An international contest is inviting students to transform an urban site to mitigate the climate predicted by the end of this century (Deadline: 30 November)The contest organised by Australian Urban Design Research Centre at the University of Western Australia invites students and graduates of urban planning, architecture and landscape architecture to draw up urban climate adaptation proposals for any site in the world.Featuring a $15,000 AUD prize fund the call for concepts aims to identify a range of solutions for adapting 200m by 200m urban sites to survive the climate projected for the year 2099. Concepts may focus on any developed or undeveloped site and must respond to extreme temperature changes.Chicago urban heat islandCredit:Image by dustinphillipsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic According to the brief: The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report paints a grim picture of climate change, predicting soaring heat stress worldwide. Globally, heat is a silent killer that is already responsible for more deaths than any other natural disaster.Worryingly, the Urban Heat Island effect can amplify city temperatures by up to 10C compared to peri-urban surroundings, posing significant health risks. Despite this, the design and planning implications of increasing temperatures on urban precincts, public open spaces and housing remain poorly understood.Preparing urban communities to be climate- ready is critical, and there is a need for innovative urban design and planning strategies to underpin urban adaptation measures.The latest contest aims to capture the public imagination by providing compelling urban design vision for a sustainable and climate-adapted future. Key aims include promoting climate-sensitive urban design techniques and showing how climate adaptation can help deliver diverse, dense and delightful neighbourhoods.A Sydney Climate Change protestCredit:Image by School Strike Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic licenseThe contest is open to tertiary students and graduates from any climate region worldwide. Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged to apply. Submissions should include a masterplan for the area in 2099, a visual showing how a typical open space or building could be adapted, and a 300-word written description.Judges will include Julian Bolleter, Director of the Australian Urban Design Research Centre; Silvia Tavares, founder and co-lead of the Bioclimatic and Sociotechnical Cities Lab at the University of the Sunshine Coast; and Andrew Lilleyman, director of ARM Architecture.Concepts will be judged on both innovation and deployment of existing climate-sensitive urban design strategies. The $15,000 AUD prize fund will be split between the best tertiary student and graduate entries.How to applyDeadline: 30 NovemberCompetition funding source: Not suppliedProject funding source: Not suppliedOwner of site(s): Not suppliedContact details: julian.bolleter@uwa.edu.auVisit the competition website for more information