CHANGPING URBAN RENEWAL CURATION COMPETITION

With the popularization of urban renewal in urban development, more and more people pay attention to activating good content and scenes in urban spaces. Based on existing buildings and street space, public art and curation have undoubtedly become the most cost-effective means of urban space bar activation. However, due to the rapid construction in the past 30 years, there have been apparent innovations in hardware and software equipment, resulting in the current problem of talent drainage. Through this urban renewal new scene design competition, we hope to recruit excellent creative teams to rethink urban renewal's entry point and methodology from a broad curatorial perspective.

Since the first Echigo-Tsumari Art Field in 2000, Mr Fram Kitagawa has started a global immersive experience tourism model that takes art out of the white box as a footnote, drives community building and business flow, and opens cultural exchanges. Concerns and thoughts on curating in a broad sense beyond the art museum itself. The professionalism, coordinating ability and leadership possessed by curators, combined with the business model, organizational model, social form, space form, and communication science, will explode enormous creative energy, gather collective wisdom, stimulate regional vitality, and incubate innovative format.

The design scope of this competition is the sidewalks and related public spaces on both sides of Government Street, Changping District, Beijing. Through the thinking of broad curation and combined with the demands of urban renewal, art and design closely related to citizens' lives are created in a low-cost and high-level way. And other interactive methods can include but are not limited to: art installations, flash actions, space micro-renovation, visual enhancement, etc. We hope that the participating teams can rejuvenate the neighbourhood, promote street activities, improve the quality of scenes, expand communication, promote community building, attract public participation, drive commercial value, and promote the urban renewal of Changping through broad curation.

Track 1：Curation in a broader sense
Carry out curatorial activities based on the whole street or a particular area of Changping Government Street, or plan flash mobs. Realize the aesthetic improvement of spatial vision, stimulate the vitality of the block with broad curatorial thinking, and create more spatial value.

Suitable for individuals or team subjects with specific social influence. Types include but are not limited to curation, flash mob, etc.

The curator or team needs to submit a complete curatorial plan, which mainly includes: space interpretation, organizational model, communication channels, expected results, cost budget, and the commercial and social values that will be generated.

Track 2：Monomer unit

Within the scope of Changping Government Street, a particular street public space is reasonably selected as the design site for the art installation. Through the design and creation of art installations, the quality of street space is improved, and fun and interaction are added based on improving space utilization.

It is suitable for creators or teams who are creative about the scene and can complete a single piece of art. Types include but are not limited to: art installations, urban furniture, etc.

It is necessary to submit a complete work plan, and the main contents include the design concept, design concept, work renderings, work details, work value, cost budget, etc.

Track 3：Micro-transformation of space

Aiming at the overall street space or a specific area of Changping Government Street, the space micro-renovation is carried out. From the perspective of space design, the design method of small-scale catalytic intervention can effectively improve and enhance the living environment and create a higher quality of life.

Types include but are not limited to: street interface renovation design, space function renovation and improvement design, municipal infrastructure skin design, street landscape improvement, signage system design, space art design, etc.

A complete design plan needs to be submitted, the main content including design concept, design analysis, renderings, material usage and project budget estimates, etc.

Track 1: General Curation (one for each)

IP Empowerment Award, Community Building Award, business value Award

Track 2: Single Unit (one for each)

Best art presentation

Track 3: Space micro-transformation (one for each)

Best space design value award

Popular vote

Public Popularity Award

Zhi YIN

Executive Vice President of China New Urbanization Research Institute, Tsinghua University, Professor of School of Architecture, Tsinghua University

Tony Brown

French artist and Dean of the Ade School of Art and Design at Xi 'a Eurasian College

Qian SUN

She is the founder of HANHE Culture, the initiator of the China Project of Dadi Art Festival, the general planner of “Echigo-Tsumari” Art-Field and

Yaxin ZHOU

Executive Director of Chongqing Erchang Cultural and Creative Park, Chairman of Chongqing Aoyake Cultural Development Co., LTD

Xu WANG

Secretary General of SMART Resort Industry Expert Committee and Chairman of AIM International Design Competition Committee

