts in the 21st century through interdisciplinary programming.
Kirk Savage - Professor, History, Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
Savage has a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He has written extensively on public monuments within the larger theoretical context of collective memory and identity. He is the author of two prizewinning books. Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape (2009) reconsidered the key public monuments and spaces of the capital within a narrative of nation building, spatial conquest, ecological destructiveness, and psychological trauma. He is at work on a new book about the Civil War dead that examines the interaction of bodies, names, and memorials. The project will have a digital humanities component as well, which focuses on the movement of the war dead through local and national space and the visualization of that mobile identity in the ground of a soldier cemetery.
Jason Schupbach - Director of Design Programs, National Endowment for the Arts
Schupback is the director of Design and Creative Placemaking programs for the National Endowment for the Arts, where he oversees all design and creative placemaking grantmaking and partnerships, including Our Town and Design Art Works grants, the Mayor’s Institute on City Design, the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design, and the NEA's Federal agency collaborations. He has written extensively on the role of arts and design in making better communities, and his writing has been featured as a Best Idea of the Day by the Aspen Institute.
Eric Shaw - Director, District of Columbia Office of Planning
Eric Shaw has a Bachelor's in International Development Studies and a Master's in Urban Planning. He works as the Director in the District of Columbia Office of Planning. He has worked in the philanthropic, nonprofit and public sectors at the local, regional and state levels in the areas of program and strategy development and management.
Gay Vietzke - Superintendent, National Mall and Memorial Parks, National Park Service Municipality
Vietzke holds a bachelor of arts in art history from the University of Connecticut and a master of science in historic preservation from the University of Pennsylvania. Vietzke serves as the superintendent of National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C. She has much experience leading one of the NPS’s most visible and complex parks. She managed the design and construction of the eco-friendly Fort McHenry Visitor and Education Center; a $15 million partnership-funded facility.
Jury Composition
The jury is comprised primarily of people with a background in managing, designing or studying memorials and monuments.
Competition Sponsor Information
Memorials for the Future is a design competition in cooperation with the National Capital Planning Commission, the National Park Service, and Van Alen Institute.
Entry Graphics
The winning entry:
Entry Text
The text on the winning boards is extremely minimal, with only basic titles and labels to ensure understanding of the concept.
Entry Concepts
Engaging the present and the future as much as the past, allowing for changing narratives, and considering ephemeral, mobile and temporary forms.
Comments from Jury
“Whether linking local places to national issues, using boundary-pushing technology, or recognizing more voices in the American experience, this competition provided amazing ideas that expanded our understanding of what the capital city’s memorial landscape might include in the 21st century,” Marcel Acosta, NCPC executive director, said.
“The finalist concepts allow us to think outside the often-fixed nature of memorial design, looking beyond solemn marble statues of uniformed men on horseback, and envisioning emotionally resonant memorials open to varied interpretations,” Van Alen Institute Executive Director David van der Leer said.
Did concepts meet competition goals?
This entry is as flexible as the site that it will be built on. It is pinning down a moment in time by constructing this permanent concrete structure next to the ebb and flow of the tides. As climate change continues to affect the planet, the water will rise and the monument allows people to see what used to be and how much we have lost to the changing planet.
The text on the winning boards is extremely minimal, with only basic titles and labels to ensure understanding of the concept.
Entry Concepts
Engaging the present and the future as much as the past, allowing for changing narratives, and considering ephemeral, mobile and temporary forms.
Comments from Jury
“Whether linking local places to national issues, using boundary-pushing technology, or recognizing more voices in the American experience, this competition provided amazing ideas that expanded our understanding of what the capital city’s memorial landscape might include in the 21st century,” Marcel Acosta, NCPC executive director, said.
“The finalist concepts allow us to think outside the often-fixed nature of memorial design, looking beyond solemn marble statues of uniformed men on horseback, and envisioning emotionally resonant memorials open to varied interpretations,” Van Alen Institute Executive Director David van der Leer said.
Did concepts meet competition goals?
This entry is as flexible as the site that it will be built on. It is pinning down a moment in time by constructing this permanent concrete structure next to the ebb and flow of the tides. As climate change continues to affect the planet, the water will rise and the monument allows people to see what used to be and how much we have lost to the changing planet.