2017 Student Concrete Design Competition

Type: Limited to students at schools in participating countries Participating countries: Germany, Belgium, Ireland Language: English Timetable: May/June 2018 – National jury sessions Design Challenge: The 8th Concrete Design Competition on TACTILITY asks students of architecture, design and engineering to explore and exploit the potential of concrete’s properties with respect to any notion of TACTILITY.

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International Centre for Music in Zelazowa Wola, Poland Site of Frederic Chopin Museum

Sponsor: National Frederic Chopin Institute Type: open, international, two-stage Entry fee: none Language: Polish (The documents and declarations prepared in a language other than Polish shall be enclosed with a translation into Polish certified by the Participant or his/ her representative.) Eligibility: Each team led by an architect must also include an acoustics specialist. Total

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Munich Concert Hall Competition

 

1st Prize project by Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten (image © Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten)

 

Until the early 1970s, architecture in Bavaria, and in Munich in particular, was not only viewed as traditional, but even leaving the impression to some as being ‘quaint.’ Then came the 1972 Olympic Games, which marked a watershed moment in

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Beyond the Park Avenue Centerline

Sponsor: Fisher Brothers Type: Open, United States Location: New York City Eligibility: Open competition, but entrants must be US citizens. Fee: None Awards: A grand prize winner selected by a jury will receive $25,000 and a popular vote will determine a $5,000 prize winner. Timetable: 15 December 2017 – Entry form deadline 2 February 2018

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Tallinn Port Masterplan 2030 Competition

Winning entry by Zaha Hadid Architects (image © Zaha Hadid Architects)

 

During Soviet rule until its independence in1991, Estonia, as a Soviet Republic, gained a reputation as a Silicon Valley hi-tech region, which set the stage for its evolution as one of Europe’s primary hi-tech centers today. Looking to the West instead of

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Nürnberg Concert Hall

 

Sponsor: City of Nürnberg, Germany Type: open, 2-stage Fee: none Language: German Competition professional advisers: C4C, Berlin Timetable:

15 December 2017 – 1st-stage submittal (plans) 21 December 2017 – 1st stage (Model submission)

22 March 2018 – 2nd Stage submittal

Compensation:

Total compensation – €315,000 of which Awards: €195,000 (total) 2nd stage participants:

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The Development of Taipei Pop Music Center

 

RUR 2016 Development design

RUR’s winning 2009 design for the Taipei Pop Music Center has undergone several changes since its original competition submission in the two-stage event. Now under construction, the first piece to be realized is the main performance venue, here to be seen in the back of the above picture. Changes

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Sevenoaks Nature & Wellbeing Centre

Sponsor: RIBA; Kent Wildlife Trust Type: Open, international, 2 stage Location: Kent, UK Honorarium: £3,000 for each shortlisted team Timetable: 5 December 2017 – Stage 1 Submission Deadline

Design Challenge: The competition is seeking designs for a new visitor centre for Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve in Kent. The new visitor centre will be the flagship visitor

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Munich Concert Hall Planning Competition Results

 

First prize entry (© Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten)

 

1st Prize (Commission) Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten ZT Bregenz, Austria

2nd Prize (100,000 Euro) PFP Planungs GmbH Hamburg, Germany

 

3rd Prize (75,000 Euro) David Chipperfield Architects / Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH, Berlin, Germany

 

4th Prize (60,000 Euro) 3XN AS Copenhagen, Denmark

 

5th

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Cleveland MLK Public Library Branch Project

 

Sponsors: Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland Foundation Type: Open, RfQ, two-stage Eligibility: Licensed architects Language: English Location: University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio Fee: none Timeline: 27 November 2017 (5pm EST) – RfQ deadline 18 December 2017 – Notification of semi-finalists Building and budget details • Building size: 20,000 sf (1-2 levels.) • Air Space: The Developer

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