Once serving as a traditional automotive center of the United States, with a nickname of ‘The Motor City’, Detroit later emerged as a Rock City, after the track called “Detroit Rock City” by Kiss, during World War II. It has a rich musical heritage and contributed to a number of genres over the decades.
Detroit, a major port city on the river Detroit lies in the mid-west region of the United States. The settlement developed with its focus towards the riverfront.
Since the 1940’s rock music was a major part of the city’s nightlife. The group Kiss emphasized the city's connection with rock in the song Detroit Rock City and the movie produced in 1999. In the 1980s, Detroit was an important center of the hardcore punk rock underground with many nationally known bands coming out of the city and its suburbs.
In recent times, the city has produced a number of influential artists. Detroit is cited as the birthplace of techno music. It’s a city full of energy, fun and ofcoarse music.
Re-energize Detroit is basically what is asked for. Detroit now believed to be modern day ruins is to be rejuvenated. The city has a lot to offer, and a lot that it can offer. That is where the participation is required. The basic idea for this open idea competition is to encourage the designer minds to come up with a solution to rejuvenate the city.
Detroit like all other cities have a history, but it’s time to revive the city maybe not in the traditional or conventional way, but in a new, unprecedented way that is specific to the one-of-a-kind condition Detroit is in.
The competition is looking for fresh idea to revive the city fabric and its life. Help Detroit live again with a touch of creativity. It’s a project encouraging not just the large schemes but also minute details. Explore all options from macro to micro...
Rouse [D] is a two part competition and exhibition. Rouse [D] will focus on re-inventing the city of Detroit through the use of digital computation methodologies!
The competition does have one condition; the site or sites must be in Detroit.
There is a small fee of $20/submission, which will go towards exhibition fees. Please send money orders only. We don't want to deal with any bounced checks. Make money orders out to 'Roused' There is no limit to the number of submissions per person.
Schedule:
Competition Launch: 1st March 2009
Competition Closed or Submission: July 31, 2009
Winners to be announced: August 2009
Exhibition Begins: Late August / Early September
Registration:
There is no pre-registration. Send the CD with images and a $20 money order made out to "Roused" by July 31, 2009 to the address mentioned below.
Attn: Matthew Hall
Method Lab
5638 Huron Street
Dearborn Heights, MI 48125
Submission Requirements:
Three images [minimum] are required for consideration:
1. Plan view – Including the location of your site
2. An elevation of your choice
3. A perspective (the money shot) showcasing your idea
All images must be high res jpgs, pdfs, or tiff files. Each file should be 5MB or smaller. All images are to be burned onto a cd and mailed to the following address along with a $20 submission fee (money orders only and made out to "Roused"):
Awards:
1st place - $500 Your work exhibited in rouse [D] Exhibition at the end of August 2009 at a noteworthy gallery in Detroit.
2nd place - $300, 3rd place - $200 and Honorable Mentions.
Visit the competition website for other details:
www.rousedetroit.com
Greensburg, Kansas is an evolving ‘living laboratory’ of green living. There is an amazing plan of creating a ‘Chain of Eco Homes’ and which is intended to be a prime example village of green living and eco-tourism. Firstly 12 green homes will be made and each one of them will be different in design, material and technology. These 12 houses will be open for visitors as a place to see the way of green living first hand. An international competition has been declared. Three winning designs will be built and would be a part of GreenTown’s Chain of Eco-Homes Project.
The World Architecture Festival 2009
