Exhibition at the IFLA-URBIO Conference:
October 25th to 27th 2016
IFLA Student Competition
“BREAKING BARRIERS: CONNECTIVITY OF ONLY ONE CITY"
to establish the links between two realities to “ONLY ONE CITY
INTERNACIONAL STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION 2016 | IFLA AMERICAS
COMPETITION RULES
In the framework of the STUDENT COMPETITION to establish the links between two realities to "ONLY ONE CITY" on the occasion of the IFLA AMERICAS - URBIO 2016 CONFERENCE to be held in the City of Knowledge, Panama City, Panama, from 25 to 27 October.
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The competition is jointly organized by the Association of landscape architects of Panama, ASAPP and the International Federation of Landscape Architects IFLA AMERICAS, under the auspices of the Mayor of Panama.
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“BREAKING BARRIERS: CONNECTIVITY OF ONLY ONE CITY”, to establish the links between two realities to “ONLY ONE CITY”
Competition Theme
Aim of the Competition
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To establish the connection between el Chorrillo Area and the Area Revertida of The Canal, by means of a public space solution.
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To highlight the lack of integration of urban space between two sectors of the city, linked by history.
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To strengthen the Panamanian nationality through crosswalks and squares solutions.
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To create a work-monument that helps facilitate pedestrian communication between the two sectors.
Location
Through this Project we will be able to join both "sectors" separated by what today is the Avenue of Martyrs.
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The proposals must include in its design:
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WALKING PASSAGE or GREEN BRIDGE, wide, which will be located between the sector of "Mi Pueblito" on the Avenue of the Martyrs and the sector of El Chorrillo (township bordering Avenue of the Martyrs).
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THE PLAZA, ample space, it will be located at the lower level of the Green Bridge to the sector of El Chorrillo, serving the connectivity to this sector.
The contest is conceptually an "Ideas Contest", which should be developed in argumentative and projectual areas. Proposals by the participants implies the acceptance of the publication and exhibition of them in both digital and print media.
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Who can participate?
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The competition is open only to students from both Panama or foreign, who are in college, career Landscape Architecture or related disciplines (where a country or university does not present a formal program of Landscape Architecture), located within the Region of the Americas IFLA.
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Both individual and group submissions will be accepted, and each student or group is allowed only one entry. Broad interdisciplinary submissions are also welcomed; in group proposals each group must appoint a “group leader”, preferably a student in landscape architecture, who will be the interlocutor of the group.
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The number of participants per group may be 2 to 5 members and may not exceed five (5) students. Professional collaborators and associates of members of the jury, and their relatives up to a third degree may not enter the competition.
The works must be original and not have been awarded in another contest.
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Type of Competition
Awards
According to the evaluation criteria, the Jury will select the three (3) best entries and the following prizes will be awarded:
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First prize US1,500.00 to the participant who wins with his work. A plaque with his name will be placed in the work.
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Second prize US1,000.00 to the participant who wins with his work in the second place.
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Third prize US500.00 to the participant who wins with his work in the third place.
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Certificates of recognition will be awarded to all participants. These certificates shall be issued by the IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) and ASAPP (Association of landscape architects of Panama) organizing members.
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Contest dates and deadlines
Registration Deadline:
September 15th 2016
City Hall Inquiries:
August 15th to August 29th 2016
General Inquiries:
until September 22nd 2016
Deadline for submission of Entries:
October 3rd 2016
Deliberation and decision of the jury:
October 24th 2016
Publication of the winners in the Web:
November 15th 2016
Award Ceremony and Official Announcement:
October 27th 2016
Launch of the Competition:
August 15th 2016
Presentation
JURY
HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE JURY
Manuel Trute, Director of the Department of Urban Planning
Panama City, Panama
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Manuel Trute is a Panamanian architect and urbanist with extensive experience in planning in Panama, with emphasis on urban legislation as well as the creation of control instruments designed specifically for sensitive areas in the Panamanian urban context. He obtained his degree from the School of Architecture and Urban Studies at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and completed postgraduate studies in Population and Sustainable Development at the Cairo Demographic Center, Egypt. Mr. Trute has worked as an advisor for the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning and the Office of Historical Heritage. He has participated as Project Manager in several planning initiatives as an independent consultant. He has also served as a professor of urban planning at two Panamanian universities. Mr. Trute is the current Chief of the Planning Office of the City of Panama. Among his responsibilities are the elaboration of the strategic participative plan, the territorial policies and the instrumentation of the different planning tools to produce an urban plan for Panama City.
URBIO REPRESENTATIVE
Maria E Ignatieva, Uppsala, Sweden
Professor in landscape architecture at Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Suède
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Dr. Maria Ignatieva is Professor of Urban Ecology and Design at the Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences. She has worked extensively in Russia, the United States, New Zealand and recently in Sweden. Maria’s current interests include ‘putting nature back into neighborhoods’, theoretical, methodological and practical approaches to sustainable landscape design in the era of globalization with an emphasis to urban biodiversity and design. She also experienced in of landscape architecture, restoration and conservation of historical parks and gardens. She is both and IFLA and an URBIO member.
IFLA AMERICAS REPRESENTATIVE
Luciana Bongiovanni Martins Schenk
Professora Doutora, University of São Paulo, IAU - USP
Vice president of ABAP, Associação Brasileira Arquitetos Paisagistas
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Degree in Architecture and Urbanism from Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo –Universidade de São Paulo, FAU-USP (1990). Degree in Philosophy from the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences FFLCH- USP (2001). Master's degree in Architecture and Urbanism from FAU-USP (1997). PhD in Architecture and Urbanism at Post Graduation Program in Architecture and Urbanism, EESC-USP (2008). Currently professor at the Institute of Architecture and Urbanism (IAU - USP), responsible for the disciplines of Landscape I and II, in the course of Architecture and Urbanism; and Culture, Environment and Sustainability in the course of Environmental Engineering (EESC-USP). Professor of the discipline Garden City; theories and achievements in the PhD Program of the Institute of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo, IAU - USP. (since 2012). Experience in Architecture and Urbanism, specializing in Landscape Architecture, acting on the following themes: Landscape and Urban Design, Development and Landscape; Open Spaces System.
Tim Beatley
Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities
Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, School of Architecture, University of Virginia, Virginia USA
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Tim Beatley is Professor of Sustainable Communities in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia, where he has taught for the last 25 years. Much of Beatley’s work focuses on creative strategies by which cities and towns can fundamentally reduce their ecological footprints, while simultaneously becoming more livable and equitable places. He is the author or co-author of more than 15 books, including Green Urbanism, Native to Nowhere, Ethical Land Use, and his most recent book, Biophilic Cities.
CHAIR OF THE JURY
Gloria Aponte
Chair of IFLA Americas Education and Academic Affairs Committee
LALI Education Cluster
Director of the Master in Landscape Design
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia
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Gloria Aponte is a Colombian landscape architect who has been practicing for more than 30 years in design, planning and teaching. She lead her own firm, Ecotono Ltda., in Bogotá for 20 years; now, she is Director of the Master programme in Landscape Design at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, in Medellín, and does advisory work. She holds the position of Chair of the Americas Region Educational Committee at IFLA, and also for the Education Cluster at LALI.
WINNERS
Gabriela Ribeiro Moura Leitao
Caroline Ferreira Fernandes
Architecture Faculty, UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
1st Prize
CONNECTIONS
2nd Prize
THE MEETING POINT
Marina Giribaldi
University of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
3rd Prize
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Santos Winston Miranda Ramos
Segio Reynaldo Benitez Orias
José Luis Saenz Nuñez
Carmen Lucía Ostermann Vargas
FAADU Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia