Allianz, Herman Miller, Honda
Advanced Design, Red Bull Among the Visionary Companies Competing
in the Design & Developer Challenge Presented by
Microsoft
Judges Select Five Teams to Present Conceptual Mobility Plans
at AutoMobility LA™ on Nov.
29
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles
Auto Show® (LA Auto Show®) today announced the teams competing
in this year's Design & Developer Challenge presented by
Microsoft; the show also revealed the five finalist teams that will
be presenting their concepts to media and industry professionals at
AutoMobility LA™ on Wednesday, November
29. More than 30 companies from around the world applied to
participate in the show's annual Design & Developer Challenge
which asked experts to devise a mobility plan for Los Angeles as part of the City's bid to host
a major global sporting event in the year 2060; of them, 11 teams
qualified to compete for three distinct honors –
the Judges', Industry and People's
Pick awards.
The Competing Teams:
- BYTON Design – based in Nanjing, China, the global startup unites automotive
engineers and computing experts to push the boundaries of mobility
through digital transformation
- Cunningham Concept Design – based in Southern California, Cunningham bridges the
gap between automotive and entertainment design, creating visions
that are both fantastic and pragmatic for a global industry
- GK Design International Inc. – multidisciplinary design
firm in Southern California that
is part of the GK Design Group originating in Tokyo, Japan
- Herman Miller – globally recognized provider of
furnishings and related technologies and services; headquartered in
Michigan, the global company has
relied on innovative design for over 100 years to solve problems
for people wherever they work, live, learn and heal
- Honda Advanced Design and Trigger – the
creator of future Honda and Acura automobile and mobility design
concepts, Honda Advanced Design, has teamed up with fellow
Los Angeles-based company,
Trigger, inventor of unrivaled mixed reality experiences for the
world's top brands
- Launch Forth, Allianz,
Ottobock, Red Bull and International
Paralympic Committee – Launch Forth is a community-powered
product development platform focused on helping companies co-create
truly world-changing products ranging from 3D-printed cars and
drones to self-driving shuttles to an entire city on Mars for one
million people. Launch Forth and Allianz have partnered with
Ottobock, Red Bull and the
International Paralympic Committee to participate in this year's
Design & Developer Challenge
- oiio – group of architects, urbanists and researchers
practicing in the study and realization of built as well as
un-built environments; based in New York
City and Athens,
Greece
- Qoros Design – based in Shanghai, China, Qoros designs and develops
vehicles with distinct aesthetic, safety and connected services
that meet international quality standards
- Systematica – headquartered in Milan, Italy, the global transport planning
and mobility engineering consultancy provides a wide array of
integrated consultancy services in the transport and urban planning
sectors, including national, urban and development scale transport
planning, traffic analysis and management, mobility engineering and
events venues with a special focus on pedestrian flows, parking
design, vertical transportation and application of infomobility
systems and technologies.
- URB-E – based in Southern
California, URB-E's mission is to solve the pain points of
urban living by designing and engineering lightweight foldable
electric vehicles and mobile power sources. Using California's hi-tech aerospace manufacturing
technologies, URB-E builds innovative products with unparalleled
quality, durability and safety. URB-E has delivered over 5,000
foldable electric vehicles to customers in more than 30
countries
- ZGF Architects – architecture, design and planning
practice with an intentionally diverse portfolio that includes
mixed-use developments, museums, transportation facilities and
ecodistricts among several other environments; ZGF Architects has
600 professionals spanning the U.S. and Canada and has received more than 1,000 design
awards, including the American Institute of Architects' highest
honor, the Architecture Firm Award
A panel of design, innovation and transportation experts from
ArtCenter College of Design, Autodesk, IDEO, Los Angeles' Department of Transportation,
Mattel, Microsoft NEXT and Under Armour selected five teams to
present their concept at AutoMobility LA on Wednesday, November 29, starting at 4:25 p.m. PST.
The Finalist Teams (click on the links below for a
preview each finalist's "L.A. 2060" concept):
- GK Design International Inc.
- Honda Advanced Design and Trigger
- Launch Forth, Allianz, Ottobock, Red Bull and International
Paralympic Committee
- oiio
- ZGF Architects
The winner of the 2017 Judges' Pick award will
be announced immediately following the finalists'
presentations. Industry professionals and the general public
will also have the opportunity to review all 11 entries and vote
for their favorite concept on automobilityla.com and
laautoshow.com, respectively. The winner of
the Industry Pick and People's
Pick awards will both be announced the week of
Dec. 11.
Hosted within the epicenter of automotive design and innovation
for more than a dozen years, the Design & Developer Challenge
is the world's only annual competition that blends the automotive
design community with creatives from multiple disciplines,
including entertainment, technology, architecture and urban
planning. All AutoMobility LA attendees are invited to
witness and celebrate this year's Design & Developer Program,
which includes a panel, finalist presentations, press conference by
Launch Forth, networking reception and afterparty. Supported
by Autodesk and Lacks Enterprises, the Design &
Developer Challenge presented by Microsoft will take place in
the Technology Pavilion, located in front of the Los Angeles Convention Center.
For more information about the Design & Developer
Program,
visit:
http://automobilityla.com/design-developer-program/
For more information about AutoMobility LA and LA Auto Show,
visit:
http://www.automobilityla.com/ and http://laautoshow.com/
About the Los Angeles Auto Show and AutoMobility
LA
Founded in 1907, the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto
Show®) is the first major North American auto show of the season
each year. In 2016, the show's Press & Trade Days merged
with the Connected Car Expo (CCE) to become AutoMobility
LATM, the industry's first trade show converging the
technology and automotive industries to launch new products and
technologies and to discuss the most pressing issues surrounding
the future of transportation and mobility. AutoMobility LA
2017 will take place at the Los
Angeles Convention Center Nov.
27-30, with manufacturer vehicle debuts intermixed. LA
Auto Show 2017 will be open to the public Dec. 1-10.
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