Landmark Cultural Attraction for Berwick, U.K.

Competition facilitator: RIBA Location: Berwick, U.K. Type: Invited, EOI Process: The shortlisting process will select up to five teams to compete in the competition phase Timetable: 24 January 2022 – Deadline for submissions of EOI Budget: Est £14m to include design, build and internal/technical fit out to agreed specification. Compensation Each team invited to

LSE Firoz Lalji Global Hub

Sponsor: London School of Economics (LSE) Facilitator: RIBA Type: Invited with 2nd stage competition with up to six participants Location: 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, U.K. Timetable: 21 January 2022 – Deadline for EOI document submissions 7 February 2022 – Jury panel selection of shortlist Project Aims

A new building that will play

Port Louis, Mauritius New Embassy Compound (NEC)

Sponsor: U.S. Department of State, Overseas Building Operations (OBO) Type: Design Build + Architecture Process: Pre-qualification Timetable: 20 January 2022 – Documents submission deadline Additional submission requirements: Bidders must possess or be able to obtain a Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Secret facility security clearance (FCL) with Secret safeguarding capability. Competition website: https://sam.gov/opp/13a208da2a164e84a859ab446ca86a27/view

Edible, Or the Architecture of Metabolism

Reinventing the Mikrorayon: The Circular Block Competition

Sponsor: Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) Location: Tallinn, Estonia Type: open, international, ideas Language: English Fee: none Eligibility: Estonian and foreign architects, students Timetable: 1 December 2021 – Questions deadline 28 February 2022 – Digital submissions due May 2022 – Winners announced Awards: 1st Prize –

Business As (Un)usual

What might Australian cities look like by 2100?

Organizers: PIA Planning Institute Australia and AUDRC Australian Urban Design Research Centre

Type: Open, international, student

Language: English

Eligibility: The competition is open to tertiary students currently enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate program at an Australian (or international) university or technical college, and recent

Toronto’s Waterfront ReConnect Design Competition Shortlist

Image courtesy of thebentway.ca

The Bentway has announced the six shortlisted teams for the Waterfront ReConnect design competition, a collaboration with the City of Toronto, the Waterfront Business Improvement Area, and the Toronto Downtown West Business Improvement Area.

“Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway cuts across the full length of the city, acting as both

Ghana Innovation Farm

Sponsor: YAC Type: International, ideas, one-stage Languages: English and Italian Timetable/fees: 21 November 2021 – Deadline for early registration (€65/team) 19 December 2021 – Deadline for standard registration (€85/team) 24 January 2022 – Submission deadline Awards: 1st Prize – €10,000 2nd Prize – €4,000 3rd Prize – €2,000 Gold Mentions (2) €1,000 Design Challenge

Renewal of Nyugati Railway Station and its Surroundings

Sponsor: Budapest City Government Type: International, RfQ Fee: None Languages: English and Hungarian Timetable: 8 November 2021 (4pm) – Submission of the Participation Documentation 1 March 2022 – Deadline for competition entries Jury: The competition will be administered according to the regulations of the Chamber of Hungarian Architects. In addition to the

Harku Town Hall and Central Square Architecture Competition

Sponsor: Town of Harku, Estonia Type: open, anonymous, ideas, Eligibility: EU Fee: none Language: Estonian (Tender available in English) 20 January 2022 – Submission deadline Awards: First place / winner – € 12,000 Second place – € 10,000 Third place – € 8,000 Incentive bonus – € 4,000 Incentive bonus – € 4,000

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DESIGN CHALLENGE 2022

Sponsor: Metals in Construction Magazine Type: International, ideas, one-stage Eligibility: architects and students Location: Concepts are to be based on the building site at coordinates 40 43’ 21.93” N / 74 00’ 20.85” W in New York City’s lower Manhattan bordered by Canal, Varick, Grand and Sullivan streets. Language: English

High Density in a Green Environment: Geneva Suburban Project as Urban Housing Model

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An article, Trois tourettes et un jardin (Three Turrets and a Garden) by Swiss landscape architect, Valérie Hoffmeyer, in Werk, Bauen + Wohnen, is another recent example highlighting the value of green space in the design of mid-rise residential buildings. At a time when developers endeavor to maximize their profits by turning to highrise buildings, even when higher density is at stake, referencing the Garden City concept has been turning up as a more frequent theme.

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/

More than a Promenade: Atlantic Beach (NC) Boardwalk Design Competition

Boardwalk photo: Courtesy Atlantic Beach

Boardwalks, especially on oceanfront locations, have a pretty universal look. But how they fit into their local context is another matter. Topography, real estate and commerce all play a role in their function, and to some extent, design. In the case of Miami Beach, it’s primarily a promenade; Brooklyn’s 2.7 mile Coney Island boardwalk stretching all the way to Brighton Beach is a mixture of promenade and commerce, with the latter at both ends. In the case of Atlantic City, it’s mostly about retail.

Functionality to the Forefront

Winning entry – Hyunjoon Min Architects Office

National Library of Korea Data Preservation Center Competition

Retrofitting existing buildings is nothing new. The abandonment of old factory structures, especially in the northeast of the U.S., has been occurring at a rapid pace ever since those businesses ceased to be profitable in the face of foreign competition. However, in North America, retrofitting those structures has seldom been the subject of a design competition. In Korea, the recent plethora of design competitions for all types of projects has also included several for providing a new life for abandoned buildings.

The Rural Countryside as Classroom

Countryside Dilemmas – New Rural Planning

Planning used to be at the bottom of Chinese students’ lists of design priorities. One western architect, whose firm was at the forefront in the design and implementation of numerous planning projects in China, surmised that planning was an area that received little attention in the university curricula. So when planning for a major metropolitan area has occurred, the Chinese have almost always turned to outside international firms for ideas and implementation.

Reimagining the Thompson Center

The Chicago Architecture Club Shines the Spotlight on

Another Endangered Landmark

What do Bertrad Goldberg and Helmut Jahn have in common? Besides having high-profile buildings threatened by demolition, both served as subject matter for two competitions sponsored by the Chicago Architecture Club (CAC)—raising public consciousness about their impending fate. They both produced buildings in a city famous for its architecture that have been abandoned: Goldberg’s Future Prentice Women’s Hospital, demolished in 2014 after a valiant effort by preservationists to save it from the wrecking ball; and Jahn’s Thompson Center, now the object of a similar effort by the State of Illinois to sell it to a developer.

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Ghana Innovation Farm

Renewal of Nyugati Railway Station and its Surroundings

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