Sponsor: City of Geneva, Switzerland | Department of Planning, Construction and Mobility Type: open, international Eligibility: WTO (World Trade Organization countries), Switzerland Professions: architects (lead), engineers (structural) Fee: none Language: French Timetable: 12 June 2023 – Application deadline 6 October 2023 – Submission of competition documents 20 October 2023 – Submission
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Client Municipality of Kisela Voda, Skopje, Macedonia History: Second of two competitions for the site Type: Open, international, anonymous Eligibility: Licensed design professionals and students Fees: none Languages: Macedonian and English Contract value Tbc First round deadline 3 July 2023 Awards Winner – €15,000 prize 2nd prize – €8,000 3rd prize – €3,000
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Sponsor: City of Tirana, Albania, Ministry of Culture Theme: BESA (see link below) Type: International, open, RfQ Up to five finalists will be determined from the shortlisting process Languages: English, Albanian Fee: none Timetable: 6 March 2023 – Deadline for submissions of qualifications (RfQ) 28 April 2023 – Design submission deadline Compensation: €40,000 for each
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Revitalizing and Expanding An Art Museum
Image: courtesy Dallas Museum of Art
Sponsor: Dallas Museum of Art Competition manager: Malcolm Reading Consultants Type: International, open, RfQ, two-stage Fee: none Language: English Eligibility: US, International, emerging and established firms invited to participate No design required at the first stage – architect-led multidisciplinary
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Sponsor: The People‘s Government of Quzhou Municipality
Organizer: Administration Committee of Quzhou Smart New City
Co-organizer: Shenzhen Position Spatial Culture Development Co., Ltd.
Type: Open, International Eligibility: professionals and students
Fee: None Language: English Timetable: 22 February 2023 – Email registration deadline
About the Competition
International Competition for Conceptual Design of Landmark Buildings of
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Taranto Swimming Stadium
Sponsor: City of Taranto, Italy Type: International, one-stage, anonymous Fee: none Languages: Italian (preferred), English
Timetable: 1 March 2023 – Submission deadline
Design Challenge: This Competition is aimed at the acquisition of a project, with a level of depth equal to that of a “Technical and Economic Feasibility Project,” for the ex
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Sponsor: Municipality of Czernica Type: Invited, RfQ Eligibility: EU/EWR Fee: none Language: Polish Timetable: 10 February 2023 – Deadline for submission of qualifications Awards: 1st Prize – 60 000,00 zł (USD 14,000) 2nd Prize – 40 000,00 zł 3rd Prize – 20 000,00 zł Design Challenge: Development of an architectural concept for the School
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Facilitator: RIBA Type: open, invited (RfQ) Eligibility: Professional design teams Fees: none Language: English Timetable: 15 February 2023 – Deadline for applications
DESIGN COMPETITION VISION AND REQUIREMENTS The vision for the redevelopment of the White Hart Street site is to create an exemplary residential scheme that respects the heritage of Mansfield, in particular the
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Sponsor: Kaira Looro Competition Type: International, open, ideas Eligibility: Participants must be between ages of 18-25 (Lead architects who can communicate with client must be 35 years of age or less)
Fees and timetable: – Early registration €60/team (ends 28/02/2023) – Normal registration €90/team (ends 9/04/2023) – Late registration €120/team (ends 15/05/2023) 11 June
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Sponsor: National Building Fund, Denmark Type: Open, two-stage Language: English Eligibility: EU/EWR Fee: none Awards: The four most innovative ideas submitted will be selected as winners of the competition. In addition up to 10 ideas will receive honourable mentions on the website and be part of the competition’s exhibition. The four selected ideas will
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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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