Radical Urban Intervention Competition News, ArcDeck Architecture Contest
Radical Urban Intervention Competition
3 Sep 2020
Radical Urban Intervention
Registration deadline: November 25, 2020
Submission deadline: November 30, 2020
Registration fee: Free

Competition description:
Do you go through the downtown (or city center) in your city and think something’s missing" Or that something could be improved" If you had the opportunity to bring in a catalyst that can change the character of the place – what would it be" If you could add a building or retrofit some existing ones or perhaps add a park system that could exponentially improve the quality of the downtown – wouldn’t that be great" If yes, then this challenge is for you! ArcDeck.net is seeking proposals for ‘Radical Urban Intervention’ for urban core or downtown areas from planners, urban designers, architects, creatives, design students and anyone related to the real estate industry. Select a city anywhere in the world and suggest a design intervention that could radically improve its sense of place and quality of life for residents + visitors. The intervention can be any one of the following proposals:

A new building typology that is missing in an existing city downtown area / town center (infill site);
Tear-down and rebuild of existing building(s) to create new one in its place or an agglomeration — but one which retains and houses the original uses in ...