| NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Global Green USA and design jury chairman Brad Pitt announced today the final details for The Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans. The historic Holy Cross Neighborhood in the Lower Ninth Ward is the focus of Stage 1 of the competition. Architects, urban planners, designers, ecologists and students are invited to put forward a creative yet practical vision for New Orleans.
The competition will be conducted in two stages. In Stage 1, participants are asked to provide a sustainable urban design of a 1.25 acre site that focuses on a green, healthy multi family building with a community center and single family housing. Submissions will be asked to achieve several sustainable design and green building goals, including net-zero energy goals (e.g., meeting all energy needs for buildings on the site through passive and active strategies). In Stage II, finalists identified from the first round will draw on their submissions from Stage I, working with local architects and community groups, to create a plan for selected areas in different neighborhoods of the city. They will design single-family housing and a community facility in the neighborhood. Competitors are also challenged to develop innovative architectural and planning solutions that respect and draw from the rich design heritage of New Orleans while balancing sustainability and affordability.
Multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged. However, if no one on the design team is a registered architect, and the team or individual advances to Stage II, they will be matched with a local Louisiana-registered architect.
Projects will be reviewed for design quality, sustainable design, and technical competence. The confirmed members of the design jury include Brad Pitt and Matt Petersen as well as William Morrish - University of Virginia School of Architecture; David Orr - Oberlin College Environmental Studies Program and Pam Dashiell - President of the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association in the lower 9th Ward. The technical jury will consist of 3 to 5 organizations represented through individual expert representatives of USGBC, AIA, and possibly 2 others.
Three to six finalists will be selected to participate in Stage II and be awarded $25,000 to offset the cost to develop their proposals and partake in the Community Charrette and design process. At the end of Stage II, cash prizes totaling $25,000 will be distributed.
Interested parties can register for the competition and learn more about Global Green's "Healthy Homes, Smart Neighborhoods" at: http://www.globalgreen.org/competition. The registration deadline is June 9, 2006. All submissions must be received by the competition sponsor in New Orleans no later than 5:00 pm (Central Time) on July 6, 2006.
This eUpdate posting by: Jihane Ayed
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