What if the White House, the ultimate architectural symbol of political power, were to be designed today? Till April 20, 2008 submissions are accepted for the ideas competition for the possible presidential palace of the future, promising a $5,000-prize, a trip to New York and an exhibition.

On occasion of the election of the 44th President of the United States of America, Storefront for Art and Architecture challenge interested people to design a new residence for the world’s most powerful individual. Universally recognized as a symbol of political authority, one of America’s greatest tourist attractions, and the nerve center of the world’s most complex communications system, it is the ultimate architectural embodiment of power.

What would a White House designed in 2008, election year for the 44th President of the United States, look like? The best ideas, designs, descriptions, images, and videos will be selected by some of the world’s most distinguished designers and critics and featured in a month-long exhibition at Storefront for Art and Architecture in July 2008. All three winners will be flown to New York to collect their prizes at the opening party.

The best competition entries from around the world will be exhibited in the Storefront Gallery (New York) in July 2008, and in a special page on the gallery’s website. They will also be published in Surface magazine. The authors of the three best projects, as chosen by the jury, will be flown to New York and given three day's free accommodation in The White House Hotel on the Bowery.

First Prize $5,000
Second Prize $3,000
Third Prize $1,500

TIMELINE
January 15, 2008 Competition launched
March 1, 2008 Online submissions accepted
April 20, 2008 Registration and submissions deadline
May 2008 Jury selects winners
May 2008 Winners announced
July 2008 Exhibition and prize giving at Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York

For more information about this competition please contact whitehouse@storefrontnews.org
www.whitehouseredux.org