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Sponsor: Kaizhou New City Management Committee of Deyang City Organizer: Deyang Kaizhou Investment Development Co., Ltd.; CBC(China Building Centre) Academic Support：International Urban and Rural Innovation & Development Research Center Media Support: Urban Environment Design (UED) Magazine Winners: 1st Prize “Spring Tops” Sports Park Wave Architects – Wei Ruoyu and Yu Haochen New York, NY
Organizers: RIBA and British Network Rail Type: International, open, two-stage Number of entries: 200+ Entrants to the competition were asked to reimagine small to medium-sized stations, which make up 80% of all those on Britain’s railway. More than 200 submissions were received, from designers based in 34 different countries. Five will go through to Client: University of Illinois Location: Chicago Number of applications: 36 Participating shortlisted teams (3): • Foster + Partners with Epstein • Jacobs Consultants, Inc., with OMA*AMO Architecture, P.C. • Studio Gang Architects
An announcement of the three finalists from the 953 submissions to the competition will be free to an online audience. Date: 18 September 2020 (7pm PDT) To register: https://www.urbanconfluencesiliconvalley.org Client: University of Illinois Location: Chicago Number of applications: 36 Participating shortlisted teams (3): • Foster + Partners with Epstein • Jacobs Consultants, Inc., with OMA*AMO Architecture, P.C. • Studio Gang Architects
The Urban Confluence competition attracted 963 entries from 72 countries and 6 continents. The Community Competition Panel (CCP), comprised of 34 local community leaders including artists, architects, environmentalists, and business leaders, convened for two days of deliberation sessions on July 18 and 19. They diligently reviewed and evaluated all 963 qualified submissions as a
Sponsor’s Statement (Van Alen Institute) Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge, our design competition presented in collaboration with the New York City Council, challenges participants to rethink the iconic Brooklyn Bridge walkway. As made even more clear by the pandemic, the design of our streets and shared spaces must be responsive to the present moment and work
Sponsor: University of California, Berkeley Type: International, Essay – Travel and Fellowship competitions Number of entries: 79 Topic: How do Civic Buildings Create Community? Awards: • For the eight Finalists, there is the “best of the best” First, Second and Third Prizes, and five Honorable Mentions totaling 35,000USD. • In addition, and in lieu Login to see more (login problems? E: scollyer@competitions.org or http://competitions.org/contact/)
Type: Open, RfQ, two-stage Location: Sydney, Australia Number of RfQ submissions: 74 teams entered Winner: Moreau Kusunoki (Paris) and Genton(Sydney)
Finalists: • AL_A (UK) and Architectus (Australia) • Bernardes Architecture(Brazil) and Scale Architecture (Australia) • BVN Architecture(Australia) and Carlo Ratti Associati (Italy) • CHROFI (Australia) withReko Rennie (Australia) • Steven |
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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