We are soliciting six design teams, two per region, to compete in The City of the Future competition along side a nationally recognized slate of designers.

Team Parameters
To qualify as a team you must be a group of at least four individuals with a minimum of one professional architect.  It is recommended that teams also include an engineering professional. Students as well as architectural and engineering interns are strongly encouraged to apply.  Teams will be provided with a pre-determined amount of funds to produce their competition entry, but will be responsible for all additional costs associated with the competition and any travel and related expenses that may be required to participate.

Submission Details
Teams interested in participating in The City of the Future: A Design and Engineering Competition, should submit the following information.

Letter of Interest
The letter of interest must present a compelling argument as to why your firm or team of individuals should be selected to participate. What insights does your group bring to this competition? What insights can you offer The History Channel into the City of the Future? Responses should be clear and concise. Maximum length: 500 words.

Previous Experience
Provide three examples of your past work. Proposed teams must submit photos and a narrative description of three projects they have worked on. The material submitted should sufficiently document the projects so that reviewers can get a clear understanding of the exact challenge facing the designer and how the project met or exceeded expectations of the client or end-user. Projects submitted may be built or unbuilt, but must demonstrate an interest in how architectural or engineering innovation can be used to solve an existing set of problems.

In your submission, please indicate which regional design charrette competition (NY, Chicago, LA) you are applying for. You may apply for more than one regional design charrette.

Submission Address
All submissions must be bound in a format no larger than 8.5" x 11" (oriented either portrait or landscape), utilizing both sides of every page (wherever possible). Each submission is limited to 20 pages (up to 10 double-sided pages.)

All materials are to be submitted to:

The City of the Future: A Design and Engineering Challenge
c/o jones/kroloff
The History Channel
1802 Hastings Place
New Orleans, LA 70130
504.304.0110
 

No questions will be taken via phone.

We strongly suggest you utilize a postal carrier that will guarantee delivery by the stated day and time. The History Channel will not be responsible for submissions lost, damaged in transit, or delivered after the stated deadline.

To be considered for participation in The City of the Future: A Design and Engineering Competition, submissions must be received by,

New York (Northeast): Submission deadline has passed
Chicago (Midwest): Submission deadline has passed
Los Angeles (West Coast): Due by Fri., Nov. 24, 2006 at 1p.m. ET/12 NOON CT

*Teams are urged to submit portfolios as early in advance of the deadline, as the open slots will be assigned to the strongest teams in the order the portfolios are received.