Competition Index
- BIS Site Development – Basel
- International Competition for the Seoul National University Cultural Center
- 2021-2022 Architecture at Zero Competition
- Garage Screen Summer Cinema 2022 Competition
- Retrofit of Jonulas Radvilla Palace for Museum Purposes
- Europan 16
- Sakhalin Region Development Competition
- CTBUH Student Tall Building Design Competition 2021
- Transformation of Helsinki’s South Harbor –Makasiiniranta Quality and Concept Competition
- International Competition for the Development Plan of the Old HANGLAS Site
- A New Meeting Place for Moscovites
- Riyadh New Embassy Compound
- National Library of Korea Data Preservation Center Competition
- EFL Design Challenge 2021: Affordable Community Design in Smart City Kalasatama
- Seoul Workers’ Welfare Center and Happy Housing Complex Project International Design Competition
- Florenc 21 – Urban Design Competition
- Cold War Veterans Memorial
- Canning Dock Competition
- WWF Observation Cabins
- From Anthropology to Architecture: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Competition
- Shenzhen Longgang Pingdi Community Culture and Sports Center Design Competition
- Vilnius Railway Station and Public Square
- HER PLACE – A Girl’s Development Centre
- National Gallery, London
- 2021 Fentress Global Challenge: Airport of the Future
- New Mosque near Preston, Lancashire
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Germany
- Parliamentary Precinct Redevelopment, Ottawa
- An Ultimate Destination for Naturalists
- New Urban Plan for Closing of German Airbase in Erding, Germany
- Haifa Award: Phoenix Prize:
Reconstruction of Beirut Port
- Harvard GSD Wheelwright Prize
- San Jose’s Search for an Urban Icon
- New and Re-Design of the University of Klagenfurt Campus
- Leisure Harbor, Loano, Italy
- New Performance Hall in La Garde, France
- New School, Smart School: Sejong National Model City Middle and High School Design Ideas Competition
- New Church in Skanderborg, Denmark
- Uusi Kansallinen – National Finnish Museum Competition: Following a Time Honored Paradigm
- Low Rise: Housing Ideas for Los Angeles
- Design Competition: Unification Culture Center
- Design Competition for Joint Building of the Garak Fire House & the Gangnam Agricultural & Marine Products Inspection Center
- Antwerp (Belgium) WWII Memorial on the Scheldt quays in Antwerp
- 2021 Steel Design Student Competition
- Ground Breaking at Science Island
- The Eisenhower Memorial: Sending Mixed Messages?
- National Museum of Romanian Jewry and the Holocaust in Romania
- Leeds City Square Re-Design
- Berkeley Prize 2021
- International Design Competition for the Central City Square of Rahovec
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©Bauen+Wohnen
 An article, Trois tourettes et un jardin (Three Turrets and a Garden) by Swiss landscape architect, Valérie Hoffmeyer, in Werk, Bauen + Wohnen, is another recent example highlighting the value of green space in the design of mid-rise residential buildings. At a time when developers endeavor to maximize their profits by turning to highrise buildings, even when higher density is at stake, referencing the Garden City concept has been turning up as a more frequent theme.
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Aerial view ©Grimshaw Architects
After the conclusion of the second stage of the Nyugati Railway Station Competition, Grimshaw Architects has been declared the winner. This conclusion was reached by a jury after twelve teams had been shortlisted from the initial stage of the competition in an RfQ process.
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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/
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 Miami Beach, it’s primarily a promenade; Brooklyn’s 2.7 mile Coney Island boardwalk stretching all the way to Brighton Beach is a mixture of promenade and commerce, with the latter at both ends. In the case of Atlantic City, it’s mostly about retail.
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Winning entry – Hyunjoon Min Architects Office
National Library of Korea Data Preservation Center Competition
Retrofitting existing buildings is nothing new. The abandonment of old factory structures, especially in the northeast of the U.S., has been occurring at a rapid pace ever since those businesses ceased to be profitable in the face of foreign competition. However, in North America, retrofitting those structures has seldom been the subject of a design competition. In Korea, the recent plethora of design competitions for all types of projects has also included several for providing a new life for abandoned buildings.
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Countryside Dilemmas – New Rural Planning
1st Place – ©Tianjin University Team
Planning used to be at the bottom of Chinese students’ lists of design priorities. One western architect, whose firm was at the forefront in the design and implementation of numerous planning projects in China, surmised that planning was an area that received little attention in the university curricula. So when planning for a major metropolitan area has occurred, the Chinese have almost always turned to outside international firms for ideas and implementation.
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The Chicago Architecture Club Shines the Spotlight on
Another Endangered Landmark
Public Pool Image: ©Perkins&Will
What do Bertrad Goldberg and Helmut Jahn have in common? Besides having high-profile buildings threatened by demolition, both served as subject matter for two competitions sponsored by the Chicago Architecture Club (CAC)—raising public consciousness about their impending fate. They both produced buildings in a city famous for its architecture that have been abandoned: Goldberg’s Future Prentice Women’s Hospital, demolished in 2014 after a valiant effort by preservationists to save it from the wrecking ball; and Jahn’s Thompson Center, now the object of a similar effort by the State of Illinois to sell it to a developer.
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