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Comp: Sinocities
SINOCITIES AWARD 2007
As Chinese cities change, public space is being redefined. The segregation of the urban population, the explosion of urban areas, the rapid increase in building height and floor area, the introduction of massive individual transport and awards forms of virtual communication and socialization all distort existing spaces. What used to be vibrant street space is now becoming vast areas populated only by a awards street class of security guards, taxi drivers, traffic police and migrant workers, while at the same time formerly pure commercial spaces take over public functions. Other public activities shift to virtual spaces and are no longer embedded in the footprint of the city. In the same time, city development outside the large metropolises too often denies any spatial context or community qualities, drawing its set of rules solely from the market of detached floor plans and their relation to the rays of the sun. Sinocity, a fictitious city in an imaginary Chinese province, reflects more reality of mid-sized Chinese cities than many will admit. The Sinocities Awards seeks to explore awards ways of dealing with this status quo of the near future.
AWARDS
Total award sum 35,000 RMB
First prize 25,000 RMB
Two second prizes 5,000 RMB
One first prize winner will be invited to the award ceremony in Shanghai, China, including a travel expense allowance to be determined by FAR.
The registration fee is 40 Euros or 400 RMB
JURY
James Brearley (BAU International)
Xiaocun Zhu (Tongji University)
Paul Chen (HPA Haipo Architects)
Defne Ayas (New York University)
Su Yunsheng (Urban China Magazine)
SCHEDULE
2007 / 03 / 10 Public announcement
2007 / 06 / 15 Registration deadline
2007 / 07 / 05 Submission deadline
2007 / 07 / 14 Jury deliberation
2007 / 03 / 10 Winner announcement
2007 / 08 / 03 Award Ceremony
2007 / 08 / 05 Exhibition
2007 / 12 Book Publication
http://www.sinocities.net/awards/index.htm
As Chinese cities change, public space is being redefined. The segregation of the urban population, the explosion of urban areas, the rapid increase in building height and floor area, the introduction of massive individual transport and awards forms of virtual communication and socialization all distort existing spaces. What used to be vibrant street space is now becoming vast areas populated only by a awards street class of security guards, taxi drivers, traffic police and migrant workers, while at the same time formerly pure commercial spaces take over public functions. Other public activities shift to virtual spaces and are no longer embedded in the footprint of the city. In the same time, city development outside the large metropolises too often denies any spatial context or community qualities, drawing its set of rules solely from the market of detached floor plans and their relation to the rays of the sun. Sinocity, a fictitious city in an imaginary Chinese province, reflects more reality of mid-sized Chinese cities than many will admit. The Sinocities Awards seeks to explore awards ways of dealing with this status quo of the near future.
AWARDS
Total award sum 35,000 RMB
First prize 25,000 RMB
Two second prizes 5,000 RMB
One first prize winner will be invited to the award ceremony in Shanghai, China, including a travel expense allowance to be determined by FAR.
The registration fee is 40 Euros or 400 RMB
JURY
James Brearley (BAU International)
Xiaocun Zhu (Tongji University)
Paul Chen (HPA Haipo Architects)
Defne Ayas (New York University)
Su Yunsheng (Urban China Magazine)
SCHEDULE
2007 / 03 / 10 Public announcement
2007 / 06 / 15 Registration deadline
2007 / 07 / 05 Submission deadline
2007 / 07 / 14 Jury deliberation
2007 / 03 / 10 Winner announcement
2007 / 08 / 03 Award Ceremony
2007 / 08 / 05 Exhibition
2007 / 12 Book Publication
http://www.sinocities.net/awards/index.htm
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