Much has been said about the industrial sites, the wastelands, the surrounding infrastructure.
groupe e2 have put all that to one side and have moved on to a more abstract plane - the urban blur -
it's instabilities, disruptions, strangeness, imprecisions, redefinitions, disorganisations, formlessness, indeterminacies, complexity, incoherence...
The In-Between
Do these urban glitches bother you ? Observe and interpret the signs, give form to your feelings, anticipate the responses !!!
JURY
Dominique Perrault. Architect.
Frederic Migayrou. Curator, department of Architecture and Design, Centre National d'Art Contemporain - Centre Pompidou - Paris.
Ramon Prat. Designer and Editor of Actar Editions.
Francis Rambert. Editor of D'Architectures magazine.
Michel Desvigne. Landscape architect.
Stéphane Couturier. Photograph.
+ others ...
PROCESS
e2-contest is an international competition open to young architects and students in architecture, landscape and urban design all over the world.
To participate, send an e-mail to apply@groupe-e2.com . You will receive a .PDF format with all the conditions,
answer us and groupe e2 will give to you an ID number. Only this number must appear in your submission.
Material can be previous works but it must be shown in the format of e2-contest and respect the 4 points.
MATERIAL
groupe e2 present a competition on these urban events to show that the architect is capable of stemming these unstable realities through architecture.
Material is composed by 4 formats .jpg, 800x600 pixels at 72 dpi. Each format must stress 1 of the 4 points: CHOOSE, CARRY, CONCEIVE, CREATE.
Formats to be sent by internet to e2-contest@groupe-e2.com before 20 july 2002.
to register go to process. Jury will choose the projects which presents the best relation between the 4 points.
SCHEDULE:
18 FEBRUARY 2002: e2-contest official start on the web.
30 APRIL 2002: Registration Deadline.
20 JULY 2002: Submission Deadline.
20 SEPTEMBER 2002: Online results, Exposition and Publication's launch.
AWARDS:
Exhibition: Winning entries to be exhibited in Paris - France
Publication: All projects will be included in a book produced by groupe e2.
Prizes: First prize: 5000 Euros.
Second prize: 2000 Euros.
Honorable mention: 1000 Euros.