ASA I nternational Design Competition 1من اصل2

Dense City
Urban public spaces create common grounds for diverse, public
participation. They are places of social interaction, recreation, cultural
activities, political activities, and many other public events, enhancing the
quality of urban life.
As the world’s population continues to grow and urban density increases,
public space is dropping in proportion to private space in countless cities
around the world. And it is almost impossible to add conventional public
spaces like large public parks or squares, as the space left in the public
domain becomes more and more limited.
The competition asks an open- ended question of how we could use
architecture as a device to perform a surgical operation on the already
dense city fabric in order to provide a new model of public space. To add
to the quality of people’s urban life, what, where and how can we insert a
place into the city? What kind of a place would it be? What is currently
missing? What is not enough? Where would we place this intervention
when available city space seems scarce? How could we redefine our
positive relationship with density?
Competition Seeks Proposals for “Cool School” Capable of Withstanding
Extreme Mongolian Climate
Building Trust has launched their sixth international design competition:
Cool School. Seeking an innovative school design proposal that can
withstand the extreme Mongolian climate, the competition is challenging
architects, designers and engineers to envision a solution which has the
chance to shape the future of school buildings across cold regions globally.
Contestants should consider environmental conditions, materials, space,
comfort, accessibility, adaptability and aesthetics. Building Trust will work
alongside competition partners. World Vision, local government and the
school community in Khovd, Mongolia to build the winning school design.
Open Call: Our Future With/ Without Parks 2105