Zero Threshold Design Competition
Official website
This page has been seen 7 821 timesThere are 5 people interested in this call for projects
Call for projects organizer
North Coast Community Homes is a charitable non-profit. For over 30 years we've provided safe comfortable, and affordable housing for individuals with developmental disabilities, severe mental illness, and other disabilities.
Description
About
Zero Threshold is an ideas competition for a real-world problem. In this first phase of the competition, entrants are encouraged to envision bold and innovative ideas for housing, public spaces, and neighborhoods that expand the practice of accessible design and barrier-free living.A later phase of the competition will advance the strongest ideas into implementation
The Zero Threshold design competition was inspired by (dis)ABLED Beauty, an exhibition at the Kent State University Museum in 2016-17. The exhibition presented beautifully designed prostheses, hearing aids, and mobility devices for people living with disabilities, (dis)ABLED Beauty aimed to change the negative stigma associated with disability by presenting fashion-forward adaptive devices that make a virtue of necessity.Zero Threshold applies a similar approach to the design of accessible housing. Instead of making accessible features as functional and invisible as possible, this competition challenges designers to celebrate the aesthetics of accessibility. The competition encompasses new residential construction, accessory dwelling units, interior design and retrofit of existing housing, accessible public space and landscape design, and holistic urban design strategies aimed at eliminating physical and social barriers in urban neighborhoods.
Zero Threshold uses a real neighborhood—Old Brooklyn in Cleveland, Ohio—as a stand-in for traditional urban neighborhoods throughout the United States and in other parts of the world. Competition entries are expected to respond to the local context while also expanding ideas about accessibility in ways that translate to other places.
The competition is open to students and professionals, working individually or in teams. Winning entries will receive monetary awards and be featured in an exhibition and publication. The most compelling and innovative projects may be constructed in a future second phase of the competition.
Join us in envisioning and building a barrier-free future.
Schedule
- Release of Competition Brief – 7 January 2019
- Question & Answer Period – 7 January – 31 May 2019
- Early Registration Deadline – 8 March 2019
- Late Registration Deadline – 28 June 2019
- Submission Deadline – 28 June 2019
- Awards Announcement & Event – 19 September 2019
Partners
Community (5)
Rewards
Grand Prize
$8 000The grand prize winner also will win the cash award for the category they entered.
Those categories are: Retrofit - Colonial/Duplex, Single Family - New Construction, Accessory Dwelling Unit, Community Gathering Space, Holistic/Neighborhood Approach, Student Award
Retrofit - Colonial/Duplex
$2 000Single Family - New Construction
$1 000Accessory Dwelling Unit
$1 000Community Gathering Space
$1 000Holistic/Neighborhood Approach
$1 000Student Award
$1 000Timeline
Launch of the call for projects
Competition begins and brief is publically available.
Registration starts
Early bird (discounted) registration is available until March 08, 2019. Final registration deadline is June 28, 2019.
Submission starts
Submissions are made online only.
Registration ends
Early bird (discounted) registration is available until March 08, 2019. Final registration deadline is June 28, 2019.
Submission ends
Submissions are made online only.
Ceremony
The awards announcement and event will be September 19, 2019
No publication yet
Calls for projects that may be of interest to you
Architecture and Urban planning, Art, Design
2026 London Design Awards:
Through the acknowledgment of existing trends that integrate with diverse insights, the London Design Awards reformulates the perspectives of the world towards this unique language, synchronising the great metropolis of London alongside concepts that symbolise excellence.
$219 - $269 to register
3 remaining days
Publication + Certificate + Other
Architecture and Urban planning, Art, Design
2026 Tokyo Design Awards:
In its inaugural year, the Tokyo Design Awards welcomes participants from all backgrounds to help shape a new legacy in global design. From Architectural Design, Interior Design, and Product Design to the exciting new Character & Pop Design category, the awards spotlight work that inspires, connects, and drives innovation across disciplines.
$249 to register
10 remaining days
Publication + Certificate + Other
Architecture and Urban planning, Design
2026 The Noble World Hotel Awards :
The 2026 Noble World Hotel Awards represents unparalleled excellence in the global hospitality industry, recognizing the world’s most outstanding hotels, prestigious leaders and designs in hospitality through the highest levels of achievement and distinction.
$750 to register
10 remaining days
Publication + Certificate + Other
Architecture and Urban planning, Art, Design
2026 Noble Business Awards:
The Noble Business Awards celebrates a century of distinguished achievements, recognizing exceptional leadership and remarkable business success on a global scale. Renowned for its prestigious legacy in business history, it extends an invitation to visionary entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, companies, and organizations to join this esteemed tradition.
$415 - $445 to register
10 remaining days
Publication + Certificate + Other