Competition Theme
Design an elegant steel structure for an amphitheatre stage in Canada
Students in Canadian Schools of Architecture are invited to submit a design proposal for an outdoor amphitheatre with a seating area and stage covered with an elegant structural steel canopy. The seating typology and capacity and the site are left at the student’s discretion but must be located within Canada. An existing amphitheatre site may be selected where the challenge is to propose a new stage and canopy.
Examples of outdoor performance spaces can be found in Canada, but most do not feature a distinctive steel structure above their stage to support props and create a frame around the performers. The challenge of this CISC competition is to design a remarkable structural steel volume above the performance space that will be functional as well as aesthetic to create an architectural landmark for the venue’s identity.
- 1st Prize – Award of Excellence student team (1) $8,000 faculty sponsor $2,000
- 2nd Prize student team (1) $4,000 faculty sponsor $1,000
- 3rd Prize student team (1) $2,000 faculty sponsor $500
Schedule
- June 27, 2022 Competition announced
- April 3, 2023Registration deadline
- May 12, 2023 Submission deadline
- June 26, 2023 Announcement of winners
- June 28, 2023 Publication of winning entries
- September 2023 Award of Excellence presented at a virtual presentation
- September 2023 and on Touring exhibition of finalists at region events across Canada