The shortlisted finalists in the CAPITheticAL international design competition have been announced at a cocktail reception at the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 17 May 2012.

Over 1200 registrations were received from a range of practitioners: architects, urban planners, environmentalists and artists among them.

Reflecting the far reaching, international scope of registrations, the shortlist comprises entrants from all over Australia and the world, making CAPITheticAL an international celebration of Canberra. Read more

The CAPITheticAL Team
at the Australian Institute of Architects
e: info@capithetical.com.au

Entries for stage 1 of CAPITheticAL closed on 31 January 2012. 114 inspiring and thought provoking entries have been received from 24 countries around the world.

The judging is underway and the announcement of the shortlisted entrants who will proceed to stage 2 of CAPITheticAL will be held in Canberra on 17 May 2012.

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Good luck to all of the entrants!

The CAPITheticAL Team
at the Australian Institute of Architects

e: info@capithetical.com.au

Dear Entrants

We are currently experiencing a high level of traffic to the website,  entries are flooding in before the deadline of 5pm today.

You can submit your entries here

If you are not directed to a confirmation page after submitting your entry, please email us info@capithetical.com.au and we can confirm that your entry has been received.

Thanks for your patience.

The CAPITheticAL Team
at the Australian Institute of Architects

We’ve received over 1000 registrations from over 40 countries including Egypt, Russia, India, Germany, United States and the UK.  Let the competition begin!

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You can submit your CAPITheticAL entries from 30 September 2011 to 31 January 2012.

We look forward to seeing your creative and thought-provoking entries that convey your design ideas for a hypothetical Australian capital city.

Haven’t registered? Register today and share your big design ideas.

If you have any queries about your entry or the system please email info@capithetical.com.au

We’d love to hear from you.

The CAPITheticAL team at
the Australian Institute of Architects

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Can the city be built as part of an existing city or is it a completely new creation?

Read the answer to this question and many others in the Q&A document which includes answers to all entrant questions about the competition.

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Do you have a passion for culture, cities and urban planning?

CAPITheticAL invites you to look back at the big ideas that shaped our national capital and look forward to the big ideas that will shape our future cities in the 21st century and beyond.

In the lead up to Canberra’s Centenary celebrations in 2013, it is timely to consider the factors and influences that lead to the city’s creation.

Artists, graphic designers, architects, urban planners and environmentalists are invited to review Canberra’s history and help our nation imagine how a hypothetical national capital might be created today.

Register now, entry is free.