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Architecture Competition
Archive 2006
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competitions
USA: Building
A Sustainable World: Life in the Balance. The Royal Institute
of British Architects-USA (The RIBA-USA) has initiated an International
Competition "" to bring architects, designers, engineers,
city planners and others together in a response to our Global
Environmental Crisis. The competition is being sponsored by Autodesk.
Registrations until December 31st 2006.
USA: 2006
International Bamboo Building Design Competition Bamboo Technologies
of Maui has launched the first International Design Competition
for Structural Bamboo Buildings. Some of the winning entries
will be chosen for manufacture by the world's premier builder
of international building code approved bamboo homes. The competition
is open to architects, builders, designers and students anywhere.
Registration deadline December 31, 2006.
- UK: Appointment
of an Architect Led Design Consultancy Team. To provide Feasibility
Studies and Design Services for the Restoration and Development
of an historic walled garden at Valentine Road, Bangor, County
Down, Northern Ireland. Closing date 27th December 2007.
- Italy: Memory
Park Design Comnpetition The municipality of San Giuliano
di Puglia (CB), with the patronage of the Order of the Architects
PPC of Campobasso and of the National Council of Architects PPC,
announces a design competition at European level for the realisation
of the "Memory Park" (Parco della Memoria) dedicated
to the victims of the tragic earthquake that stroke the Molise
Region on the 31 October 2002. Entries shall be delivered on
the 20 December 2006.
Norway: Sixth
forms of comprehensive school, music, dance, drama - Cultural
School - Bjergsted, Stavanger. New building for a cultural
school and a sixth forms of comprehensive school for music, dance
and drama. The new building shall be located in the Bjergsted
area. Two new buildings are planned to be built; one in Sandvigå,
between two existing buildings which are worthy of preservation,
and one building situated west in Bjergsted. Registration by
18th Dec 2006.
Spain: International
competition for the Construction of an International Convention
Centre of the City of Madrid (CICCM). The Madrid International
Convention Center will be a meeting point for the celebration
of meetings and cultural events. It will be located in the final
section of the Castellana axis, in a high strategic value area
of the city, recovered as a new financial center and great park,
as ending of the green area formed by Parque Norte and Parque
de la Ventilla. Registration by 14th Dec 2006.
Poland: competition for new residence
of the Silesian Museum. It is planned that new Museum will
be the image of the region, the gate to Silesia. On the basis
of this discussion the Marshall Office of Silesian Woivodeship
(regional self - governmental authority) announced the competition
for the architectural design of new residence of Silesian Museum.
The applications for Competition admission may be submitted till
December 11th, 2006.
Ireland: University College Dublin
(UCD), Ireland's largest university, has launched a major international
architecture competition for a new landmark development at the
University's Belfield campus. The Gateway Project, comprising
cultural, academic, leisure and business facilities, represents
the start of the implementation of a 15-year UCD Campus Development
Plan. The deadline for Expression of Interest submissions is
6 December 2006.
R.O.C. (Taiwan):
National Kaohsiung Performing
Arts Center International Competition The government of the
R.O.C. (Taiwan) cordially invites innovative architects from
all nations to participate in an international competition for
the design of the largest Performing Arts Center complex in Taiwan,
the National Kaohisung Performing Arts Center. Located
in the second biggest city in Taiwan, the Arts Center will within
the 65-hectare Metropolitan Park and will include three theaters
and one concert hall. First Stage Material Submission Deadline
December 5th, 2006.
International:
The
International Architecture Awards. The Chicago Athenaeum:
Museum of Architecture and Design in conjunction with Metropolitan
Arts Press invite entries for The International Architecture
Awards®- an Exhibition and Distinguished Building Awards
Program for the Best New World Architecture for 2007. The emphasis
is on design innovation, engineering, use of new materials, and
a sensitivity to the environment. The deadline for submissions
is December 1, 2006.
Apply on line at www.chi-athenaeum.org.
UK: Southwark
Schools for the Future. Expressions of interest are invited
from architects and/or architect-led design teams for the provision
of architectural services in relation to the construction and/or
refurbishment of three primary schools in the London Borough
of Southwark. The aim is to deliver three exemplar projects that
demonstrate innovative and sustainable primary school design
that will contribute to enhanced learning outcomes, as well as
providing flexibility on a daily, termly and long-term basis
to allow for changes in curriculum, teaching style, class size
and capacity. The deadline for expressions of interest is Friday
1st December 2006.
