About Competition
The Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA) in Englewood, CO seeks conceptual design proposals for its Design and Build Competition from art, architecture, design and other creatively focused USA based collegiate students, teams, and/or classes. This year’s theme is “Sanctuary Continental” and submissions should address the challenge of designing a sanctuary / pavilion like structure for one of the seven continents of the world, primarily utilizing local materials. The design should utilize architecture, landscape architecture, and/or sculpture/installation as a solution while considering environmental impact and sustainability in use of materials. Furthermore, the design should relate to the selected continent in some way and at least 51% of the materials used for the conceptual design should be native to the selected location. Contestant’s designs will need to respond with their conceptual project under the premise that the structure will be utilized by the general public in a publicly accessible setting.
Requirements/ Eligibility
The competition is open to any undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled in any US university (recent graduates are eligible to enter for up to one year post graduation). Students should be studying in the field of art, architecture, landscape architecture, design, engineering, and/or other programs that focus on creativity. Entries can be submitted by individuals, teams, or as classes. Collaborative designs are highly desired. Past competition winners must observe a one-year sit out period prior to being eligible to enter future competitions.
About the Organizer
Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA)- Englewood, Colorado
The mission of MOA is to make art a part of everyday life.
Founded in 1981 by commercial real estate Developer, John W. Madden Jr., Marjorie Madden and their daughter, Cynthia Madden Leitner, MOA is an arts focused non-profit, private operating foundation, based in the Denver metro area. MOA offers a robust outdoor sculpture collection of over 85 pieces throughout the Englewood and Greenwood Village communities, maintains an indoor art collection, hosts indoor gallery exhibitions, provides education programs and owns and operates Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre. More information can be found at www.moaonline.org.
Competition Website: https://moaonline.org/design-and-build-2022-competition/
Submission / Key Dates
- July 10, 2022 (11:59 MST, GMT-7) Submission deadline
- July 2022 Top ten proposals selected
- Early August 2022 Proposal finalist presentations (via video conference)
- August 2022 Winning entries announced
