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Student Competition 2017 Manualarchitecture.org/newhouse

Introduction ....................................................................... 1 Helpful Hints and Resources .............................................. 3 Project Submission ............................................................. 4 The Design Process ............................................................ 6 Physical Model: River Barge ............................................... 8 Digital Model: River Barge ............................................... 11 Advanced Architecture: CPS Space Design ..................... 14 Landscape Architecture: Community Gardens ................. 17 Graphic Design: Neighborhood Signage ......................... 20 Industrial Design: Micro-apartment Furniture .................. 23 Photography: Diagonal Streets ........................................ 26 Fine Arts: Viaduct Art ....................................................... 29

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NEWHOUSE ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN COMPETITION STUDENT COMPETITION MANUAL 1

HELLO THERE!

The Chicago Architecture Foundation is proud to announce the 35th annual Newhouse Architecture + Design Competition! This program showcases the talents of Chicago-area youth. Through this competition, we inspire teens to understand why design matters by researching, representing, and redesigning the built environment to solve challenges that are personal and place-based.

NEWHOUSE 2017 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

The 2017 Newhouse Architecture + Design Competition is partnered with firms, non-profits, and studios that are all currently working on Chicago focused issues. Each division is partnered with an organization that helped to define the challenge and will serve on the jury evaluating division entries. For more information on each partner, see the individual divisions.

Digital & Physical Modeling: River Barge Metropolitan Planning Council

Advanced Architecture: CPS Space Design Borderless Studio & ARCHEWORKS

Landscape Architecture: Community Gardens UIC Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion

Graphic Design: Neighborhood Signage American Institute of Graphic Arts—Chicago

Industrial Design: Micro-Apartment Furniture Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz

Photography: Diagonal Streets Out of Chicago Photography

Fine Arts: Viaduct Mural EXPO CHICAGO

ELIGIBILITY

Any Chicago-area high school student is allowed to participate in Newhouse. Students participating in after school programs or working independently should reach out to [email protected] so we can help you plan, set goals, and finish!

LEVELS

Each division comes with recommended levels. These are meant as guidelines, and teachers are allowed to decide the level of individual students. Below is the breakdown for each level.

LEVEL 1 No experience / beginning class / Freshman or Sophomore

LEVEL 2 Some experience / intermediate class / Sophomore or Junior

LEVEL 3 High experience / capstone class / Junior or Senior

Introduction


COMPETITION JURY AND ENTRY EVALUATION

CAF will convene a robust network of more than 40 professional architects, designers and engineers to serve as jurors for Newhouse entries. Each division will be chaired by the division partners. Jurors will review and evaluate student work for evidence of the design process, critical thinking, and professional presentation.

FINAL SHOWCASE

The Newhouse Award Ceremony takes place May 20, 2017 in downtown Chicago. All students, teachers and families are invited to view and celebrate the accomplishments of the competitors! All complete competition entries submitted by the deadline will be displayed in the Robert Morris University State Street Gallery (401 S. State St.).

IMPORTANT DATES

AWARDS

All Newhouse Division winners receive public recognition, certificates of accomplishment and cash prizes as well as two complimentary tickets to the Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise aboard Chicago’s First Lady Cruise, ranked “one of the top ten tours in the U.S.”

AWARDS STRUCTURE

Winners of each Newhouse Architecture + Design Competition divisions receive:

• Overall Grand Winner $100 • First, Second, and Third Grand Winners $75 • First, Second and Third Prize Winners $50 • Honorable Mentions $25

NOTE: If students participate as a group, then prize money is split among them.

MAY 20 Awards Ceremony Join us for the final showcase to celebrate all your hard work! Winners will be announced!

APRIL 28 Deadline for Competition Registrations

MAY 12 Deadline for Entry drop-off If you are not able to submit your entry by this date please email [email protected] or call 312.561.2158. See the Competition Student Manual for more information.

MARCH 31 Registration Opens Registration form will be available online at architecture.org/newhouse

MAY 17 Jury Day A jury of professional architects, designers, educators, and community leaders from Chicago will anonymously review entries.


