The urbancanvas Design Competition was an opportunity for professional artists and designers to develop designs that enliven temporary protective structures and enhance quality of life. By using these structures as blank artwork canvases, artists and designers submitted designs to create a more inviting environment for residents, businesses and visitors.

Participants developed individual artwork for construction fences, sidewalk sheds above active businesses, sidewalk sheds above non-active businesses, supported scaffolds and cocoon systems that are compatible in a variety of possible combinations and represent a cohesive artistic vision. Considered a unit, these five specific pieces of artwork will are called the urbancanvas Artwork Package.

Participants were asked to:

• Develop artwork to stand alone or complement another piece from the package, as construction sites often have more than one type of temporary structure installed at any given time.
• Consider the diversity of New York City's construction sites and generate submissions that work effectively on any site, regardless of size or location. Construction fences and sidewalk sheds can span the front of a small building within a block, but can also cover a full city block at larger construction sites.

View the winning Artwork Packages.