Renewable City: Ideas to Repurpose Vacant Urban Spaces

We are living a new economic paradigm, with profound impacts on our built environment. To what creative uses can we put vacant or underutilized buildings? Can partially constructed projects contribute to, rather than diminish, our neighborhoods? Are there more constructive uses for vacant lots than just another parking lot? How might we rethink outmoded infrastructure? How does the new economy create opportunities for lean, fresh solutions to our urban problems?

AIA Seattle’s Forum magazine is seeking illustrated ideas that repurpose or rethink underused or vacant spaces of all kinds for its upcoming issue, “Coming Out of the Curve.” We challenge designers and artists to think boldly about innovative approaches to underutilized land, buildings or infrastructure.

Submittal Instructions

Send a 72dpi jpeg with a 100 word synopsis to Isla McKetta at imcketta@aiaseattle.org by the deadline below. Jpegs should be at least 8.5”x9”. We cannot accept previously published images. If your idea is selected, a 300 dpi version will be requested.

Selected ideas will be published in the August/September issue of Forum magazine.

Timeline

Coming Out of the Curve

Ideas due May 14, 2010
Publication date August/September 2010

Mission and Audience

Forum is a platform for critical dialogue about architecture in Washington and the Pacific Northwest. It reaches over 4000 architects and related professionals in the state of Washington. To learn more visit http://www.aiaseattle.org/forum.