Buzzards Bay Village International Design Competition: Bridge Park

Buzzards Bay Village International Design Competition: Bridge Park
son başvuru tarihi:	19.04.2005	teslim tarihi:	19.04.2005
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Competition description and objectives
The Buzzards Bay Village Association is pleased to announce a single-phase, open International Design Competition seeking innovative proposals for up to a 20-acre park with extensive frontage on both Cape Cod Canal and Main Street, Buzzards Bay. The main objective is to create an intergenerational recreation area and cultural amenity for the use of local residents while encouraging downtown economic redevelopment. The Cape Cod Canal railroad bridge, operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers is the most exciting architectural feature of Buzzards Bay and welcomes both land and waterborne visitors. Now we envision a dynamic park project to engage the vibrancy of this historic area of Massachusetts.

Participants are encouraged to look beyond the site boundaries at how the project can relate to the adjacent waterfront, commercial and residential areas.

The Competition is sponsored by The Buzzards Bay Village Association (BBVA), a proactive group of business owners and operators, town officials and residents. The Association’s primary mission is the development of a strategy for reinvigorating Main Street and creating a village center where families can gather, interact and recreate. The Cape Cod Canal serves over 3 million visitors annually. The Association, in partnership with property owners the Town of Bourne, the State of Massachusetts and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, desires to build the winning design for an anticipated construction budget of $5 - 6 million. Proposals should address the village’s needs in a feasible manner suitable for implementation.

The Competition is anticipated to generate rich and diverse designs that address the following criteria:

• Innovative ideas for recreation and other public uses for bridge | park
• Emphasize ecology and conservation, especially in the flood plain along the waterfront
• Generate new concepts in harmony with the day-to-day life of residents while attracting tourism
• Consider the relationship of the site to the adjacent Massachusetts Maritime Academy
• Reflect Cape Cod ambience, quality of life, water resources and open space
• The need for enhanced connections between the site, the Main Street business district and residential areas to the north of the by-pass
• We encourage competitors to provide the most forward thinking, compelling and speculative solutions. All inventive programmatic ideas will be considered.

Submission requirements and rules
To submit an entry you must register by Tuesday, April 19th 2005, 5:00 pm eastern standard time.

All information must be included on two 30” x 40” boards held with the 40” dimension horizontal, stacked one above the other. Entries should show the project's design and approach to village area including a site plan on the lower board at 1”=100’-0” (north arrow should be pointing up). Include the entire competition area.

Space permitting, additional plans at larger scales of partial areas may be included as well, but are not required.

Competitors should make renderings and other sketches to best communicate design intention. We highly recommend including at least one eye-level perspective.

Do not include images of team members in your drawings or any other identifying materials, as the competition is completely anonymous.

Please be aware that spray adhesive might buckle or peel. Please dry mount drawings to the boards.

Do not collage materials thicker than 1” onto boards. Remember they will be hung on a wall.

There is no limit on the amount of text, but keep in mind that the jury will have limited time for reading. The minimum font size is 12 point.

Submission identification
Attach an opaque envelope to the back of the lower board.In the envelope, include:

A completed, signed, registration form
The confirmation response from the competition organizer
A CD with a high resolution (8”x10” or 9”x12”, 350 dpi, CMYK, flattened) JPG image of each of the two boards formatted either separately or together at the same scale. Remember, the submissions and all content remain the property of the BBVA and will not be returned. Please document your work for your own records.
Should your team's composition change from the time of your initial registration, print and complete a new registration form from this site to include with your original submission form. Both the original and the revised form must be attached to the submission.

Competition entries should be sent to:
Tom Moccia, President
Buzzards Bay Village Association, Inc
536 MacArthur Boulevard, Bourne, MA 02532

Winning Entry
Please note that while the Buzzards Bay Village Association (BBVA) intends to implement the winning scheme to the best of its abilities, this competition does not imply or guarantee that BBVA will enter into a contract with a winning entry for design, construction or otherwise.

Return of Submissions
Due to the anticipated volume of submissions, the BBVA will not return entries. The BBVA is not responsible for lost or damaged entry boards or other submission items. BBVA will not return electronic files with images of submission drawings. Please keep a copy of your work for reference.

Announcement of Winners
The BBVA will announce the winners through the “primary contact” for each winning team. Winners will be posted immediately on the BBVA website. All competitors will be credited by the BBVA on its website and in all of its competition-related publications. The BBVA is not responsible for proper crediting by any third party publications or press.

Exhibitions/Publication
The BBVA intends to exhibit all entries at a local venue. Other exhibitions are possible depending on funding. Furthermore, the BBVA intends to publish a catalogue of all entries, funding permitting. The BBVA retains the rights to publish all entries and to exhibit all or some of the entry boards as desired, and the right to authorize such use by others. Notice of publications and exhibitions will appear on the BBVA website. Please check the BBVA website for all notices periodically.

Publications
The competition’s program and documentation remains the intellectual property of BBVA. Any competitor who wishes to publish their entry must give credit to BBVA, listing the entry as BRIDGE/PARK DESIGN COMPETITION, BUZZARDS BAY VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, BOURNE, MA.

Please note
All information is superseded by Question and Answer responses. Please visit the Question and Answer Forum for the most current information.

Registration deadline
Tuesday, April 19th 2005, 5:00 pm eastern standard time

Jury
Walter Hood
Vincent James
Toshiko Mori
Gregg Pasquarelli
Mack Scogin
Ken Smith