Call for competition n°7

Middle city passages

The multi-billion dollar investment in the expansion and improvement by Metrolinx of Toronto’s public transport system, provides an opportunity to combine a series of small, high-impact interventions with major infrastructure projects. How to design the interaction between the stops of the new LRT lines and local pedestrian routes, incorporating passages to improve urban life in the suburbs?
■ The challenge: the competition will focus on developing strategic design proposals for two emblematic sites, Palmdale Drive and Agincourt Drive, on the new East Sheppard LRT line
■ International competition in two phases, open to young professionals and emerging practices in architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, urban planning and related disciplines. Each team has to be multidisciplinary and should include, at least, one architect
■ Organized by Metrolinx, and the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, in partnership with the French Institute of Toronto and the Municipality of Toronto
■ Timetable: March 6, 2015: registration opens; April 30, 2015: deadline for applications; May 13, 2015: announcement of the six finalist teams; July 2-9, 2015: workshop in situ; July 9, 2015: public presentation, final jury and prize award

In process:

■ Tours & Saint-Pierre-des-Corps: “What if the A10 motorway opened up (an) urban passage(s)?”
International urban design and architectural competition in 2 phases, open to multidisciplinary teams aged under 40 since January 20, 2015; Closing date for entries: March 20, 2015
■ Africa: “Filming passages in African cities”
Short-film projects competition for young African filmmakers followed by creative workshops in Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso/Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal and Tunisia, since January 30, 2015; Closing date for entries: April 15, 2015; creative workshops from May to November 2015.

Also:
■ Shanghai: “Re-appropriating the Expo 2010 site and creating urban quality with passages”
International competition and workshop for young architectural and urban design professionals – In situ workshop of the 8 selected teams next 13 to19 March 2015 ; public presentation, final jury and prize award:
March 19 2015.

■ Barcelona: “Passatge Besòs: from city to sea”
International competition in two phases, open to any adult architecture, urban planning or design professional – 5 finalist teams will submit their final project next April 22, 2015.
■ Metropolitan Area of Barcelona: “Metropolitan Passages”
Six European competitions of ideas open to multidisciplinary teams since October 21, 2014 – 52 entries; announcement of the 6 winning teams: March 25, 2015