Mobility Centre in Ferizaj/UrosevacMobility Centre in Ferizaj/Urosevac Open, international, RfP Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo 17 Nov 2007 – 17 Mar 2008 SPONSORS: The Municipality of Ferizaj/Urosevac TYPE: Open, international, RfP LOCATION: Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo LANGUAGE: English TIMETABLE: 17 Nov 2007 – 17 Mar 2008 ELIGIBILITY: Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects JURY: The members of jury are highly skilled persons who have expertise of public space and architectural design. The Technical Jury has the responsibility to give technical advice to the Selection Committee through the process. AWARDS: 1st prize – 7,000 Euros 2nd prize – 3,000 Euros 3rd prize – 2,000 Euros FEE: None THE COMPETITION: The Municipality of Ferizaj/Urosevac announces a Spatial Design Competition for a Mobility Centre Project. UN-HABITAT Kosovo is co-funding and supporting the competition throughout the process. The city of Ferizaj/Urosevac is located about 40 km south of the capital city of Kosovo-UNMIK , Pristina. One of the main characteristics of the city is its location; strategically placed along the main transport corridor from Pristina to Skopje in FYR Macedonia. Today’s railway station is located in the heart of the city, making it easily accessible, but the railway also constitutes a barrier and causes noise and serious accidents. The nearby bus terminal is functioning as a national/international hub for passengers but could be better connected to the railway station. The mobility centre project should integrate and promote local and regional collective transport, re-exploiting the railway as a catalyst for economic growth and offering improved spatial qualities to the citizens. The objective of the competition is not only the design of a mobility centre and its close surroundings, but to obtain a vision of a regenerated Ferizaj/Urosevac city centre with a strong identity. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: UN HABITAT Nazim Gafurri Street 33 10000 Prishtina Kosovo Tel: +381 38 517 835 (Ext 100) competition@unhabitat-kosovo.org http://www.unhabitat-kosovo.org/ |
The Cold War Veterans Memorial Competition 
Rendering: Oyler Wu Collaborative/Courtesy Pritzker Military Museum & Library
The Pritzker family is no stranger to good architecture; so it should come as no surprise that a project launched by the Pritzker Military Archives, including a competition for a Cold War Veterans Memorial in Wisconsin, would embrace this approach. Other major projects focusing on war veterans have also identified architecture as a significant element in the choice of a design—most notably the choice of SHoP architects for the design of Syracuse University’s National Veterans Resource Center (https://competitions.org/2017/03/syracuse-national-veterans-resource-center/). Read more… 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/ A Quest for that Elusive Connective Formula 
First Place: Pedestrian perspective from Parliament – Zeidler Architecture in association with David Chipperfield Architects
How do you find a common thread that can connect an eclectic collection of buildings, visually as well as physically, all located within a one-block site, located just across from Canada’s Parliament building in Ottawa. To identify this common thread that could tie everything together, the client turned to a design competition for answers. With the aid of consultants, [phase eins] from Berlin and experts from Canada’s’ own Université de Montréal’s School of Architecture, the client turned to an invited international format to finally settle on six teams that could rethink the site. Read more… Vilnius Railway Station and Public Square Competition 
Vilnius Station competition Image: ©Zaha Hadid Architects
How do you find a common thread that can connect an eclectic collection of buildings, visually as well as physically, all located within a one-block site, located just across from Canada’s Parliament building in Ottawa. To identify this common thread that could tie everything together, the client turned to a design competition for answers. With the aid of consultants, [phase eins] from Berlin and experts from Canada’s’ own Université de Montréal’s School of Architecture, the client turned to an invited international format to finally settle on six teams that could rethink the site. Read More… AL_A Prevails over a Star-studded Cast 
After over a year of planning, the choice of a site, and the establishment of criteria for the staging an international competition for a new concert hall, the process recently culminated in the choice of an architect for the design of the new Philharmonic in Belgrade, Serbia. Once a rather drab, nondescript city under the Tito regime, Belgrade has been reimagining itself to take its place as a major European city, including cultural attractions one might attach to such a claim. Read more… 
After narrowing the field to three finalists and reviewing their presentations via ZOOM, the competition jury gave the nod to KUTONOTUK of Charlottesville, VA as the winner. The winning team is led by principals, Leena Cho and Matthew Jull, faculty members at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture. Second place went to FORMA from New York City, and third place was awarded to Lewis Williams with Hudson Architects from Norwich, England. Presentations of all three finalists can be seen here:
https://competitions.org/2022/03/atlantic-beach-nc-boardwalk-design-competition/ |
