Date: September 17, 2010 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN CALLS FOR DESIGN ENTRIES IN EXTREME TREE HOUSES EXHIBITION WHAT: Call for entries - TREEmendous Extreme Tree Houses exhibition WHEN: Design submissions due Monday, Nov. 15 by 4 p.m.; required pre-design meeting on Monday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. OR Monday, Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Deliver or mail completed entry submissions to the Missouri Botanical Garden, c/o Lynn Kerkemeyer, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110 COST: $15 non-refundable entry fee INFO: www.mobot.org/treemendous; (314) 577-0295 (ST. LOUIS): The Missouri Botanical Garden is seeking design entries for its upcoming TREEmendous Extreme Tree Houses exhibition, planned as part of the Garden s year-long celebration of the U.N. Year of Forests in 2011. Local designers, architects, schools, studios and individuals are all welcome to submit a creative tree house design for the juried competition. Winning entries will receive a $5,000 stipend to construct their designs on the Garden grounds as part of the Extreme Tree Houses public exhibition, on display Apr. 30 through Aug. 21, 2011. Entries are due in their entirety by Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 at 4 p.m. and attendance at an advance pre-design meeting is required. For complete contest rules and submission criteria, visit www.mobot.org/treemendous or call (314) 577-0295. The Extreme Tree Houses exhibition is designed to showcase the creativity and talent of the local community while also reinforcing the significant role trees play in our lives and in the health of our planet. Entrants are asked to branch out from the ordinary notion of tree houses by designing nontraditional, ground-level structures that are accessible to a diversity of visitors. Designers are (over)
ADD ONE: Extreme Tree Houses encouraged to ponder the concepts of sustainability, exploration and play in the outdoors, reconnecting children and nature, accessibility, color, natural elements and nature-inspired design, fantasy and habitats as homes. Tree houses can be freestanding or attached to a tree. In order to maintain the permanent health and structural integrity of the Garden s tree collection, designers must adhere to protective installation and construction guidelines. Design entries will be judged on their creativity, imagination, use of sustainable and environmentally-friendly materials, accessibility, level of engagement for visitors of all ages, elements of surprise, durability for weather conditions and heavy usage by children, flexibility of location and ease of installation and removal. Each entry must be accompanied by an artist rendering and a plan view showing scale. Three-dimensional models are encouraged. Winning Extreme Tree Houses will be constructed by their designers in visitor-accessible locations near or under the canopy of significant trees at the Missouri Botanical Garden, including oak, tulip, elm, sweet gum, ginkgo, sycamore, Osage orange and walnut trees. Ten pre-approved installation locations will be shared with potential entrants at a required pre-design meeting. Two pre-design meetings are scheduled, and potential entrants need only attend one: Monday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. OR Monday, Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the Jordan Education Wing of the Ridgway Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis. Final design submissions are due Monday, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. Entrants may either handdeliver submissions to the Garden, dropping them off at the Ridgway Visitor Center between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., or mail them directly to the Missouri Botanical Garden, care of Lynn Kerkemeyer, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110. A $15 non-refundable entry fee made payable to the Missouri Botanical Garden is required upon submission. Winning individuals or teams will receive on-site signage recognition and a $5,000 stipend towards materials and construction of their design - $3,000 to be paid upon announcement of winning designs, and $2,000 to be paid upon conclusion of the exhibition and removal of the structure on deadline. Installation must take place from Apr. 15 through 28, 2011, and structures must be removed from Aug. 22 through 28, 2011. Designers are responsible for tree house maintenance throughout the duration of the public exhibition, and may keep their creations upon exhibit s end. (more)
ADD TWO: Extreme Tree Houses Individuals, teams and companies may participate. For official rules and complete contest details, please visit www.mobot.org/treemendous. For more information, contact Lynn Kerkemeyer, Special Exhibits Manager, at (314) 577-0295. TREEmendous Extreme Tree Houses is endorsed by the U.S. Green Building Council. # # # NOTE: Download media materials at www.mobot.org/press. The Missouri Botanical Garden s mission is to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life. Today, 151 years after opening, the Missouri Botanical Garden is a National Historic Landmark and a center for science, conservation, education and horticultural display. The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in St. Louis, just south of I-44 at Vandeventer- Kingshighway (exit #287B). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Dec. 25. Grounds open at 7 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays (exception: special admission rate events). Admission is $8; free children ages 12 and under and Garden members. St. Louis City and County residents are $4 and free Wednesdays and Saturdays until noon (exception: special admission rate events - third weekend of May, Labor Day weekend, and first weekend of October). Park for free on site and two blocks west at the Shaw-Vandeventer intersection. The Garden is easily accessible by taking the MetroLink commuter rail line to the Central West End station and picking up a Metro bus (www.metrostlouis.org). For general information, log on to www.mobot.org or call the 24-hour recording at (314) 577-5100 or 1-800-642-8842. For membership information, visit www.mobot.org/membership call (314) 577-5118 during weekday business hours. For volunteer opportunities, visit www.mobot.org/volunteer or call (314) 577-5187. The Missouri Botanical Garden is a tobacco-free environment.
