Competitions

CURRENT COMPETITION

UPDATED FEB.8.2013 —> Competition Brief can be downloaded here: Landmark Competition Brief – FINAL

UPDATED FEB.11.2013 —>  Site map PDF can be downloaded here:  Site / Park Layout

UPDATED FEB.23.2013 —>  Questions and Answers:  Q&A Landmark

UPDATED FEB.23.2013 —>  Site map PDF showing Boundary: site plan and boundary

UPDATED FEB.26.2013 —>  Detail PDF of Fountain, bay walk of the Site(includes scale and some dimensions):  Bayfront Park Details

UPDATE APRIL 9.2013 - Since April 15th is the dreaded tax day here in the United States, we thought it best to give all of you competing in LANDMARK MIAMI a few extra days to finish up those boards.  Although the deadline to register remains the same, the deadline for submitting your materials has now moved to APRIL 23rd!  Submit all digital materials to materials@dawntown.org and don’t forget to read the instructions in the competition brief to send the physical boards.

DawnTown is launching its latest ideas competition for the 2013 season, entitled LANDMARK MIAMI. The competition is centered around the idea of how cities
are recognized and perceived through architecture. Many citie worldwide are instantly identified by their exclusive architectural elements: Seattle has the Space Needle, St.Louis has the Arch, Paris the Eiffel Tower, Sydney has it’s Opera House, and the list goes on. This raises the question: What is Miami’s landmark? Although this city has impressive local architectural gems (The Freedom Tower, Miami Marine Stadium), these buildings reflect a different character and time period of Miami. In the last 10 years,
the city has radically changed and continues to do so. What this competition seeks, is not to replace the significant architecture, but to add a new landmark representing what Miami is about today and for the future.
The competition is open to all designers, professionals and students, and there is no registration fee. The launch date is February 1st with a materials deadline on April 15th. This year’s site is Bayfront Park, toward the waterfront where currently the Noguchi fountain sits. Designers will be tasked to create a new icon or symbol within the park and overlooking the waters of Biscayne Bay.  This year’s DawnTown jury is made up of a diverse group of individuals. Members of the jury include Allan Shulman, FAIA, Principal of Shulman+Associates and President of the AIA Miami chapter;  Damir Sinovcic, Author and Editor of the architectural publication DesignBook; Sonia Bogensperger,Marketing and Business Development Manager for the Miami Downtown Development Authority; and
Manuel Clavel-Rojo, Principal of Clavel Arquitectos in Murcia, Spain and recent DawnTown Design/Build winner.

Prizes to the top three proposals will be awarded in the amounts of $3000, $1500, and
$500 US.
As in our past competitions, DawnTown is looking for ideas that spark discussions and change for the city of Miami. LANDMARK MIAMI is the fifth (5) ideas competition on and sixth (6) overall by DawnTown. This project is sponsored by the Miami Downtown
Development Authority.

*** BELOW IS THE DAWNTOWN LANDMARK MIAMI LOGO THAT NEEDS TO APPEAR ON BOTH OF YOUR COMPETITION BOARDS.  YOU MUST PUT YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER BELOW THE TITLE “DAWNTOWN | MIAMI” AS SHOWN IN THE IMAGE ***

PAST COMPETITIONS:

After months of anticipation, DawnTown is back for its 5th competition!

In the last four years, DawnTown’s annual ideas competitions have attracted designers from around the world to present new and creative possibilities for Miami. Now in its fifth year, DawnTown seeks to turn these ideas into reality through DAWNTOWN DESIGN/BUILD . This competition seeks the talents of a designer or design team to create a low cost, innovative, and temporary installation in Miami.

The competition is open to architects, artists, and all creative professionals. Designers can work individually or collaboratively in teams, with the requirement that at least one team member is located in the United States.

Interested designers/design teams must submit a six(6) page PDF. The PDF should include all competing participants with a short biography of each, a one(1) page essay on their design philosophy, and samples of their existing work(either built/unbuilt). Work samples should demonstrate an entrant’s ability to be artistic and innovative. Entries will be collected from September 17th 2012 to October 31th 2012, with finalists being announced on November 15th 2012.

DAWNTOWN DESIGN/BUILD is made possible by the generous grant of the John S and James L Knight Foundation and the Miami Downtown Development Authority. Don’t miss out on a chance to be a part of this inaugural architectural event for Miami!

For complete instructions, rules, and requirements download our competition brief here:
DawnTown Design Build Competition – Phase 1 Competition Brief