Woburn Public Library Expansion "Ideas" Competition

Woburn Public Library Expansion "Ideas" Competition






The Challenge

• How would you provide 25,000 square feet of additional space for the library and the services required in the 21st century?
• How does this additional space impact and/or relate to the original building?
• What improvements can be made to the site and surrounding areas to reinforce the library's critical role as the "center" of town and source of local pride?

Intent

The intent of this "Ideas" competition is to:

• Broaden the field of ideas through bold clear concepts (similar to a sketch problem charrette) for the restoration and expansion of the library building
• Point out the complexities and opportunities that are inherent when adding on to an historically and aesthetically significant building by a renowned architect of the 19th century
• To raise the awareness of this beautiful piece of architecture for the people of Woburn and others

Who Can Apply?

Any interested party

NOTE

This is an IDEAS competition only. The winner of this competition does not get the commission for the actual project. These ideas are to be shown to the selected architect that will be chosen through a standard public selection process. The competition entries become the property of the Woburn Public Library on submittal.

Entry Specifications
(see Application Package at the competition website for specific details)

• Each entry will include 3 presentation boards
• The entries are to be delivered to the Woburn Public Library, 45 Pleasant Street, Woburn, MA 01801 no later than 5:00pm, Friday January 23rd, 2009.

Awards and Exhibits

• Awards:
  • First Place Award is $2500
  • Second Place Award is $1500
  • Third Place Award is $500
• Awards reception date to be determined
• Select entries will be exhibited at Pink Comma Gallery (www.pinkcomma.com) and the Woburn Public Library (www.woburnpubliclibrary.org). Dates to be determined.

Jury

Sherida E. Paulsen, FAIA
(Principal, PKSB Architects; President 2009, AIA New York Chapter; Former Chair, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission)

Preston Scott Cohen, AIA
(Principal, Preston Scott Cohen, Inc.; Chair, Department of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design)

Amanda Lawrence
(Principal, PRAXIS)

Jessica Pineo Lohnes, AICP
(Principal, FOLLIES)

Gretchen Von Grossmann, AIA, AICP, LEED AP
(Principal, Von Grossmann & Company)

Competition website : http://www.woburnpubliclibrarycompetition.com/index.php

2009 AIA Ideas Competition

2009 AIA Ideas Competition









"The invisibility of our modernist tradition to the general consciousness puts an entire and vital period of our heritage at risk," wrote Arleyn Levee, one of those who tried to save the house, in an e-mail. "We need to find some way to highlight this current disaster and turn it around into a positive learning case study."

The AIA Committee on Design (COD) invites architects, students, and allied design professionals to submit sketches to the international 2009 COD Ideas Competition, titled "Listening to the Past, Looking to the Future: A House for Today." In this unique sketch competition, submitters are asked to explore the legacy of modernist design through a concept design problem.

Winners will receive funding to attend the COD Spring Design Conference in Boston and have their work exhibited at the 2009 AIA National Convention in San Francisco. Selected entries will be displayed on the AIA Web site.

Jury :

Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA (chair), Boston, Mass.
Robert Campbell, FAIA, Architecture Critic for the Boston Globe, Cambridge, Mass.
Marcus Springer, RIBA, LEED AP, Sasaki,Watertown, Mass.

Registration template and form : contact Allison Fax (afax@aia.org)

Registation/entry fee (no later than February 13, 2009) :
AIA Member: $100
Non-AIA member: $150
Associate AIA member: $75
Student: $30

Deadline : March 13, 2009, 5 pm.

Web site : http://www.aia.org/cod_ideas