Q & A SessionJanuary 21, 2010

Quick Facts-Teams may be comprised of individuals, students (with at least 6 credit hours), faculty, and staff. Teams must be student led.

-There is an allotted $20,000 budget (The Senior Class Gift). *This money and/or materials may grow.

-There is a $5,000 prize (Donated by Architecture + Planning) for the team/individual with the winning design.

Important Dates• January 13, 2010- Call for Entries Released • January 21, 2010- First Question and Answer session, 5:30 pm in the Gould Auditorium of the

Marriott Library. • January 22, 2010- Re-Imagine the Plaza meet-up: an opportunity to see the Re-imagining Cities

exhibition and find potential team members with the skills you’re looking for

8:30 am – 5:00 pm in Bailey Hall of the Arts & Architecture Building. • March 5, 2010- Second Question and Answer session, 5:30 pm in the Gould Auditorium of the

Marriott Library. • March 29, 2010- ENTRY DEADLINE: Complete application (Entry CD or DVD, Application Form,

Textual and Visual Works Form, and 30” x 42” board) due 5 pm at the following address: ASUU, 201 Central Campus Drive, Ste. 234, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112.

• April 2010- Proposals on display in the Marriott Library.

• April 2010- Jury meets. • April 22, 2010- Announcement of winning entry at U of U Earth Day Celebration.

“What if public spaces promoted the participation and safe co-existence of citizens”-Nordic Embassy, Berlin

“Design is people” –Jane Jacobs

“Great squares and plazas give identity to cities”-Project for Public Spaces

“The desirability of a university is often judged by its sense of place...” -PPS

Helpful Links

• http://www.pps.org/squares/info/squares_articles/squares_principles • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2GfOhFZkY8 • http://www.streetfilms.org/category/public-space/ • http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccat/about.php • http://www.solardecathlon.org/

Contact: Erica AndersenSenior Class President, ASUU

erica.andersen@asuu.utah.edu

www.reimaginetheplaza.org