Ideas Competition: Offices of the Fundación Arquitectura Contemporánea and the San Pablo Block in Cordoba. Sponsors: Fundación Arquitectura Contemporánea
Type: International ideas, 2-phase
Language: Spanish, English
Awards: The Jury shall choose the competition winner from among the Phase II finalists. The Fundación Arquitectura Contemporánea shall commission the winning architect or team to draw up the basic design and execution project for the headquarters at the time when the Fundación decides to execute the project.
Timeline:
27 November 2009 – Submission of questions
11 December 2009 – Answers to questions
1 February 2010 – Submission deadline
26 February 2010 – Jury’s decision
Jury: The jury, which will act in both phases of the competition, shall be made up of the following members:
– Chairman; the Chairman of the Fundación Arquitectura Contemporánea.
– Three architects Trustees of the Fundación Arquitectura Contemporánea.
– Three architects of recognized prestige chosen by the Fundación.
– One architect of recognized prestige appointed by the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Cordoba (Official Association of Architects, Cordoba).
– One architect chosen by the entrants.
– The Mayor of Cordoba
– The Director-General of Heritage of the Andalusian Regional Government.
– The Secretary of Culture of the Andalusian Regional Government.
– An expert of recognized prestige in Cultural Management.
– Secretary: the Competition secretary. The secretary shall have voice but no vote.
Design Challenge: The Fundación Arquitectura Contemporánea is holding a Competition for Ideas for the construction of its future head offices on the site located at Calle Capitulares nºs 2 and 4 in the San Pablo block in Cordoba. The new building is envisaged as a public forum for interaction, debate, exhibitions and for the promotion of architecture. It will also constitute a public platform from which the cultural debate pertaining to Contemporary Architecture can be broadened and intensified, through the Fundación’s activities and their projection into public space.
This expansive quality of the proposal, which may have different states of use or activities, permanent or ephemeral, as the present and future needs of the Foundation, requires the response to the imperfections of the urban environment of the San Pablo block, where they are located other institutions related to culture, such as the Department of Culture of City Hall, the Chapter House and the Office of Culture of the Andalusian. The definitive conversion of the interior of the Huerta into a public space actively accessible by citizens involves respecting its relationship with the archaeological remains on the site, integrating the Huerta as a key space in the centre of the city and addressing the transit routes accessing the different public cultural institutions located there, especially the Provincial Office of the Culture Department of the Andalusian Regional Government.
Submission Requirements:
PHASE I
Graphic documentation:
– A maximum of THREE DIN A1 FORMAT HORIZONTAL PANELS shall be submitted; strong, flat, light and rigid.
– DIN A3 format, which content shall coincide exactly with the information contained in the panels.
– A CD shall be submitted containing an editable PDF files with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi of each of the panels in their original size (A1) and in reduced size (A3) JPG files with a minimum resolution of 150 dpi.
For more information, go to: http://www.arquitecturacontemporanea.org/concursoeng/
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Helsinki Central Library, by ALA Architects (2012-2018)
The world has experienced a limited number of open competitions over the past three decades, but even with diminishing numbers, some stand out among projects in their categories that can’t be ignored for the high quality and degree of creativity they revealed. Included among those are several invited competitions that were extraordinary in their efforts to explore new avenues of institutional and museum design. Some might ask why the Vietnam Memorial is not mentioned here. Only included in our list are competitions that were covered by us, beginning in 1990 with COMPETITIONS magazine to the present day. As for what category a project under construction (Science Island), might belong to or fundraising still in progress (San Jose’s Urban Confluence or the Cold War Memorial competition, Wisconsin), we would classify the former as “built” and wait and see what happens with the latter—keeping our fingers crossed for a positive outcome.
