ACADIA 2011 Design + Fabrication Competition: Sponsored by FLATCUT_

 

COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The 2011 ACADIA/FLATCUT_ Design + Fabrication Competition final jury has selected 3 winning projects.Winning projects will be fabricated and exhibited in the conference exhibit to be held in the Kasian Gallery in Calgary.

 

WINNERS:

Lighting Design: LUMINESCENT LIMACON, by Andrew Saunders (Andrew Saunders Architecture)

 

 

 

Partition Design: HYPERLAXITY: parabolic ligaments, by Adam Buente, Kyle Perry (PROJECTIONE) + Elizabeth Boone (SOM)

 

 

 

 

Furniture Design: RECIP, by Alison MacLachlan, Bryan Gartner and Richard Cotter (EVDS)

 

 

Projects were selected from submissions submitted by 66 designers from 11 different countries in a two stage blind jury review.

 

FINAL JURY

Tod Williams, TWBTA
Chris Sharples, SHoP Architects
Dror Benshetrit, Studio Dror
Thomas Christofferson, BIG
Tomer Ben-Gal, FLATCUT_

 

PHASE 1 JURY:
Josh Taron Principle, Synthetiques
Francis Bitoni Principle, FADstudio
Alex Barmas Facade Engineer, Arup
Jane Adlin Associate Curator, Nineteenth-Century, Modern, and Contemporary Art,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chris Massie Partner, MassieOffice
Alvin Huang Principle, Synthesis Design + Architecture
Aaron Dorf Snohetta
Wil Marquez Principle, w/purpose, LLC
Daniel Ramirez FLATCUT_
Shawn Rickenbacker
Randy Shear Shear Designs
Keven P. McClellan Artist / Designer
Gil Even-Tsur Gil Even-Tsur Architecture Workshop
Skylar Tibbits TED Fellow 2011, www.sjet.us
Prof. Denis Gadbois Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary

 

 

 

COMPETITION DESCRIPTION

Contemporary parametric design models are being developed through linkages between geometry and increasingly complex and informed sets of data. These design methodologies are asking new questions of designers who chose to embrace these modeling techniques for the production of material assemblies. How does parametric design engage changes scale? How does the selection, tooling, and deployment of material shape the physical environment? How do inventive material pairings work positively and cohesively to produce new forms of assembly and environmental response? How do designers begin to embed parameters that engage concepts of sustainability, augmented performance and material flexibility?

 

Coordinate values, the shared language of numerically controlled machines and CAD modeling platforms allow for an uninhibited exchange of information between designers and fabricators, but the design-build approach has yet to push this exchange towards its full potential.

 

The ACADIA 2011 Annual Conference with the support of FLATCUT_ seeks proposals for innovative geometric forms that push the limits of design through the exploration of integrative material strategies for digitally fabricated assemblies.

 

This year's conference theme addresses integrative trajectories and areas of overlap between design and other disciplines. While design's allied fields of engineering and construction will be explored, collaborative possibilities between design and other concentrations, such as computer science, material science, mathematics and biology will also be highlighted.

 

In a partnership with the fabricator FLATCUT_, ACADIA is seeking proposals for experimental projects that digitally pursue the discovery, appropriation, adaptation, and alteration of methods, processes and techniques of fabrication and assembly.

 

Proposals for inventive design will be accepted in the following categories:

 

a. Lighting
b. Partitions
c. Furniture

 

Entrants should consider the material intelligence of their proposal and actively seek opportunities for material integration. Proposals should exhibit ingenuity in creating a novel system of production that explores the cross-section of digital forms and the fabrication process. Designs should demonstrate an experimental approach to the problem of digitally fabricating multiple part assemblies that address both the themes of the conference and the performance criteria of the category in which they are situated.

 

Design Constraints and Categories

Lighting:
All lighting submissions must be self-supported assemblies that can either rest on the ground or be hung from no more than four points of contact. Care should be taken to avoid direct contact between lighting components (i.e. bulbs, cords, etc.) and material assemblies.

 

Partitions:
Partitions should be able to stand up without support, or be able to be hung from no more than four points. Partitions should not exceed the dimensions of 8'W x 8'T x 2'D.

 

Furniture:
Furniture submissions should be designed as self-supporting assemblies able to be easily moved without dismantling and reassembling components.

 

Material Opportunities

This competition asks entrants to propose hybridized material assemblies that engage more than one material and its properties.

Designs in the Lighting and Furniture categories should be able to be produced using two sheets (5' x 10' maximum) of flat materials, one rigid and the other flexible.

 

Designs in the Partitions category should be able to be produced using three sheets (5' x 10' maximum) of flat materials. Designs can utilize either two or three materials, at least one of which must be rigid and one flexible. Material selections are left to the discretion of entrant, but must be available for sourcing by FLATCUT_, the competition fabricators, in order to be considered a valid entry.

 

Contestants should strive to minimize waste and fully engage the material performance of their selected pairing. Entrants are encouraged to take risks with their designs and to be equally inventive with their material selections.

