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9 Blenheim Palace launches design challenge
Blenheim Palace is inspiring the next generation of architects with a nationwide design competition, where winners will receive an incredible prize, including a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sign a roof slate and have their name in situ on Britain’s Greatest Palace for centuries to come. The Baroque masterpiece and UNESCO
World Heritage Site has launched the competition for the next generation to leave their own mark on history, to coincide with Blueprints of Power, its latest exhibition, which celebrates the 300th anniversary of its architect Sir John Vanbrugh (1664–1726). The competition features three categories: • Budding architects (under 12s) must draw
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a picture of Blenheim Palace • Aspiring architects (ages 12 to 17) create a moodboard showing what feature/s could be added if Blenheim Palace were designed today • Rising architects (18+ studying a degree or equivalent in architecture, construction, creative or design-related subjects) invited to submit an interpretation of what they believe Blenheim Palace would look like if it were designed today – 300 years since it was built To enter, participants must submit their response to the brief in their category via a PDF A4 visual to
blenheim@cabcampaign.co.uk by 18 March.
Entries will be judged by an esteemed panel including Sir Charles Saumarez Smith CBE, author, curator and architectural historian, Kelly O’Driscoll, Head of Built Heritage at Blenheim Palace and Donald Insall Associates Practice Director, and Edward Lewis, currently leading the restoration project at Blenheim Palace. Winners in each category will be announced on 23 March and will receive: • Exclusive invite to the Blenheim Palace topping out ceremony on 31 March • Once-in-a-lifetime chance to sign a roof slate, reinstalled on the Palace, meaning your name remains in situ at Britain’s Greatest Palace for generations • Exclusive talk and tour with Kelly O’Driscoll, Head of Built Heritage, Blenheim Palace • Signed copy of Living Buildings: Architectural Conservation, Philosophy, Principles and Practice, Sir Donald Insall • An annual pass and afternoon tea for two at Blenheim Palace
www.blenheimpalace.com
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