Call for Entries: Arctic Confluence – Norwegian Cultural Museum for Tromsø

PREMISE – About Tromso

Tromsø, a city in northern Norway, may be a major cultural hub above the Arctic Circle . It’s famed as a viewing point for colorful aurora borealis that sometime illuminate the nighttime sky. The city’s historic center, on the island of Tromsø, is distinguished by its centuries-old wooden houses. The 1965 Arctic Cathedral, with its distinctive peaked roof and soaring stained-glass windows, dominates the skyline.

The compact city center has the most important concentration of historic wooden houses north of Trondheim, and that they co-exist with modern architecture. the homes go back 1789 to 1904, when building wooden houses was banned within the city center , as in several other Norwegian cities. The oldest house in Tromsø is Skansen, inbuilt 1789 on the remains of a 13th-century turf rampart.

The Polar Museum, Polarmuseet, situated during a wharf house from 1837, presents Tromsø’s past as a centre for Arctic hunting and start line for Arctic expeditions.

ISSUE

Being a serious cultural and historical hub for Norway, Tromso features a dire requirement for a global-level cultural centre which brings tourists to Tromso or Norway at large – and provides them the first ‘Arctic Experience’ (without having to go to the North Pole).

OBJECTIVE

The challenge is to style a hybrid museum / cultural and historical centre within Tromso – which attracts enthusiasts of the Arctic experience from round the world.

Note: The heritage and attraction of the Polar Museum must not be hampered by the event / design of the museum of Arctic Confluence.

SITE SIZE

The participating teams have complete liberty to propose a site (Min. 2000 sq.m / Max. 5000 sq.m) anywhere within the centre of the town or anywhere round the city. (Participants even have the liberty to make a decision the capacity for visitors)

Note: the location must be justified within atleast one among the 2 A1 sheets.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

– 2 x A1 Sheets (one PDF with atleast 150dpi – Max. 20 MB)

– A 1-2 min Video explaining your design/concept (content in the video has been left to the participants consideration)
– The final PDF must be named ‘team-.pdf’ (for example, team-1234.pdf if your team code is 1234) and should be uploaded on Google Drive/Dropbox/OneDrive or any similar online file handler with ‘Public Access’ setting Enabled (for example, Should be available as ‘View Only’ within Google Drive)
– The final video must be named ‘team- – Seek Fanatic Competition #arcticconfluence’ and uploaded as an ‘Unlisted’ video in Youtube (Choose ‘Mark as not made for kids’ while uploading)
– The content in sheets should be free of any plagiarism (except collages and human cutouts in renders)
– Submitted content must not include any information which exposes details of the participant or the region the participant resides in
– Seek Fanatic logo must be postfixed to the video for 3 seconds with a black background (download logo: https://go.seekfanatic.com/logo)
– Failing in compliance to any of the above requirements will lead to disqualification of the respected team from the competition, with a notification email to the registered email id of the team leader

SCHEDULE and FEES

– Early Registration Ends: April 10th 2021 23:59 GMT (USD 15)
– Standard Registration Ends: April 25th 2021 (USD 30)
– Submissions End: April 25th 2021 23:59 GMT
– Results Announced: May 25th 2021

PRIZES / GRANTS

– Winner x 1 = $1000 + Certificate + Publication in our Annual Issue + Blog Post
– Runners Up x 4 = $250 + Certificate + Publication in our Annual Issue + Blog Post
– Participation Certificates for All Teams

Competition Page: https://go.seekfanatic.com/confluence
Brief Download: https://go.seekfanatic.com/confluencepdf

Download the information related to this competition here.

• Title

  Call for Entries: Arctic Confluence – Norwegian Cultural Museum for Tromsø

• Type

  Competition Announcement (Ideas)

• Website

  https://go.seekfanatic.com/confluence

• Organizers

  Seek Fanatic

• Registration Deadline

  April 25, 2021 11:30 PM

• Submission Deadline

  April 25, 2021 11:30 PM

• Venue

  Tromso, Norway

• Price

  $15 USD Early ($30 USD Regular)