The project is also showcased in suckerPUNCH! Congratulation!

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) is an unprecedented important strategic road corridor which links up three regions in the Pearl River Delta, China. In mid 2009, Highways Department initiated to organize an International Design Ideas Competition for its development.

Under the Same Roof – a project by Paul Mui Kui Chen, Benny Lee Chiu Ming and Agnes Hung Oi Kee –  received first prize in the competition. An indoor winter garden also acts to replenish the air with fresh oxygen improving the air quality of the very busy transportation hub. Algae tubes located mounted on the roof utilize sunlight to create even more oxygen. Meanwhile natural ventilation is facilitated through the stack effect and operable panels to release air and exhaust.
Read more: First Prize Design For Stategic Hong Kong Transportation Hub | Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World

The organizers of the 36th International Conference and Exhibition of Computer Graphics and Techniques are looking for exceptional works of art, completed in the last two years, by artists who engage technology and the natural world in their creative process. Their aim is to gather a compelling and varied group of creative projects that relate to the SIGGRAPH 2009 Juried Art Gallery theme: BioLogic: A Natural History of Digital Life.

Works exhibited in BioLogic are published in a special issue of Leonardo, The Journal of the International Society of the Arts, Sciences and Technology. The issue also includes publication of the SIGGRAPH 2009 Art Papers. Publication of this special issue coincides with SIGGRAPH 2009.

Deadline for BioLogic Art submission is Wednesday, 18 February 2009.

For more info go here:
http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/galleries_experiences/biologic_art/index.php
http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/submissions/art_gallery/index.php

British home and design website mydeco.com, French designer Philippe Starck and 3D printing company Materialise.MGX are launching Pure Creativity, a new competition that offers young design students the chance to have their design turned into a 3D prototype and win £1,000 plus the chance to feature in an article in IDFX magazine with Philippe Starck.

Here’s some info about the competition:

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‘Explore new design territories in the context of 3D printing technology’ – Philippe Starck

Are you a budding design student who would love to see your design produced as a 3D object? Would you relish the chance to show industry experts your portfolio?

The design team here at mydeco devised this competition with Philippe Starck while meeting at his Paris office. We wanted to launch a competition that would break the current boundaries of design and creativity and would give young talent the opportunity to explore new ways of thinking and making.

Rapid prototyping technology provides the opportunity to cross the current limits of design, translating almost every concept into a three-dimensional form.

To win this competition you will have to create an innovative, intelligent and practical object that is inspired by the new opportunities created by three dimensional stereo lithographic technology.

The competition is open to design students worldwide, between the ages of 18 and 25.

What is the prize?

The winner will see his/her 3D model made into a prototype using the stereolithographic process with MGX. He/She will also win £1,000 cash and have the opportunity to get an article with Philippe Starck in IDFX magazine.

With this mydeco/Philippe Starck/MGX award, we would love to recognise and reward promising creativity and flair.

One of our main objectives at mydeco is to promote new talents and bridge the gap between young designers and the industry. Having built strong relationship with over 600 retailers, we can facilitate this process and provoke great opportunities.

For full details, visit the competition web page:
http://mydeco.com/the-magazine/competition-pure-creativity

Submission deadline for the Skyscraper 09 competition.

Last day to register for the 09 Skyscraper Competition.