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[ BACKGROUND ]

Borders hold deep meaning, but they are just lines. Throughout history, the definition of territory has remained a fundamental determinant of power. Borders carry immense historical, political, and cultural implications; at the center of conflict, there is delineation; there is drawing lines. Borders are representations in plan view–lines on a map which are not necessarily tied to any physical thing. At most, they materialize in the common form of a wall which seldom traces the entire length of the border it delineates. One notable exception is the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). 

If the traditional border is a line, then the DMZ is a surface. At four (4) kilometers-wide, it is a border territory: a border with its own border; a boundary space; a materialized, geopolitical line separating North and South Korea. It is one of the most heavily militarized and fortified borders in the world, and is representative to the nature of one of the most high-tensioned, ongoing, conflicts in recent history. 

​New questions of border continue to arise in contemporary geopolitics as nations grapple with the security of their borders and current global conflicts. So what can one of the longest-running border conflicts reveal about the nature and potential of borders in general? 

CHALLENGE

arch out loud challenges designers to explore the possibility of creating an underground bath house within the Korean Demilitarized Zone which responds to the surrounding geopolitical conditions. New forms of non-military architecture could occupy this border zone and begin to ease the existing tension. The role tourism can play in opening relations across a border begs the question: How does architecture position itself in the middle of this condition of tension?

LOCATION

The proposed site area for the competition is located just west of the third tunnel which receives a high volume of tourist traffic. In addition, the site is located not too far southeast of the Kaesong industrial park. The park is atypical in that it houses a collaborative economic operation between both North and South Korea. The bath house is intended to be used by workers of the industrial park when it resumes operations and visitors of nearby DMZ tours alike. Designers need not fill the entire outlined site area and should feel free to place their proposals anywhere in the given site.


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[ AWARDS ]


1ST PLACE AWARD

​$5,000


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RUNNER UP

$1,000


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RUNNER UP

$1,000


​+ BORDERS PUBLICATION
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RUNNER UP

$1,000


​+ BORDERS PUBLICATION
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RUNNER UP

$1,000


​+ BORDERS PUBLICATION
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RUNNER UP

$1,000


​+ BORDERS PUBLICATION

 DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD
​(HIGHEST RECOGNIZED PROPOSALS BY ARCH OUT LOUD DIRECTORS)

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT 
+ BORDERS PUBLICATION

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[ JURY ]

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STAN ALLEN
STAN ALLEN AR​CHITECTS
​FOUNDER, PRINCIPAL
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
PAST DEAN, PROFESSOR

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MINSUK CHO
M
ASS STUDIES
FOUNDER, PRINCIPAL

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NICHOLAS BONNER
KORYO STUDIO AND KORYO TOURS
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FOUNDER

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MOON HOON
MOON HOON ARCHITECTS 
​FOUNDER, PRINCIPAL

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KRISTY BALLIET
BALLIET STUDIO
PRINCIPAL
2016 VENICE BIENNALE   SCI ARC   KNOWLTON SCHOOL
EXHIBITION & FACULTY

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YEHRE SUH
TERRAINS LAB
DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF URBAN TERRAINS
PRINCIPAL

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JING LIU
SO-IL
FOUNDER, PARTNER
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ANNA NEIMARK
FIRST OFFICE
PRINCIPAL
SCI ARCH
FACULTY

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MATIAS DEL CAMPO
SPAN
FOUNDER, PRINCIPAL
TAUBMAN COLLEGE UM
FACULTY

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LOLA SHEPPARD
LATERAL OFFICE 
FOUNDER, PARTNER

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SEUNGHYUN KANG
SO-IL
LEAD ASSOCIATE

[ SCHEDULE ]

NOV 20TH, 2016      Advance registration opens
DEC 18TH, 2016      Advanced registration closes
DEC 19TH, 2016      Early registration opens
JAN 17TH, 2017        Early registration closes
​JAN
 18TH, 2017       Regular registration opens
FEB 16TH, 2017       Registration deadline

FEB 17TH, 2017        Submission deadline
MAR 14TH, 2017      Winners Announced

[ MATERIALS ]

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