Competition Index
- 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
- Day Care Center for 80 Infants
- Detroit Waterfront District
- PENANG BAY
International Ideas Competition
- Urban Adaptation Architects’ Competition:
Flexibility with modular wood Construction
- Architecture and Urbanism Beyond COVID 19 Open Call for Collaborative Research & Proposal
- Tourism Centre, Versailles
- Assisted Living Housing, Montpellier
- Anne Frank Affordable Housing
- The 2021 Forge Prize Competition
- Design Competition for Facilities to Preserve Structural Remnants at the former site of the Uijeongbu
- Cheonggye Sewerage History Hall
- Zunda Park Sketch Competition
- Vision for Milada: Lake Milada Competition
- RE-Imagining Britain’s Railway Stations
- The New Jongno-gu Government Complex Design Competition
- “BRIDGING”: Yongxin Old City Wenxing Bridge Renewal Plan
- Akureyri Airport Extension and Changes
- Bus Terminal + Stadium Connection with High-rise
- Berlin Multi-Purpose Sports Complex Masterplan
- Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism:
Crossroads, Building the resilient city
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Chungji National Heritage Museum Competition
Image ©Ona Architects + Jongjin Lee architects + Laguillo Arquitectos
For those unfamiliar with Korean Heritage and its symbols, the choice of the jury for a new complex to house artifacts, now located at various scattered sites, would seem to beg more information, especially when one views the designs of the non-selected finalists—all quite modern. Some of this can certainly be explained by the subject matter of the new museum’s holdings, another by the site in broader terms. Some might say that emphasis placed on the heritage element in the design brief fostered an interpretation leading to the choice of the winning design: “The site chosen for the new Chungji National Museum is logical: Chungju, located in the central part of the Korean Peninsula, is the center of the so-called ‘Jungwon culture,’ which has played an important role geographically and historically since ancient time. Jungwon culture developed around the Namhan River, which runs through the central region from east to west, and the relics showing this are currently scattered and stored in various museums.”
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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/
University of Florida’s College of Design Construction and Planning’s New Addition
Development phase image courtesy ©Brooks + Scarpa
If architects have had one complaint concerning the planning and realization of a project, it has been with planners and especially construction managers, both of whom often display a lack of knowledge about architecture. The survival of a well-conceived design can hang in the balance when there is a knowledge gap at the planning and realization end.
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Houston Endowment’s New Headquarters on the Bayou
Southwest view Houston Endowment Headquarters – Photo Ivan Baan, courtesy Kevin Daly
Following in the footsteps of other major non-profits—The Ford Foundation and LA’s California Endowment Center in particular—the Houston Endowment’s new headquarters, located on a grassy knoll just above the Buffalo Bayou in the city’s outskirts, has also made a strong architectural statement. Similar to the California Endowment, this project was also the result of a design competition, won by the California firm, Kevin Daly Architects.
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The Makasiiniranta South Harbor Competition
Helsinki South Harbour and Tori Quarter Suomen Ilmakuva Helsinki. Image credit/ Tietoa Finland, Janne Hirvonen
As a prelude to a competition for the design of a new Architecture and Design Museum to be located in Helsinki’s South Harbor, the City of Finland staged an open competition to establish a roadmap for the future redevelopment of the Makasiiniranta harbor area, the last old harbor area to be transformed for public use in Helsinki. The competition for the museum is scheduled to take place later this year; but the entire surrounding area has come up with a plan to review improvements for the entire harbor environment.
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Vltava Philharmonic Hall Design Competition
View to Concert Hall from bridge ©BIG
Classical music is still part of a vibrant musical scene in Prague, with at least four principal venues hosting concerts, ballet and opera. As a modern European city, the only missing venue from these choices is a state of the art concert hall. Other European neighbors have also recently staged competitions for such projects: Munich, won by Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten of Bregenz, Austria; Belgrade, won by AL_A of London; and Vilnius, Lithuania, won by Arquivio Architects of Spain. It should be noted, however, that one of the most important competitions for a concert hall, not only in Europe, but the world, was the 1961 Berlin Philharmonic hall competition, won by Hans Scharoun (below). It was the interior of that building, in particular, that served as a model for many others that followed, one of the first being Los Angeles’ Disney Hall by Frank Gehry.
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