Know of a Cape Town street that could use some rejuvenation? A stretch of sidewalk that could benefit from a bit of greening? A section of historic cobblestone street in need of restoration? Even a neighbourhood where school children require a bus shelter? Of course you do!
Now you can redesign it too. A hefty chunk of change is up for grabs in Design Indaba’s Your Street challenge.
Designers have the opportunity to vie for prizes valued to up to R250 000. First prize of R100 000 will go to the designer with not only the best idea, but who can also present a reasonable business model demonstrating how the idea can be achieved. For three pioneering second-place winners R50 000 will be awarded, to be put into practice immediately.
The Your Street competition encourages creative minds to apply Cape Town’s World Design Capital bid slogan
“Live design. Transform life.”
because by using creative solutions to implement change in the Cape Town community, designers have the opportunity to make a difference in a very tangible, immediate way.
Design Indaba says the challenge is all about “effecting positive social change in your immediate surroundings and gifting your creative thought leadership in transforming the city.”
Design Indaba launched the Your Street challenge on 25 July at the World Design Capital celebration, co-hosted by the Cape Town Design Network. During the announcement, … XYZ Managing Director Roelf Mulder and architect Luyanda Mpahlwa joined in to declare their added support for the competition.
Any street, anywhere in Cape Town is eligible. Design Indaba stipulates that entrants will be judged on the following six cornerstones of design for social change:
1. Generosity: How many people besides yourself does your design positively affect?
2. International excellence and innovation: Does your design solution compare with and trump other world-class ideas? Is it original and forward-thinking?
3. Feasibility: How do you propose to allocate the R50 000?
4. Fun: How much pleasure, enjoyment, beauty and joy does your design solution inspire?
5. Do-ability: Can the design solution actually be executed?
6. A better world through creativity: How does your design solution make the world better and further inspire other people to do the same?
Can you think of an innovative way to improve a street in Cape Town? Submit your ideas by September 7 for a chance to win and make an impact on your community. For more details or to enter, visit www.designindaba.com/yourstreet.
Live design. Transform life.
Excerpt Own it, love it, improve it: Design Indaba’s Your Street challenge
