Deadline for Digital Submission: October 6, 2023
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As part of the Project Liberty exhibition, Project Bus Stop: A Design Challenge for Philadelphia is a discussion accompanied by an open Visual Essay Competition that challenges the Philadelphia community of designers to determine how a bus stop can invigorate urban health while addressing the challenges of its location in the city.
Framed by the current issues of relocating the Greyhound Bus Station from its previous facilities, Project Bus Stop also discusses access to hygiene and bathing, food and culture, and the leisurely engagement of Philadelphia by travelers.
The competition acknowledges that for the later part of the last century, public transportation and public space in the city have been synonymous with bettering general health in urban environments. And while there are still significant issues regarding the aesthetics of the city and its relation to health, the value of accessible spaces giving people the opportunity to maintain personal wellness in the city remains the most significant in determining the planning and programming of urban conditions. Conditions affecting access to these supporting spaces remain at the forefront of urban space planning.
As part of its campaign for liberty in the city, the NLM welcomes the Design Philly community in addressing the feasibility of resolving issues related to relocating the transportation center that formerly housed Greyhounds services. As a design challenge, the NLM and faculty from Temple University, Haverford College, and Thomas Jefferson University are teaming up to provide a vehicle for discussing a new urban ecology around bus transportation in the downtown area. They are soliciting ideas from students, faculty, designers, and regional firms on the best steps forward in developing a response.
Entries to Address:
The Project Bus Stop Challenge is working from the basics of a bus stop, asking participants to develop formidable resolutions to the urban challenges prevalent in providing the resources of a bus terminal along a public corridor. How might the aesthetics of a bus stop be expanded to mediate the needs of travelers, engage the public, and facilitate the overlaps with regional public transportation? What is the capacity of a bus stop to increase access in the city while improving the well-being of people in the area it serves?
The challenge of providing equivalent conditions for rest, hygiene, food, and culture in the downtown area has again been forefronted as an agenda item for our city as various Bus Transportation services have relocated to the 600 block of the Market Street corridor. This area is known for needing adequate hygiene or restroom facilities and additional food services for travelers to recover from their trip.
Submissions:
Responses are welcome digitally through this portal, which will remain open through October 6th. Solutions selected will be displayed at the NLM with the responses by panelists as part of the Project Liberty Open House.
All Entries will be included in the proceedings from the panelist discussion with selected entries on display during the Open House and Panel Discussion.
There is no entry fee and no prize for participation.
Panel Format: 24 inch x 24 inch panel at 300 dpi
File Format: PDF
File Size: 25mb maximum
Essay Format: 750 words minimum, English
File Title Format: <team name or member last name_date>.PDF
No logos or Identification on the panel or in the text.
Disclaimer:
By participation you the submittee approve utilization of the image and text in any and all future publications of this work by NLM and Temple University Tyler School of Art and Architecture.
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Panelist:
Ulysses Sean Vance, Temple University
Jeffrey S. Nesbit, Temple University
Ryan Thomas Devlin, Temple University
Keely Milbourne, Haverford College
Peng Du, Thomas Jefferson University