City Parks Association

The Van Alen Institute has launched a website for Phase II of LANDvisions, Urban Voids: Grounds for Change.

How can a city respond to the crisis of vacancy? Philadelphia, with over 40,000 vacant properties representing nearly 1,000 acres, has become one of the nation’s foremost examples of urban abandonment and extensive sprawl.

This web-based international design competition invites participants to suggest compelling ideas for Philadelphia’s vacant land and imagine fantastic long-term solutions that inspire change and reshape urban and natural forms throughout the city.

Registration for the competition begins online September 7th. For more information visit http://www.vanalen.org/urbanvoids