BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Baltimore Development Corporation, in partnership with Mayor Brandon Scott, launched the city’s first public design competition aimed at reimagining Baltimore’s major entrance corridors on Wednesday.
The initiative, Design Baltimore: Gateways, invites architects, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers, planners, artists, students and multidisciplinary creative teams to submit concepts for three prominent corridors: Russell Street, Conway Street and President Street.
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The routes serve as key entry points for residents, commuters, tourists, sports fans, convention attendees and business travelers.
I’m calling on all of Baltimore’s artists, architects, engineers, students, and creatives to show off their talent and their love of our city through this competition,” said Mayor Scott, via press release. “Especially since these corridors are in areas that residents and visitors visit regularly, including on game days, we want to make sure these designs reflect the beauty and culture of our city and our residents.
Baltimore Development Corporation President and CEO Otis Rolley said the project is intended to reshape how visitors experience the city.
As Baltimore continues to grow, we have an opportunity to change the way people experience our city from the moment they arrive,” Rolley said, via press release. “Design Baltimore: Gateways is about creating entrances that reflect the identity and future of Baltimore.
The competition features a $450,000 prize pool. Twelve finalist teams will each receive a $25,000 stipend to further develop their proposals before one winner is selected for each of the three corridors. Each winning team will receive an additional $50,000.
Submissions are due Aug. 23.
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To help competitors better understand the project areas, organizers hosted a public site tour Tuesday, allowing prospective participants to visit the three corridors, ask questions and gather information before preparing their proposals.
According to organizers, the competition seeks to create gateway corridors that celebrate Baltimore’s history, neighborhoods and creative culture while advancing four primary objectives: highlighting the city’s identity, encouraging innovative design, fostering community engagement and supporting economic development.
The competition is administered by the Baltimore Development Corporation at the request of the mayor and includes partnerships with the Baltimore City departments of Transportation and Planning, the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, Visit Baltimore, the Baltimore Orioles, the Baltimore Ravens, the Maryland Stadium Authority, the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Create Baltimore, the Mayor’s Office and the Mayor’s Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment.
Additional information, including eligibility requirements and submission guidelines, is available at designbaltimoregateways.com.
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