If you have any questions about Newhouse, e-mail [email protected] or call 312.561.2158

ARCHITECTURE.ORG/NEWHOUSE

Visit architecture.org/newhouse for:

• Division-specific classroom activities• Links to helpful images, articles, and resources• Information on upcoming Newhouse deadlines and program

THE ARCHITECTURE HANDBOOK

The Architecture Handbook’s hands-on activities help students learn the fundamentals of both architectural design and technical drawing. A sustainable green home serves as the book’s case study. Students investigate 10 well-known residential buildings in the US and around the world, and activities enable students to compare and contrast these homes to their own. architecture.org/architecture-handbook TEEN OPEN STUDIOS

Students who are interested in participating in the competition are invited to work on Newhouse projects Thursdays 5–7pm, February 16–May 11 (excluding April 6 and 13) in CAF’s ArcelorMittal Design Studio (224 S. Michigan Ave.) Design professionals and CAF education staff will be present to offer feedback and guidance and provide project supplies. Students who attend 10 or more Open Studios AND submit a completed entry will receive a $150 stipend for their participation. architecture.org/teens SATURDAY STUDIOS

Work with dynamic, experienced architects, designers, engineers and mentors from the Chicago area. Our hands-on Saturday Studios offer design challenges that enable teens to develop problem solving skills based on real-life challenges in the built environment Saturday Studios are free and open to all teens. architecture.org/teens

Helpful Hints and Resources


REGISTRATION

All students must register online at architecture.org/newhouse. Registration will be live March 31, 2017, and is due April 28, 2017. Only register for divisions that you actually intend to finish before the project deadline of Friday, May 12, 2017.

PROJECT DEADLINE

The project deadline for Newhouse is Friday, May 12, 2017. Teachers are allowed to choose an earlier due date if it suits their classroom, but will have to hold onto projects until the drop-off date.

PROJECT ONLINE SUBMISSION

All Newhouse divisions require online registration. This creates an account where you will later have to upload photos, artwork, renderings and/or .pdfs of your submission. Refer to each division for specifics on what to upload.

EXPORTING DIGITAL MODELS

From your design software Export your work:

• Export images at 5400 pixels WIDE by 3600 pixels TALL.• DO NOT take a screen shot of your work, they will be at a low quality and won’t print very well.• Horizontal (landscape orientation) photos are preferred.

If working in SketchUp, export using the following steps:

WINDOWS Users:• Adjust your SketchUp window to the preferred aspect ratio*• Click File � Export � 2D Graphic• Make sure .jpg is selected in the dropdown• Click ‘Options...’• Deselect ‘Use view size’• Input 5400 pixels for the WIDTH, the HEIGHT will be auto-generated based on your SketchUp

window’s aspect ratio*• Click ‘OK’• Click ‘Export’

For Windows users, the shape of your SketchUp window sets the aspect ratio for what you export.

Project Submission


MAC Users:• Click File � Export � 2D Graphic• Make sure .jpg is selected in the dropdown• Click ‘Options...’• Deselect ‘Use view size’• Click the chain icon to unlock the aspect ratio• Input 5400 pixels for the WIDTH and 3600 pixels for the HEIGHT• Click ‘OK’• Click ‘Export’• IF MORE INFO IS NEEDED, please reference the official SketchUp exporting to JPG

documentation here. PHOTOGRAPHING PHYSICAL MODELS

If you are taking a photo of a physical model, we recommend the following:

• Choose the largest size photo• Take the photo horizontally (landscape orientation)• Please review your images before submitting• Make sure these images are what you want the professional jury to review• Triple check that your images are clear and the proportions are not stretched• Consider your background; remove clutter/distractions or photograph against a blank surface.

If using a smart phone, set your camera to HDR (High Dynamic Range) mode. PROJECT LABELING

CAF will be providing individual student and project labels based on the registration. Labeling instructions are located in each specific division requirements.

PROJECT DROP-OFF

All projects must be dropped off at the showcase site on Monday or Tuesday, May 16 or 17, 2017. Drop-off times and details will be announced closer to the submission date.

Robert Morris University State Street Gallery 401 South State Street Chicago, IL 60605


THE DESIGNPROCESS

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WHAT IS THE DESIGN PROCESS? WHY IS IT HELPFUL?

The Design Process is an approach for breaking down a large project into manageable chunks. Architects, engineers, scientists, and other thinkers use the design process to solve a variety of problems. Use this process in each division to define the steps needed to tackle each project, and remember to hold to all of your ideas and sketches throughout the process.

