Beating out 142 other submissions, the Jury has selected 3 entries as the Winners of the CBDX: CITIES FOR ALL International Design Ideas Competition: 2050 Lagos: Amphibious City, Process Not Product, and Brewing Flower Power: An Ice Teaporium Celebrating Women’s Rights.
Recalling the geometries of the first tearooms run by women, such as the Willow Tea Room in the U.K. and the condiments that accompany tea beverages (ice and sugar cubes), our cubic pavilion is a Winter Teaporium celebrating the important role of tearooms in advancing women’s rights and the feminist claim to public space since the 1800s.
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What would a design school for higher education look like if our history was properly faced and future possibilities embraced without fear? This project delves into these questions while proposing a campus that responds to and meets the needs of the community in the Anacostia neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
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“2050 Lagos: Amphibious City” envisions a new Lagoon City along the interior coastline of Victoria Island that ensures equitable housing and food security for both displaced and existing populations under climate change and the pandemic.
Learn MoreThe Jury had the difficult task to select just three winners amongst many strong submissions. However, fifteen entries were selected as Honorable Mentions for their design rigor, careful attention to the competition brief, and their innovative ideas. Here are some of them:
The CBDX Series—including this competition—is made possible through the generosity of Stantec, a global design and delivery firm.
This competition is presented and hosted by the University of Calgary School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape (SAPL), organized in part by the Center for Civilization (CFC), and executed in partnership with the Calgary Hub of the Global Shapers Community and Advocates for Equitable Design Education (AEDE).
