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Blank Space Launches Third Annual Fairy Tales Competition

United States Architecture News - Oct 20, 2015 - 17:18   4972 views

Blank Space Launches Third Annual Fairy Tales Competition

After the record breaking success of Fairy Tales 2015, with over 1,200 participants from 65 different countries, Blank Space is excited to announce that the third edition of the competition is now open for registration. 

"After combing through over 2,000 stories it has become apparent that the “fictional” aspect of Fairy Tales is a powerful vehicle to tackle very real concerns,” say Matthew Hoffman and Francesca Giuliani. “Many entries wrestle with topics that surround us: the benefits and dangers of globalization; our reliance on technology; the mismatch between the design dreams of architects and the reality of the profession; and our impact on the natural world,” the founders add.

The Fairy Tales competition invites architects, designers, writers, artists, engineers, illustrators, students and creatives to submit their own unique architectural fairy tales. The scale, location, and program of the submission is up to each entrant. A successful entry crafts a text narrative, along with 5 images, in the most spectacular way possible.

The entries to the 2016 Fairy Tales competition will be reviewed by some of the most influential authorities in architecture, design, storytelling, and business. The jury includes: Hans-Ulrich Obrist (Co-Director of the Serpentine Galleries), Elizabeth Diller (Founding Partner of Diller Scofidio + Renfro), Allison Arieff (Editorial Director of SPUR), Bradford Shellhammer (Founder and CEO of Bezar), Daniel Simon (Concept and Car Designer), Dror Benshetrit (Founder of Dror), Sylvia Lavin (Director of Critical Studies in Architecture at UCLA), Cristina Goberna (Co-Founder of Fake Industries, Architectural Agonism), Aaron Betsky (Dean of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture), Alexander Walter (Editor in Chief of Bustler), Robert McKee (Fulbright Scholar and Creative Writing Instructor), David Basulto (Founder and Editor in Chief of Archdaily), Becky Quintal (Executive Editor of Archdaily), Matthew Hoffman and Francesca Giuliani (Co Founders, Blank Space).

In addition, Blank Space has partnered with the best architecture and design publications out there: Design Milk, Archinect, Bustler and Archdaily. They will confer the winning entries to millions of design fans around the world, giving these unique architectural fairy tales the recognition they deserve.

“Modern architecture strives to present a linear, logical story with every project. In reality, the creative process is anything but linear," say Blank Space Founders Matthew Hoffman and Francesca Giuliani. "There is a great willingness within the design community to tell new stories - stories that go beyond simple descriptions to become harbingers of new architectural possibilities. Blank Space' goal is to utilize the Fairy Tales competition to coax them out.”

Participants can register for a special $35 Early Bird Discount until Thursday, October 22. Following that, Regular Registration ($55) will be open until December 09, and Late Registration ($75) until the Submission Deadline on January 16, 2016.

To register for Fairy Tales 2016 and for more detailed information, please visit: www.blankspaceproject.com
Find Twitter content about the Fairy Tales Competition by tracking the hashtag #FairyTales2016

To download the competition brief, high res images of previous winners, and other assets: http://bit.ly/1Ovq41b
If you have questions please contact Matthew Hoffman at [email protected]
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