Competition for a New Urban Area in Koge, DenmarkSponsors: Koge Kommune, Type: open, international, 2-phase Language: Danish, English Eligibility: Danish and international teams Registration Fees: none Awards: Compensation for competition phase and design commission winner Timeline:
9 December 2009 – Deadline for pre-qualification application
January 2010 – 5 to 7 teams selected for pre-qualification Jury: to be announced Design Challenge: An urban development area covering almost 24 hectares. The development is to reinforce Koge’s regional role and open the town towards the Oresund. Koge has a strong infrastructural position, which will be further improved in the immediate future through the upgrading of public transport via the new rail link to Koge and the establishment of the Fernern bride connection. The objective of the parallel competition is a consolidated development plan for the three sub-areas in the Koge Kyst project, and for the relationship between these areas and their neighboring areas – particularly the historical center of the town. Over the coming 20 years, more than 300,000 square meters of newly built floor space will be established for residences, office and retail trade premises, cultural facilities and public and private service Pre-qualification Requirements:
Describe the experience and competences of the participating team in the following areas
-Development of cultural and leisure facilities/activities
– Development of concepts for – and the localization – of premises for retail
trade and other commerce
-Preparation of plans for traffic and infrastructure, and models for parking
– Urban development, urban renewal and urban lifestyle
– Collaboration and dialogue with stakeholders and citizens
– Sustainability – from the perspectives of the environment, health/social
welfare, and finance.
– Insight into the financial aspects of major urban development projects – State relevant contact information
– Provide information about relevant assignments that the team has completed, with details of both customer and staff.
– Provide information about the employees who will be personally involved in the Køge Kyst assignment – if the team passes pre-qualification – and attach CVs for these people.
– Describe the interdisciplinary composition and internal organisation of the team. In addition, the application is to confirm that the team management will perform the assignment and personally participate in the selected arrangements in Køge.
– State how the fee will be divided between the team members during the two phases of the project.
– State the specific experience of the team with dialogue collaboration with stakeholder groups such as those that are to be involved in the work pursuant to the project timetable.
– Fill no more than 20 pages in A4 format, or 10 pages in A3 format.
– Be submitted in 6 copies, both in hard copy format and electronically. For more information, go to: http://www.koegekyst.dk/en/parallel-competition.aspx
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Perkins & Will
Carrying the label, “Artistic Ideas Competition,” five firms vied for a commission to design a new National Museum of the U.S. Navy. Household names, the five were
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) Copenhagen/ New York
Gehry Partners (Los Angeles)
DLR Group (Columbus, OH)
Perkins&Will (Chicago) Winner!
Quinn Evans (Ann Arbor) With a site not yet identified, it is possible that a final design will look quite different from the present submission. the Navy has expressed a preference for M Street SE and 6th Street SE, near the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. 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/ Six Firms Competed to Rethink the Future of a Major Museum 
Aerial view of winning design ©Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (courtesy Malcolm Reading Consultants)
The history of the Dallas Museum of Art’s expansion has been punctuated by several moves, culminating in a new building designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes in 1984. The importance of this move to a new, somewhat desolate location in the city cannot be underestimated: it has led to the revitalization of what is now called the “Arts District,” with the relocation of various arts institutions to new facilities: the opera house (Foster and Partners), Dee and Charles Wyly Performing Arts Theater (REX/OMA), Nasher Sculpture Center (Renzo Piano), and I.M. Pei’s Meyerson Symphony Center being among the most significant. Read more… 
Courtesy Malcolm Reading Consultants, ©Kengo Kuma & Associates
A UNESCO World Heritage Site Again on the World Stage How does one approach a challenge when creating a design worthy of a park with a history dating back to antiquity? This was what four design teams faced when shortlisted for the design of a Visitor Center for the Butrint National Park in Albania. The park’s history is illuminating in this regard.
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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… 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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