CROSSING THE LINE 2018 Chicago Prize Competition The crossing of an imaginary line 100 years ago resulted in the death of an African-American teenager named Eugene Williams, inciting the Chicago Race Riot of 1919. This chain of events demonstrates the power of lines – conceptual and physical – in shaping places and lives. Whether material or immaterial, the lines of Chicago both define, and are defined by, the power relations between the city’s spaces, its people, and how they use these spaces. On the centenary of the Chicago Race Riot, the Chicago Architectural Club (CAC) is embarking on a year-long investigation of the architectural and social construct of the line: through programming that includes this competition, an exhibition, as well as lectures and other events. Crossing the Line will investigate the physical and conceptual implications of different types of lines and their impact on our built environment. 1
Charge Chicago is a product of its lines - lines that conceptually and physically demarcate, regulate, contain, separate, and knit together our physical environment. These seams and boundaries, through their thickness and content, have the power to both connect and divide. Some lines, like the invisible one that Eugene Williams inadvertently crossed, segregate groups of people to devastating effect without leaving a physical trace. Others, such as those encircling parishes and neighborhoods, bring people together and foster identities that remain strong even after the lines themselves disappear from maps. Ward and police district boundaries can determine the distribution of power and resources between communities. Zoning boundaries separate the cityscape into distinct parcels, their character and growth set into motion by planners for decades to come. Revitalized infrastructural lines, such as the 606, are a magnet for visitors and investors, setting off a ripple of urban regeneration along their length. Crossing the Line will investigate these lines and many others, and the issues they raise in the city of Chicago. For this year’s Chicago Prize, we are calling for visionary proposals that cross the line. Participants are asked to select one or multiple material and/or immaterial lines that form Chicago, identify their significance, and propose a design that addresses the urban ramifications of these lines. Can the materialization of invisible lines through architectural interventions create agency? Can strategies that reinforce or erase a line function as a framework that can create change? Would new strategies of thickening a line merge stand-alone districts? Can architectural interventions function as a framework for the excitation of a line? How can the urban-architectural collision and negotiation of two sides create a radical emergence of the unimaginable? Choose your line.
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29th Street Beach Chicago Tribune drawing of the invisible line where Eugene Williams drowned and the ensuing race riots of 1919 began.
Site Competitors will select a site of their choice, based on the competitors definition of line within the City of Chicago. Please see the attached diagram indicating the various material and immaterial lines that form Chicago. This is not an exhaustive list. Program This is a speculative ideas competition. There is no set program for this competition; your definition of the program is part of the design problem. Proposals will be assessed on their identification of the issues around the lines of choice, and the design proposal’s efficacy in addressing these issues. Schedule Nov. 30, 2018: Competition Launched with Online Registration & Question and Answer Period opens* Dec. 20, 2018: Question and Answer Period closes Dec. 27, 2018: Early Registration closes Feb. 11, 2019: Extended Online Registration closes and Submission are due at noon CST Feb. 20, 2019: Jury Meeting Mar. 2019: Winners Announced & Exhibition Opening Event (Location will be announced in January) *Answers to all questions will be posted to the competition website.
Fees Early Registration Fee: $75 ($30 Students) Regular Registration Fee: $90 (Student $50) Students (please submit pdf copy of valid 2018-19 Student ID) Registration To register, go to the competition website http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org, follow the payment instructions, and send an email to chicagoprize2018@chicagoarchitecturalclub.org with the contact information for the entrant or team leader. Confirmation of the registration along with a random 5-digit registration number will be emailed to the registrant (individual or the team leader) for identification of the final submission. One registration is required per project submitted. Participants may submit multiple entries or be part of multiple teams, but each submission must have an individual registration number.
Chicago Lines Key Visible line Invisible line Vanishing Line
Chicago Lines Diagram of the City of Chicago’s visible and invisible lines.
Registration will remain open until the submission due date. Registrations fees are non-refundable. Fees will not be returned under any circumstances. By registering for the competition, competitors agree to all competition terms and conditions.
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29th Street Beach Invisible line where Eugene Williams drowned and the ensuing race riot of 1919 began.
Englewood: Color(ed) Theory, Amanda Williams Vanishing line of Chicago’s south-side houses.
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Chicago ‘L’ Physical lines of Chicago’s elevated train system.
Chicago River Visible flowing and and stitched line of Chicago’s River
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Chicago Riots Route Invisible lines of 1919 riot route.
