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The judging panel for this year is to be announced, our 2022 panel included:
The Guardian Architecture and Design Critic Oliver Wainwright
Baroness Blake of Leeds – Judith Blake;
Deputy Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park – Helen Featherstone;
Executive Director, The National Lottery Heritage Fund – Isabel Hunt
Grand Prize: Design concept worth up to £10,000
4 runners up will each receive a site visit with design consultation to explore and develop their ideas with our team
The competition closes on the 11th August 2023 at 18h00 (GMT). with Judging taking place in August.
For more information contact myproject@wignallandmoore.com
After two years celebrating cultural projects in the North, Wignall & Moore are launching a competition to seek out the most innovative client briefs and architectural proposals which enhance, showcase and celebrate culture outside the Capital. This starts with you. Whether you’re a business in need of a new premises, the owner of a heritage asset in need of restoration or an arts organization looking to make a splash.
We are offering the chance to win a design concept worth up to £10,000. This will include a full site study, client workshop, planning investigation, design drawings and 3D visualisation of your project. In short, we will act as your advisors to develop your design and bring tangible detail to your plans.
Four runners up will also benefit from a site visit & design consultation, where you can bounce your ideas off of our team to help move your project closer to realisation. Briefs aligning with Wignall & Moore’s expertise in art, craft and heritage will naturally stand out.
A jury of prominent industry voices will select the winning brief from a short list of the most exciting entries. The Judging panel for this year is to be announced, our 2022 panel included:
The Guardian’s Architecture and Design critic – Oliver Wainwright
Baroness Blake of Leeds – Judith Blake
Deputy Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park – Helen Featherstone
Executive Director Pegasus Group – Chris Calvert
Executive Director, The National Lottery Heritage Fund – Isabel Hunt
All you need to do is submit the following via email:
• A brief description of your idea or project, including its location and proposed site.
• Any visual material to help us better understand your brief, for example photographs, indicative images and sketches.
• Background information of what the project means to you and how it will enhance, showcase or celebrate what culture outside the Capital has to offer.
How to enter
Email the details of your proposed brief to:
Prizes
A shortlist of the five top briefs will be selected, with the prizes awarded as follows:
Grand prize: The winner will receive full design concept worth up to £10,000
4 Runners up: The runners up will each receive a site visit with consultation to explore and develop their ideas with our team. Each finalist will receive a list of the potential opportunities and practical next steps for their project.
Dates
The competition closes on the 11th August 2023 at 18h00 (GMT). All email entries must be received before this time. Winner and runners up announced September 2023.
Following the announcement, Wignall & Moore will make contact with the winner and runners up to arrange dates for the visits and initial consultations.
Jury
Included in the jury are a range of thinkers from different walks of life, from architecture to art, journalism to policy makers. The full jury will be announced on www.wignallandmoore.com/myproject. 2022 Judges included
The Guardian’s Architecture and Design critic – Oliver Wainwright. Baroness Blake of Leeds – Judith Blake. Deputy Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park – Helen Featherstone. Executive Director Pegasus Group – Chris Calvert. Executive Director, The National Lottery Heritage Fund – Isabel Hunt.
Who can enter?
Anyone. However, note that briefs aligning with Wignall & Moore’s expertise in art, craft and heritage will naturally stand out.
What do you mean by the outside the Capital?
Typically, we mean areas of the United Kingdom outside of the Greater London area but we are open to anyone’s definition of what outside the Capital means.
How big or small can my project be?
Any type or size of project is welcome.
Do I need to pay to enter?
Entry is free.
What should my visual materials include?
Attaching any of the below will help us understand a lot more about your proposed project, the list is not mandatory so just include what is appropriate to your project:
Photos of the site the project will be situated in. (Please also include the site address.)
Existing site plans or satellite photographs
Plans of existing buildings (if there are any)
Sketches (no matter how well you can draw!) Will give us a much better idea of what your text is trying to describe. It can be a scribble, a diagram, a painting – the quality of the drawing is irrelevant as long as it helps convey the idea.
Any other indicative imagery to bring your idea to life
Who owns the rights to the completed works?
The Winners and Runners Up have the right to use all work produced as part of the competition. Wignall and Moore will retain the rights to all imagery and drawings.
Publicity of entries
Wignall & Moore retain the right to publicise the name and project title of the entrants. Sensitive information such as budgets, personal information and contact details will not be publicised.
