e_competition:
POSSIBLE FUTURES
Bienal Miami + Beach 2005

OPEN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF "UNBUILT" ARCHITECTURAL WORK VIA THE INTERNET 2005.

The winners of the 2005 version of the Possible Futures Competition have been announced in the list below!

We received 102 entries.  Finalists and semi-finalists were announced and exhibited during the ceremonies of the Bienal Miami + Beach and AIA Miami Architecture-Week events in the Design District in Miami (see the list of finalists below).

Selected images of the Bienal Miami + Beach exhibit and Architecture Week events.

Finalists:

Prize:	Project Web Site:	Project Name:	Author:
1st Prize Gold		loop.space	base_four Andres Flores, Simone Contasta, Elena Bertarelli, Bidisha Sinha
2nd Prize Silver		Campus Restaurant	Barkow Leibinger Architects Frank Barkow, Regine Leibinger, Klaus Reintjes, Jason Sandy, Johanna Doherty, Christina Eickmeier
2nd Prize Silver		Euroscraper	Jose Munoz-Villers
3rd Prize  Bronze		Gate House	Barkow Leibinger Architects Frank Barkow, Regine Leibinger, Meredith Atkinson, Caspar Hoesch, Carsten Krafft
Honorable Mention		DMC B6/2 Office Building	Barkow Leibinger Architects Frank Barkow, Regine Leibinger, Martina Bauer, Matthias Ballestrem, Michael Schmidt, Elke Sparmann, Jan-Oliver Kunze
Honorable Mention		figure-configure	MisoSoupDesign Daisuke Nagatomo, Minnie Jan
Honorable Mention		Hotel Axenstein	Steffen Lemmerzahl
Honorable Mention		moving structure	Pavel Hladik
Honorable Mention		Chromogenic Dwelling	Thom Faulders / Beige Design Thom Faulders, Jessica Kmetovic, Agnessa Todorova-Dowell, Joyce Hsu
Honorable Mention		Performing Arts Center for a Floodable Island	Acconci Studio Vito Acconci, Dario Nunez, Eduardo Marques, Max Sanjulian, Peter Dorsey, Thomas Siegl, Dolly Yarur, Kyle Stover
Honorable Mention		Underground Parking Garage, Gateway & Visitors' Center	Acconci Studio Vito Acconci, Stephen Roe, Peter Dorsey, Dario Nunez, Larry Sassi, Gia Wolff, Laura Charlton, Oscar Tuazon, Michael Williams

Semi-Finalists:

Final Jury 2005
Alfredo Andia, Florida Intl. University, Miami
Mirco Becker & Oliver Tessmann, F-U-R, Frankfurt-London
Ammar Eloueini, AEDS, Chicago-Paris
Rafael Iglesia, Rafael Iglesia Arquitecto, Rosario
Gonzalo Martinez de Urquidi, Uno Arquitectos, Santiago de Chile
Robert Neumayr, 5subzero, Austria
Chad Oppenheim, Oppenheim Architecture + Design, Miami
François Roche, R&Sie, Paris
Fernando Romero, LCM, Mexico City
Laurinda Spear, Arquitectonica, Miami
Takaharu and Yui Tezuka, Tezuka Architects, Tokyo
Christian Wiese, Christian Wiese Arquitectos, Quito

First Phase Jury 2005
Henri Achten, T.U. Eindhoven, Netherlands
Alonzo Addison, Virtual Heritage Network, California
Nathaniel Belcher, Florida International University
Marcelo Bernal, U.T.F. Santa Maria, Chile
Dr. Gwen Breedlove, U. Pretoria, South Africa
Andres Burbano, U. de los Andes, Colombia
Mark Cabrinha, Rennselear Polytechnic Inst., New York
Marta Canaves, Florida International University, FL
Sonia Carmena, U. Nacional de Rosario
Jason Chandler, Florida International University, FL
Nancy Cheng, U. of Oregon, Oregon
Patricio Del Real, Clemson University, Spain
Adam Drisin, Florida International University
Luis Fornez, Universidad Central de Venezuela
Cristian Gomez, C02, Santiago, Chile
Yasha Grobman, Technion University, Israel
Alejandro Haiek, Universidad Central De Venezuela
Pablo Herrera, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru
George Katodrytis, American University of Sharjah, Dubai
Kevin Klinger, Ball State University, Indiana
Branko Kolarevic, Ball State University, Indiana
Bruce Lonnman, American University of Sharjah, Dubai
Greg Luhan, University of Kentucky, Kentucky
Dr. Ennio Magnano, CSIR, South Africa
Romulo Moya, Editor, Ediciones y Revista Trama, Ecuador
Volker Mueller, NBBJ
Marilys Nepomeche, Florida International University
Huy Ngo, Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia
Fernando Palma, UTFSM & U. Americas, Chile
Mark Pilkington, American University of Sharjah, Dubai
Gray Read, Florida International University
Camilo Rosales, Florida International University, FL
Joerg Ruegemer, Florida International University, FL
Bob Sheil, Barttlet, UCL, London
Mahesh Senagala, University of San Antonio, Texas
Pedro Soza, Universidad de Chile, Chile
John Stuart, Florida International University
Aron Temkin, Florida Atlantic University, Florida
Raffi Tomassian, GBBN Architects & Miami University, Ohio
Horacio Torrent, Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Chile
Claudio Vekstein, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Competition Brief 
This architecture competition follows the successful electronic competition of unbuilt work celebrated at the Bienal Miami + Beach 2001 & 2003.

