Opportunities

Opportunity 1

Site specific green house project: South Bristol Skills Academy.
Ginkgo Projects is working with the City of Bristol College to commission a designer / architect / artist to design a site specific green house structure which will be sited at the new South Bristol Skills Academy at Hengrove. The structure will be designed to be practical and innovative, reflecting interests in growing, sustainability, skills exchange and design integrity. A total budget in the region of £67k is available for the design and implementation of a structure with a floor area of approx 75m2.

Expressions of interest are invited from practitioners who are willing engage with us to research new ideas that unite horticulture with architecture and design to provide an imaginative unique resource . Please see www.ginkgoprojects.co.uk/opportunities for more information.

Deadline for submissions: 13th March. Interview date: pm 17th March.

Project brief available to download from here in PDF format.

Opportunity 2

Torbay Connected Website design and production
Ginkgo Projects is working for Torbay Council to develop and deliver Torbay Connected - a cross cutting project that aims to promote and develop a system of natural legibility and place enhancement through promoting the role of creativity and culture within the main routes and developments in Torbay.

The project brings together a wide variety of both public and private sector interests and disciplines and aims to provide connect people with places and spaces in the Bay so as to provide a series of rich cultural experiences that will link destinations and encourage people to explore and move from one place to another.

As an integral part of the project we are looking to commission a project website that will act as the first point of contact and information for Torbay Connected.

Expressions of interest are invited from designers and programmers/developers who are willing to collaborate with us and work to develop and deliver a simple, innovative and functional site.

Deadline for submissions: 5pm 22nd March. Interview date: 1st April

Project brief available to download from here in PDF format.