What is the “Creating the City within the City” competition?
An architecture ideas competition led by the McEwen School of Architecture, in collaboration with Vista Hospitality Co. Canada / Elm Place, open to architecture students and to intern architects. It offers the opportunity for entrants to think creatively about the potential adaptation of the Elm Place shopping center located in the heart of downtown Sudbury, filling in urban voids around the mall and building on top of/within the mall to transform an inward-facing commercial complex into a more diverse, vibrant and livable place by introducing new residential program.
The competition will demonstrate how architecture can lead the way in urban regeneration by rethinking the shopping mall so it can play a key role in transforming the Sudbury downtown core into the vibrant neighborhood it once was.
The competition calls the architects of tomorrow to imagine how we can reclaim space, redefine urban living, and create (or recreate) the city within the city…