Design and Build Competition for University Students
The Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA) headquartered in Englewood, CO announces the Design and Build Competition, a design competition open to any U.S. based undergraduate or graduate student who is enrolled in a creative field of study.
This is the second annual competition under MOA’s longstanding Design and Build program and solicits design proposals from individual students or student teams from across the nation in response to a provided theme and challenge. The competition can also be taken on as a class project. The goal of the competition is to cultivate potential from emerging artists, architecture and design students and to allow them the space to conceptualize inventive ideas within a set of boundaries.
The theme for 2020 is Art as Sanctuary and the challenge is to design a structure that the public could utilize to rest, or take temporary shelter from the elements, near a recreational trail in public open spaces. The design should utilize architecture and/or sculpture/installation as a solution, while also considering environmental impact and sustainability in use of materials. Contestant’s designs will need to respond to one of four hypothetical physical sites for the conceptual project. Entries will be reviewed by the MOA Board of Trustees, Executive Staff and a professional in the field, guest panelist.
Competition Prizes
1st place team- $5,000 + winning entry to be archived & featured on competition website
2nd place team- $2,500 + winning entry to be archived & featured on competition website
3rd place team- $1,000 + winning entry to be archived & featured on competition website
In addition there will be a Guest Panelist Honorable Mention prize of $500.
The design proposal registration portal is now open and the deadline to submit is July 11, 2020.
Visit Competition Website: https://moaonline.org/design-and-build-competition/
Download Competition Brief: https://moaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/MOA-Design-and-Build-Competition-Brief-2020-sm.pdf