This is a competition I am currently doing and I am giving myself a few days to finish my design. I already have the design concept in my head, it is now all about modelling it up in Sketchup and bringing it to life. This competition is in its 2nd year so I took the initiative to look up at the design standard for 2010 which I think is pretty high. The winner went to "Living Pavilion”, a low‐tech, zero‐impact structure that employs reclaimed milk crates as the framework for growing a planted “green wall” surface. I quote from Bustler.net "The pavilion’s construction is simple and modular, relying on common materials such as heavy‐duty packaging straps and weather‐treated wood for its assembly. Erected in the courtyard of Liggett Hall for Governors Island’s summer season, the pavilion will provide refuge from the heat in a shaded environment kept cool by the evaporation from its planted surfaces. As the pavilion’s vaulted form meets the ground, it unfolds into a mat of crates planted with crops that can be harvested and distributed to the community. At the end of the season, its modular design will allow easy disassembly and distribution to the New York area for use in homes, public places, and community gardens."
It is funny how the render can be different from the actual product. The picture below is the final product shown during the event. The crate is a very creative way of using it as a borrowing product, trying to create a zero-impact pavilion, but I didnt realized their weather-treated wood would be so bold comparing to what they have initially for their renders. 
Here are just some of the other top finalist for the competition.
[1] KALEIDOSCAPE, EASTON+COMBS
[2] Nimbus, ECHOMATERICO, http://echomaterico.net/?tag=parametric-landscape Check out the website, they have a pretty good presentation pieces for the competition.
[3] Playcloud, NAMELESS ARCHITECTURE, http://namelessarchitecture.com/work/11_playcloud.html
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