Lake Shore Drive The bounding infrastructural line of Chicago’s edge
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The 606 Infrastructural elevated line that connects neighborhoods
Chicago Coordinate Grid System Converging lines of Chicago’s grid system at State and Madison
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Chicago Expressways Dividing infrastructural lines of Chicago’s expressways
Chicago Shoreline 1830 The invisible line of Chicago’s 1830 shorline
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Chicago Gun Deaths Invisible lines that form the contours of gun deaths in Chicago
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Crossing The Line Choose your line(s) including those not identified on the diagrams
CHOOSE YOUR LINE
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Submissions Competition submissions are due at 12 noon U.S. Central Time (UTC - 06:00) on February 11, 2019. Submissions are electronic and submitted via email only. The following materials should be submitted: 1. A maximum of four 11 inch x 17 inch boards (tabloid) oriented in portrait format. Each board must include the 5-digit assigned registration number in the lower right hand corner. Boards must be combined into a single four-page document and submitted in PDF format. The file should be named with the 5-digit registration number- “12345.pdf.” 2. A written statement of no more than 250 words explaining your ideas. The file should be named “Statement_12345.doc.” This file must be a .txt, .doc, or .rtf file, NOT a .pdf. 3. A single page document with team identification and contact information. Include: Project title, names of team members, leader’s telephone number, and email address. The file should be named “ID_12345.doc.” This file must be a .txt, .doc, or .rtf file, NOT a .pdf. The source of any third party materials incorporated in the entry must also be included; this source information may exceed one page if necessary. All three files must be then saved in a single ZIP file named with the 5-digit registration number “12345.zip.” This zipped file should not exceed 5MB. The single ZIP file should be sent via email to: chicagoprize2018@ chicagoarchitecturalclub.org. The email subject line should read “Registration Number_12345.” Upon announcement of the winners, higher resolution images may be requested from winning submissions and selected entries. Upon jury decision, short listed entries will be contacted to each submit one poster for the exhibition. Posters will submitted digitally, CYMK, 300DPI. Eligibility The 2018 Chicago Prize Competition is open to anyone with a vision for Crossing the Line: students, architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners, designers and artists. Members of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Architectural Club, staff and members of the jury or their families, or those involved with the preparation or funding of this competition may not participate. This competition is to be conducted solely via this web- site – no additional printed material is available. The official language of the competition is English. All drawings and architectural scales should be expressed in feet and inches.
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USA / Mexico Border Wall Ana Teresa Fernandez, Erasing the Border
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Awards 1st Prize: 2nd Prize: 3rd Prize:
$1,500 $1,000 $500
Honorable mentions may be awarded at the discretion of the jury but will receive no cash prize. Select projects will be featured on the websites of the Chicago Architectural Club, and multiple other partner agencies; in the official competition catalogue; and are to be exhibited in a special event at a Chicago Cultural Institution--Further information will be provided in January. Jury A jury of notable professionals, academics, and public officials will decide the competition winners. The decisions of the jury will be final and unalterable, and the jury thereby reserves the right to leave any of the prizes vacant, or partially award. Jurors: Carol Ross Barney FAIA, Founder Ross Barney Architects Monica Chadha, AIA, Founder of Civic Projects Kevin Harrington, PhD, Professor Emeritus IIT, Author Sarah Herda, Executive Director of the Graham Foundatio Anonymity & Ownership
Exodus of the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Strip Rem Koolhaas, and Elia Zenghelis, Madelon Vriesendorp, Zoe Zenghelis
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The 2018 Chicago Prize is an anonymous competition. No names of team members shall appear on graphic material or in file names. The unique 5-digit registration number is the only means of identification. All material received by the competition organizers becomes their property, including reproduction rights. The intellectual property rights for each submission remain with the author(s) of the submission. The Chicago Architectural Club reserves the right to publish, exhibit, or present the work submitted to this competition in any format. Questions Questions regarding the competition will be accepted until December 20, 2018. Questions should be emailed to: chicagoprize2018@chicagoarchitecturalclub.org. Answers will be posted on the Chicago Architectural Club’s Website. Copyright Š 2018-2019 Chicago Architectural Club | www.chicagoarchitecturalclub.org
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Image References 1. The Color Line Has Reached The North, cartoon by John T. McCutcheon, from the Chicago Tribune newspaper July 28, 1919. [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. www.chicagoraceriot.leadr.msu.edu/?page_id=69 2. Chicago Beach, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Historical Society (DN-0096102). [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/300066.html 3. Elevated CTA Train. [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. www.videoblocks.com/video/passing-by-chicago-railway-wd22jji
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4. 1919 Chicago Race Riots. [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dktk8nr8IhI 5. Ultrasheen, Amanda Williams. [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. www.awstudioart.com/section/419905-Ultrasheen.html 6. Chicago River 6, Omidgull. [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_River#/media/ File:Chicago_River_6.jpg 7. Lake Shore Drive. [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. www.tylin.com/en/projects/south_lake_shore_drive_us41_ reconstruction 8. 606 Trail Chicago. [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. www.chicago.curbed.com/2016/10/10/13228150/606trail-chicago 9. Dan Ryan Expressway. [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. www.walshwebsiteassets.blob.core.windows.net/sitedocs/images/danryanexpressway2-7971.jpg 10. Crime Scene Body Outline. [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. www.tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.xchWI9Vm4TWBAVjjvYQDgHaJo&pid=Api&P=0&w=164&h=164 11. Chicago Street Grid System. [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. www.city-data.com/forum/attachments/ world/143562d1421961891-us-city-does-sydney-compare-terms-chicago-view-airplane.jpg 12. Chicago Shoreline. Chicago Tribune. [Online] Accessed November 26, 2018. http://galleries.apps.chicagotribune. com/chi-vintage-grant-park-millennium-photos-20140626/#chi-grant14-20080404 13. Ana Teresa Fernandez, Erasing the Border (Borrando la Frontera), 2012. [Online]. Accessed November 26, 2018. www.artillerymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ana-Teresa-Fernandez_Erasing-the-Border-2016.jpg 14. Rem Koolhaas, and Elia Zenghelis, Madelon Vriesendorp, Zoe Zenghelis ‘Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Strip’, 1972 [Online]. Available: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/104692
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