The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is pleased to announce its support of the 2010 Chicago Prize Competition: MINE THE GAP - organized by The Chicago Architectural Club - a single-stage international design ideas competition dedicated to examining one of the most visible scars left after the collapse of the real estate market in Chicago: the massive hole along the Lake Michigan shore that was to have been—and may yet be—the foundation for a singular 150-story condominium tower designed by an internationally-renowned Spanish architect, a tower which was to have become a new icon for the city and region.
What to do with the gap? Whether or not the project is resuscitated, what else can we do with this strategic and highly-charged site? Once the motor of real-estate speculation has stalled, what can we use to propel ourselves, and the discipline, forward?
For more information, and to download competition documents, please visit www.chicagoarchitecturalclub.org
Prizes:
First Prize: $3,500
Second Prize: $1,500
Third Prize: $750
Jury:
Lynn Becker
Writer, Chicago Reader and Architecturechicagoplus
Preston Scott Cohen (pending confirmation)
Principal, Preston Scott Cohen, Inc.
Professor and Department Chair
Harvard University
Martin Felsen
Partner, UrbanLab; Chicago, IL
Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology
Director, Archeworks
Jeanne Gang
Patner, Studio/Gang/Architects
Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology
Robert Somol
Director, School of Architecture
University of Illinois-Chicago
Antony Wood
Executive Director
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology
Deadline: Competitors may submit material online anytime between March 22, 2010 and May 3, 2010. Registration is open, and may be completed anytime before the deadline.
Competition Schedule:
COMPETITION JURY: Tuesday, May 11, 9:00amPUBLIC EVENT: Saturday, May 15, 12:00pm
LOCATION: John David Mooney Foundation, at 114 W. Kinzie, Chicago
Sponsors
The 2010 Chicago Prize Competition is made possible by the generous support of:
The Members of The Chicago Architectural Club
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
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