Vertical Cities Asia Competition
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Description
The Vertical Cities Asia International Design Competition is organised by the National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Design and Environment (SDE), and is sponsored by the World Future Foundation (WFF) and Beijing Vantone Citylogic Investment Corporation.
The competition was launched on 1 Jan 2011, premised on the belief that a new paradigm of high density compact urban development was necessary for rapidly urbanising Asia, which is besieged by massive rural-urban migrations. Either existing urban architectural models will continue to be recycled to accommodate increasing populations with devastating effects on land, infrastructure, and the environment or new models of urban architecture will be formed to take on the specifics of Asian urban development.
Through this series of international student competitions, we hope to stimulate our students to think about this critical issue and propose solutions. A one square kilometre territory will be the subject of the Competition. This area, to house 100,000 people living and working, sets the stage for tremendous research and investigation into urban density, verticality, domesticity, work, food, infrastructure, nature, ecology, structure, and program – their holistic integration and the quest for visionary paradigm will be the challenges of this urban and architectural invention.
“Everyone Contributes”
Every year a one square kilometre territory will be the subject of the competition. This area, to house 100,000 people living and working, sets the stage for tremendous research and investigation into urban density, verticality, domesticity, work, food, infrastructure, nature, ecology, structure, and program - their holistic integration and the quest for visionary paradigm will be the challenges of this urban and architectural invention. This new environment will have a full slate of live-work-play provisions, with the residential component making up to 50% of the total floor space. In the fifth of this series of competitions, the competition site will be located in Paya Lebar, Singapore with the theme "Everyone Contributes".
Theme
"Everyone contributes" is inspired by the symbiotic structure of the ecological system where the functioning of every organism contributes to supporting and sustaining the wellbeing of the ecology. The theme emphasizes the idea of community, networks, resource sharing, circular economy, collaboration, adaptability and resilience. It examines instrumental dynamics between agencies and communities at place-making and enriching the quality of life. It is about a habitat that promotes and invests in social capital. Such living environment will also include the attainment of wellness and happiness as part of its urban metric.
Jury
CJ Lim
Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, Vice-Dean and Pro-Provost, The Bartlett, University College London & Founder of Studio 8 Architects
Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, Vice-Dean and Pro-Provost, The Bartlett, University College London & Founder of Studio 8 Architects
Ada Fung Yin-Suen
Chairperson, APEC Architect Monitoring Committee of Hong Kong & Immediate Past President, The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
Chairperson, APEC Architect Monitoring Committee of Hong Kong & Immediate Past President, The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
Vishaan Chakrabarti
Principal, SHoP Architects & Holliday Professor and Director, CURE, Columbia University
Principal, SHoP Architects & Holliday Professor and Director, CURE, Columbia University
Chan Sau Yan
Director, CSYA Pte Ltd
Director, CSYA Pte Ltd
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$11 6582nd Prize
$7 7723rd Prize
$3 886Timeline
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