2023 IDEAS COMPETITION
Urban desert cities and their communities face a hostile future.
The City of Tempe, one of the densest communities in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, is already a leader in climate action. The City’s 2019 Climate Action Plan (CAP) and subsequent CAP Update in 2022 chart a more sustainable, resilient path for Tempe’s future, with strategies proposed to reduce greenhouse gas and carbon emissions, increase resilience to extreme heat, raise green construction standards, and develop a multi-modal transit network. The adoption of these plans has led to Tempe to become one of 122 global cities to be recognized for climate action leadership by CDP in its 2022 Cities A List.
Yet, there is still work to be done.
Competition Brief:
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Registration
Click here for Registration Form. Upon registration, entrants will be assigned an identification number to include on the submission board. The assigned identification number should be included in all correspondence and should be the first two characters in the title of the electronic submission and the subject line of the submission email .
Only one member of a team must be identified when registering a new competition team. All members of a competition team must be identified upon submission of the competition entry.
Entry Fee
Entry fees are used to support the competition monetary awards and other competition expenses. Any fees received in excess of the competition’s expenses will be donated to Arizona Kids Build. Click here to pay on-line for registration fee.
$100 for professional entries with at least one registered AIA or ASLA member
$150 for professional entries with no registered members
Free for student entries
$25 late registration fee (registration after July 1)
Schedule
As the competition organizer, AIA Phoenix Metro reserves the right to adjust the competition schedule as necessary. Any changes to the competition schedule will be communicated to entrants via the entrant’s contact email.
May 1 Registration Opens, Start of Q&A Period All questions must be sent to diana@aia-arizona.org.
May 30 Close of Q&A Period at 11:59 PM
June 7 Responses to Q&A Posted to AIA Phoenix Metro Website
July 1 Registration Deadline: All Registrations Due at 11:59 PM
July 31 Late Registration Deadline (with $25 fee)
July 31 Submission Deadline: All Entries Due by 11:59 PM. All submissions must be sent to diana@aia-arizona.org.
August 24 Award Ceremony at Tempe Center for the Arts. The ceremony will be part of a monthly AIA meeting and will be held in the Lakeside Room beginning at 6:00 pm.
Fall 2023 Presentations to Community & Partner Organizations Winning entries may be invited to present their entries to various stakeholders after the conclusion of the competition