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Market Street Reimagined, San Francisco
The Market Street Reimagined competition is a forward-looking design initiative led by the City of San Francisco, in USA..
The competition seeks innovative, transformative ideas to rejuvenate a two-mile stretch of Market Street between Van Ness Avenue and the Embarcadero. Historically a vital commercial and civic artery, the area has experienced significant decline in foot traffic and vitality post-pandemic due to reduced office occupancy and economic shifts. The competition invites urban designers, architects, planners, and other professionals to rethink Market Street as a vibrant, inclusive, safe, and engaging urban boulevard that integrates transportation, public life, economic revitalisation, cultural identity, and environmental resilience.
Location
Sector
Urbanism / Landscape / Infrastructure
Intervention
Renovation
Tender Portal
Tender Stage
Open design competition
Deadline
1 June 2025
Consultant Team
Open to anyone with a vision for the future — residents, business owners, urbanists, optimists, visionaries, community builders, students, professionals, and all those capable of thinking in creative and unexpected ways.
Given the nature of the project, likely disciplines include:
Urban Design
Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Transportation Planning
Community Engagement
Environmental Design
Wayfinding and Signage Strategy
Given the nature of the project, likely disciplines include:
Urban Design
Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Transportation Planning
Community Engagement
Environmental Design
Wayfinding and Signage Strategy
Submission Criteria
$100,000 USD to be administered by the jury to a pool of winners. Once submissions are reviewed, an esteemed jury will select a pool of winners and administer the $100,000 prize fund. The jury will determine the distribution of the fund.
Only one graphic “panel” is required and must be submitted online in both PDF and JPG formats. Your entry panel should be anonymous and visually compelling, with clear, jargon-free text in English that effectively and succinctly conveys the essence of your idea. All entries will be displayed online; therefore, competition submissions will be treated as public and non-confidential once submitted. The panels will be printed and exhibited for judging and a public showcase in San Francisco. Entries must be formatted as a vertical layout measuring 24 by 36 inches (portrait orientation). A pre-jury screening process will disqualify any entries that do not adhere to the stated requirements.