Write a 500-word proposal for an essay on this question:
QUESTION
What makes a place truly public? Go out into a community that you know well and find an exceptional, built example of one such place. In most likelihood, among other attributes, this place will embody the traditions of local culture and be a reflection of the world at large. Describe this place in a way that makes it a compelling demonstration of how other places might remain similarly vital to their own communities. Be both evocative and specific in your tribute to this place.
November 1-December 10, 2004
(Stage One)
500-word proposals submitted online.
January 14, 2005
Semifinalists announced.
January 15-February 26, 2005
(Stage Two)
Semifinalists invited to submit 2,500-word essays.
April 24, 2005
Finalists announced.
May 1, 2005
Winners announced.
May 1, 2005
Travel Fellowship winner announced.
PURSE
There is a total prize of USD$5,000.00, minimum USD$3,500.00 first prize. Remaining purse to be allocated at the discretion of the Jury.
Berkeley Prize Travel Fellowship Competition
The Berkeley Prize Travel Fellowship Competition is open to all Finalists in the Essay Competition. The winner of the Travel Competition will receive airfare and a stipend to spend two weeks at a significant international locale or event in the Summer/Fall 2005. More information will be posted as winners are announced.
ELIGIBILITY/RULES:
1. The competition is open to all currently registered undergraduates majoring in architectural design in accredited schools of architecture worldwide. An architecture student may team up with another undergraduate in architecture, urban studies or the social sciences. Proof of full time student status required at time of entry.
2. Essays must be submitted in English.
TEAM UP!
3. Two students who meet the eligibility requirements above may collaborate as authors. If two students collaborate, then both names must appear on their essay and if awarded a prize, the prize is to be equally shared.
REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION STAGE ONE
The online System is now closed
A 500 word essay is submitted electronically through the Online Submission System. To enter the competition, students first submit, on line, proposals for essays about the Question, expressed in 500 words (Stage One). Twenty-five students with the best ideas will be invited by the Berkeley Prize Committee to write 2,500 word Essays which expand upon their original proposals. (Stage Two)
