Walk DVRC International Design Competition

This is a way to imagine a more walkable, pedestrian environment on a 1.4 km stretch of Des Voeux Road Central in the heart of Hong Kong’s Central Business District.

Category Idea Competition / Open to Students
Type International, Idea, Open, Single-Stage, Onymous
Genre Urban
Country Hong Kong
RegDeadline 1 June 2018 GoogleCal iCal
1 June 2018 (via Online)
Eligibility All

Description
The Walk DVRC International Design Competition is a way to imagine a more walkable, pedestrian environment on a 1.4 km stretch of Des Voeux Road Central in the heart of Hong Kong’s Central Business District. It is an idea-based contest to re-envision and re-engage the street as quality public space – a placemaking effort in a vehicle-choked urban street. The Competition is an international one where any interested party is eligible to participate. From all compliant Expression of Interest statements, a renowned Jury will invite five Finalists to participate in the Design Competition.

Jury
Not yet announced

Prize
The five Finalists will be given US$20,000 for use on production of their entries.
Five Finalists will be selected to fly to Hong Kong for a site visit and meet with members of Walk DVRC’s Steering Committee, HK’s Planning Department, Hong Kong University’s Department of Architecture, Curators of M+ Museum.

Entry Fee
None

Timetable
Presentation at the Business of Design Week (BoDW): early December 2018

Organizer
Walk DVRC Ltd

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