THE DESIGN PROCESS CONSISTS OF 6 STEPS:

1. Define the ProblemYou can’t find a solution until you have a clear idea of what the problem is.

2. Collect InformationCollect sketches, take photographs and gather data to start giving you inspiration.

3. Brainstorm and Analyze IdeasBegin to sketch, make, and study so you can start to understand how all the data and information you’ve collected may impact your design.

4. Develop SolutionsTake your preliminary ideas, and form multiple small-scale design solutions.

5. Gather FeedbackPresent your ideas to as many people as possible: friends, teachers, professionals, and any others you trust to give insightful comments.

6. ImproveReflect on all of your feedback and decide if or to what extent it should be incorporated.

It is often helpful to take solutions back through the Design Process to refine and clarify them.

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LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 PARTNER Metropolitan Planning Council

OVERVIEW

Together with the City of Chicago, Friends of the Chicago River and many others, the Metropolitan Planning Council spent the past year scouring existing plans and working with residents and river enthusiasts to design a long-term vision and action agenda for Chicago’s 100-plus miles of rivers. Their collective goal for 2040 is that Chicago’s rivers will be inviting, productive, and living. Getting to the riverfront can be difficult in some communities, and in many places there is no public land along the river.

THE CHALLENGE

Design a community center and public space on a barge that can be docked along the river. You must research and choose a specific location and community you want to serve. A standard barge is a 35’ x 192’ rectangle. You are not required to build a full model of a barge, but will rather design the space above the water. You must explain how you address a specific community need through your design.

Physical Model: River Barge


THE DESIGN PROCESS

Identify the problem • Read “The Challenge” above. • Choose a location to place your barge.

Collect information • Research Chicago’s rivers, starting with the Great Rivers Chicago vision.• Where can you access the river? If you can’t, how do you wish you could? • How do other cities put public space on the river?

Brainstorm & Analyze • Make several bubble diagrams of your area.• What are the possibilities being on a barge vs on land?• What kind of potential activities could happen on your barge?

Develop Solutions • What could be indoors? Outdoors? In-between?• What materials could you use to represent your design?

Get Feedback & Improve • Ask your teacher, friends, family, neighbors, what they think of your design. • Get professional feedback at CAF’s Teen Open Studios (See page 3).

DIVISION-SPECIFIC RESOURCES

• Great Rivers Chicago greatriverschicago.com• Project for Public Spaces—What Makes a Great Place? pps.org

FINAL PRODUCTS

• 3 photographs uploaded digitally on architecture.org/newhouse • A completed physical model • Essay: How does your design bring a need to the community (150–200 words)


DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

• Include site elements (trees, people, etc). Be sure to include at least one scale figure. • Models must be 1/8 scale on a 35’ x 192’ area. • Do NOT include your name or school anywhere visible on the model.• Do NOT build the base of the barge, only focus on what goes above the water.

DIGITAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Register for this division by 4pm on Friday, April 28, 2017. • Upload 3 photos by 4pm on Friday, May 12, 2017 in order to qualify for jurying.

One Overall: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Overall.jpg • Two details: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Detail1.jpg, LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Detail2.jpg • Caption each of your photos to explain what is being shown. • Essay: How does your design bring a need to the community (150–200 words)

PHYSICAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Have a physical model turned into your teacher or CAF by 4pm on Friday, May 12, 2017 in order to qualify for jurying.

• Fill out and apply competition entry labels with your unique participant ID number. JUDGING CRITERIA

• A model must show craftsmanship and care: no excessive glue or materials, clean cuts/joints, etc. • A model must show thought into community needs. • Show creative and appropriate representations of building materials—texture, color, and scale

(brick looks like brick).


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LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 PARTNER Metropolitan Planning Council

OVERVIEW

Together with the City of Chicago, Friends of the Chicago River and many others, the Metropolitan Planning Council spent the past year scouring existing plans and working with residents and river enthusiasts to design a long-term vision and action agenda for Chicago’s 100-plus miles of rivers. Their collective goal for 2040 is that Chicago’s rivers will be inviting, productive, and living. Getting to the riverfront can be difficult in some communities, and in many places there is no public land along the river.