Dongjie JIAO

Member and Deputy Director of Beijing Changping District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission

Minhua FAN

Deputy Director of Beijing Changping District North sub-District Office

December 17, 2022, The official website will be officially launched, and the competition will be released

January 15, 2023, Online Q&A 

February 3, 2023, WORKSHOP

February 15, 2023, The deadline for the collection of works

Late February 2023, Competition professional review and public voting

From late February to March 2023, The results of the competition will be released and landed

1. Locality of the design 30% (emphasizing the integration of resources between the design and Changping, including the extraction of local elements, the implantation of local culture and activities, etc.)

2. The integrity of the design is 30% (including whether the overall design is consistent with the surrounding environment, whether the design atmosphere is integrated. Whether the design is consistent and coherent).

3. Design leadership 20% (including design innovation and future development influence)

4. Commerciality of the design 20% (including the degree of integration of the design on the layout of business forms in the block, the implantation of supporting business forms and facilities, and the derivation of local consumption)

Track 1: Curating in a broad sense, the content to be submitted includes:

1. Submit a complete curation plan (PDF or PPT format file), which must include the following contents:

A. Curatorial theme and interpretation;

B. Brief introduction of the curator or curatorial team;

C. Conception and description of curating content, including but not limited to the introduction of exhibition content, space setting, the conception of exhibition-related activities, cost budget, publicity plan, expected results, etc.

2.Work information form (the information form template is provided in the downloaded materials);

3. Participants must submit creative sketches, work photos and other creative process materials simultaneously (pictures are in JPG format, and the accuracy is not less than 150dpi).

Track 2: Single device, the contents to be submitted include:

1.No less than two drawings, A1 (841mm×594mm). Including (but not limited to) design descriptions, floor plans, elevations, section drawings, renderings, analysis drawings, and screen materials that can fully express design ideas. Work value evaluation and cost budget, etc. (there is no special requirement for the typesetting of the plate, and the image file should be submitted in JPG format, and the accuracy should not be less than 300dpi).

All proportions and dimensions are in metric units

2. Work information form (the information form template is provided in the downloaded materials)

3. Participants must submit creative sketches, work photos and other creative process materials simultaneously (pictures are in JPG format, and the accuracy is not less than 150dpi).

Track 3: Space micro-renovation, the content to be submitted includes:

1. 4 A1 sizes (841MMx594MM) design proposals, including but not limited to design concept, design analysis, renderings, material usage and project budget estimates, etc., less than 300dpi).

2. Work information form (the information form template is provided in the downloaded materials);

3. Participants must submit creative sketches, work photos and other creative process materials simultaneously (pictures are in JPG format, and the accuracy is not less than 150dpi).

All tracks are optional submissions:

Video (2-4 minutes): To better present the concept of the work, a short video can be submitted, including the appearance of team members and a description of the design concept of the work. The form is not limited; the video format is MPEG, MP4, and AVI the best.

Please read carefully, fully understand and agree to the following terms and conditions before submitting your work. By the relevant national laws and regulations, the organizer considers that the "participant" or "author" who voluntarily submits assignments has made the following irrevocable declaration on the ownership of the copyright of the proposed works:

Original statement

The entries are all original works of the contestants and do not infringe on the patents, copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of others. The results have not been published in newspapers, magazines, websites, and other media, have not applied for a patent or copyright registration, have not participated in competitions, and have not entered commercial channels in any form. The participant guarantees that other work will not be submitted to other design competitions or transferred to other parties in the form of the same result. Otherwise, the organizer will cancel their participation, shortlisting, and winning qualifications, take back the prize money and prizes and reserve the right to pursue legal responsibility. The copyright of the competition works to the author. However, the competition organizer and the naming company may exercise other copyright rights except for the authorship right of the author, including but not limited to free redesign, use, reproduction, production, display, publication, and publicity of the competition works. 

Contest master the organizer and the named enterprise have the right to display and publicize all the entries. Without authorization, no other unit or individual may transfer, copy, reprint, disseminate or extract the works in any form.

AIM International Design Competition Organizing Committee
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