International Competition for Conceptual Planning & Design of Jizhou High-speed Railway Station Area
Sponsors: People’s Government of Jizhou District; Jizhou District Planning Bureau; Tianjin Jizhou Newtown Construction Investment Co.,Ltd Organizers: CBC (China Building Centre); Urban Environment Design (UED) Magazine Type: Open, International Location: Jizhou, China Languages: Chinese, English Prequalification Requirements: The Competition is open to planning/design institutions and industry planning institutions around the world. The institutions can register independently or form an alliance with another institution in “1+1 model”. The participants must have the expertise in spatial planning and design and industry planning. To sign up, applicants are required to submit a portfolio of 3 to 5 reference projects that combine the urban design with the industry planning to the email box of the Organizing Committee. The submitted information should be true and valid, otherwise the Organizing Committee shall be entitled to disqualify the applicant from the Competition.
Awards:
First Prize (1 team): Honor certificate + Bonus 1,800,000RMB (USD $260,000) Second Prize (1 team): Honor certificate + Bonus 500,000RMB (USD $72,000) All shortlisted teams (including prize winners) will each receive a stipend of 1,500,000 RMB (USD $216,000)
Timeline: Registration Deadline: 28 October 2018 Field-visit Date: 5 November 2018
Design Challenge:
As one of the important urban micro-centers in the Capital Development Circle, Jizhou District is an important gathering area for the relocation of non-capital functions. The new area, which is developed upon the Jizhou Station transportation hub, will become an important node for Jizhou District’s integration into Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The Competition intends to take Jizhou station as a media to break down urban barriers, integrate urban development, and implement the five concepts of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing in urban space. It will fully interpret the current conditions of Jizhou including ecological background, regional cultural characteristics, tourism resources, location and transportation advantages, and industrial resources, and study the status and role of Jizhou District in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration.
The submitted design proposal should take into accounts the characteristics of the project area and functions of the region, and define the development orientation, industry positioning and urban function of the project around its core function as a transportation hub. The design proposal should also promote city-industry integration in Jizhou District, and shape the urban space of Jizhou, promoting its coordination with the surrounding cities and making it an example for micro-center development in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
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