THE CHALLENGE

Design a community center and public space on a barge that would be docked along the river. You must research and choose a specific location and community you want to serve. A standard barge is a 35’ x 192’ rectangle. Your final renderings must not only show the final design in the site, but also show thought into how people could access (or get to) the site, and how you met a specific community need through your design.

Digital Model: River Barge


THE DESIGN PROCESS

Identify the problem• Read “The Challenge” above. • Choose a location to place your barge.

Collect information

• Research Chicago’s rivers, starting with the Great Rivers Chicago vision.• Where can you access the river? If you can’t, how do you wish you could? • How do other cities put public space on the river?

Brainstorm & Analyze

• In what ways can people descend to the river?• Make several bubble diagrams of your area.• What are the possibilities being on a barge vs on land?• What kind of potential activities could happen on your barge?

Develop Solutions

• What could be indoors? Outdoors? In-between?• What materials could you use in your design?

Get Feedback & Improve

• Ask your teacher, friends, family, neighbors, what they think of your design. • Get professional feedback at CAF’s Teen Open Studios (See page 3).


• Great Rivers Chicago greatriverschicago.com• Project for Public Spaces—What Makes a Great Place? pps.org

FINAL PRODUCTS

• 4 renderings uploaded digitally on architecture.org/newhouse • Stacked renderings center mounted on a single horizontal board (provided by CAF)• Essay: How does your design bring a need to the community (150–200 words)


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• Include site elements (trees, people, etc). Be sure to include at least one scale figure. • Do NOT include your name or school anywhere visible on your model. • Pre-made digital models can ONLY be used for people, plants, and interior design.


• Register for this division by 4pm on Friday, April 28, 2017. • Upload 4 renderings by 4pm on Friday, May 12, 2017 in order to qualify for jurying.

– One Overall: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Overall.jpg – Three details: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Detail1.jpg, LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Detail2.jpg, LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Detail3.jpg,

• Caption each of your uploads to explain what is being shown. • Essay: How does your design bring a need to the community (150–200 words)

JUDGING CRITERIA

• Renderings must show an effective use of the digital programs. • Correct and effective use of light and shadow. • Innovation is shown in both design and problem solving. • Show creative and appropriate representations of building materials—texture, color, and scale

(brick looks like brick). • Well-implemented design with a careful consideration to colors, activities, and elements that meet

a community’s needs.


• Have a presentation board turned into your teacher or CAF by 4pm on Friday, May 12, 2017 in order to qualify for jurying.

• Renderings will be 24” x 18” stacked and center-mounted on a single 30” x 20” horizontal board. CAF will provide the board and a printing template.

• Renderings may be printed on any paper surface.

• Fill out and apply competition entry labels with your unique participant ID number.


LEVEL 3 PARTNER Borderless Studio & ARCHEWORKS

OVERVIEW

Architects and designers are very interested in reactivating overlooked spaces. In 2013, Chicago Public Schools closed 49 elementary schools, many of which are still vacant today. Although plans are emerging for what the interior of some of these buildings could be, less effort has been invested in thinking about how empty space around buildings could be used.

Borderless Studio & Archeworks are collaborating to explore the future community roles of these closed school sites through the lens of Public Interest Design. Three schools that Borderless Studio & Archeworks have researched three schools extensively:

• Drake (2710 S Dearborn St) • Overton (221 E 49th St)• West Pullman (11941 S Parnell Ave)

Advanced Architecture: CPS Space Design

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THE CHALLENGE

Identify one of the 3 schools (Drake, Overton, or West Pullman) and redesign the open space around the school buildings to become an active asset to the surrounding community. Your solution must include at least one new structure, and show thoughtful and creative use of outdoor space. Most importantly your design must fit within the context of the specific lot, neighborhood, and community. You cannot remove the school, you must design with it in mind and demonstrate that the space could be reactivated, used, and serve as a community asset. THE DESIGN PROCESS

Identify the problem• Read “The Challenge” above. • Identify the school you want to work with. • What opportunity might be provided by using/repurposing the school grounds

Collect information

• Define what functions your space could serve. • Consider purposes the school may have served in addition of teaching children.

Could your solution bring any of those uses back to the site Brainstorm & Analyze

• What are the community assets around the school? Are there essential services missing within a half-mile radius of the school?

