About Competition
“… because collage is a method deriving its virtue from its irony, because it seems to be a technique using things and simultaneously disbelieving in them, it is also a strategy which can allow utopia to be dealt as image, to be dealt in with fragments without having to accept it in toto, which is further to suggest that collage could even be a strategy which, by supporting the utopian illusion of changelessness and finality, might even fuel a reality of change, motion, action and history.” ROWE, Colin, KOETTER, Fred, “Collage City”, p.149, the MIT press, 1983.
According to Schwarzer: “Today’s cities no longer make sense. Maybe they should not make sense. Like post-modern society at large, cities are paradoxical and ambiguous, constantly mutating under the impact of new life-styles, fashions, technologies and view- points. They are the site of highly diverse interactions, rapid ¯ fluctuations of capital, hazy physical boundaries and seemingly irreconcilable architectural and urban movements.” SCHWARZER, Mitchell, “The Contemporary City in Four Movements”, p.127, California College of Arts and Crafts, 2010.
We challenge you to creatively debate the city using the collage technique, exposing a criticism/satire of the existing reality and/or an alternative proposal to that reality.
This should go along with a short description of your proposal, no more than 150 words.
Location
It’s the participant’s choice, however our suggestion goes to a site from your home country.
Eligibility
This competition is open to everyone 18 years and older and it can be developed individually or by teams. Each team can contain a maximum of 4 members.
For more information, visit collage-city-analysis.
Submission / Key Dates
Competition Officially Announced – 11 December 2021
Early registration – 11 December 2021 to 15 February 2022
Regular Competition Registration – 16 February 2022 to 30 April 2022
Late Competition Registration – 01 May 2022 to 13 May 2022
Deadline for questions – 07 May 2022
Closing Date for Submissions – 14 May 2022
Jury Evaluation – 15 May 2022 – 27 May 2022
Announcement of Winners – 31 May 2022
All dates (23:59 hours US Eastern Time)
