Let’s make Boston dynamic!
The SHIFTboston competition is calling on all architects, artists, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers and anyone else who would like to tackle the question: WHAT IF this could happen in Boston?
This competition is intended to collect and inspire. Through sources such as blogs, editorials, advertising and exhibition, SHIFT will promote the most radical ideas gathered in this competition. The goal is to attract greater public interest in future possibilities for the urban environment of Boston. We want to inspire and engage the city community while encouraging positive awareness and a hunger for change. We believe a collective desire to push boundaries and challenge the familiar are the necessary seeds with which to grow a more dynamic city!
We seek to drive a SHIFT in thinking, perception, attitude, definition, process, method, planning, and organization in order to re-energize Boston’s urban environment. We are here to move Boston forward. Be part of the SHIFT!
Jury Panel
Stay tuned. . .jury members will be announced on October 12, 2009.
SHIFTboston Forum
SHIFTboston Forum is scheduled to take place on January 14, 2010 at The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Individuals and/or teams for honored projects will be invited to attend the Forum and present their work.
Awards
The winning entry will receive a cash prize of US$1,000.00. Honored projects are expected to be displayed on a billboard, bus shelters and subway cars in the Boston Metropolitan area. All eligible entries will be promoted on the SHIFTboston blog and website.
The winning entry along with honored projects will become part of the SHIFTboston Forum.
Overview of the Competition Brief
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
THINK PLAY THINK NEW THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
The SHIFTboston Ideas Competition 2009 is calling on all innovators to submit the most provocative ideas for the City of Boston. SHIFT would like competitors to think: WHAT IF this could happen in Boston?
SHIFT seeks to collect visions that aim to enhance and electrify the urban experience in Boston. Innovative, radical ideas for new city elements such as public art, landscape, architecture, urban intervention and transportation. Competitors could explore topics such as the future city, energy efficiency and ecological urbanism.
YOU TELL US.