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PERTH
AMBOY HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN COMPETITION
The City of Perth Amboy, the
Perth Amboy Board of Education and the National Endowment for
the Arts, in conjunction with the New Jersey School Construction
Corporation and New Jersey Department of Education, are pleased
to announce a national design competition for a new high school,
to be constructed with state funds as part of New Jersey's $12
billion school construction program. As one of the 30 Abbott,
or "special needs" districts in the state of New Jersey,
Perth Amboy residents have an unprecedented opportunity to redesign
schools and the contemporary school system.
COMPETITION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The goal of this Competition is to select an architect to
design a new high school of approximately 489,000 square feet,
on a 15.3-acre site positioned as a gateway to the city of Perth
Amboy, New Jersey.
Our goals for this Competition
are: to stimulate creative thinking for schools in 21st century;
to build a school that is an inspiring, challenging, and flexible
learning environment; to connect the school to the community;
and to improve the educational environment by using the planning
and design process for the new school as a tool for positive
change. The design challenge is to: resist preconceived ideas
of what a high school should look like; to discard cookie cutter
"one-size-fits-all" plans; and to truly think out of
the box while accepting limitations imposed by the purposes and
restraints on the uses of Abbot funds.
ELIGIBILITY
This is a two-stage, national design Competition. The Competition
format asks competitors to submit their concept ideas in Stage
I, and for the Jury to select four competitors who will each
receive an honorarium to produce more detailed projects in Stage
II. Stage I of the Competition is open to all individuals licensed
to practice architecture in the United States, or teams led by
an individual so licensed. The Competition winner will also be
required by the Sponsor to become pre-qualified by the New Jersey
School Construction Corporation (SCC), or must be willing to
work with another firm so pre-qualified.
AWARD
Stage II finalists will receive a stipend of $20,000. The winner
will be recommended to enter into an agreement for the construction
of the high school.
COMPETITION JURY
Henry Cobb, FAIA
K. Michael Hays
Carlos Jimenez
Toshiko Mori, AIA
Hon. Joseph Vas
Austin Gumbs
Bernard Piaia
FOR RULES, INFORMATION, AND TO
REGISTER
To register for this Competition, submit a completed Registration
Form (found on the website), along with a cashier's or certified
check in the amount of $100 payable to the City of Perth Amboy.
Please mail the completed Registration Form and check to the
address listed below. The Registration Form and additional information
regarding the Competition will be available on the Competition
website at www.paps.net/competition
SCHEDULE
Materials Available May 12, 2003
Registration Deadline June 16, 2003
Stage I Submission Deadline July 23, 2003
Stage II Submission Deadline November 3, 2003
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Contact details
- Ralph Lerner FAIA, Competition
Advisor
New Jersey School Design Competition
c/o Ralph Lerner Architect PC
306 Alexander Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA
studio@rlapc.net
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- Planning and Designing
Schools
William C. Brubaker
McGraw-Hill Education
Hardcover - March 1998
- Price in US $
- Price in UK £
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