DESIGN ABSTRACT
Remote Mass Timber Wilderness Lodge
Maine Huts & Trails maintains a network of backcountry trails and remote wilderness lodges woven through the woods and mountains of western Maine that provide a unique opportunity to explore and discover this beautiful region. The goal of this year’s competition is to study and develop a design for a new hut on a established backcountry site, as well as to explore the implementation of mass timber construction technologies in a remote location. A detailed Design Brief is available here and response to questions will be posted to this site until the close of registration in August.
ELIGIBILITY
Open to professionals and students
Open to teams of up to four members
Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged
DEADLINES
Registration Opens: Friday, June 29, 2018
Registration Closes: Monday, August 13, 2018
Submission Deadline: Monday, September 17th at 5:00 pm E ST
FEES
Registration is free
RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
First Prize project will be recognized with a $5,000 award. Winners will be announced at the October 11th Awards Ceremony at University of Maine Mass Timber Conference at University of Maine, Orono, Maine All entries will be displayed at the Awards Ceremony, and on our website.
JURY
The 2018 jury will be based in Portland, Oregon
WEBSITE
Registration and additional information can be found at: mainemasstimberdesign.org
QUESTIONS
Please direct inquiries to info@mainemasstimberdesign.org
Responses related to the the design brief and site information will be posted at: mainemasstimberdesign.org
SPONSORS
This Economic Development Administration-funded design competition is being sponsored through a collaborative effort of the following organizations:
AIA Maine
Maine Mass Timber Commercialization Center
University of Maine - College of Engineering
University of Maine Augusta's Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) program
Passivhaus Maine
Maine Huts & Trails