The Brisbane Ideas Competition 2011

The Competition

The 2011 Brisbane Ideas Competition is a forum for discussion about the future of Brisbane. It is open to all members of the public and is intended to encourage debate and discovery. The theme of this year's competition is expressed in the two following questions;

"What is missing from Brisbane?" & "What does Brisbane need for the future?"

There is a large amount of public infrastructure built, under construction and planned for Brisbane. There are new people visiting and moving to Brisbane each week. How will the city adapt to climate change? All of these factors influence the future and add to the cultural mix of the city. But what is missing? what is needed? This competition aims to discover your visions for Brisbane and imagine a positive future of what could be.

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By proposing these intentionally broad and ambiguous questions we hope to encourage debate and discussion across a wide fields about the future of our city. As a practice of ethical professionals who understand and appreciate our responsibility to the future generations who occupy our city, we hope the inaugural Brisbane Ideas competition will facilitate debate, discussion and discovery.

It is the hope that the broad entry requirements will solicit entries across a wide range of disciplines, from Architecture, Art, Science, Urban Design, Engineering among others. While we expect a wide range of entries, please ensure they are all graphically represented and meet the submission requirements. We would encourage entries from the large urban scale thru to the bespoke artefact.

The final outcome of the competition will be a series of exhibitions throughout the city, opening with a one month exhibition of the grand prize winner and the honourable mentions. Held in a public venue in the heart of the central business district, adjacent to the government precinct of the city, . It is through this wide and continued exposure that the the competition will encourage discussion and debate about the proposals and the future of our city. Finally this is expected to be a fun competition.

Dateline submission stage 1: 10th of January 2011

Competition Detail here.