competition overview

Program: 35-40 unit residential complex

Objective: To design a housing complex in Cleveland’s Fairfax neighborhood that will provide an innovative, affordable, sustainable and supportive environment for families in which grandparents are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren.

Type: Single-phase open competition

Eligibility: Entering teams should include an architect licensed in the US or Canada

Registration Fee: $75.00 (Click here for registration form. Mail with payment to Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, attn: Steve Rugare, 820 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115.)

Schedule
Competition Opens: September 22, 2008
Informational Session for Participants: September 29, 2008, 4:30-6:00pm at Quincy Place, 8111 Quincy Avenue, Cleveland

Submission Deadline: December 1, 2008

Jury and Awards: December 5, 2008

Submissions on Display: Mid-December 2008

Jury
The jury includes nationally recognized experts on housing design, aging and sustainability, as well as local service providors, developers and representatives of the Fairfax community and grandparent caregivers. Click here for Jury profile.

Awards
first place: $10,000
second place: $5,000
third place: $2,500
people’s choice award: $1,000 (awarded at public presentation of jury awards)

Information/Contact/Questions
Competition Sponsor: Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation
Competition Administrator: Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design
Collaborative, Christopher Diehl, AIA, Director; Steve Rugare and Paul Vernon, staff
Competition Contact: Steve Rugare, srugare@kent.edu