WOOD DESIGN COMPETITION

Wood WORKS! BC / Canadian Wood Council annually host the Western Canadian Wood Design Competition on the UBC Campus in Vancouver BC. 

The purpose of the competition is to challenged registered college/university students to create an original design for a lightweight siege engine which, when built, is capable of hitting a target at 20, 30 and 45 meters using a 2 lb. projectile. Teams, consisting of students and one faculty member, submit a report prior to the competition about their design. On the morning of the competition they are required to give a 10 minute presentation to the judges and others teams, after their weigh-in and set-up.

Later the trials will take place and these have been newly revised to three categories: Qualifying Trials, Performance Trials and Longest Distance Trials.

As a result of increased emphasis on the design process of the competition, prize monies will also be disbursed into the three new categories, rather than just three cash prizes overall. We invite spectators to join us on competition day for this unique and interesting event. The morning session is primarily focused on the team set-up and presentations and the afternoon will concentrate on the trial sessions.

You can also visit our blog dedicated to the Wood Design Competition.  This blog is intended to be  the main communications tool between participating teams and Wood WORKS! staff, keeping everyone up-to-date with the latest competition inquiries and developments.

 Registration Form

 Photography Consent and Release Form

We will be posting next year's Technical Requirements as they become avaiable.