A ‘lost space’ is any space that remains underutilized within our urban environment. They might be leftover pieces, a ghost of the planning past. Lost spaces are part of the public realm, rarely designed to function with both social and environmental benefit to the city.

Dates:
January 5th, 2015 – Registration opens
March 20th, 2015 – Registration and questions deadline
March 30th, 2015 – Submission due (23:59 MDT)
April 29th, 2015 – Winners announced

The Jury
Susan Szenasy, Editor in Chief, Metropolis Magazine
Shane Coen, Principal, Coen + Partners Landscape Architecture
Pierre Thibault, Principal, Atelier Pierre Thibault Architecture
Shauna Thompson, Curator, The Esker Foundation
Diana Sherlock, Independent Curator

more info: http://www.dtalks.org/call-for-ideas
to register: hello@dtalks.org

Karin Olafson has written a nice article in Avenue Magazine about WATERSHED+ Artist in Residence, Broken City Lab and their work VARYING PROXIMITIES.

To read the article click here

For more information about VARYING PROXIMITIES please see www.asktheriver.info

We are pleased to announce that we have been invited to participate in this week’s City Hall School, we are very excited to talk about Watershed+ and some of the artists’ works this morning!

“Citizenship and municipal governance come alive at City Hall School as students and teachers spend a week at the municipal building. City Hall School is a week-long, custom designed educational program for all Calgary students in grades three to twelve and is delivered in partnership with The City of Calgary’s Community & Neighbourhood Services and Campus Calgary.”

We are delighted to post that the WATERSHED+ bus tour, coordinated by Esker Foundation, was a huge success! Many thanks to all who participated!

Congratulations to WATERSHED+ Lead Artist Sans façon for making it on Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2014!

To read the Avenue Magazine interview with Tristan Surtees and Charles Blanc; click here