playground

Register: DEC/20/2018, Submit: JAN/02/2019, Eligibility: Students, graduated, freelance architects, designers, artists; individually, teams (any number of members, at least one member between 18 and 35 years old, members can to be from different countries and universities), Fee: 50 EUR (SEP/24 – OCT/28/2018), 75 EUR (OCT/29 – NOV/25/2018), 100 EUR (NOV/26 – DEC/20/2018); +22% VAT, Awards: 1st Prize 10,000 EUR, 2nd Prize 4,000 EUR, 3rd Prize 2,000 EUR, 4 Gold Mentions 1,000 EUR each, 10 Honorable Mentions, 30 Finalists

“All grown-ups were once children, although few of them remember it.” (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince) Barrie’s Peter Pan and Saint-Exupéry’s Little Prince are two examples of the countless attempts to catch the shy handful of years that childhood comprises. Childhood is a time when reality is complementary to imagination. It is a crucial time that defines the deepest rock on which the corals of adulthood sediment. Childhood is a fascinating challenge for designers. Adults perceive architecture according to a functional logic: every space has its own use; every element has its own purpose. However, this is not how children think.

Register: NOV/01/2018, Submit: NOV/01/2018, Eligibility: Architects, artists, designers, creatives; individually, teams, Fee: Free, Awards: 1st Prize 3,000 EUR, 5 Special Mentions

Isola Pepe Verde is a community garden, the result of a collective effort, which was established as an association on Oct 6, 2011 as was required by the City of Milan. It contributes to the development of a new urban culture based on participation and the reclaiming of responsibilities by citizens. The association is non-profit, and its activities cannot be subject to fractions, politics, economics or denominations that conflict with the norms of its statute. Currently, Isola Pepe Verde consists of 20 founding members, 18 board members, 594 members of whom 306 have made their annual renewal. It is born out of the need to give a green space back to the neighbourhood Isola, which for a long time was dominated by the constructions sites of the Porta Nuova development, and is the culmination of citizens’ willpower and experimentation with modes of sharing to define and manage the green spaces of the city.