Here is the site map.
It has been 25 years (since 1986) that on the first Saturday of June, teams of architects, designers, and engineers have been involved in one of the world's largest sandcastle competitions. It is hosted on East Beach in Galveston.
This year there will be over 60 teams competing for the Gold Bucket Award. These teams are made of firms who begin months in advance generating ideas, developing designs, and assigning duties. All for one day of meticulously sculpting pieces of art on the beachfront...non-stop for five hours.
Awards are given in 8 different themed categories:
1. That’s Entertainment (Best theme with movies, TV, commercials, etc.)
2. Let the Games Begin (Best theme with a sport or sporting event)
3. Stars and Stripes (Most Patriotic theme)
4. Most Complex (Most attention to detail and artistry)
5. Best Traditional (The most traditional sandcastle)
6. Best Architectural (Best sculpture relating to architecture)
7. Most Hilarious (The funniest, most comical)
8. Most Lifelike / Realistic (Most realistic rendition of a person, plant, animal, mineral, or object)
The judging of all sculptures is rated on:
-originality of concept
-artistic execution of the concept
-technical difficulty
-carving technique
-utilization of the site
There are also awards give for best team t-shirt design, best team signage, best costume, and public favorite.
The AIA Sandcastle Competition is a fund-raising event for the AIA Houston Office, Grants, and the ArCH Foundation it is also one of the top five revenue generating events for the City of Galveston.
Here are some of my photos from 2009 where one of the themes was current events...(being "green"/sustainability, swine flu, octomom, and the financial crisis):
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| sustainability - being "green" |
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| financial crisis - aid |
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| octo-mom |
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| sustainability - being "green" |
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| swine flu |
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| geico commercial |
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| golden bucket winner - the good knight/good night |
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