• Make a massing model of the area, play with scale. • Lay out the site. Where are the opportunities to engage the community

Develop Solutions

• Firm up the program of your building(s). • Create pathways that connect entrances and activities


• Ask your teacher, friends, family, neighbors, what they think of your design. • Get professional feedback at CAF’s Teen Open Studios (See page 3).


• Building a Better World Through Public Interest Design tinyurl.com/PublicInterestDesign• Design Creative Grounds—Chicago Public Schools Booklet tinyurl.com/creativegroundsbooklet• Creative Grounds—Research and Design presentation on three case studies

tinyurl.com/creativegroundspresentation • Lee Bey in Conversation with Ghian Foreman on repurposing of Overton Elementary:

http://www.rivetrad.io/share/288189


FINAL PRODUCTS

• 5 renderings uploaded digitally on architecture.org/newhouse • Stacked renderings center mounted on a single horizontal board (provided by CAF) • Essay: How have you reinvigorated this space for the community? (250–300 words)


• Include site elements (trees, people, etc). Be sure to include at least one scale figure. • Do NOT include your name or school anywhere visible on your model. • Pre-made digital models can ONLY be used for people, plants, and interior design.


• Register for this division by 4pm on Friday, April 28, 2017. • Upload 5 renderings of your digital model by 4pm on Friday, May 12, 2017 in order to qualify for

jurying. LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_rendering1.jpg, LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_rendering2.jpg, etc. • Caption each of your uploads to explain what is being shown. • Essay: How have you reinvigorated this space for the community? (150–250 words)

JUDGING CRITERIA

• Renderings must show an effective use of the digital programs. • Solutions must show comprehensive thought over community needs. • The entry must make sense in the context of the site and neighborhood. • Showcase what makes your design innovative and practical. • Show creative and appropriate representations of building materials—texture, color, and scale.



• Renderings will be 24” x 18” stacked and center-mounted on a single 30” x 20” horizontal board. CAF will provide the board and a printing template.

• Renderings may be printed on any paper surface.



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LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 PARTNER UIC Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion

OVERVIEW

University of Illinois at Chicago’s Office of Community Engagement and Neighborhood Health Partnerships, Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion (CPHP) provides high quality nutrition education, health promotion, and disease prevention services for eligible families in Chicago. CPHP values the role of community gardening as a health promoting space for nutritional, mental, and physical stimulation. Community gardens can anchor nearby residents and provide a space for collaboration, shared responsibility, and communication.

CPHP has identified an important opportunity in their partner community gardens: design ways to easily teach classes. Since a major goal of CPHP is to help educate communities on how to be healthy, teaching spaces in community gardens are an increasingly important tool for carrying out their mission.

THE CHALLENGE

On an empty Chicago lot (25’ x 125’), design an intergenerational community garden that also acts as a teaching space. Ensure that your design meets the needs of both educators and visitors of all ages, and functions as an active community garden.

Landscape Architecture: Community Gardens


THE DESIGN PROCESS

Identify the problem• Read “The Challenge” above.• Understand the layout and scale of a Chicago lot.

Collect information

• What goes into a community garden?• Where else (in Chicago, or around the world) have there been community gardens

used for teaching?• Visit community gardens to find out what they need.


• Make lists of what you’d like to include in your community garden.• Does your community garden have a theme or overarching goal that makes it unique?

Develop Solutions

• Make bubble diagrams and flow paths of your site. Get Feedback & Improve

• Ask your teacher, friends, family, neighbors, what they think of your design.• Get professional feedback at CAF’s Teen Open Studios (See page 3).


• Chicago Partnership for Health Promotions oceanhp.uic.edu/programs/cphp• Chicago Community Gardeners Association chicagocommunitygardens.org• pinterest.com/explore/outdoor-learning-spaces• Start a Community Garden: Find and Design a Site http://tinyurl.com/HouseLogicGardenDesign

FINAL PRODUCTS

• 5 renderings uploaded digitally on architecture.org/newhouse• Stacked renderings center mounted on a single horizontal board (provided by CAF)• Essay: How has your design met the needs of both educators and visitors of all ages?



• Include site elements (trees, people, etc). Be sure to include at least one scale figure.• Do NOT include your name or school anywhere visible on your model.• You may NOT use SketchUp Warehouse or other pre-made, downloadable digital models

(Pre-made people and trees are acceptable as they help to show scale). DIGITAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Register for this division by 4pm on Friday, April 28, 2017.• Upload at least 5 renderings by 4pm on Friday, May 12, 2017 in order to qualify for jurying.

