Open Agenda


Open Agenda is an annual competition aimed at supporting a new generation of experimental architecture. Open to recent graduates, Open Agenda is focused on developing the possibilities of design research in architecture and the built environment. An initiative of the School of Architecture at UTS, this national competition is intentionally broad in its scope, and dedicated to fostering new discussions on architecture in the public realm.
2011 Winners

*Potential Futures for Architectural Practice* Rory Hyde (RMIT, 2005)	*The Cars that Drank Lake Eyre* Nick Sargent and Mark Leong (Victoria University, Wellington 2005)	*Greater Western Sydney Special Economic Zone* Daniel Fink (USYD, 2009)
The following projects were given an honourable mention - Vernacular Differentiation from Dirk Anderson, Eduardo de Oliveira Barata and Tim Manning, Flanuer's Delerium from Sebastian Hamilton and Barrington Gohns and Cell to Surface from Shayani Fernando and Miruna Sladescu

The Opportunity Open Agenda will award seed funding to three exceptional design research proposals that explore new positions in architecture for critical consideration. We are looking for text and graphic based proposals that seek to develop research through architectural design. Proposals will be evaluated on the strength of their research topic, their innovative approach to design as research, design quality and their potential for development as a public exhibition, lecture and publication. Proposals that explore new forms of media and communication in this context are welcome. Graduates from a professional Australian or New Zealand degree in architecture in the last ten years (including and after 2001) are invited to submit a proposal. The Open Agenda competition registration form and proposal cover sheet can be downloaded here. The Reward Three proposals will be awarded seed funding of $2000 each for development towards a publication and a public exhibition in Sydney in 2011. The three teams or individuals will also have the opportunity to present a public lecture on their work in Sydney as part of the UTS public lecture series. The winners will be featured in an edition of AR. Terms and Conditions Click here for full details, terms, and conditions. Contact openagenda (at) uts.edu.au	Submission Requirements 1. Registration for competition and $50 fee by 27 May 2011, download here 2. Max 10 x A4 page illustrated proposal as a PDF (file size not to exceed 5MB) by 30 May 2011 3. Completed cover sheet by 30 May 2011 Dates March 2011 Launch, Open Agenda 2011 registration opens 27 May 2011 Registration closes 30 May 2011 (midnight) Deadline for proposals to be received June 2011 Winners announced October 2011 Public lecture and exhibition during Sydney Architecture Festival December 2011 Publication launch	People Chair Anthony Burke, UTS Architecture Competition Co-ordinator Rebecca Thomas Advisory Panel Craig Allchin, Six Degrees Michael Bell, Columbia University GSAPP Andrew Benjamin, Monash University David Burns, UTS Photography and Situated Media Pia Ednie-Brown, RMIT SIAL Richard Goodwin, UNSW COFA Sponsors School of Architecture, UTS Customs House, City of Sydney DABDOCS UTS Media Partner
2010 Winners

*architecture drawing* Byron Kinnaird and Barnaby Bennett (Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand graduates)	*(in)human habitat* James Gardiner (UTS/RMIT graduate)	*CityBREEDER* David Pigram and Iain Maxwell (University of Canberra/AA/GSAPP graduates)