Oculus 2008 Editorial Calendar
If you are an architect by training or see yourself as an astute observer of New York’s architectural and planning scene, note that OCULUS editors are looking for writers for the Winter issue. The theme:

Competing for Space. Explore the growing competition between expansionist institutions on limited sites and the interests of adjacent communities, many in residential areas with moderate-income families.

If you’re interested, please contact OCULUS editor-in-chief Kristen Richards. with a brief outline and full contact information.

08.01.08 Winter 2008-09: Competing for Space

07.18.08 Call for Entries: Designing the 21st Century Street
Transportation Alternatives invites entries for Designing the 21st Century Street. Contestants are asked to redesign the intersection of 9th Street and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn with new conceptual and physical approaches to planning healthy, safe, and sustainable streets. The competition is open to the public. Three finalists will split a $12,000 prize. Top entries will be featured in an exhibition and book publication. Registration ends 07.18.08 and submissions are due by 08.18.08.

08.29.08 Call for Entries: AIA Honor Awards
The Institute Honor Awards recognize excellence that elevates the quality of architecture practice, sets performance standards, and informs the public of the breadth and value of architecture practice. The 2009 awards program is accepting online entries of projects in the following categories: Institute Honor Awards for Regional & Urban Design; Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture; 25 Year Award; and Institute Honor Award for Architecture.

09.26.08 Call for Entries: Nordhaven, The Sustainable City of the Future
This open international ideas competition seeks to create a sustainable city district in Nordhavnen, Denmark — a new urban development with 40,000 residents and 40,000 staff in buildings with a total floor area of 3-4 million square meters. Waterfronts are on three sides of the site. The competition is open to everyone, but is aimed at urban planners, architects, landscape architects, and traffic planners, who are welcome to collaborate with experts in other fields. Total prize money amounts to DKK 3 million (approximately $630,000).

11.03.08 Call for Entries: 2008 Library for the 21st Century Design Competition
Administered by the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), this program challenges students to learn about architectural aluminum building products and their assembly in the design of a library. The designer (or team) can choose any site and must use LEED building standards. While open to any student, the competition is designed for advanced students. Total prize money is $7,225, including $2,500 for the winning design.