UK: Bridge
Canopy Open Competition Clydebank. This new open competition,
organised by RIAS on behalf of Clydebank rebuilt, invites architects
to prepare proposals for a canopy over the Sylvania Way pedestrian
bridge across the Forth and Clyde Canal within Clydebank Town
Centre. Closing date for submissions is 17th November 2006.
Canada: Nathan Phillips
Square Design Competition. The City of Toronto is pleased
to announce the launch of an international design competition
for the revitalization of Nathan Phillips Square. The Square
is the premier public space and civic gathering place for Torontonians,
a leading tourist attraction for the City, and a national and
provincial landmark. Submissions for Stage I of the competition
must be received by November 16, 2006.
- USA: Scion
Showroom Design Competition A design competition seeking
submissions for a complete design concept for Scion's dealerships.
The first place winner will receive $5,000 and the opportunity
to have their design brought to life as the next generation Scion
dealership showroom. Submission deadline November 10th 2006.
- Commonwealth: A
Small Sustainable Sports Centre Seventh International Student
Design Competition 2006. Competitors are asked to design a small
sustainable sports centre that will serve as a focus for a poor
community. Entrants can choose a site from within their own region,
but this is not mandatory. It can be located in a rural or an
urban context. It can be a sports pavilion or an urban sports
facility featuring regeneration. The architectural response to
the site will be amongst the criteria for judging the competition.
Sponsored by The Architectural Review and HOK. Submission: 10
November 2006.
USA: Porcher/Jado
Design Experience Contest -Porcher and JADO, makers of luxury
European bathroom fixtures, are celebrating the best in home
bathroom design with their first-ever Design Experience Contest.
The contest is open to professional designers, who are asked
to transform either a 5x5 powder room into a functional and modern
space, or to turn a master bathroom into a luxurious spa-like
retreat using products from Porcher and JADO. Entries deadline
extended to November 8th, 2006.
Russian Federation:
World Mammoth Museum
-international contest of architecture for the development of
a World Mammoth Museum, in Yakutsk (Republic of Sakha-Yakutia,
Russian Federation). A true myth in the making! The contest will
end on December 18th, 2006 with the closing date for phase 1
(credentials submission) being on November 3rd.
Australia: The Hobart Waterfront International
Design Competition seeks visionary design proposals for one
of the city's historical sites, an area where cultural importance
is reflected in a unique collection of heritage buildings. The
Competition Area is a broad band of space framed by the street-grid
of the city. As the place where the Hobart Rivulet met the cove,
it played an important role in Aboriginal life. The safe anchorage
and fresh water supply were a vital factor in the early occupation
of Tasmania and the foundation of Hobart. Registration closes
3 November 2006.
Denmark:
International ideas competition for the Carlsberg site in Copenhagen
Carlsberg A/S hereby invites all urban designers, architects,
designers, engineers, artists, architects students etc. to take
part in an open international idea competition for a development
plan for Carlsberg in Copenhagen. The competition will run from
November 1, 2006 to February 28, 2007.
USA/Italy: Rome Prize 2007. The American
Academy in Rome invites applications for the Rome Prize competition. One
of the leading overseas centers for independent study and advanced
research in the arts and the humanities, the Academy offers up
to thirty fellowships for periods ranging from six months to
two years. Fellowships are awarded in the following related
fields: Architecture; Design (including graphic, fashion, industrial,
interior, lighting, set, and sound design, engineering, urban
planning, and other related design fields); Historic Preservation
and Conservation (including architectural design, public policy,
and the conservation of works of art); Landscape Architecture.
Application deadline: November 1, 2006
Ecuador: GALAPAGOS 0 LATITUDE: Sustainable
Urbanism and Architecture The XV Quito Pan-American Architecture
Biennale invites you to participate in the International Competition
"Galapagos 0 Latitude: Sustainable Urbanism and Architecture."
Its purpose is to lend visibility to human settlement issues
on the Galapagos Islands and provide a place to reflect on alternatives
for future sustainable towns. Deadline for receiving entries:
Wednesday, November 1, 2006 (6:00 p.m.)
