FuturArc Prize 2009

The Competition was launched to seek out innovative Green building designs for a site selected by the Entrant or the township in West Jakarta.

Description
The Competition has two objectives: first, to create a platform for talented individuals - professionals and students - who are keen on environmental issues; second, to encourage the construction industry as a whole to move towards sustainable design.
This year's competition offers entrants a choice of two briefs. Option 1 is a hypothetical project set in the near future for which entrants may select a site in the cities in which they reside. The second is an actual project brief and site contributed by a developer in Indonesia.

Competition Brief Option #1: This will be a Community Centre of between 8,000 to 10,000 m2 gross floor area to be designed on a site selected by the Entrant. The Centre should envisage community life in the not-too-distant future when environmental considerations are seen - by the communities which the Entrant is familiar with - to be an integral part of everyday living. It should map escalating resource constraints against present-day needs, seeking innovative ways to do more with less. The Centre must include in its design, the following: Library, Classrooms and Auditorium, Gymnasium, Playing court, large enough to fit two full size basketball courts and running track, Food and beverage outlet, Men and women's locker rooms, Administrative office spaces.

Competition Brief Option #2: The Township is part of a housing and commercial project in West Jakarta. The Competition Site is one of five parcels that make up the Township. This parcel must accommodate the two components that make up the Competition Brief: an Office Building with 10,824 m2 in gross floor area and a Water Park with 7,643m2 in gross floor area.

Jury
Nirmal Kishnani (the Chief Editor of the FuturArc Journal)
Ray Cole (the Director of the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of British Columbia and Academic Director of the School's Design Center for Sustainability)
Kevin Hydes (the Chair of the World Green Building Council and Vice President of Stantec Consulting Engineers)
Kazuo Iwamura (a Professor in the Faculty of Environment and Information studies at the Musashi Institute of Technology in Yokohama Japan and CEO of IWAMURA Atelier Co., Ltd)
Stephen Siu Yu Lau (a Professor of the School of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong)
Deo Prasad (the Director of the Sustainable Development Program at the University of New South Wales)

Prize
Professional (for each Brief):
- First Place: Cash prize of SGD8000 plus two year subscription to FuturArc Journal
- Second Place: Cash prize of SGD3000 plus one year subscription for FuturArc Journal
- Third Place: Cash prize of SGD1000 plus one year subscription for FuturArc Journal
Student (for each Brief):
- First Place: Cash prize of SGD3000 plus two year subscription to FuturArc Journal
- Second Place: Cash prize of SGD1000 plus one year subscription for FuturArc Journal
- Third Place: Cash prize of SGD500 plus one year subscription for FuturArc Journal

Entry Fee
None

Entries
Professional: Up to 4 boards (840x 594 mm) and the written report (a maximum of 2,500 words)
Student: Up to 2 boards (840x 594 mm) and the written report (a maximum of 1,500 words)

Timetable
Winners' notification: 31st March 2009

Links
Past winners

Organizer
FuturArc Journal

Official Website
http://www.futurarc.com/prize2009/