Date: September 17, 2010 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN CALLS FOR DESIGN ENTRIES IN EXTREME TREE HOUSES EXHIBITION WHAT: Call for entries - TREEmendous Extreme Tree Houses exhibition WHEN: Design submissions due Monday, Nov. 15 by 4 p.m.; required pre-design meeting on Monday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. OR Monday, Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Deliver or mail completed entry submissions to the Missouri Botanical Garden, c/o Lynn Kerkemeyer, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110 COST: $15 non-refundable entry fee INFO: www.mobot.org/treemendous; (314) 577-0295 (ST. LOUIS): The Missouri Botanical Garden is seeking design entries for its upcoming TREEmendous Extreme Tree Houses exhibition, planned as part of the Garden s year-long celebration of the U.N. Year of Forests in 2011. Local designers, architects, schools, studios and individuals are all welcome to submit a creative tree house design for the juried competition. Winning entries will receive a $5,000 stipend to construct their designs on the Garden grounds as part of the Extreme Tree Houses public exhibition, on display Apr. 30 through Aug. 21, 2011. Entries are due in their entirety by Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 at 4 p.m. and attendance at an advance pre-design meeting is required. For complete contest rules and submission criteria, visit www.mobot.org/treemendous or call (314) 577-0295. The Extreme Tree Houses exhibition is designed to showcase the creativity and talent of the local community while also reinforcing the significant role trees play in our lives and in the health of our planet. Entrants are asked to branch out from the ordinary notion of tree houses by designing nontraditional, ground-level structures that are accessible to a diversity of visitors. Designers are (over)
ADD ONE: Extreme Tree Houses encouraged to ponder the concepts of sustainability, exploration and play in the outdoors, reconnecting children and nature, accessibility, color, natural elements and nature-inspired design, fantasy and habitats as homes. Tree houses can be freestanding or attached to a tree. In order to maintain the permanent health and structural integrity of the Garden s tree collection, designers must adhere to protective installation and construction guidelines. Design entries will be judged on their creativity, imagination, use of sustainable and environmentally-friendly materials, accessibility, level of engagement for visitors of all ages, elements of surprise, durability for weather conditions and heavy usage by children, flexibility of location and ease of installation and removal. Each entry must be accompanied by an artist rendering and a plan view showing scale. Three-dimensional models are encouraged. Winning Extreme Tree Houses will be constructed by their designers in visitor-accessible locations near or under the canopy of significant trees at the Missouri Botanical Garden, including oak, tulip, elm, sweet gum, ginkgo, sycamore, Osage orange and walnut trees. Ten pre-approved installation locations will be shared with potential entrants at a required pre-design meeting. Two pre-design meetings are scheduled, and potential entrants need only attend one: Monday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. OR Monday, Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the Jordan Education Wing of the Ridgway Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis. Final design submissions are due Monday, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. Entrants may either handdeliver submissions to the Garden, dropping them off at the Ridgway Visitor Center between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., or mail them directly to the Missouri Botanical Garden, care of Lynn Kerkemeyer, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110. A $15 non-refundable entry fee made payable to the Missouri Botanical Garden is required upon submission. Winning individuals or teams will receive on-site signage recognition and a $5,000 stipend towards materials and construction of their design - $3,000 to be paid upon announcement of winning designs, and $2,000 to be paid upon conclusion of the exhibition and removal of the structure on deadline. Installation must take place from Apr. 15 through 28, 2011, and structures must be removed from Aug. 22 through 28, 2011. Designers are responsible for tree house maintenance throughout the duration of the public exhibition, and may keep their creations upon exhibit s end. (more)
ADD TWO: Extreme Tree Houses Individuals, teams and companies may participate. For official rules and complete contest details, please visit www.mobot.org/treemendous. For more information, contact Lynn Kerkemeyer, Special Exhibits Manager, at (314) 577-0295. TREEmendous Extreme Tree Houses is endorsed by the U.S. Green Building Council. # # # NOTE: Download media materials at www.mobot.org/press. The Missouri Botanical Garden s mission is to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life. Today, 151 years after opening, the Missouri Botanical Garden is a National Historic Landmark and a center for science, conservation, education and horticultural display. The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in St. Louis, just south of I-44 at Vandeventer- Kingshighway (exit #287B). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Dec. 25. Grounds open at 7 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays (exception: special admission rate events). Admission is $8; free children ages 12 and under and Garden members. St. Louis City and County residents are $4 and free Wednesdays and Saturdays until noon (exception: special admission rate events - third weekend of May, Labor Day weekend, and first weekend of October). Park for free on site and two blocks west at the Shaw-Vandeventer intersection. The Garden is easily accessible by taking the MetroLink commuter rail line to the Central West End station and picking up a Metro bus (www.metrostlouis.org). For general information, log on to www.mobot.org or call the 24-hour recording at (314) 577-5100 or 1-800-642-8842. For membership information, visit www.mobot.org/membership call (314) 577-5118 during weekday business hours. For volunteer opportunities, visit www.mobot.org/volunteer or call (314) 577-5187. The Missouri Botanical Garden is a tobacco-free environment.