McCarthy’s ‘Design a Public Park, Art Competition
Cllr. Kieran McCarthy invites all young budding engineers and architects to participate in McCarthy’s ‘Design a Public Park, Art Competition’. Interested students are invited to draw a plan for the proposed c.160 acre public park on the old landfill site or ‘Cork City Dump’ on the Kinsale Road. The majority of the former landfill has been ‘capped or layered with topsoil’ to allow a new park to be constructed as a recreation amenity. “Design a Public Park” offer students an opportunity to present ideas of how public spaces may look from a user point of view and will be viewed by the engineer responsible for drafting the new design. The competition is run in association with Lifetime Lab ‘Meet the Engineer’s Free Family Fun Day’ at the Lifetime Lab, Saturday 3 March 2012 to celebrate Engineer’s Week 2012.
Entry to the design competition is free of charge with prizes awarded for best design, best drawing and best concept. There are several age groups, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 and Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate for secondary school students. All entries should be forwarded to Lifetime Lab before Thursday 1 March 2012. Drawings can be made on A4 or A3 sheets. They can be mounted if the student wishes. It is the intention to display all drawings on ‘Meet the Engineer’s Day’ and have the winners marked. Prizes will be awarded to drawings that are of a high standard and in particular, which demonstrate colour, creativity and imagination. On the back of the drawing, the name, age, teacher and school of the student should be clearly marked. Winners will be announced on ‘Meet the Engineer’s Day’ at the Lifetime Lab, Cork on Saturday 3 March 2012. A map of the proposed park site and further information can be viewed at Kieran McCarthy’s community programme section of his blog at www.kieranmccarthy.ie
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