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Peace Pentagon March from 339 Lafayette to Storefront on October 21, 2009.
Peace Pentagon March from 339 Lafayette to Storefront on October 21, 2009.

Exhibition of Competition Results at Mulberry St NYPL (one of 4 locations).

Exhibition of Competition Results at Mulberry St NYPL (one of 4 locations).

Screen shots from the Peace Pentagon Competition Website.
Screen shots from the Peace Pentagon Competition Website.

339 Lafayete aka the Peace Pentagon with signs for the exhibition of competition results.

339 Lafayete aka the Peace Pentagon with signs for the exhibition of competition results.

The competition Brief

  • "Our wish for the building is to build a peace center, not just to be in the location, but to use our location to embody the spirit of the social justice movement and project it outward, as well as nurturing it from within," Maria Byck, Paper Tiger Television, 3rd Floor Tenant

    The Peace Pentagon Competition is a project for a living community and has been shaped by its need to balance limited resources, values, and priorities. The current condition of the building requires that action must be taken, to protect the value of this asset. We are seeking proposals for the building’s future that provide for the needs of its users in a dynamic way. The challenge is to develop a visionary plan that can be accomplished on a limited budget.

    • Jury

    Markus Schulte, Ove Arup, New York.

    Deborah Gans, architect and principal at Studio Gans.

    DeeDee Haleck, media activist, founder of Paper Tiger Television and co-founder of the Deep Dish Satellite Network.

    Martha Rosler, artist and writer whose work explores the role of media, architecture and the built environment.

    Karla Rothstein, architect, Latent Productions.

    Nato Thompson, chief curator at Creative Time.

    William Menking, architectural historian, writer and curator, founder of The Architect’s Newspaper

    Michael Sorkin, urban designer and principal, Michael Sorkin Studio.


    Awards

    ATP Sphere GmbH, Innsbuck, Austria, First Prize, (1 of 3),US$2,333.00.
    Maureen Connor/ Institute for Wishful Thinking, New York, USA, First Prize (1 of 3),
    US$ 2,333.00.
    Benoit Streicher, Michel Sikorski, Strasbourg, France, First Prize (1 of 3), US$ 2,333.00.
    Sergey Pospelov, Vladimir Belskiy, Ildar Valishin & Elena Fedorova, Moscow, Russia, Third Prize (1 of 2), US$ 500.00.
    Graham Thompson, Dublin, Ireland, Third Prize (1 of 2), US$ 500.00.

    read more: peacepentagoncompetition.net/award.html

    Authors

    Nandini Bagchee
    Maureen Shea

    Peace Pentagon Parade

    To publicize the competition launch, we held a parade from 339 Lafayette to Storefront for Art and Architecture for a launch party, which included members of the 339 Lafayette community, the Rude Mechanical Orchestra, the Yes Men and Reverend Billy who gave a sermon when we arrived at Storefront. Storefront’s photos of the event are posted here.

    How can a building Mobilize for peace and Justice?

    An 80′ lettering installation announced the exhibition of competition entries, “How Can a Building Mobilize for Peace and Justice?” The exhibition was held at the NYPL Mulberry St Branch, McNally Jackson Books, ABC No Rio, and Common Room.