– 1 Site Plan: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_SitePlan.jpeg, – 1 Overall view: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Overall.jpeg – 4 Detail images: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Detail1.jpeg, LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Detail2.jpeg, etc

• Caption each of your uploads to explain what is being shown. • Essay: How has your design met the needs of both educators and visitors of all ages?

JUDGING CRITERIA

• Renderings must show an effective use of the digital programs.• Solutions must show comprehensive thought over community needs.• Showcase what makes your design innovative and practical.• Show creative and appropriate representations of building materials—texture, color, and scale.



• Renderings will be 18”x 24” stacked and center-mounted on a single 20”x 30” horizontal board. CAF will provide the board and a printing template.

– Do not include your name or school on any sheets or title blocks.

– Renderings may be printed on any paper surface.



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LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 PARTNER American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)

OVERVIEW

Signage can help define and represent a neighborhood’s past, present, or future identity (or all three). As a physical structure and a visual element, signage crosses boundaries between architecture and graphic design. For this challenge, CAF is collaborating with the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), an organization that unites, educates, and advances the Chicago design community.

THE CHALLENGE

Including only a name and graphic illustrations, design a sign to be placed in a neighborhood/town that represents the identity, history, or residents of that area. Your final design can either be fixed onto a building or exist as a stand-alone sign. Either way you must begin by choosing a location, and design to that specific context.

Graphic Design: Neighborhood Signage


THE DESIGN PROCESS

Identify the problem• Read “The Challenge” above.• Choose a location for your sign. Does your area have a main intersection/street?• What is the context of the sign (what’s it around, who sees it, does this location have specific

importance?) Collect information

• Research the history of your area.• Is anything new developing?


• Think about colors, patterns, themes that help give your area its identity.• What material is your sign made of/printed on? How does that change its meaning?

Develop Solutions

• Don’t fall in love with your first idea. When you have a layout and design you like, save it, close it, and make another.




• GNU Image Manipulation Program—Free photo editing software www.gimp.org• Inkscape—Free illustration and layout software www.inkscape.org• Mapping Chicago’s Most Iconic Signs

http://chicago.curbed.com/maps/mapping-chicagos-most-iconic-signs• Big Marketing: 16 Creative Billboards Worth Advertising

http://weburbanist.com/2010/11/09/16-creative-billboards-worth-advertising/ FINAL PRODUCTS

• Final image uploaded digitally on architecture.org/newhouse• Stacked renderings center mounted on a single horizontal board (provided by CAF)

– One showing your design edited into its location – One showing your thought and design process

• Essay: How does your design represent the identity, history, or residents of that area? (150–250 words)



• Include only the name of your area and graphic illustrations.• Do NOT include your name or the name or your school anywhere visible on your board.


• Register for this division by 4pm on Friday, April 28, 2017.• Upload a final image of your sign by 4pm on Friday, May 12, 2017

in order to qualify for jurying. – LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_sign1.pdf

• Essay: How does your design represent the identity, history, or residents of that area?

JUDGING CRITERIA

• Your design must show an effective use of the digital programs.• Convey technical quality, composition, and originality in your design.• Show creative and appropriate representations of context—texture, color, and style.• Colors and theme harmonize in your final design.



• Renderings will be 17” x 11” stacked and center-mounted on a single 20”x 15” poster board. CAF will provide the board

– (1) full-page rendering of your design edited into its location—on top

– (1) design process page explaining design decisions


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LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 PARTNER Solomon Cordwell Buenz

OVERVIEW

Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) is an architecture, interior design, and planning firm with a thoughtful design vision and a dynamic national imprint. With offices in Chicago and San Francisco, SCB is recognized as one of the nation’s leading designers of urban residential buildings, having completed design and construction of more 105 high-rise multi-family residential buildings. One of the current trends in urban residential design is “micro-units”, small, studio-apartments. What is “small” differs from city to city, but in Chicago, a micro-unit is typically 350 square feet or less in size. A major key to successful micro-unit design is efficient space usage, using every square inch to include all of the features a person expects to have at home. Many micro-units feature built-in storage and flexible furniture, furniture that can serve a variety of functions.