The goal of this competition is to promote and reveal the potency of "new conceptual and experimental work" in architecture today. The objective is to award extraordinary unbuilt projects and architectural ideas. Design works that provoke new cultural visions, new professional practices, and new understandings of urbanity of the contemporary world.

The competition is open to all architects, designers and students of architecture regardless of citizenship. The only requirement is that the project has not been constructed by the deadline of the competition.

The organizing committee of the Bienal + Miami 2005 calls for this contest to be an open competition about the possible futures of architecture. The word "architecture" or "architectural" in this competition it is an open word. The committee's belief is that we live in an age in which we are forced to redefine our traditional notion of design and architecture. The committee's conviction is that a major part of the future of architecture lies in a discourse that can be found mostly in "un-built and experimental" work from around the world. The objective of the competition is to reveal this discourse. In order to review and promote these projects worldwide all work must be submitted via the Internet.

This prize is designed to award single projects. The jury will evaluate each project individually. There is no limit on the number of projects that can be entered but each project has to be registered individually.

The competition is organized as part of the Bienal Miami + Beach 2005 which is sponsored by The School of Architecture at Florida International University, AIA Miami Chapter, Miami, and the Federacion Panamericana de Arquitectos.

This electronic competition is and has been supported by several architecture magazines, publications and events:
- ARCH'IT rivista digitale di architettura, Italy
- Competitions Magazine, USA
- Concept Magazine, Korea
- TodoObras, National Periodical on Architecture, Chile
- iMage, viewpoints on architecture, Italy

Possible Futures Competition 2003: here



Final Jury 2005
Alfredo Andia, Florida Intl. University, Miami
Mirco Becker & Oliver Tessmann, F-U-R, Frankfurt-London
Ammar Eloueini, AEDS, Chicago-Paris
Rafael Iglesia, R. Iglesia Arquitecto, Rosario
Gonzalo Martinez de Urquidi, Uno Arquitectos, Santiago de Chile
Robert Neumayr, 5subzero, Austria
Chad Oppenheim, Oppenheim Architecture + Design, Miami
François Roche, R&Sie, Paris
Fernando Romero, LCM, Mexico City
Laurinda Spear, Arquitectonica, Miami
Takaharu and Yui Tezuka, Tezuka Architects, Tokyo
Christian Wiese, Christian Wiese Arquitectos, Quito

