Morph My City Challenge (MMCC)
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Deadline for entries is May 29, 2012. Morph My City Challenge (MMCC) is a two-part innovation competition aiming to encourage and reward radical new approaches to sustainable urban planning.Ahead of the 2012 National Infrastructure Summit, the City of Regina & Regina Regional Opportunities Commission are seeking radical new approaches to sustainable urban planning.
Architects, engineers, students, city planners and innovators from around the world are invited to enter this Challenge. Entrants in the MMCC can choose to enter one of two categories, aiming for one of two prizes:  Submissions will be accepted between 9th January and 29th May 2012, and can be made through this website. A panel of expert judges will review all entries, and the top competitors will be invited to the National Infrastructure Summit in Regina on the 10th-12th September, 2012. After submitting your design, you will get the chance to benefit from our Mentoring Scheme. For more information please follow this link. At the Summit, finalists will pitch their plans to an expert judging panel and audience including mayors and city planners from Canada’s big cities. For more details on the respective prizes, follow the links: Greenfield Prize; 2040 Prize. Entry criteria,T&Cs are also available.
Greenfield PrizeThe Greenfield Prize is calling on innovators (including students, university teams and startups) from around the world to come up with a plan for an entirely new neighbourhood. This Prize is based on an imaginary, empty area, 100 hectares in size, where there are no existing systems and an urban utopia can be created from scratch. Take this empty plot of land and build on it your dream, a green city where the energy is clean, the transport efficient and people can live in a sustainable and beautiful place. We are looking for creative, state of the art, groundbreaking and stunning ideas! The finals will be held 10th-12th September 2012 in Regina at the National Infrastructure Summit. After submitting your design, you will get the chance to benefit from our Mentoring Scheme. For more information please follow this link. The finalists will pitch their vision before an independent jury of experts and industry people. The winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize. We encourage interdisciplinary teams, although it is not a formal entry condition. 2040 PrizeThe 2040 Prize gives you the chance to unleash your imagination and transform an existing neighbourhood into a community that offers the best of green technology and planning. One of the biggest obstacles to truly innovative transformation in existing neighbourhoods is the interconnectedness of water, waste, transport and power systems. (It’s difficult to design the public transit system when the streets were built decades ago.) To overcome these limitations, the 2040 Prize permits and strongly encourages entrants to rethink all systems – no restrictions. Using the data below, transform the neighbourhood of Rosemont, Regina. After submitting your design, you will get the chance to benefit from our Mentoring Scheme. For more information please follow this link. We invite all innovators to partake in this challenge and make a mark on the future of Regina. The finals will be held 10th-12th September 2012 in Regina at the National Infrastructure Summit. The finalists will pitch their vision before a gathering of public sector decision makers and an independent jury of experts and industry people. The winner will be awarded a contract worth $50,000, the details of which will to be negotiated post-competition.
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