THE CHALLENGE

Design a single piece of furniture that combines the function of at least three pieces of furniture. This object must serve the main purpose of saving space. Build a digital model, and be sure it showcases all the functions of your piece.

Industrial Design: Micro-apartment Furniture


THE DESIGN PROCESS

Identify the problem• Read “The Challenge” above

Collect information

• Research micro apartment design & combined furniture.• What are some traditional space saving techniques?


• List out the furniture in your home, explore different combinations• What is the main purpose of each piece of furniture?

Develop Solutions

• Make a study model of your brainstormed designs.• What materials could you use?



DIVISION SPECIFIC RESOURCES

• DEZEEN Micro-Apartments https://www.dezeen.com/tag/micro-apartments/• Life in Small Rooms: 5 Micro Apartments and How They Fit It All In http://tinyurl.com/microaptarticle• 33 Inspirational Examples of Furniture Design

http://www.creativebloq.com/design/furniture-design-10121063

FINAL PRODUCTS

• 5 renderings or photos uploaded digitally on architecture.org/newhouse• Stacked renderings/presentation center mounted on a single horizontal board (provided by CAF)• Essay: How does your design combine furniture in an innovative way?


• Be sure to include at least one scale figure.• Do NOT include the name or your school anywhere visible on your model.



• Register for this division by 4pm on Friday, April 28, 2017.• Upload at least 4 renderings or photos by 4pm on Friday, May 12, 2017

in order to qualify for jurying. – One Overall: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Overall.jpeg – Three functions: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Function1.jpeg, LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Function2.jpeg, LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Function3.jpeg

• Caption each of your uploads to explain what is being shown. • Essay: How does your design combine furniture in an innovative way? (150–250 words)

JUDGING CRITERIA

• A digital model must show an effective use of the design programs.• Innovation is shown in both design and problem solving• The uses must be clearly defined.• Your design must fit within the context of where it is. (Doesn’t look out of place or unrealistic)• Show creative and appropriate representations of building materials—texture, color, and scale

(wood looks like wood).


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• Renderings will be 18”x 24” stacked and center-mounted on a single 20”x 30” horizontal board. CAF will provide the board and a printing template.

– Renderings may be printed on any paper surface• Be sure to include at least one scale figure• Fill out and apply competition entry labels with

your unique participant ID number• Include title blocks with rendering titles and

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OVERVIEW

Photography is a powerful tool in storytelling. Out of Chicago brings together passionate photographers for amazing photo experiences: photography tours, workshops, and photo walks in the Chicago area. Many of the current diagonal streets throughout Chicago were designed and built in the mid-1800’s through the early 1900’s. Chicago’s diagonal streets are an innovation that cut through the rigid city grid and help save people time and money.

THE CHALLENGE

Capture the identity of one of Chicago’s many diagonal streets through a series of photographs. Showcase the culture, history, and/or people that make this street unique and important.

Photography: Diagonal Streets


THE DESIGN PROCESS

Identify the problem • Read “The Challenge” above. • Find the diagonal streets closest to you and pick one to showcase.

Collect information

• Research what is along this street AND what used to be along this street.• Go out and look at the street for inspiration.


• Is there a building that has the potential to capture a point in history?• How does the architecture look now?

Develop Solutions

• Photograph the same thing multiple times, in multiple ways. • Go back and photograph on different days. How does it change?


• Ask your teacher, friends, family, neighbors, what they think of your work. • Get professional feedback at CAF’s Teen Open Studios (See page 3).

DIVISION SPECIFIC RESOURCES

• “In Praise of Chicago’s Grid-defying Diagonals: The city’s crosstown streets follow their own rules.” Daniel Kay Hertz https://goo.gl/DzGxSU

• Ask Chicagoist: What’s up with the Diagonals?—Thales Exoo https://goo.gl/dx22up FINAL PRODUCTS

• 9 photographs uploaded digitally on architecture.org/newhouse • Those same photographs mounted on a 30” x 20” presentation board (provided by CAF) • Essay: What story does your selected diagonal street tell? (150–250 words)



• Photos can be either portrait or landscape. • Photos can be either interior or exterior. • Photos CANNOT show brand names, or trademarks (including store signs). • This is NOT a photo editing contest. You may only use photo manipulating programs to

(in the whole image or specific parts) accomplish the following tasks using any method. Convert to black and white or duotone.

