What this is
The Tacoma Design Challenge is an open call for designers to submit original work that can be built in the real world
Three concepts are selected, developed, and built
Design is evaluated in its final form through material, process, and use.
How it works
Submit a concept
Three are selected
Those three are:
developed into shop drawings
built
presented at a public event
Final awards are based on the finished work
What makes this different
Most competitions reward ideas
This one tests them
Every selected design must:
function in the real world
be built within budget
hold up in material and form
What designers get
Your idea, built
developed into shop drawings
built in collaboration with our team
presented as a finished piece
you retain ownership of your design
Awards
Three finalists will be selected and built
Final placement is announced live at the event
1st Prize — $2,500.00
2nd Prize — $1,500.00
3rd Prize — $1,000.00
Total cash awards: $5,000.00