Sponsors: Romanian Government Facilitator: Elie Weisel National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania Type: Open, international Location: Banloc-Goodrich Palace (also know as the “Red Building”), Bucharest, Romania Eligibility: Languages: English, Romanian Fees: None (Compensation: Each team to receive £6,000 for documents delivery) Timetable: 19 October 2020 – Site visit (Register by 10/16/2020)
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Sponsors: Balfour Beatty and Leeds City Council Facilitator: RIBA Type: Expressions of Interest (EOI), shortlist Eligibility: UK and Europe-based Landscape architect-led multi-disciplinary design teams Language: English Fees: None (Compensation: Each team to receive £6,000 for documents delivery) Timetable: 27 October 2020 – Expression of Interest deadline Budget and fees: The Client has identified a direct
Sponsors: UC Berkeley Type: open, international, three-stage Eligibility: Students in undergraduate accredited architecture programs Language: English Fee: none Timetable: November 1, 2020 – (Stage One) 500-word essay proposal due. Mid-December, 2020 – Essay Semifinalists announced. February 1, 2021 (Stage Two) Essay Semifinalists’ 2,500-word essays due. February 8, 2021 – Launch of Community Service Fellowship
Sponsors: City of Rahovec, Kosovo and UN Habitat Type: open, international, anonymous Location: Rahovec, Kosovo Language: English Fee: none Eligibility: Architects, Landscape architects, Planners, students Timetable: 20 September 2020 – Q & A deadline 30 September 2020 – Publication of Answers 16 November 2020 – Registration and Submission deadline 7 December 2020 –
Type: open, international, anonymous Location: Berlin, Germany Language: German Fee: none (€10 for non-EU members for documents) Eligibility: Architects and Landscape architects (Winning architects/landscape architects must show a minimum of qualifications with experience in order to receive the commission) Timetable: 12 October 2020 – Q & A deadline 7 December 2020 – Submission deadline
Sponsors: Manni, Verona, Italy/Sterling, Detroit Organizer: Young Architects Competitions Type: open, international, ideas Location: Detroit Michigan Languages: English, Italian Fees: 28 Sept – 25 Oct. – Early Bird registration (60€ team) 26 Oct – 22 Nov. – Standard Registration (80€ team) Eligibility: Architects, Landscape architects, Planners, students Timetable: 20 December 2020 – Late registration Sponsor: George Town Conservation and Development Corporation Locationk: Penang Bay, Penang, Malaysia Type: Open, International, Ideas Process: A committee of four people including architects, landscape architects and urban planners will be nominated by GTCDC to verify the entries’ compliance with the competition regulations and requirements in order to eliminate non-compliant submissions prior
Competition organizers: Metsä Group, Aalto University and the Ministry of the Environment of Finland Type: open, international, anonymous Location: Finland Languages: English Eligibility: Architects, planners, Students, etc. Timetable: 31 December 2020 – Submission deadline Awards: 1st Prize – €15,000 2nd Prize – €5,000 Jury: Andrew Scott, Professor
Organizers: Korean Institute of Architects Type: International, open, ideas Languages: Korean and English Fees: None Timetable: 30 September 2020 – Key Concepts Submissions 13 October 2020 – Research and Proposals (5 teams) 30 November 2020 – Final submissions Awards: total available 50M KRW($42,000) Process: This Open Call is operated in process-type. In the time
Sponsor: Ville de Versailles Type: EU, invited Location: place Lyautey à Versailles, France Process: EOI, shortlist with four (4) finalists Language: French Timetable: 18 September 2020 – Deadline for applications Project: Versailles tourism administration centre Contact: marches.publics@versailles.fr |
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: 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.
Ground Breaking at Science IslandSMAR’s Winning Entry Gets the Green Light
The winning competition entry in the 2016 Science Island competition in Kaunas, Lithuania by SMAR Architects may only take five years to realize—from the date of the competition to completion. This is encouraging news, as the duration of such projects resulting from a competition can often take much longer—sometimes up to 8-10 years.
Explaining the contributions of a World War II hero and later President of the United States on a very modest site on Independence Avenue just off the Washington Mall is tantamount to asking an author to describe the life of this person in no more than one paragraph. But on September 17th, after a long and bumpy journey, lasting almost 20 years and navigating a warren of the DC approval processes and public scrutiny, the Eisenhower Memorial finally was dedicated and opened to the public. Designed by Frank Gehry, it has received mixed reviews, the majority being more positive. But most have pointed out that the memorial is more impressive at night than in full daylight. This is due primarily to the illumination of an almost block-long metallic tapestry—featuring a sketch by Gehry, which depicts his interpretation of the cliffs of the Normandy coastline where the Americans landed on D-Day. Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge: The Reinvention of a 19th Century Icon
While looking for new adventures on a visit to New York City, friends suggested that I take time to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge—certainly a New York icon. For those intending to undertake this trek across the bridge for the first time, the bridge consists of layers, with a large platform for pedestrians on top of a lower level for cars and the metro system. Traversing this connection for the first time between Manhattan and Brooklyn is not just about getting from one place to another, but experiencing a great scenic view of both boroughs and occasionally interacting with other bridge crossers. As for the latter, they provide a flavor of the city’s demographics, as opposed to similar experiences one might have of the city’s inhabitants when riding the city’s subway system. |
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