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Young Architects in Competitions
When Competitions and a New Generation of Ideas Elevate Architectural Quality
by Jean-Pierre Chupin and G. Stanley Collyer
published by Potential Architecture Books, Montreal, Canada 2020
271 illustrations in color and black & white
Available in PDF and eBook formats
ISBN 9781988962047
What do the Vietnam Memorial, the St. Louis Arch, and the Sydney Opera House have in common? These world renowned landmarks were all designed by architects under the age of 40, and in each case they were selected through open competitions. At their best, design competitions can provide a singular opportunity for young and unknown architects to make their mark on the built environment and launch productive, fruitful careers. But what happens when design competitions are engineered to favor the established and experienced practitioners from the very outset?
This comprehensive new book written by Jean-Pierre Chupin (Canadian Competitions Catalogue) and Stanley Collyer (COMPETITIONS) highlights for the crucial role competitions have played in fostering the careers of young architects, and makes an argument against the trend of invited competitions and RFQs. The authors take an in-depth look at past competitions won by young architects and planners, and survey the state of competitions through the world on a region by region basis. The end result is a compelling argument for an inclusive approach to conducting international design competitions.
Download Young Architects in Competitions for free at the following link:
https://crc.umontreal.ca/en/publications-libre-acces/
RUR model perspective – ©RUR
New Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Terminal, Taiwan (2011-2020)
Reiser+Umemoto RUR Architecture PC/ Jesse Reiser – U.S.A.
with
Fei & Cheng Associates/Philip T.C. Fei –R.O.C. (Tendener)
This was probably the last international open competition result that was built in Taiwan. A later competition for the Keelung Harbor Service Building Competition, won by Neil Denari of the U.S., the result of a shortlisting procedure, was not built. The fact that the project by RUR was eventually completed—the result of the RUR/Fei & Cheng’s winning entry there—certainly goes back to the collaborative role of those to firms in winning the 2008 Taipei Pop Music Center competition, a collaboration that should not be underestimated in setting the stage for this competition.
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Winning entry ©Herzog de Meuron
In visiting any museum, one might wonder what important works of art are out of view in storage, possibly not considered high profile enough to see the light of day? In Korea, an answer to this question is in the making.
It can come as no surprise that museums are running out of storage space. This is not just the case with long established “western” museums, but elsewhere throughout the world as well. In Seoul, South Korea, such an issue has been addressed by planning for a new kind of storage facility, the Seouipul Open Storage Museum. The new institution will house artworks and artifacts of three major museums in Seoul: the Seoul Museum of Modern Art, the Seoul Museum of History, and the Seoul Museum of Craft Art.
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Belfast Looks Toward an Equitable and Sustainable Housing Model
Birdseye view of Mackie site ©Matthew Lloyd Architects
If one were to look for a theme that is common to most affordable housing models, public access has been based primarily on income, or to be more precise, the very lack of it. Here it is no different, with Belfast’s homeless problem posing a major concern. But the competition also hopes to address another of Belfast’s decades-long issues—its religious divide. There is an underlying assumption here that religion will play no part in a selection process. The competition’s local sponsor was “Take Back the City,” its membership consisting mainly of social advocates. In setting priorities for the housing model, the group interviewed potential future dwellers as well as stakeholders to determine the nature of this model. Among those actions taken was the “photo- mapping of available land in Belfast, which could be used to tackle the housing crisis. Since 2020, (the group) hosted seminars that brought together international experts and homeless people with the goal of finding solutions. Surveys and workshops involving local people, housing associations and council duty-bearers have explored the potential of the Mackie’s site.” This research was the basis for the competition launched in 2022.
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Alster Swimming Pool after restoration (2023)
Linking Two Competitions with Three Modernist Projects
Hardly a week goes by without the news of another architectural icon being threatened with demolition. A modernist swimming pool in Hamburg, Germany belonged in this category, even though the concrete shell roof had been placed under landmark status. When the possibility of being replaced by a high-rise building, it came to the notice of architects at von Gerkan Marg Partners (gmp), who in collaboration with schlaich bergermann partner (sbp), developed a feasibility study that became the basis for the decision to retain and refurbish the building.
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