MINE THE GAP
Chicago Architectural Club: Chicago Prize
The Chicago Architectural Club is pleased to announce the 2010 Chicago Prize
Competition: MINE THE GAP, 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?
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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
Questions?
Please direct all inquiries to
competition@chicagoarchitecturalclub.org.
Prizes:
First Prize: $3,500
Second Prize: $1,500
Third Prize: $750
Up to 3 Honorable Mentions will be awarded.
The results of this competition will be announced in May 2010, at a public event
to be held in Chicago. All entries will be published in the forthcoming issue of
the CAC Journal, alongside the results of the 2008 Burnham Prize Competition,
Union Station 2020.
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.
Entry Fee: Register Now
| CAC Members |
$30 |
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2010 dues must be
paid before registering |
| Students: |
$50 |
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Students must upload a copy of their current school identification card. |
| Professionals: |
$90 |
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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 at Chicago
Antony Wood
Executive Director
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology