City of Kelowna Infill Challenge
Design Competition 2.0

PLEASE NOTE THAT REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

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Sharpen your pencils:
The City of Kelowna Infill Design Challenge 2.0 is open to all BCABD Members

Kelowna is the one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada. They are looking for ways to introduce more innovative, integrated, attainable and sustainable "missing middle" housing and they want your ideas. Share your design for a chance to win $10,000!

The City of Kelowna is pleased to present a new open design competition for infill development. The design competition sets out to generate innovative new ideas for infill housing that works  to enhance affordability, diversity, resiliency, inclusivity, and livability in Kelowna’s housing system.

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Infill Design Challenge 2.0 Goals

The Infill Design Challenge (IDC) 2.0 aims to bring together architects, designers, and developers to explore infill housing options. The overarching goals of the competition are to:

  • Introduce new forms of infill housing within the city's Core Area

  • Expand housing supply and diversity in new areas

  • Show how infill housing can be well designed and meet community objectives

  • Show how infill housing can improve neighbourhoods

  • Reinforce positive relationships

Contest Information

PLEASE NOTE THAT REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Awards: The top three submissions will receive a cash award. The first place prize is $10,000, second place is $5,000, and third place is $2,500.

Timeline:

  • Competition launch: Summer 2021

  • Technical review period: Fall 2021

  • Jury review period: Fall 2021

  • Winners announced: Late fall/early winter 2021

Eligibility:

IDC 2.0 is open to anyone.

  • Entries may be submitted by teams or individuals – diverse, multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged

  • Participants do not need to be local to Kelowna

  • Participants do not need to be registered professionals

  • Competitors may submit more than one entry

Evaluation criteria

Submissions will be judged according to how well they might the competition's five big-picture principles:

  1. Diversity: Increase housing supply through a diverse range of ground-oriented infill housing options

  2. Affordability: Improve housing affordability and reduce barriers to building affordable housing

  3. Creativity & Context: Design new infill housing that demonstrates innovation and creativity while acknowledging and complementing its existing context

  4. Resiliency: Enhance the resiliency and sustainability of neighbourhoods in the face of climate change

  5. Inclusivity & Liveability: Contribute to inclusive, complete neighbourhoods and ensure housing serves the needs of current and future residents

View the design brief for full competition details.

Questions? 

Email Arlene Janousek at AJanousek@kelowna.ca