Archives 2001-2003INDEX OF ARCHIVED ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESULTS (most recent at top of list) • Stavanger Concert Hall, Stavanger, Norway • PALISADES GLACIER MOUNTAIN HUT COMPETITION • 2004-2005 INSTALLATION ON MALL B PART OF THE DANIEL BURNHAM GROUP PLAN • Fr. Collins Park Competition • THE REARDON SMITH STUDENT AWARD 2003 BEST DESIGN OF AN ACCESSIBLE HOTEL BEDROOM AND BATHROOM • Designboom and ‘ WC water concept’ salone dell’arredo bagno International on-line Design Competition • Walthamstow Arts Centre Competition • Dwellings in Plaistow • Peep Show Pavilion Design • Biblioteca de Mexico “José Vasconcelos” • First Step Housing • Was kommt aufs DACH? (What is Happening on the Roof?) • Malama Learning Center Competition • Perth Amboy High School Design Competition • Design of the Nam June Paik Museum • World Trade Center Memorial Competition • Designing the High Line • Luxemburg National Library • Sugar House Pedestrian Crossing Design Competition • Malama Learning Center Competition • 2004 UIA Congress Logo • St. Marks’ Coptic Canadian Village Master Plan • Renovation and Extension of the Modern Art Gallery in Vienna • 2003 Wayne Grace Student Competition • Europan • Shaping The New American Riverfront • New Plan for the Bockenheim area around the Johann Wolfgang Goethe- University, Frankfurt, Germany • THE WORKS ART & DESIGN FESTIVAL 2003 • Staten Island September 11 Memorial • M.A.L.A ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION • Santa Barbara Workforce Housing Competition • Landmark Tower/U2 Studio in a Mixed Development at Britain Quay • Residential Complex in Moscow • Rotch Traveling Scholarship • Tel Aviv Museum of Art • The Freedom Park in Pretoria (South Africa) • Affordable Housing Design • Egyptian Museum Competition • Mediterranean Architectural Competition • San Jose State Museum of Art and Design Competition/Update • Pentagon Memorial Competition • World International Property Organization Annex • Quebec Library/Correction August 2002 • International Concept Competition for the Northern Osaka Station Area • Ottawa Parliament Building Annex • Fire Station, Bad Homburg, Germany • New School of Business – Beirut. Lebanon • Conservatoire de musique et d¹art dramatique du Québec • North Park Square, Portland, Oregon • Monterey County Housing Design Competition • Three Miami Bienal Competitions • Modern Affordable Homes • Pentagon Memorial design competition • United States Courthouse – San Diego, California • Ephemeral Structures in the City of Athens • Santa Barbara MTD Housing • Architecture, Urban Development and Sustainable Housing • Architectural Town Planning – Moscow • Architecture / Designed for Living… • Competition Results for Spertus Institute • Water Street Competition (New York City) • Peep Show pavilion design competition • Atlanta Symphony Hall Finalists • Pratt Institute International 2002 Summer Seminar on Architecture • Waterford North Quays • Glass House Competition • International Competition(s) for Conceptual Planning and Design of (a)Beijing Olympic Green and (b)Beijing Wukesong Cultural and Sports Center • Festival International De Jardins • Student International Ideas Competition • The Headhouse Competition • Ideas Winnipeg 2002 • Competition for Students Berlin 2002 • 2002 Leading Edge Design Competition • Nagoya Design Do! • Public Art – Grand Prairie, Texas • Fresh Kills Landfill to Landscape Competition • Queens Museum of Art Competition • Santa Fe Railyard Park and Plaza • Pedestrian Bridge Finalists • Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo (Egypt) • Federal Courthouse, Rockford, Illinois • Public Art in Transportation – St. Louis • Firefighter Memorial • New England Biolabs Competition Results • The Rotch Travelling Scholarship • 2002 Steedman Fellowship in Architecture • Keyworth Geological Gardens • School in Wienerberg City • Planning for European Quarter Housing in Frankfurt/Main • Atlanta Symphony Center • The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County • GeoCenter Mans in Denmark • New Tomihiro Museum of SHI-GA in Azuma Village • Universal Warning Sign: Yucca Mountain • Renewing, Rebuilding, Remembering • Selected Design and Planning Consultants for the “Fresh Kills Landfill to Landscape” Conceptual Design and Planning Approach Competition |
Chungji National Heritage Museum Competition

Image ©Ona Architects + Jongjin Lee architects + Laguillo Arquitectos
For those unfamiliar with Korean Heritage and its symbols, the choice of the jury for a new complex to house artifacts, now located at various scattered sites, would seem to beg more information, especially when one views the designs of the non-selected finalists—all quite modern. Some of this can certainly be explained by the subject matter of the new museum’s holdings, another by the site in broader terms. Some might say that emphasis placed on the heritage element in the design brief fostered an interpretation leading to the choice of the winning design: “The site chosen for the new Chungji National Museum is logical: Chungju, located in the central part of the Korean Peninsula, is the center of the so-called ‘Jungwon culture,’ which has played an important role geographically and historically since ancient time. Jungwon culture developed around the Namhan River, which runs through the central region from east to west, and the relics showing this are currently scattered and stored in various museums.”
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/ University of Florida’s College of Design Construction and Planning’s New Addition 
Development phase image courtesy ©Brooks + Scarpa
If architects have had one complaint concerning the planning and realization of a project, it has been with planners and especially construction managers, both of whom often display a lack of knowledge about architecture. The survival of a well-conceived design can hang in the balance when there is a knowledge gap at the planning and realization end.
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Houston Endowment’s New Headquarters on the Bayou  Southwest view Houston Endowment Headquarters – Photo Ivan Baan, courtesy Kevin Daly Following in the footsteps of other major non-profits—The Ford Foundation and LA’s California Endowment Center in particular—the Houston Endowment’s new headquarters, located on a grassy knoll just above the Buffalo Bayou in the city’s outskirts, has also made a strong architectural statement. Similar to the California Endowment, this project was also the result of a design competition, won by the California firm, Kevin Daly Architects. Read more…
The Makasiiniranta South Harbor Competition
Helsinki South Harbour and Tori Quarter Suomen Ilmakuva Helsinki. Image credit/ Tietoa Finland, Janne Hirvonen
As a prelude to a competition for the design of a new Architecture and Design Museum to be located in Helsinki’s South Harbor, the City of Finland staged an open competition to establish a roadmap for the future redevelopment of the Makasiiniranta harbor area, the last old harbor area to be transformed for public use in Helsinki. The competition for the museum is scheduled to take place later this year; but the entire surrounding area has come up with a plan to review improvements for the entire harbor environment.
Read more… Vltava Philharmonic Hall Design Competition  View to Concert Hall from bridge ©BIG Classical music is still part of a vibrant musical scene in Prague, with at least four principal venues hosting concerts, ballet and opera. As a modern European city, the only missing venue from these choices is a state of the art concert hall. Other European neighbors have also recently staged competitions for such projects: Munich, won by Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten of Bregenz, Austria; Belgrade, won by AL_A of London; and Vilnius, Lithuania, won by Arquivio Architects of Spain. It should be noted, however, that one of the most important competitions for a concert hall, not only in Europe, but the world, was the 1961 Berlin Philharmonic hall competition, won by Hans Scharoun (below). It was the interior of that building, in particular, that served as a model for many others that followed, one of the first being Los Angeles’ Disney Hall by Frank Gehry. Read more… |