- GALAPAGOS
FRANJA 0: Urbanismo y Arquitectura Sostenibles La BAQ/2006 convoca al Concurso Internacional
"Galápagos Franja 0", con el objetivo
de hacer visibles los problemas de los asentamientos humanos
existentes en las Islas Galápagos y abrir un espacio de
reflexión que genere propuestas alternativas para la futura
ciudad sostenible. Miércoles, 1 de noviembre de 2006
(18:00 hrs.)
ARQUITECTUM
2nd Conceptual Contest "INFINITE STRIP 2006", Each
contestant will develop a project within the parameters established
by the "Infinite Strip" within a Base Structure of
15 levels (90 meters in height) that will be specified by ARQUITECTUM.
This element is a vertical variation of the "Habitational
Unit" by Le Corbusier (specifically Marseilles) in which
the modules that form part of the basic structure are developed
independently as inserted "cells." The project
calls for the planning of 14 units of duplex apartments based
on the "infinite strip" design method. Contest begins: August
1, 2006. Winners announced: November 2006.
USA: 2006
Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition. Sponsored by
the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects, this
competition awards prizes to entries that exhibit outstanding
abilities in architectural illustration, both by hand and by
digital means. This annual competition, which is in its
32nd year, is open to both students and professionals.
Submissions can be sent via normal mail or e-mail (using JPEG
or PDF format). All entries must be received by October 31st
2006.
- Spain: ASCER
2006 -the Tile of Spain Architecture and Interior Design
awards. Closing date for entries 31st October 2005.
- Sweden: The
Stockholm Public Library -designed by Gunnar Asplund, it
has been the city's main library since it was inaugurated nearly
75 years ago. It is not only one of the city's most important
buildings architecturally, but the library is also a very important
public building for the inhabitants of Stockholm. The aim is
to ensure that the building remains to be a public library also
in the future. The closing date for the first stage will be in
27th October 2006. A 3D model for the project is available at
www.3doc.se.
UK: 2007
Lighting Design Awards -widely recognised within the lighting
industry these awards offer the opportunity to achieve recognition
for innovation in lighting design and technology. Everyone from
architects and dedicated lighting designers to manufacturers
and street lighting engineers are recognised in the awards. Closing
date for entries is Friday, 20th October 2006.
Spain: Concurso
de Ideas para el Diseño de Sistemas de Exposicion Modulares.
El objeto del presente concurso es la selección de tres
ideas de sistemas de exposición ferial modular. Concursantes:
Podrán participar profesionales y estudiantes, tanto españoles
como extranjeros de cualquier país, de arquitectura y
de cualquier otra rama de las artes plásticas o el diseño
(gráfico, industrial...). Calendario: consultas: hasta
el 14 de septiembre de 2006; presentación de propuestas:
hasta el 26 de octubre de 2006.
France: Competition Paris
Justice -The Établissement Public du Palais de Justice
de Paris is launching an international ideas competition for
the master-planning of the new Paris Courthouse on the Tolbiac-Halle
Freyssinet site in the Paris Rive Gauche ZAC (Mixed Development
Zone) under the joint patronage of the Minister of Justice, Mr
Pascal Clément, and the Minister of Culture, Mr Renaud
Donnedieu de Vabres. This competition is open to architects and
town planners, and to architecture students. Deadline for receipt
of entries - Monday 16 October 2006.
USA: Santa
Fe Sustainable Design Competition. A committee of young architects
and affordable housing advocates has initiated an "ideas
competition" in conjunction with Santa Fe Design Week 2006.
The competition invites designers from around the world to apply
their imagination and design intelligence to a project addressing
real community needs. The competition calls for sustainable design
ideas that address social health, transit-aware neighborhood
planning, green building and renewable energy. The Santa Fe Civic
Housing Authority intends to implement initiatives resulting
from the competition, making Hopewell Mann a paradigm neighborhood
and adding to the pride of Santa Fe's greater public community.
Submissions due October 15, 2006.
UK: Sherwood
Forest Visitor Complex RIBA Competitions is launching an
Invited Design Competition on behalf of Nottinghamshire County
Council and its partners, as part of its bid to the next stage
of the Big Lottery Fund's Living Landmarks grant programme. 'Sherwood
Forest: The Living Legend' is one of six regionally, or nationally
significant community regeneration projects to have been short-listed
for the upper (People's Millions) stream of the Living Landmarks
funding. Expression of Interest deadline is 13.00hrs, Friday
13 October 2006.
Russia: Present of Future an
architectural contest with international participation from Interior
Digest magazine. Award ceremony and exhibition of projects will
be held in the network of the biggest exhibition iSaloni WorldWide,
Russia, Moscow, Crocus Expo Complex from 12 to 15 of October
2006 (site in Russian).
