{"id":19790,"date":"2013-03-27T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=19790"},"modified":"2013-03-26T18:54:52","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T01:54:52","slug":"win-12000-to-create-your-own-parkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2013\/03\/27\/win-12000-to-create-your-own-parkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Win $12,000 to create your own PARKit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Surrey is calling for submissions in its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surrey.ca\/city-services\/10971.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">PARKit Design Challenge<\/a>, a competition for the design and installation of a summertime pop-up park in Surrey City Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals and groups are invited to submit their ideas for a creative sustainable outdoor public space capable of supporting mobile food vendors. The selected winner will receive $12,000 to fabricate and install their design. Honorariums will be awarded to second ($500) and third place teams ($250).<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The PARKit site is located adjacent to Surrey Central SkyTrain station, in the North Surrey Recreation Centre parking lot. This area has become an important pedestrian hub, linking SFU Surrey and Central City Mall with the SkyTrain station and recreation centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PARKit Design Challenge is a wonderful way for the City to engage creative minds to help infuse life into concrete. The park will bring the community together and become a fun urban greenspace in our downtown core,<strong>\u201d says Mayor Dianne Watts.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PARKit Design Challenge entries are due May 17, with the winner announced on May 24.\u00a0 The site is expected to be installed by mid-July, and will remain open through August.<\/p>\n<p>The City originally developed PARKit as a pilot project to create temporary public park space, and to test the feasibility of mobile food trucks in City Centre.\u00a0 The Program\u2019s initial pilot site was activated in April and July, 2012, in the same location. The Design Challenge is the evolution of the PARKit concept. For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surrey.ca\/city-services\/10971.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">www.surrey.ca\/parkit.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Surrey is calling for submissions in its PARKit Design Challenge, a competition for the design and installation of a summertime pop-up park in Surrey City Centre. Individuals and groups are invited to submit their ideas for a creative sustainable outdoor public space capable of supporting mobile food vendors. 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