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Apr

2013

Congrats Zied Masmoudi! Winner of “I Like it on Top Contest” (SFU Burnaby Gondola)

A few weeks ago we learned about the I Like it On Top contest held by Simon Fraser University. Through submissions of their own work, students were invited to help raise awareness about the merits of the Burnaby Mountain Gondola. The contest ended on April 7th and last week Zied Masmoudi was declared the winner. Congrats!

He earned a well-deserved $2000 while 2nd and 3rd place prizes of $500 and $250 went to Kurtis Chow/Jeremy Mamisao and Markham Burnham respectively.

I gotta say that the submissions were all excellent. I can’t imagine how much time each and everyone of them must’ve spent making the videos! Combine that with the stress of exams and finals, and it becomes even more impressive.

While the contest is over now, if you want to learn more about the project and check out their amazing work, be sure to see the videos below. Once again, congrats to all the winners!

 

Winner: Zied Masmoudi


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2nd Place: Kurtis Chow & Jeremy Mamisao


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3rd Place: Mark Burnham


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21
Sep

2011

Groningen, Bicycle Capital of the World

Bicycle parking stall outside Groningen Main Station. Image by flickr user Daniel Sparing.

Yesterday we had a quick little contest to see how many people could name the city in the western world with the highest percentage of cyclists. The answer was . . .

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13
Apr

2010

NeoHouston Results

I’d like to congratulate Andrew Burleson, Dean Hall and David Morris over at neoHOUSTON for their Cable Propelled Challenge.

The challenge was a quick and dirty design competition to see where neoHOUSTON’S readers would install a CPT system. Given the short turn-around time, it was impressive to see a half-dozen quality submissions. Congratulations to Danny DiPaolo for receiving the Editor’s Choice.

The funny thing is this: I know nothing about Houston. Aside from looking at the technical aspects of the submissions, I have no idea whether or not they’d be strong submissions or not. That doesn’t upset me, however, it thrills me.

For CPT to spread, people need to play with the idea in their own backyards. They need to learn about it, understand it and implement it. They need to imagine a future different from what they already know. Me yelling “GONDOLA!” seven times a week just isn’t going to cut it.

So again, neoHOUSTON, great work! The only question now is: Where should the next Cable Propelled Challenge be?

And maybe more important: What should the prize be?



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