Winter Stations design competition deadline Nov. 1

TORONTO—Designs for the 2025 Winter Stations competition will be accepted starting Oct. 1.

The single-stage international design competition is held annually in Toronto as a way to bring people to the beach in the winter months. Participants are tasked with designing temporary winter art installations that incorporate existing lifeguard towers spaced strategically across the city’s Kew and Woodbine beaches. The structures, which are not in use in the wintertime, are considered visual anchor points for the installations.

The lifeguard stands are essentially identical and can be incorporated into the installation.

According to the Winter Stations website, designs should not depend on structurally fastening or modifying the stands in any manner. The stands are a visual anchor to the installations and designs must be able to be exhibited independent of the lifeguard stands.

As in previous years, Winter Stations intends to build four to six winning proposals for a six-week exhibition along the waterfront, funding permitted.

Those interested are invited to make their submissions online. The deadline is Nov. 1. The competition is open to everyone in the world. There is no fee to enter.