Art Alliance Austin continues a successful partnership with AIA-Austin and Austin Foundation for Architecture to solicit ideas for the Temporary Outdoor Gallery Space 3 (TOGS 3) competition in 2010.

Objective - The third annual Temporary Outdoor Gallery Space Ideas Competition (TOGS 3) enhances the global dialogue between art and architecture while offering emerging professionals in the fields of architecture and design the opportunity to garner international attention.

Purpose - This Ideas Competition generates innovative proposals for a temporary outdoor structure that will function simultaneously as an exhibition space and as an architectural exhibition.

Mission - TOGS™ challenges the visual and conceptual boundaries of the outdoor gallery space, transforming the open-air art fair experience into one that showcases the synergy between art and architecture and brings both to the public realm.

Phase I:

The TOGS™ International Ideas Competition generates innovative proposals for a temporary outdoor structure that will function simultaneously as an exhibition space and as an architectural exhibition.

Phase II: Build the Winner

While Phase I asks that entrants push the limits of the TOGS™, based on a feasibility study, the winner will be given the opportunity to collaborate with a professional team to realize a working proposal. Local codes and restrictions will apply and the TOGS™ will need to meet any local laws where applicable. Budget restraints are not required for Phase I of the competition, but can be implemented if so desired.

Phase III: Exhibit

Upon completion of Phase II the winning structure's prototype will be exhibited at various locations during Art Week Austin including Art City Austin. The TOGS™ 3 prototype and jury's selection will be available for international exhibition.

Requirements - More Info

Requirements and deadlines for the 2010 competition have now been posted. Use link to above to read online.

Awards - More Info

Each year the top three winning submissions receive cash awards, and the top 15 are recognized.

Register Online - More Info

You must have registered for the 2010 TOGS competition online. The registration fee is $40. The registration deadline is March 26, 2010 at midnight Central. Art Alliance Austin accepts Visa, Mastercard and American Express.

Supporting Documentation - More Info

Supporting documents have been added to the site. Some documents may still be pending. TOGS will provide a site map(DWG), photographs of the site, and PDF versions of other documents for download.

TOGS Jury

2010 jury is in formation. Past competition jurors include Goil Amornvivat, co-founder of Tug Studio and a designer on TLC's Trading Spaces; Deborah Berke, FAIA, Professor of Architecture at Yale University and founder of Deborah Berke & Partners Architects, LLP; Dana Friis-Hansen, Executive Director of the Austin Museum of Art; Elizabeth Dunbar, Associate Director/Curator of Arthouse; Lora Reynolds, Lora Reynolds Gallery; Wally Workman, Wally Workman Gallery; Louise Harpman, Assoc. AIA, Associate Professor of Architecture, the University of Texas at Austin and co-founder of Specht Harpman; and Andree Bober, Director, Landmarks Program, University of Texas.