– Sharpen – Remove noise – Adjust the exposure

• Do NOT include your name or school anywhere visible in your photos. • Do NOT apply filters that alter your photo to resemble other media types or styles. • You may NOT use blur to all or part of the image.


• Register for this division by 4pm on Friday, April 28, 2017. • Save your 9 photographs and compress the folder into a .zip file.

– LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_1.jpg, LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_2.jpg, LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_3.jpg, etc...

• Upload your .zip file by 4pm on Friday, May 12, 2017 in order to qualify for jurying. • Essay: What story does your selected diagonal street tell? (150–250 words)

JUDGING CRITERIA

• Clear interpretation of the abstract terms is represented in the architecture you photographed. • Effective use of framing showcases your abstract terms and makes a compelling image. • Convey technical quality, composition, and originality in your design.


• 9 photographs total: 4” x 6” images. Must be full bleed or with a border on each photograph.

– Print on photo paper. – Do not include your name or school in any photographs.

• The 9 photographs must be mounted on a 30” x 20” board. CAF will provide the board.

– Each image must have a title, date, time, and camera model/type


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LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 PARTNER EXPO CHICAGO

OVERVIEW

EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, has established the city of Chicago as a preeminent art fair destination, returning September 13-17, 2017. Initiating the beginning of the international fall art season each September, EXPO CHICAGO takes place at historic Navy Pier, whose vast vaulted architecture hosts leading international exhibitors presented alongside one of the highest quality platforms for global contemporary art and culture. As a city with a dedication to public art, Chicago’s Cultural Plan outlines a vision for art and culture that incorporated art into projects across the city. Chicago has more than 300 bridge and viaduct structures. Typical viaducts in Chicago are long bridge-like structures carrying a road or railroad over a lower road. They are supported by large arches or beams. The lower roads are often used for slower local traffic and pedestrians to cross under a larger, busy road like a highway.

THE CHALLENGE

Design a public mural for an underutilized viaduct that is at least 9 feet tall by 24 feet wide that will beautify and improve the public environment for area residents as a community-based work of art. Pick an underutilized viaduct in your neighborhood and design for each side of the viaduct. This mural should represent the identity, history, or residents of that area. Choose a location, and design to that specific context. You will be turning in a scaled representation of this mural.

Fine Arts: Viaduct Mural


THE DESIGN PROCESS

Identify the problem• Read “The Challenge” above.• Choose a location for your mural.• What is the context? (What’s it around, who sees it, does this location have specific importance?)

Collect information

• Research the history of your area.• How many viaducts are near you? Do any of them have murals?• What topics should your mural convey/highlight?


• Think about colors, patterns, and themes that help give your area its identity.• Develop thumbnail sketches to get your composition before starting a final work.

Develop Solutions

• Don’t fall in love with your first idea. When you have a layout and design you like, set it aside and try sketching another.




• A Guide to 51 neighborhood Murals You Must See Right Now—Curbed Chicago https://goo.gl/AT88Zc

• Public Art Press Release from the Mayor’s Office http://tinyurl.com/ChicagoArtPressRelease• The Newberry Library’s Chicago Neighborhood Guide

http://www.newberry.org/chicago-neighborhood-guide FINAL PRODUCTS

• A final photograph uploaded digitally on architecture.org/newhouse• Physical work submitted• Essay: How does your mural represent the identity, history, or residents of that area?

(150–250 words)



• Artwork must be landscape.• Although most murals are painted, you can represent this mural with colored pencil, crayon, or

paint (or any combination of the 3).• Any type of 9”x 24” paper can be used.• Do NOT use canvas or other surfaces• Do NOT include your name or school anywhere visible in your photos.


• Register for this division by 4pm on Friday, April 28, 2017.• Upload a .jpeg of your final work by 4pm on Friday, May 12, 2017

in order to qualify for jurying. – LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_title.jpeg

• Essay: How does your design represent the identity, history, or residents of that area? (150–250 words)

JUDGING CRITERIA

• Your composition showcases architecture in an engaging way.• Effective use of framing showcases your ideas and makes a compelling work.• Convey technical quality of the medium (or media) used. • Show originality in your representation.

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• Your final artwork must be two (2) 9”x 24” pieces mounted on 20”x 30” black presentation board (provided by CAF).


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