Volume 5, Number 2 (Summer 1995)

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A Simple Solution for a Complicated Site: GSA Competition in West Virginia by Stanley Collyer
Improving Our Streetscapes: LA’s Civic Innovations Competition
Putting a Dent in Urban Blight: Bank-Sponsored Competition Attempts to Spur Redevelopment in Los Angeles by John L. Gray
The Imagery of Flight: Homage to the Wright Brothers by Jud Yalkut
A New Gateway to the Arts: Miami-Dade Performing Arts Center Competition by Carlos Casuscelli
Interview: Cesar Pelli with Stanley Collyer

Designing Aljada’s Central Hub

Zaha Hadid Architects Wins UAE Masterplan Competition

Following the international competition, ARADA has appointed Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) to design the Central Hub, the centerpiece of Aljada, the developer’s masterplan in Sharjah, UAE. The other competitors in the invited competition were HOK (U.S.) and RMJM (London).

Developed with environmental considerations integrated throughout the masterplan to minimize the consumption of resources, the proposal conceptualizes the moment a water droplet strikes the earth’s surface, captured in an array of elliptical buildings designed to channel prevailing winds into civic spaces and courtyards to facilitate cooling during the summer months. The central observation tower is surrounded by vibrant public squares with water features irrigated by recovered and recycled water. Tensile canopies sustain a microclimate at ground level for verdant gardens of species native to the region.

Review: A Rift in the Earth

Art, Memory, and the fight for a Vietnam War Memorial

by James Reston, Jr.
Arcade Publishing
New York (2017)
Hardcover, 267 pages
ISBN 9781628728569

View from the memorial to the Washington Monument
Photo: Paul Spreiregen

Having an idea is one thing. Realization of that idea is another. Maybe this should have been the main thrust of a new book on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Instead, the author of this book, whose interest in this topic dates back to his military service during the Vietnam conflict, chose to sensationalize the the cultural and political themes familiar to the project, rather than treat its progress in contrast to the evolution of other recent memorial competitions located on or near the Mall, the political and emotional components of the various memorials notwithstanding. The World War II Memorial and Eisenhower Memorial also were fraught with controversy by the public and in the press, whereby one hardly resembled the original design, and the other has not yet made it beyond the drawing board. Projects on or near the Mall run into similar obstacles in navigating their way through the DC approval process unscathed, regardless of the subject matter.\

World Heritage Bernau Bauhaus Visitors Center

Winning entry ©Steimle Architekten

When we first included an article in COMPETITIONS about the restoration of Hannes Meyer’s Berlin Trade Union School in 2007, little did we anticipate that this subject would resurface on several occasions over the years. With the initial publication of the article,* copies went out to a number of interested parties outside of our subscriber base. What we next heard was that the project by the Bauhaus team led by Meyer had received the first World Monuments Prize—sponsored by Knoll. As it happened, one of the award jurors just happened to be a recipient of the issue with that article. A coincidence? In any case, German members of the restoration committee thought that the COMPETITIONS article played a role in that award and have kept us up to date about subsequent news concerning the Trade Union School.

K2K Planning Competition (Kensington / Kingsford)

Finetuning a Sydney Suburb’s Future

Competitions in Australia have become more commonplace than could have become anticipated two decades ago. It was in the early 1990s that Sydney’s mayor, Frank Sartore, decided that competitions could improve on the rather mediocre architecture so prevalent in the city at that time. As a result, major government projects became the subject of design competitions, and a number of notable projects ensued, especially in higher education.

Taichung Tower 2 Competition

Everyone is well aware of the measures one encounters when entering almost any tower, residential or office, in this era of high security. We are not just talking about protecting the occupants of a residential highrise, but rather the separation of workers from the street and the community at large. The Taichung Tower is intended as the antithesis to this concept of isolation, encouraging interaction at different levels, within the workplace, as well as access, though limited, to the community at large.

Taichung, certainly one of Taiwan’s most forward-looking cities, has just completed a final competition to complete the ambitious Taichung Cultural Center complex—a tower to replaced Sou Fujimoto’s abandoned winner of the initial Taichung Tower Competition (below). The Fujimoto scheme was shelved based on the high construction estimates for his revolutionary scheme—by some accounts doubling the anticipated budget.

Ph: (502) 451-3623; Fax: (502) 451-3623

Website: https://competitions.org

E: scollyer@competitions.org

IMPORTANT NOTICE : Unless otherwise indicated, photographs of buildings and projects are from professional or institutional archives. All reproduction is prohibited unless authorized by the architects, designers, office managers, consortia or archives centers concerned. The Competition Project, Inc. is not held responsible for any omissions or inaccuracies, but appreciate all comments and pertinent information that will permit necessary modifications during future updates.

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Volume 5, Number 2 (Summer 1995)

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Annuals Sale!

• Half price on 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 Annuals.
• 2016 Annual now available in PDF format.

Recent Competitions

Designing Aljada’s Central Hub

Zaha Hadid Architects Wins UAE Masterplan Competition

Review: A Rift in the Earth

World Heritage Bernau Bauhaus Visitors Center

K2K Planning Competition (Kensington / Kingsford)

Taichung Tower 2 Competition

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Volume 5, Number 2 (Summer 1995)

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Annuals Sale!

• Half price on 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 Annuals. • 2016 Annual now available in PDF format.

Recent Competitions

Designing Aljada’s Central Hub

Zaha Hadid Architects Wins UAE Masterplan Competition

Review: A Rift in the Earth

World Heritage Bernau Bauhaus Visitors Center

K2K Planning Competition (Kensington / Kingsford)

Taichung Tower 2 Competition

• Half price on 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 Annuals.
• 2016 Annual now available in PDF format.