Missing Middle' Infill Design Competition ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION

Missing Middle’ Infill Design Competition

BRIEF

Five City of Edmonton owned parcels of land at the northeast corner of 112 Avenue and 106 Street in the Spruce Avenue neighbourhood are up for redevelopment. The City is soliciting proposals from multidisciplinary teams of architects and builders/developers from across Canada and abroad to design a multi-unit, medium-density, or ‘missing middle’, housing development on these lots. The challenge is to submit an innovative design that is not only thoughtful of neighbourhood context, but also economically feasible, responds to local market conditions and advances the design ethic for infill in Edmonton.
The winning team will be given the opportunity to purchase the site and build their winning design, conditional upon rezoning approval. The finished development will be used to inspire innovative ‘missing middle’ infill development in other parts of the city.
The 2019 competition is endorsed by the Alberta Association of Architects (AAA) and submissions will be judged by an esteemed National Jury Panel.
The competition is part of fulfilling Edmonton Infill Roadmap 2018 Action 5: Partner to pilot innovative housing.

SCHEDULE

December 19 Open for submissions
February 4 Registration deadline
March 1 Submission deadline
March 1 to March 14 Technical Committee review
April 3 and 4 Jury review
April 15 to May 3 People’s Choice Award (online voting opens and closes)
May 29 Awards Reception
May 29 to December 31 Sale/transfer of the land, rezoning process begins

AWARDS

A total of $16,500 in prize money will be awarded, to the top three submissions that satisfy the criteria as set out in section 4.
first prize: $8,000
second prize: $5,000
third prize: $3,000
people’s choice award: $500

FEES

Cost to register and submit to the competition: $100 CAD.

JURY

David Murray
Talbot Sweetapple
Alex Bozikovic
Hazel Borys
Renée Daoust
Gene Dub

Missing Middle’ Infill Design Competition ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION