Sponsors: UNESCO, Ministry of Culture of Afghanistan, Republic of Korea
Type: International, open, one-stage
Fee: None
Language: English
Eligibility: One team member must be a registered architect
Timetable:
22 January 2014 (23:59 GMT) – Deadline for submissions
Awards:
Winning Entry: 25,000 US$
4 Runner-ups: 8,000 US$ each
Budget: 2.5M US$
Jury:
• Zahra Breshna, Architect (Afghanistan)
• Ajmal Maiwandi, Architect (Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Afghanistan)
• Young Joon Kim, Architect (Korea)
• Robert Know, Curator (U.K.)
• Elizabeth O’Donnell, Architect (Cooper Union, USA)
• An international architec
• Memberof International council on Monuments and Sites
Design Challenge:
The purpose of the project is to promote heritage safe-guarding and cross-cultural awareness, and thereby contribute to the broader aims of reconciliation, peace-building and economic development in the country.
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
• Create an innovative design.
• Create a vital centre for the cultural community of Bamiyan allowing individuals to commune and share ideas.
• Integrate the Bamiyan Valley view into the building design and create a positive visual impact on the Cultural Landscape of Bamiyan Valley.
• Integrate an environmentally conscious design, which in the Bamiyan context should consider locally resourced materials, climate and efficiency.
• Connect to the historical context of the World Heritage property.
For more information, and to enter:
http://bamiyanculturalcentre.org