PAST PRESENT FUTURE: Scotland's 2050 Tidelines
The Edinburgh Architectural Association presents Past Present Future: an illustrative competition to promote awareness of the impact of global warming on Scottish tidelines.
In response to COP26, the EAA is encouraging discussion on what the future could look like for the tideline around Scotland in the wake of rising sea levels, and what this could mean for businesses and local inhabitants. Through the visualization of past, present and future conditions, comparisons and debate can be generated on what we can or can’t achieve to help preserve our coastlines.
What do you think our coastline will look like in the future? How might we adapt our businesses and lives? Will we migrate? Will we remain? How will we cope?
We invite you to explore the possibilities and restrictions the predicted 2050 Tideline will bring, and question how our past may inform our future responses.
COMPETITION OBJECTIVES
Produce a series of 3 images for a given location illustrating the Past, Present, and Future of that location, highlighting the effects of global warming and how we may tackle them in the future. The past image will probably come from an archive. The present will rely on your photography skills and the ability to find the same location that the archive image was taken. The Future image requires your imagination:
Raise awareness of the impact of global warming around COP26 in Scotland.
Encourage discussion on the impact of potential future conditions and solutions to rising tidelines.
Respond to the COP26 aim of ‘Adapting to protect communities and natural environments’:
‘At COP26 we need to work together to enable and encourage countries affected by climate change to protect and restore ecosystems; build defenses, warning systems and resilient infrastructure and agriculture to avoid loss of homes, livelihoods and even lives.‘
ENTRY DETAILS
Rules and Conditions: Locations depicted in submitted entries to be restricted to within effected areas of Scotland in accordance with the 2050 Tideline map and RIAS boundaries:
Entrants are invited to submit Past, Present and Future images for as many locations as they choose. Maximum number of submissions per chosen location to be limited to 1 from each of the Past, Present and Future categories.
Each submission should include an aspect of the Future, using Past and/or Present to highlight key aspects, create comparisons, and draw conclusions.
Eligibility: Entry is Free and open to all, including, but not exclusive to: Students from any Higher Education institution or Programme within the RIAS boundary, Students in Secondary Education, Practicing Architects, Practicing Artists.
Entry Fee: FREE
Submission Requirements: There is no restriction in the manner through which you illustrate your ideas and are encouraged to explore a variety of different mediums.
Submissions will be anonymous – do not include entrant name or contact details in any of the submitted documents. Name and contact details are requested separately on the submission form.
Drawings to be formatted and submitted as A3 Landscape in a single PDF document.
A short supporting statement of maximum 200 words per image to be uploaded as a separate single A4 Portrait PDF document. Within the supporting text clearly state which of Past, Present or Future the related image belongs.
Submission File and Supporting Statement to be both named as ‘YourSubmissionTitle.pdf’
Submission Process: Submission through AirTable online form.
Only one submission per entrant. Duplicate or multiple submissions found will result in all instances from the entrant to be discounted.
Successful submissions to be presented and displayed in an exhibition at SpACE (The Fire Station, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh), as part of the EAA/SpACE COP26 event series. Dates TBC.
Winning entries will also be showcased via EAA communications and social medias, with the potential to be presented in select physical publications and traditional media.
Judging: Judges will be announced after competition launch. Submissions will be judged anonymously.
Judging Criteria:
Response to changes in conditions due to global warming.
Incorporation of sustainable practices.
Reflection of local identities.
Consideration of ecological and human impacts.
Use of creativity to spark discussions.
Visual intrigue and communication.
Use of historic and contemporary precedence.
The role of the built environment.
Please direct any questions to competitions@eaa.org.uk
EAA Declaration
EAA Competitions reserves the right to exclude entries that deviate from brief or competition rules.
The winning entry may not be realized, Project Sponsor is not obliged to employ the winning entry.
While entrants retain the intellectual copy wright of their designs EAA Competitions and Project Sponsors have license to use drawn submissions for promotional use.
EAA may seek further awareness of environmental issues by circulation of images among third party media organisations.