| OVERVIEW
The USGBC Natural Talent 2009 Design Competition provides an applied learning experience in the principles of integrated design, sustainability, innovation, and social consciousness, all of which are goals of the US Green Building Council and components of the LEED® Green Building Rating System™. Participants will compete in local competitions, and the top winner of each will move on to compete as a national finalist at Greenbuild Phoenix in November 2009. Participants compete in local competitions, and the top winner of each moves on to compete for a national award at USGBC’s annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo. Awards include green building scholarships, as well as travel and registration to Greenbuild, where finalists’ entries are displayed and final judging occurs. Now in its sixth year, the next Design Competition will take place November 11-13, 2009, at Greenbuild in Phoenix.
ELIGIBILITY AND DEADLINE
The competition is open to all university level students (of any discipline and level) as well as individuals and professionals within five (5) years of graduation. Deadline for submissions will be Friday May 1, 2009. Teams may include architecture and/or urban design teams.
For further information please visit: www.usgbc.org\egb
COMPETITION OBJECTIVES
- To empower students and young professionals to become future leaders in the green building movement
- Encouragement of multidisciplinary teams to compete together
- Encourage the reduction of the dependence on fossil fuels within the building industry
- Connect students with esteemed individuals from USGBC and Green Building Industries, AIA and other design professionals within the Community
- Recognize and award students and young professionals for their dedication, creativity, innovation, and commitment to sustainable design
- Utilize LEED® as a spring board from which to explore the future of sustainable design
COMPETITION CHALLENGE
Colorado is emerging as a leader in sustainable design. There are many of the pioneering leaders of sustainability within the borders of our State, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Wind Technology Center, DOE, the Rocky Mountain Institute, Solar Energy International and more. As an Emerging Green Builders, we should identify ourselves as the leaders of the future of sustainability and to move forward with becoming the pioneers of tomorrow. With this goal in mind, the Colorado Natural Talent Design Competition Challenge for 2009 is to create a design for a new building for the University of Colorado’s College of Architecture and Planning on the Auraria Campus that utilizes the current standards and guidelines of sustainable design, such as LEED and others, and to truly push the boundaries of innovative designs.
PROJECT CONTEXT AND LOCATION
The building, located near Speer Blvd. on the Auraria campus, at approximately 120,000 gross square feet of program will include classrooms, conference spaces, instructional laboratories, studio space, exhibition spaces, staff & faculty offices, research centers, student offices and common spaces.
Key areas outlined by the College of Architecture and Planning are as follows:
- Producing and designing the ultimate High Performance project, showcasing a new standard in efficient and innovative architectural and urban design.
- Expanding the campus to meet the current and future needs of the institutions on the Auraria Campus.
- Enhancing the identity of the institutions on the Auraria Campus by creating individual identity for the University of Colorado’s neighborhood of buildings.
- Supporting the educational objectives of the institution by providing a flexible environment that will foster collaboration and will become a teaching tool for students to learn about design, building technology & sustainable design.
- Create strong connections from the campus to the core of downtown Denver by bridging the gap across Speer Boulevard both physically & perceptually.
- Adherence to the principles of sustainable planning & design including adaptation to the seasonal variations, flexibility in spatial configurations and the ability to accommodate changing technologies & human needs as well as being a prime example of Colorado’s and the University’s leadership in Sustainable Design & Research.
**For more information please visit:
CU Denver College of Architecture New Building Prospectus |
