What is the 1UP Design Competition?
From January to March 2022, 1UP Design Competition is a free urban design competition for high school students to collaborate and challenge each other's innovative design skills. We believe that the pandemic has created an opportunity for us to brainstorm and imagine new possibilities and a different environment.
This year, we are partnering with the St. James Town Community Co-op to contribute to the redevelopment of their community garden space. The community garden is in a backyard near Sherbourne Street and Wellesley Street East, located in the St. James Town high-rise community in Toronto.
Your design challenge will be to re-envision the space with these goals in mind:
No prior experience required - only a desire to learn and create is needed! We will guide you step-by-step through the design process through our bi-weekly webinars.
Join this wonderful opportunity where YOUR ideas can be included in this real-life project to be built in the summer of 2022.
This year, we are partnering with the St. James Town Community Co-op to contribute to the redevelopment of their community garden space. The community garden is in a backyard near Sherbourne Street and Wellesley Street East, located in the St. James Town high-rise community in Toronto.
Your design challenge will be to re-envision the space with these goals in mind:
- To design a more accessible and climate resilient garden
- To create a full-cycle food system within the space to provide opportunities for youth in the neighbourhood to learn and get involved
No prior experience required - only a desire to learn and create is needed! We will guide you step-by-step through the design process through our bi-weekly webinars.
Join this wonderful opportunity where YOUR ideas can be included in this real-life project to be built in the summer of 2022.
Prizes
Grand Prize
The winning team selected by the Judging Panel will receive a $500 cash prize and free DesignTO student memberships for a year (valued at $25/person).
People’s Choice Award
The team that has the most votes within the voting period will receive $25 gift cards.
The winning team and People’s Choice Award projects will be announced and featured at the 1UP Toronto Conference on Sunday, March 13, 2022 and will also be exhibited at the DesignTO Festival!
The winning team selected by the Judging Panel will receive a $500 cash prize and free DesignTO student memberships for a year (valued at $25/person).
People’s Choice Award
The team that has the most votes within the voting period will receive $25 gift cards.
The winning team and People’s Choice Award projects will be announced and featured at the 1UP Toronto Conference on Sunday, March 13, 2022 and will also be exhibited at the DesignTO Festival!
Registration is now closed. Stay tuned for more 1UP updates!