Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Launched in 2016, the Edmonton Infill Design Competition provides an opportunity to encourage productive conversations about infill and help the public and development community envision what's possible for infill design and inspire builders and architects to create out of the box designs that enrich our city. The competition's overarching goal is to showcase improved aesthetics of the community and how good designs can bring neighbours together.

The 2016 competition sought ideas for low-density residential infill on a hypothetical site, showing how infill could add to the character of our mature and established neighbourhoods. The 2019 competition was an opportunity to test innovative new housing forms that will be integral to the future of Edmonton. It focused on demonstrating how medium-density 'missing middle' housing can be both economically-feasible and well designed to work in Edmonton. Designs were solicited Canada-wide or internationally from multidisciplinary teams of architects and builders/developers for medium density, 'missing middle' housing on a site of 5
lots currently owned by the City of Edmonton at the northeast corner of 112 Avenue and 106 Street in the Spruce Avenue neighbourhood. The winning team will be given the opportunity to purchase the site and build their winning design conditional upon rezoning approval. Once constructed, the prototype will be used to inspire innovative 'missing middle' infill development in other parts of the city.

(From competition brief)