Brief: FORGOTTEN SPACES YOUNG CREATIVES COMPETITION
2016
Introduction
Do you have or can you find a community space, not too large, that you could explore and
develop? What would you do with that space? How could you creatively develop and improve the
site for use by your school/college or local community?
The aim of this competition is for you to design and develop a site and give it a fresh look and
explore potential solutions for reusing the site.
Why should my school/college enter?
The competition is intended to give young people the opportunity to gain an insight into the skills
needed to regenerate and design spaces and to give students with an interest in architecture and
design the chance to work on a real life project and explore the potential of the site. Students who
get involved in the project will have the opportunity to:
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try their design skills and explore the use of a space in a real example
meet staff and students on Architecture and Architectural Technology courses at Sheffield
Hallam University (SHU), and take part in an ideas workshop
work with industry 3D modelling experts (Autodesk Revit) to explore their designs and
present their ideas
be a part of the Creative Spark exhibition at the University and have the winning work
exhibited with other prize winning architectural students from SHU
Attend a prize giving event which will be attended by industry professionals and staff and
students at SHU.
Prizes and Exhibition
The top three entries will receive prize money to contribute towards new design resources for their
school or college.
In addition, the winning teams will receive individual architectural design kits. Shortlisted designs
will also be publicly exhibited as part of the Sheffield Hallam University's end of year Architecture
exhibition, showcasing Architecture students' work.
Entry
Eligibility
The competition is open to all schools and colleges in the region. Each institution can submit up to
2 entries but groups should be no larger than 6 students. Students taking part can range from Y9
to Y13. The school can choose whether to form a mixed age group or submit from one year group.
Entry requirements and registration
All entrants are required to register for the competition by January 15th 2016 by filling in a
registration form on http://www.shu.ac.uk/forgotten-spaces/schools-competition and emailing it
to m.lawton-hunt@shu.ac.uk
Entrants then have until May 2nd 2016 to finalise and submit their competition entries.
Entry submission
Entrants are asked to submit
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an A1 landscape or portrait presentation sheet
A1 development sheet to explore the ideas and offer a narrative and design development
3D digital and physical model of proposal to understand the form
Submissions should not include any corporate branding or identify the school/college to ensure fair
judgement of the competition. Submissions boards should be labelled with the school or college
name on the back of the boards and included on the submission form for identification purposes.
Submission Requirements
You need to find a suitable urban site that the students can relate to in their work. The
competition is about the discovery of a site so provides you with an opportunity to be creative and
innovative. If you decide to choose a location that is derelict then it is your responsibility to ensure
that it students engage safely with the site.
The Submission
Once you have identified a site you need to produce two A1 boards:
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A development sheet that explores the details of the site and explores the reasons for
choosing this site. You should also offer narrative and illustrative exploration of the
development of the project.
Presentation sheet which will concentrate on your layout plan that outlines a creative and
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imaginative solution for the space.
A 3D model. It is acceptable to use cheap and recycled materials for your model, the aim is
to use the model to allow the judges to understand the form and aspect of the site.
Getting Started
To help you get started with your project, we will be a holding a workshop in February 2016 (date
tbc). This will be held at the University City campus, and will be delivered by staff and students in
the Architecture department, alongside professional practitioners who will be on hand to advise
teams during group discussion. There will also be digital modelling specialists on hand to help you
create a digital model. You are expected to bring your initial ideas and chosen site to the session,
and will be offered advice and guidance on how to further refine your ideas and present them
effectively onto the required boards and model. You will attend presentations on key issues of the
design; architectural design, digital modelling, technical design, and environmental design.
Judging
The submissions will be judged by a panel of industry and academic experts
Key competition dates
Deadline for registration:
15th January 2015
Workshop day:
February 29th 2016
Submission deadline:
2nd May 2016
Prize Winners event:
June 16th 2016