Concorso di progettazione di un parco urbano a New York in memoria delle vittime dell'AIDS.

New York AIDS Campaign Memorial Park è una associazione di persone e organizzazioni che si sono dedicate al riconoscimento ed alla conservazione della memoria della storia dell'AIDS. A 30 anni dall'inizio dell'epidemia, l'intenzione è quella di onorare gli oltre 100.000 newyorkesi che sono morti di AIDS, e celebrare gli sforzi degli attivisti e dei volontari che hanno risposto con grande e profondo impegno alla terribile malattia. New York non ha ancora un luogo che commemori tutto questo. In poche parole, l'Associazione ritiene che si possa riempire quel vuoto coinvolgendo nella progettazione la società, gli architetti, i designer e gli urbanisti, al fine di creare un parco commemorativo, che fornisca un raccoglimento, e diventi un'oasi educativa, un parco pubblico, per l'intera città di New York. (per dettagli clicca qui)


AIDS Memorial Park Design Competition from Beechwood Film on Vimeo.

The New York City AIDS Memorial Park Campaign is a coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to the recognition and preservation of the ongoing history of the AIDS crisis. In the 30th year of the epidemic, we seek to honor the more than 100,000 New York City men, women and children who have died from AIDS, and to commemorate and celebrate the efforts of the caregivers and activists who responded heroically to the crisis. We represent artists, health care providers, historians, family, friends and neighbors committed to remembering the history of the crisis.

New York City still has no significant public AIDS memorial. Simply stated, we believe that we can fill that void by engaging the community, architects, designers, and urban planners in the design process, in order to create a memorial park that provides a much-needed inspirational, educational and green public oasis for the city and surrounding community.
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Registration opens November 29th, 2011
Question and answer period submission deadline December 15, 2011
Question and answer responses posted December 19, 2011
Registration deadline January 20, 2012
Project submission deadline January 21, 2012 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.
Results notification February 1, 2012
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There are two monetary prizes and an additional selection of honorable mentions. First prize will receive $5,000.
Runner-up will receive $2,000. Top submissions not limited to the winners will be exhibited at an exhibition in a prominent gallery space in Manhattan in early 2012.
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The jury is chaired by Michael Arad (Partner, Handel Architects; Designer of the National September 11 Memorial) Additional jury members include:

Kurt Andersen (Journalist and Host Studio 360)
Barry Bergdoll (Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, Museum of Modern Art)
Elizabeth Diller (Partner and Co-founder, Diller Scofidio + Renfro)
Robert Hammond (Co-founder and Executive Director, Friends of the High Line)
Dr. Marjorie Hill (CEO, Gay Men's Health Crisis)
Bill T. Jones (Executive Artistic Director, Choreographer and Dancer, New York Live Arts)
Richard Meier (Founder and Managing Partner, Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP)
Ken Smith (Founder and Principal, WORKSHOP: Ken Smith Landscape Architect, P.C.)
Suzanne Stephens (Deputy Editor, Architectural Record)