ORT Chicago (US)
VERFAHRENSART Offener Wettbewerb
TEILNAHMEBERECHTIGTE
Architekten, Ingenieure/Fachplaner, Künstler, Studenten, Andere
WETTBEWERBSSPRACHE Englisch
BWERBUNGSSCHLUSS 11.10.2005
AUFGABE
The purpose of this project is to promote awareness
of urban water tanks within the City of Chicago and to encourage their preservation either as artifacts, or through creative reuse.
The majority of water tanks in Chicago were erected as gravity tanks for fire-suppressant systems, some of which are still in use. However, with changing technologies many tanks have become redundant and are now disused. The ongoing survival of these tanks has a direct cost/benefit relationship to their utility to the property owner versus their financial and liability risks. While these tanks are private property they have long contributed to the urban flavor of Chicago and their disappearance is a civic injury suffered by all. This competition is an open inquiry into the question of how to balance public good and private property rights.
PREISE
first prize $3500 USD
second prize $1000 USD
third prize $500 USD
TERMINE
17.06.2005 Competition Announced
25.07.2005 Question/Answer Period Closed
11.10.2005 Entries Due
26.10.2005 Estimated Opening/ Award Ceremony
18.11.2005 Estimated Catalogue Issue Date
31.12.2005 Exhibit Closing