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Type: International, open, anonymous, two-stage Competition manager: RIBA, U.K. Eligibility: Open to all registered architects in their countries of origin or in their present location Registration fee: £35 + VAT Once your payment has been processed, you will be issued with a Unique Registration Number (URN) and a Declaration of Authorship Form. Process: Up University Clinic, Würzburg, Germany – Neurology / Women’s and Family Clinic Sponsor: Freistaat Bayern (Staatliches Bauamt Würzburg) Administration: [phase eins], Berlin Type: open, RfQ, limited, anonymous Number of participants in Phase 1: 20 Number of participants in Phase 2: 5-10 Eligibility: Architects residing in countries belonging to EU or WTO Language: German Timetable: 28 January Sponsor: Government of Canada through PSPC Administration: Phase eins, RAIC Type: RfQ, invited, international Languages: English and French Process: The procedure will maintain the competitors’ anonymity. The names of the competitors qualified to participate in the competition will not be communicated to the jury. Oversight PSPC has engaged the RAIC to oversee the overall competition
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Competition
Aerial view ©Snøhetta
Until now, the establishment of presidential libraries at the conclusion of their terms has followed the founding of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library after World War II. The first exception to this was the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, established in 1962.* Now a
Type: RfQ, restricted Language: German Eligibility: Architects, landscape architects, planners (EU) Fees: None Timetable: 26 January 2021 – Deadline for submission of documents Awards – €250,000 total (Each participant in the competition phase will receive €5,000 for their submission.) Number of participants (15) The five preselected participants are: • Bauchplan Landschaftsarchitekten und Stadtplaner
Sponsor: Haifa Award Language: English Eligibility: International, for professional architects who hold an accredited architectural degree in their country – no geographic restrictions Fees and Timetable: 30 December 2020 – Early bird registration deadline (€120) 7 January 2021 – Q&A deadline 20 February 2021 – Late registration (€150) 10 April 2021 – Deadline for
Sponsor: Harvard Graduate School of Design Language: English Fees: none Eligibility: Early career architects – no geographic restrictions Applicants must have received their degree from an accredited institution in the last 15 years. Timetable: 31 January 2021 – Deadline for submissions Award: $100,000 Two-year Traveling fellowship The winning architect is expected to dedicate roughly
The Urban Confluence Silicon Valley Competition
Image ©SMAR Architecture
After several stops and starts, a decision to name the winner of the Urban Confluence Design Competition appears to be nearing its conclusion. In 2017, three founders of a local non-profit established The San Jose Light Tower Corporation (SJLTC). The founders
Sponsor: Graz Regional University Area Contracts Facilitator: BIG Type of Competition: RfQ, limited Eligibility: EWG qualified firms Language: German Numbers of firms to be shortlisted: 20 Timetable: 8 February 2021 – Application deadline Awards: yes Jury: • Rektor Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Oliver VITOUCH • Vizerektor Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Reinhard STAUBER • Architekt Mag.-arch.
Sponsor: BT Group (btgroup.it) Facilitator: YAC Type of Competition: Ideas, international Eligibility: Architects, Students, etc. Location: Loano, Italy Languages: English, Italian Timetable: 11 January 2021 – Deadline for receipt of applications for participation 23 December 2020 – Deadline for Early Bird registration (60€) 16 February 2021 – Submissions deadline Awards – €20,000 total Jury: |
From Anthropology to ArchitectureArt Gallery of Nova Scotia Competition
Not to be outdone by other Canadian provincial capitals, Halifax has chosen to make its own ambitious museum statement on the city’s waterfront. New museums in Vancouver, BC, Calgary and Fredericton, New Brunswick, the latter two by KPMB Architects, are either in development or already under construction. Saskatoon’s Remai Modern by KPMB and OMA’s Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Montréal were more recently completed, and Vancouver’s new Art Museum by Herzog & de Meuron is still under development.
Young Architects in CompetitionsWhen Competitions and a New Generation of Ideas Elevate Architectural Quality
by Jean-Pierre Chupin and G. Stanley Collyer
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: Modular Wood Construction in the SpotlightUrban Adaptation Competition
Recently we are beginning to see a resurgence of wood as a primary building material, not only for detached residential housing, but also for multi-family and commercial urban structures. Masonry, steel, and composite materials are still the bread and butter of the construction industry; but wood may be making serious inroads into the future of commercial buildings. Yes, we have seen the use of wood in interiors of large buildings: one of the more impressive projects being that of the Christ the Light Cathedral by SOM in Oakland, California.
Uusi Kansallinen – National Finnish Museum Competition: Following a Time Honored Paradigm
When major cultural institutions in Finland plan a new building project, one can almost always assume that an open competition will be the vehicle by which the client settles on the building’s design. The only question is, will this be organized in a format open to local, Scandinavian, or international architects. In the case of the National Museum of Finland annex competition, it was open to architects throughout the world — resulting in 185 entries.
Senses and SensitivityThe Opening of Taichung’s Central Park by Catherine Mosbach/Philippe Rahm
 View from the south with downtown Taichung in the distance image: ©Mosbach/Rahm
The abandonment and closing of airports, including decommissioning those that were used for military purposes, has presented design communities with several opportunities to convert them entirely to civilian purposes. Notable among those which have been the result of competitions are Orange County Great Park, Irvine, California (Ken Smith Landscape Architects), The Estonian National Museum (Dan Dorell, Lina Ghotmeh and Tsuyoshi Tane), and Toronto’s less successful Downsview Park competition, whereby the winning design by OMA, with trees as the primary feature, has been basically ignored. Instead, the area has become the site of numerous commercial and residential projects.
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