New architecture and design competitions: Art Temporary Installation Competition, IGBC Green Design Competition, Re-Draw Nakagin Capsule Tower, and the DesignTO Festival

This week's latest selection of curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler highlights four calls inviting proposals for a temporary architectural installation, sustainable design solutions, creative Nakagin Capsule Tower drawings, and independent projects for Toronto. 

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.

Art Temporary Installation Competition by NAC.
Registration/Submission Deadline: Friday, August 4, 2023

"In the Art Temporary Installation Competition (ATIC), the challenge is to design a temporary installation dedicated to art within the archaeological site of ''Panamá La Vieja''.  The competition involves the question of how to create a temporary architecture that coexists and relates to the existing ruins while respecting their identity and historic value. ATIC emphasizes that architecture does not have to be permanent to have a high value; this competition seeks to recall the heritage value of a country by connecting its past with its present through culture and art."

IGBC Green Design Competition 2023 "Design for LiFE: S M L Solutions for a Sustainable Future"
Registration Deadline: Monday, August 7, 2023
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

"This year, the IGBC Green Design Competition calls for sustainable design solutions inspired by the focus on individual action as promoted by LiFE. Participants can choose to come up with ideas at any one of the three distinct scales of S, M, and L targeting positive change at different scales for the built environment. With each scale of the intervention, they'll have the opportunity to create solutions that push the users towards environmentally conscious and sensible lifestyles.  Promoting diverse approaches based on geographical, cultural and climatic contexts, these projects should encourage behavioural changes in the lifestyles of the population. When scaled up and implemented in real-world situations, these projects should lead us towards a sustainable future for all."

RE-DRAW - NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER
Registration/Submission Deadline: Thursday, August 31, 2023

"The aim of the “Re-Draw” competition is to develop one drawing to ‘represent’ an iconic architecture piece. The participants are asked to draft one image, with absolute freedom of scale, technique and level of abstraction. We encourage creativity, criticality and innovation. The drawing can highlight functional aspects of the building, showing a deep understanding of one or more design aspects. It can focus on the aesthetic qualities, experimenting and mastering a drawing technique with hyper-realistic outcomes, or it can be an optical deformation, a caricatural interpretation, a distant abstraction of the built architecture. The drawing can strengthen a conventional interpretation of architecture, or explore a new angle, a new point of view, intellectual and/or physical. The Nakagin Capsule Tower can be portrayed as a whole, a part, or a collage of disconnected moments. The entry is completely flexible and adaptable to the participant’s interpretation."

2024 DesignTO Festival Calls for Submissions
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 6, 2023
Submission Deadline: Friday, October 20, 2023

"Taking place across the city of Toronto January 19-28, 2024, the annual DesignTO Festival is a city-wide celebration of design's role in creating a sustainable, just, and joyful world. Featuring a wide range of events, exhibitions, and installations, the Festival showcases the best of local and international design. If you're interested in contributing an Independent Project, participating as a Host Venue, or submitting to one of the DesignTO curated projects, now's your chance! Integral to the Festival's structure, Independent Projects are exhibitions, events (e.g. tours, talks, workshops), and window installations that are wholly created and executed by an individual or organization during the DesignTO Festival. Independent Projects are held at a venue of the organizers choice and can take place in-person or online."