The neighborhood library of the future will, undoubtedly, be a facility that is quite different from today’s library. Ebooks, the internet, future technology will all have an effect on the physical form that the library takes. Will there be hard copy books available to lend or just ebooks? Does the neighborhood library even have a place in the neighborhood if there are fewer hard copy books available? Will the facility be smaller due to the elimination of stacks of books and, if so, what functions will take the place of the stacks. The roles libraries play in the life of a neighborhood will evolve over time to provide a new and altered service to the public. What will those services be and into what physical form will the library morph to serve the community? the competition, phase 1: a program for designing a neighborhood library of the future. The competition, phase 2: design of a neighborhood library of the future using the winning program from phase 1. All entrants may enter either or both of the competition phases. The winner of phase 1 will automatically be entered in the phase 2 design competition, at no additional entry cost for phase 2. Everyone wins: Phase 1: the phase 1 competition will have a $500 prize for first place and a $200 prize for second place. In addition to the prizes, all entrants who are qualified may receive IDP core hour credits in project programming. Judging for the phase 1 winning program will take place on October 3, 2013. The winning program will then be forwarded to each phase 2 entrant for use in the design competition. Phase 2: the phase 2 competition will have a $1,000 prize for first place and a $500 prize for second place. In addition to the prizes, all entrants who are qualified may receive IDP core hour credits as noted below. Who is eligible: the competition is open to all ncarb/idp participants. The project submissions can be from individuals or teams. Credit for IDP Hours is available to all participants working with a mentor and each participant will be responsible for self-reporting hours as detailed in the IDP guidelines. There is a maximum of 400 hours available to participants. The phase 1 hours available will be a maximum of 100 hours. The remaining hours will be available to the phase 2 entrants as outlined below. Upon submission of the required competition documents, each individual will submit the NCARB form “design competition verification form” detailing the number of hours in each of the appropriate categories for which the entrant is claiming credit. When: phase 1, programming: competition submissions are due October 1, 2013. The jury will announce the winning submissions October 7, 2013; Phase 2, design: competition submissions are due December 11, 2013 The jury will announce the winning submissions Tuesday, January 7, 2014. How to enter phase 1: please fill in the application form below and send it to the aia/sfv office along with your application fee of: 1. Associate aia members and students: $50.00 for each individual; 2. Non-aia member: $75.00 for each individual Please note: teams will pay the individual fee for each member of the team.
