Submission: August 31, 2014
Registration: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Location: Calgary, Canada
Prizes: 1st Prize $2000CAD, 2nd Prize $1000CAD, 3rd Prize $500CAD
Type: Open competition for young architects and architecture students.
Hillhurst United Church (HUC) in Calgary, Canada invites
designers to develop an exceptional and inspiring
designers to develop an exceptional and inspiring
concept for a new space to promote social actualization.
The concept of social actualization reflects a move
The concept of social actualization reflects a move
from a focus on personal development toward the
development of the collective.
It suggests a process of sharing and co-learning where the
results promote a community of people to reach its full potential.
results promote a community of people to reach its full potential.
What would a space look like that fosters a process of
social actualization?
Hillhurst United Church (HUC) is a flourishing inner city
social actualization?
Hillhurst United Church (HUC) is a flourishing inner city
community. It embraces the potential and the challenges of its
community through its core values: spirituality, social justice
and radical hospitality.
Designers are asked to articulate a highly creative solution
through a new form and program for a space (adjacent to the
existing church) with the aspiration to be a community hub
for social innovation and spiritual growth. The idea is to engage
community through its core values: spirituality, social justice
and radical hospitality.
Designers are asked to articulate a highly creative solution
through a new form and program for a space (adjacent to the
existing church) with the aspiration to be a community hub
for social innovation and spiritual growth. The idea is to engage
and channel the energy of its congregation and citizens
in the neighbourhood toward future ideas and be a dynamic
home base for HUC’s flourishing community. We envision a
space where individuals of different beliefs who share our
values can collaborate and innovate; an incubator for ideas.
in the neighbourhood toward future ideas and be a dynamic
home base for HUC’s flourishing community. We envision a
space where individuals of different beliefs who share our
values can collaborate and innovate; an incubator for ideas.