Ottawa Parliamentary Precinct Renewal Competition Culminating in a year’s long process, the winner of the Ottawa Parliamentary Precinct was David Chipperfield Architects, one of the six shortlisted firms designated to participate in the competition. An April 10th viewing of the public presentation of the six finalists was viewed by scores on Read more…
After narrowing the field to three finalists and reviewing their presentations via ZOOM, the competition jury gave the nod to KUTONOTUK of Charlottesville, VA as the winner. The winning team is led by principals, Leena Cho and Matthew Jull, faculty members at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture. Second place went Read more…
BIG’s proposal, led by partners-in-charge Bjarke Ingels and Brian Yang, was selected from a pool of 19 entries as the winner of the competition. The rankings were as follows: 1st Place Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) with Brian Yang Copenhagen, Denmark 2ndt Place Barozzi Veiga with Atelier M1 Barcelona, Spain 3rd Place Bevk Read more…
On Monday, April 10 from 10am to 1pm (EDT) you can view the presentations of six firms shortlisted as finalists for the above competition. From this list, you may see that it should be interesting, especially for students that endeavor to be in a similar situation someday. The presentations will all be in Read more…
KUTONOTUK Announced as Winner 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 Read more…
Image: ©Grimshaw Architects (above) Present aerial view of station (below) Budapest’s Nuugati Railway Terminal has reached its capacity, expecially when based on the future needs of the station. To date, the common practice of backing trains out after unloading to turn them around was time-consuming, and, as a result, had Read more…
Based on portfolio submissions, the fifteen teams selected are: • ALA + OV-A • MVRDV • OFFICE KGDVS + Christ & Gantenbein • Mecanoo + CHYBIK+KRISTOF • Barozzi Veiga + Atelier M1 • Sou Fujimoto Architects • Cobe + Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects • ŠÉPKA ARCHITEKTI + MANGADO Y ASOCIADOS • Foster + Partners Read more…
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has announced the shortlist for an international competition to design its first net zero carbon building at 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, in collaboration with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Expressions of interest were sought for the creation of a new academic building Read more…
LUCA POIAN FORMS Image courtesy RIBA Facilitator: RIBA Location: Preston, U.K. Type: International, open The competition attracted over 200 entries from 40 different countries. Five finalists were chosen to participate in a second phase: Winner • LUCA POIAN FORMS, London, UK Finalists BLANKPAGE Architects, Lebanon Borough Architects + buchhandler-nelli + elca, Cambridge, UK Read more…
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 Read more… |
A Quest for that Elusive Connective Formula  First Place: Pedestrian perspective from Parliament – Zeidler Architecture in association with David Chipperfield Architects How do you find a common thread that can connect an eclectic collection of buildings, visually as well as physically, all located within a one-block site, located just across from Canada’s Parliament building in Ottawa. To identify this common thread that could tie everything together, the client turned to a design competition for answers. With the aid of consultants, [phase eins] from Berlin and experts from Canada’s’ own Université de Montréal’s School of Architecture, the client turned to an invited international format to finally settle on six teams that could rethink the site. Read more… 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/ Vilnius Railway Station and Public Square Competition  Vilnius Station competition Image: ©Zaha Hadid Architects How do you find a common thread that can connect an eclectic collection of buildings, visually as well as physically, all located within a one-block site, located just across from Canada’s Parliament building in Ottawa. To identify this common thread that could tie everything together, the client turned to a design competition for answers. With the aid of consultants, [phase eins] from Berlin and experts from Canada’s’ own Université de Montréal’s School of Architecture, the client turned to an invited international format to finally settle on six teams that could rethink the site. Read More… AL_A Prevails over a Star-studded Cast  After over a year of planning, the choice of a site, and the establishment of criteria for the staging an international competition for a new concert hall, the process recently culminated in the choice of an architect for the design of the new Philharmonic in Belgrade, Serbia. Once a rather drab, nondescript city under the Tito regime, Belgrade has been reimagining itself to take its place as a major European city, including cultural attractions one might attach to such a claim. Read more…  After narrowing the field to three finalists and reviewing their presentations via ZOOM, the competition jury gave the nod to KUTONOTUK of Charlottesville, VA as the winner. The winning team is led by principals, Leena Cho and Matthew Jull, faculty members at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture. Second place went to FORMA from New York City, and third place was awarded to Lewis Williams with Hudson Architects from Norwich, England. Presentations of all three finalists can be seen here: https://competitions.org/2022/03/atlantic-beach-nc-boardwalk-design-competition/  BIG’s proposal, led by partners-in-charge Bjarke Ingels and Brian Yang, was selected from a pool of 19 entries as the winner of the competition. The rankings were as follows: 1st Place Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) with Brian Yang Copenhagen, Denmark 2nd Place Barozzi Veiga with Atelier M1 Barcelona, Spain 3rd Place Bevk Perović Arhitekti Ljubljana, Slovenia 4th Place Petr Hájek Architekti Prague, Czech Republic 5th Place Snøhetta View previous shortlist… |