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Submission: December 04, 2020
Registration: December 04, 2020
Language: English
Location: Washington, DC
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

 

Building on the success of our first international competition, the Dupont Underground is launching a second competition: Re-Think Dupont Circle. One of the key public spaces in Pierre Charles L’Enfant’s famous urban plan for the nations capital, Dupont Circle was not built out until the late 19th century and has not seen a significant redesign since the 1940’s when the automobile was ascendant. We feel it’s well past time to rethink Dupont Circle as a social, human-centered, public space. Continue reading

dupont circle competition

Submission: March 04, 2016
Registration: March 04, 2016
Language: English
Location: Washington, USA
Prizes: 1st Prize: US$3,500 & Runner-Up Prize: US$500
Type: Open

 

Re-Ball! is an international open design competition to turn 650,000+ 3-inch, white, translucent plastic balls into a site-specific installation in the Dupont Underground’s 14,000-square-foot east platform. The balls were previously part of the National Building Museum’s blockbuster 2015 summer destination The Beach. Continue reading