PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE

  • ABOUT THE PROJECT

    The project is funded by Realdania. It is being runned by Interactive Spaces Lab in close collaboration with Ars Electronica Center (AT) and BLOXHUB (DK). For more info: prix.bloxhub.org

An international competition and award ceremony

PRIX BLOXHUB INTERACTIVE has been developed by Interactive Spaces Urban Studio at the Alexandra Institute (DK), BLOXHUB (DK) and Ars Electronica (AT), who have joined forces in gathering and building new concrete knowledge about how digital technologies can be used in creating new and improved urban solutions.

‘Technology has never saved the future, but it has a great influence on how we shape our future. Above all technical understanding, our technologically driven world expertise requires the potential of critical thinking, and the questions of how technology has to be developed in order to serve the common good and not just a few. PRIX BLOXHUB Interactive helps to inspire others in doing so, as it will help raising the right questions’’

-Manuela Naveau, – Director Ars Electronica Export

PRIX BLOXHUB Interactive was held for the first time in 2018, and overall consisted of an international competition, award ceremony and a two-day symposium that took place in and around BLOX in Copenhagen, 21-22 May 2019.

The competition was based on UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 11, concerning making our cities more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable – through collaboration and integrated solutions, and was looking for new ideas on how to enhance civic engagement, and improve quality of life for all.

Stay tuned for news, by following prix.bloxhub.org

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We are very proud of our Jury for this year's Prix BLOXHUB Interactive - whose multidisciplinary expertise contributes to the quality of the initiative. The highly renowned experts come from both academic and entrepreneurial backgrounds and vouch for the quality and impartiality of the evaluation process; - Indy Johar, 00 & Dark Matter Laboratories - Natalie Mossin, Co-chair, UIA Commission on the UN Sustainable Development Goals - Kaj Grønbæk, Prof., Head of the Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University - Gerfried Stocker, Artistic Director of the Ars Electronica Festival - Helle Søholt, Founding Partner of Gehl, CEO - Carlo Ratti, Director of the MIT Senseable City Lab - Marius Sylvestersen, Smart City Program Manager for Copenhagen
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The competition invited architects, creatives, engineers, tech-people and visionaries from around the world to share visions for public life in urban environments. Winners were awarded a uniquely designed statuette, prize money ranging up to €5000 per category, and the opportunity to showcase their talents at the BLOXHUB interactive symposium at BLOX in Copenhagen and at the famed Ars Electronica Festival in Linz. Selected projects are now being showcased at Nordic Edge Expo, in BLOXHUB for the remaining of 2019 and submissions are being matchmaking with relevant Danish companies. The Winner in the Excellence category was Mapple. Mapple’s urban intelligence software helps city planners use data to better understand the area they are planning to develop, predict the impact of their developments and make sure they change the lives of residents for the better. The Winner in the Concept category was Flora Robotica, who's goal is to create new urban public environments that support the increase of species and richness, whilst providing spaces of utility and inspiration for the citizens.
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The Speakers at the Symposium represented a variety of specialists and as a participant, you could hear brilliant Sir Peter Cook (Founder of Archigram) talking about the need for creating visions for the future, Director of Sensible City Lab Carlo Ratti sharing their concrete examples of solutions, critical Urbanist and Writer Adam Greenfield reminder ud that an alternative future is possible and inspiring Sara Williams, Director, Civic Data Design Lab at MIT, talking about the importance of "data action". We also had the pleasure to have Speakers like Helle Søholt (CEO) and Jeff Risom (CIO) from Gehl, Dr. Mara Balestrini from Ideas for Change, Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman from NY Times, Christian Bason from Danish Design Centre, Ben Cerveny from Foundation for Public Code, Dietmar Offenhuber from MIT and many more! For more info, please visit the Prix BLOXHUB Interactive homepage.
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