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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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/
Winning entry ©Herzog de Meuron
In visiting any museum, one might wonder what important works of art are out of view in storage, possibly not considered high profile enough to see the light of day? In Korea, an answer to this question is in the making.
It can come as no surprise that museums are running out of storage space. This is not just the case with long established “western” museums, but elsewhere throughout the world as well. In Seoul, South Korea, such an issue has been addressed by planning for a new kind of storage facility, the Seouipul Open Storage Museum. The new institution will house artworks and artifacts of three major museums in Seoul: the Seoul Museum of Modern Art, the Seoul Museum of History, and the Seoul Museum of Craft Art.
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Belfast Looks Toward an Equitable and Sustainable Housing Model
Birdseye view of Mackie site ©Matthew Lloyd Architects
If one were to look for a theme that is common to most affordable housing models, public access has been based primarily on income, or to be more precise, the very lack of it. Here it is no different, with Belfast’s homeless problem posing a major concern. But the competition also hopes to address another of Belfast’s decades-long issues—its religious divide. There is an underlying assumption here that religion will play no part in a selection process. The competition’s local sponsor was “Take Back the City,” its membership consisting mainly of social advocates. In setting priorities for the housing model, the group interviewed potential future dwellers as well as stakeholders to determine the nature of this model. Among those actions taken was the “photo- mapping of available land in Belfast, which could be used to tackle the housing crisis. Since 2020, (the group) hosted seminars that brought together international experts and homeless people with the goal of finding solutions. Surveys and workshops involving local people, housing associations and council duty-bearers have explored the potential of the Mackie’s site.” This research was the basis for the competition launched in 2022.
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Alster Swimming Pool after restoration (2023)
Linking Two Competitions with Three Modernist Projects
Hardly a week goes by without the news of another architectural icon being threatened with demolition. A modernist swimming pool in Hamburg, Germany belonged in this category, even though the concrete shell roof had been placed under landmark status. When the possibility of being replaced by a high-rise building, it came to the notice of architects at von Gerkan Marg Partners (gmp), who in collaboration with schlaich bergermann partner (sbp), developed a feasibility study that became the basis for the decision to retain and refurbish the building.
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A Church Ruin as Reconciliation Memorial
View of winning design from south ©Heninghan Peng Architects
For those tourists visiting Berlin today, the sudden approach to the ruins of a 1895 church building located on the city’s downtown Breitscheidplatz would certainly arouse their curiosity. One of the few remaining relics of World War II in the city, the church has now been the subject of a competition: Redesign and renovation of the Old Tower of the Friedrich Wilhelm Memorial Church (Umgestaltung des Alten Turms der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächnis-Kirche).
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