First Phase Jury 2005
Henri Achten, T.U. Eindhoven, Netherlands
Alonzo Addison, Virtual Heritage Network, California
Nathaniel Belcher, Florida International University
Marcelo Bernal, U.T.F. Santa Maria, Chile
Dr. Gwen Breedlove, U. Pretoria, South Africa
Andres Burbano, U. de los Andes, Colombia
Mark Cabrinha, Rennselear Polytechnic Inst., New York
Marta Canaves, Florida International University, FL
Sonia Carmena, U. Nacional de Rosario
Jason Chandler, Florida International University, FL
Nancy Cheng, U. of Oregon, Oregon
Patricio Del Real, Clemson University, Spain
Adam Drisin, Florida International University
Luis Fornez, Universidad Central de Venezuela
Cristian Gomez, C02, Santiago, Chile
Yasha Grobman, Technion University, Israel
Alejandro Haiek, Universidad Central De Venezuela
Pablo Herrera, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru
George Katodrytis, American University of Sharjah, Dubai
Kevin Klinger, Ball State University, Indiana
Branko Kolarevic, Ball State University, Indiana
Bruce Lonnman, American University of Sharjah, Dubai
Greg Luhan, University of Kentucky, Kentucky
Dr. Ennio Magnano, CSIR, South Africa
Romulo Moya, Editor, Ediciones y Revista Trama, Ecuador
Volker Mueller, NBBJ
Marilys Nepomeche, Florida International University
Huy Ngo, Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia
Fernando Palma, UTFSM & U. Americas, Chile
Mark Pilkington, American University of Sharjah, Dubai
Gray Read, Florida International University
Camilo Rosales, Florida International University, FL
Joerg Ruegemer, Florida International University, FL
Bob Sheil, Barttlet, UCL, London
Mahesh Senagala, University of San Antonio, Texas
Pedro Soza, Universidad de Chile, Chile
John Stuart, Florida International University
Aron Temkin, Florida Atlantic University, Florida
Raffi Tomassian, GBBN Architects & Miami University, Ohio
Horacio Torrent, Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Chile
Claudio Vekstein, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Organizing Committee
Alfredo Andia, Ph.D., Chair, e-competition, Bienal Miami+Beach
Jaime Canaves, FAIA, IIDA, Executive Director, Bienal Miami+Beach
Carlos Casuscelli, FPAA, Director, Bienal Miami+Beach
Jorge Eduardo Gonzalez, Florida International University

 

Registration and Format of Presentations 
- The registration and submission period of the individual projects will be from September 10 to October 21, 2005 (Register by clicking here!).

- The registration fee is USD $30 payable with a credit card on the registration page.

- The participants must submit their work in the format of web pages accessible via the Internet. There is no limit in the size or style of the web page presentation. However, it is recommended that the participants consider that the jury will review the projects from different computers around the world and will access the Internet at different speeds.

- It is recommended that the participants restrict the use of plug-ins and if they are forced to use them, they must properly describe them in their pages. Please note that the jury will evaluate the content based on the architectural design and ideas, and not on the multimedia presentation.

- The official language of the e-Competition is English

- The initial web page must include the title of the project. This first page must also include a link called "contact" which must be located in the upper left corner. The "contact" link must include the name of the participants, e-mail, contact address, phone numbers and affiliation. The name of the participants must not be included in any other place of the web site. The web pages must include a description of the project, site, program, concepts, plans, elevations, sections and perspectives.

Deadline 
Registration and submission of web page via the Online Registration: September 10 to October 21, 2005 (Register by clicking here!).

Jury Process 
The jury process will be divided into two stages.
- First Stage: The first stage jury will select in three rounds the semifinalists and finalist projects.

- Final Stage: The final jury will review all final projects and will recommend the Winners and Honorable Mentions. Award Winners will receive a certificate of award. Prizes will be divided according to the recommendations of the jury. The decisions of the jury are final and cannot be reverted after they are submitted. The results of the competition will be published November 10, 2005 during the "Bienal of Miami + Beach 2005" and in this web site.
 

Awards 
The Bienal Medallion will be awareded to the best project of all categories:
1st Prize, Gold Bienal Medallion
2nd Prize, Silver Bienal Medallion
3rd Prize, Bronze Bienal Medallion
Honor Bienal Medallion will be presented at the jury discretion

Finalists and semifinalist will also be exhibited during the Bienal Miami + Beach 2005.

Sponsorship 
Federación Panamericana de Asociaciones de Arquitectos (FPAA)
Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, USA (AIA/Miami)
Competitions Magazine (USA)
 

Question & Answers 
The organizing committee of the Bienal Miami + Beach 2005 will not respond to individual questions regarding the competition. All questions that cannot be answered by reading this web site will be responded in the Question and Answer section of this web page until August 30th. Questions can be submitted via email to:bienalmiami@alexandria.cc

Are multiple entries allowed?
Yes, however, as stated above for each registration you can register only one unbuilt project.

Is there more information about the e-Competition?
All the information about this competition will be posted in this web page.
There will be no additional information regarding the competition.

Copyright Notice 
The participant(s) by registering in the competition gives to the "Bienal Miami + Beach" the rights to publish and exhibit part or all the contents of the competition entry in any format. The participant(s) warrant by registering in the competition that are the sole author(s) of the competition entry. The participant(s) warrant that have full ownership of the material submitted and that have made no license or other transfer to anyone with respect to the copyright of the entry. The participant also warrant that the entry does not libel anyone, infringe anyone's copyright, invade anyone's privacy, or otherwise violate any statutory or common law right of anyone. The participant remains liable against any claim or action alleging facts, which, if true, constitute a breach of any of the previous warranties.