{"id":3820,"date":"2017-04-05T15:21:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T14:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=3820"},"modified":"2020-11-18T14:39:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T13:39:40","slug":"design-contest-booth-spain-arts-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/design-contest-booth-spain-arts-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"New Design Contest! “Booth SPAIN arts & culture”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Spain-USA Foundation<\/a>, in the framework of the SPAIN\u00a0arts & culture program<\/a>, organizes the design contest “Booth SPAIN arts & culture “<\/strong> in order to create a new exhibition space, modular and removable to exhibit the work of Spanish artists<\/strong> and creators in the United States. Based on a proposal of a prestigious jury, the Spain-USA Foundation<\/strong>, will award a prize of $3,500.<\/strong>\u00a0In addition to that, there is a budget of<\/strong> $15,000<\/strong> for the development of the idea, the direction of the project, and its production and execution.<\/p>\n

The objective of the “Booth SPAIN arts & culture “<\/strong>\u00a0competition is<\/p>\n

The creation of an exhibition booth\u00a0conceived as a container element, versatile, removable and mobile and whose function will be the promotion and diffusion of different artistic disciplines through temporary exhibitions in Washington D.C.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When drawing up the proposal, participants must take into account the following considerations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. The proposal will be modular, versatile and moveable<\/strong>; it must be removable for its storage or to act as support of artistic projects of multiple characteristics.<\/li>\n
  2. The exhibition booth\u00a0must have an approximate surface area of \u200b\u200bbetween 8 and 15 m2<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. It must be constructed with light and resistant materials for easy assembly and disassembly<\/strong>, and fire-resistant.<\/li>\n
  4. The exhibition booth shall\u00a0include interior lighting and electrification<\/strong>. Regarding the projection of audiovisual works, the placement of a projector inside the booth must be considered.<\/li>\n
  5. The module must be accessible<\/strong> to people with disabilities.<\/li>\n
  6. The design must be sufficiently robust to withstand a minimum of 5 cycles of use<\/strong> with assembly and disassembly without replacement of additional material.<\/li>\n
  7. The budget of material execution must include the production, transport and installation<\/strong> in Washington D.C. The maximum\u00a0budget is $15,000, taxes excluded.<\/li>\n
  8. The proposal shall\u00a0be technically and constructively feasible<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In the contest \"\"can participate architects with\u00a0Spanish nationality and legally entitled<\/strong>\u00a0(licensed in Spain) to practice the profession, and also multidisciplinary teams. The registration is free and will be formalized through a document following the model attached in the contest rules\u00a0from April 5, 2017<\/strong>.\u00a0The proposals\u00a0must be\u00a0delivered exclusively in digital format to Opencalls@spainculture.us<\/strong>, until June 2<\/strong>, 2017 at 24.00 h (GTM +1).<\/p>\n

    The Jury<\/strong> is composed of the president\u00a0Mar\u00eda Molina \u00c1lvarez de Toledo<\/strong> (Cultural Counselor Head of the Spanish Office\u00a0at the Spanish Embassy in the United States), secretary\u00a0Lola Vico L\u00f3pez<\/strong> (Doctor in Architecture and art historian) and three jury members:\u00a0Juan Herreros<\/strong> (Doctor in Architecture and permanent professor at ETSAM<\/a>-Madrid and Columbia<\/a>-NYC),\u00a0Lorena Mart\u00ednez de Corral<\/strong> (art historian an independent critic and curator) and\u00a0Patricia Garc\u00eda Chimeno <\/strong>(Architect & Architect-US<\/a><\/strong> CEO).<\/p>\n

    View complete Contest Rules<\/strong> (in Spanish): Bases Concurso M\u00f3dulo Spain Arts and Culture<\/a><\/p>\n

    Other\u00a0Architect-US International\u00a0Contests:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

    In 2016, with the aim of promoting opportunities to provide international young professionals with the chance of having a first approach to the<\/strong> American Building Industry,\u00a0<\/b>Architect-US Career Training Program hosted an <\/span>International Competition<\/b><\/a> for the Design and Construction of the program\u2019s booth at the <\/span>American Institute of\u00a0Architects<\/b><\/em> 2016 National Convention<\/span><\/a>, held between May 19-21st in Philadelphia, PA. <\/span>The 1st prize was won by Rebecca Lou Zhenyuan, who also found a\u00a0job at <\/span>Kieran Timberlake<\/b><\/a>, where she is currently pursuing the Architect-US J-1 Visa Program<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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