 

Examples of available materials are:

Rigid:
- Alloys
- Woods
- Polymers

 

Flexible:
- Films
- Rubber
- Fabrics

 

Submission Requirements

This is a digital competition and hard copy proposals will not be accepted. All entries are to be submitted via ACADIA 2011 conference submission site. All submissions should be submitted by midnight June 15, 2011 Pacific Standard Time (PST).

 

Participants should submit 2 boards per entry.

Board 1 should showcase your project through renderings and details and specify under which category you will be submitting the project.

Board 2 should include a set of drawings and diagrams that describe the processes and techniques for fabrication and installation of your submission.

 

Board size is set at 24" x 36". Board orientation must be Portrait. Boards should be print resolution PDFs.

 

Entry identification code (which you generate during registration) must be positioned in the upper right corner with required dimensions of 1" tall x 4" wide. No other form of identification is permitted. Disqualification of entries may occur if the guidelines are not met.

 

The language of the competition is English. Entries are encouraged to include all necessary information to clearly explain the proposal. The choice of the graphic representation is completely open to the entry team.

 

Eligibility

Open to all architects, artists, designer whether student or professional. Team collaboration is permitted and encouraged. Participants may enter more than once.

Competition Format

This is a two-stage competition.

The first stage will evaluate all entries for both design quality and adherence to the competition's rules. A list of finalists, not to exceed 15 per category, will be forwarded to the Final Jury who will determine the winners.

 

Participants may make more than one submission (at additional cost), but each submission may only compete in one category. In keeping with the conference theme, group submissions are welcome and collaborations between disciplines are encouraged.

 

Fees

$100 per submission should be paid via PayPal to the link according to details provided on the conference website.

 

Jury

The first stage jury will be composed of 20 designers and 2 technical consultants (TBD).

 

Competition Final Jury Confirmed:

Bjarke Ingels of BIG

Tom Wiscombe of Emergent

Tod Williams of TWBTA

Chris Sharples of SHoP

Dror Benshetrit of Studio Dror

 

Technical Chair:

Tomer Ben-Gal of FLATCUT_

 

Awards

Winning designs in each category will be fabricated by FLATCUT_ and exhibited in the Integration Through Computation exhibit in Calgary, Canada as part of the 2011 ACADIA conference. Winners will receive complimentary registration to the conference, and stipend of $1000 to offset the costs of attending.

 

Winning entries will be part of a traveling exhibit after the conclusion of the conference. When the exhibition is complete, fabricated items will be shipped to the winning designers at their expense.

 

The jury will award runners up and honorable mentions in each category. Images of these projects will be included in the physical exhibit. All finalist images will be exhibited online. The fabrication sponsor may choose to fabricate additional entries at their discretion.

Schedule

March 15: Competition Announced
June 15: Submission Deadline
July 1: Winners Announced
July 21: Final Adjusted Designs Due to Fabricator
October 13: Exhibit Opens in Calgary, Canada

Copyright

All information contained on the submission is required to be the work of the registrant and the registrant solely. By submitting as part of a team the participants warrant that all information on the board is the work of the registrant. No submission may contain any copyrighted materials that the registrant doesn't have express authority to use. Any and all submissions that violate copyright laws will be disqualified.

Neither ACADIA or FLATCUT_ claim copyrights on the submissions. The registrant holds the copyright for a submission. The registrant may exercise their rights to publish and distribute their design only after the competition has been awarded. However, by participating in the competition, all registrants authorize ACADIA and FLATCUT to publish and exhibit the design proposals use them in any publication that the organizers may deem suitable. Additionally, by accepting the prize, the competition winner authorizes ACADIA and FLATCUT to publish and exhibit any work generated in the production of the fabricated piece including the fabricated piece and/or use them in any publication that the organizers may deem suitable.

 

Design Development and Fabrication

The winners will work with FLATCUT_ and the exhibition curators to develop fabrication details and processes to produce final prototypes for exhibit.

 

Fabrication will be executed by FLATCUT_ based on final drawings and files produced by the winners in collaboration with FLATCUT_. Winners should be available for consultation by competition sponsors for the development of final means and methods of production.

 

Prototype Ownership

The winning projects will be turned over to winners following the conclusion of planned exhibitions. It is up to the competition winners to coordinate with FLATCUT_ the packaging and shipping of the winning entries to the Winners. It is the sole responsibility of the Winners to pay for the transportation of the winning fabricated works. The Winners are encouraged to use the awarded stipend to coordinate packaging and shipping of the winning fabricated work to their location. FLATCUT_ will do its best to assist in the coordination of the shipping of winning prototypes to the Winners. If no accommodations are immediately made, the winning fabricated work will be placed in temporary storage for up to two months or until another accommodation can be made by the Winner. After two months, if the Winner fails to resolve transportation logistics, the winning fabricated work ownership will revert to FLATCUT_.

 

Damage Waiver

FLATCUT_ , ACADIA and its participants assume no liability for the loss, damage or mishandling of the work incurred during transportation, assembly and/or disassembly of the fabricated work.

 

 

 

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