Submission: September 30, 2013
Registration: September 30, 2013
Language: English
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Prizes: 3 Prizes $ 3.500 and a total of $ 16.500 for the construction of the hut.
Type: Open competition for architects.
Warming Huts v. 2014 is launching a competition to select design teams to create three (3) new, unique shelters for the Forks Rivertrail, on the Assiniboine River, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The shelters will be installed along the world’s longest skating trail (www.rivertrail.ca) between the end of January, and the beginning of March, 2014.
This is the fourth annual competition launched for the Warming Huts.
This competition continues to investigate the zone shared by the specialties of Art and Architecture. Winnipeg is unique for a city of nearly a million people for the intense climate in winter. The hardy citizens of Winnipeg have grown to expect excellent art, design, architecture and cuisine on the rivertrail. While no specific them for the competition, teams are encourage to investigate the relationship between built artifact and the frozen riverscape. The designs must fit on pre-fabricated skids. A SketchUp model of the skid is available for download on the competition website.
