Woodside (UK) Nuclear Facility Design Competitions – Architecture / Landscape

Sponsor: NuGen
Type: International, open, 2 stage First stages are digital and anonymous
Fee: 50£ + VAT (for each competition) Eligibility: Licensed architects and landscape architects
Timetable: 1 March 2016 – First stage submittals in digital format
Jury: Sir Terry Farrell – Architect and Town Planner Peter Shepherd – Ecologist Kate Bailey – Landscape Architect and Town Planner Paul Tiplady – Landscape Architect, Town Planner and Formerly Chief Executive of Lake District National Park Authority Kirsty Gogan – Expert in Climate and Energy Communications Simon Hudspith – RIBA Adviser, Panter Hudspith Architects Tom Samson – Chief Executive of NuGen Esa Heiskanen – Director of Project Development & Deputy Chief Executive Nugen Bart Volbrecht – Chief Nuclear Officer NuGen
Design Challenge (Architecture): NuGen’s Moorside power station in West Cumbria will benefit from “leading-edge design ideas” in an unprecedented creative competition involving the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Landscape Institute (LI). The competition will seek designs for various buildings including a visitor centre for the main site, an accommodation block and masterplan.
For information on the architecture competition, go to: www.ribacompetitions.com/moorside For information on the landscape competition, go to: http://moorside.landscapeinstitute.org/