Finland: Järvenpää
Architectural Competition. The City of Järvenpää
is organising an open two-phase architectural competition for
the planning of the LepolaRistinummi area. The purpose of
the competition is to get high-quality proposals for a residential
area that fit into the sensitive cultural heritage by the lake
Tuusulanjärvi and support the development of the town of
Järvenpää. The first phase of the competition
is held up to 2.10.2006 as an open competition for ideas.
Switzerland: SHRINKAGE
Worldwide Award 2006. Open international design competition
which will result in a multidisciplinary multiuse poster to explore
divulge foster sensitize awaken 'shrinkage' nature, culture and
experience. Deadline extended until 29th September 2006.
USA: Going Public Open Call for
Entries The
second installation of the Center for Architecture's inaugural
exhibition will showcase recent and proposed public projects
in New York City, offering a comprehensive view of the scope
and quality of current public work. The exhibition will present
architecture, engineering, art, landscape architecture, urban
design, lighting design and street furniture. A non-juried show,
Going Public will offer a snapshot of where we are at this moment-and
where we are headed. Exhibition opening October 10th during Architecture
Week 2006, (October 6October 12).
Work must be submitted to
the Center for Architecture and the online site by Wednesday,
September 27th.
Cyprus: A G Leventis Art Gallery,
Nicosia, Cyprus. The RIBA is organising a competition
to select an architect for a development in central Nicosia,
Cyprus. The key building on the site is to be an art gallery,
with supporting accommodation, which will take the form of luxury
flats for renting plus a small restaurant. The deadline for expressions
of interest is Tuesday 26th September 2006.
UK: Bathing
Beauties A National & International Competition for Seaside
Architecture. Lincolnshire coast, UK.
- Competition 1: Re-imagining
the Beach Hut. Re-imagine the classic British beach hut for the
21st Century as part of a 'linear gallery' of dramatic &
beautiful new seaside architecture on a superb stretch of Lincolnshire
coastline, UK. Submissions by scale model only.
Competition 2: Beach Front Restaurant / Boathouse. Design a new
beachside restaurant & look-out incorporating a boathouse
& facilities for the Royal Life Saving Society at Chapel
St Leonards, Lincolnshire.
- Deadline: Fri 22 Sept 2006.
UK: Selection
of an Architect : Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
East Wing Development Expressions of interest from architects
are invited for an exciting and ambitious £2.74m bid to
improve the services and facilities at Maidstone Museum &
Bentlif Art Gallery. The East Wing Development Project forms
the second phase of the Museum's re-development, following the
renovation of the West Wing supported by the Heritage Lottery
Fund and completed in 2003. The new development project has three
key aims : the long-term preservation of the collections ; greater
public involvement in the Museum and its collections ; and increased
use of the Museum and its collections. The deadline for expressions
of interest is Tuesday 19th September 2006.
Taiwan: International Competition -Kaohsiung
Waterfront Renovation Project at Wharfs 1-22. Kaohsiung City
is undergoing transformation. Following the successful restoration
of Love River, in October 2005 the City Government collaborated
with the Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau to develop Wharves 11 to 15
of Kaohsiung Harbor to progressively implement its harbor-city
merger plan. In 2007, Kaohsiung's Mass Rapid Transit system will
be operational, the city will host the World Games in 2009 and
the Railway Underground Project will be initiated this year;
all these efforts signify the transformation of Kaohsiung from
"Industrial City" to "Waterfront City, Ocean Capital".
Submission deadline for Stage I: 18th Sept 2006.
Ireland: New Headquarters for Wexford
County Council. The Royal Institute of the Architects of
Ireland (RIAI), is administering a competition on behalf of the
competition promoters, Wexford County Council. The competition
is an open two stage design contest for architectural, engineering,
quantity surveying and associated services. Registration closes: 18
September 2006.
International:
Aga Khan
Award for Architecture. The Tenth Award Cycle, 2005 - 2007.
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, established in 1977 by His
Highness the Aga Khan, recognises examples of architectural excellence
that encompass contemporary design, social housing, community
improvement and development, restoration, re-use, and area conservation,
as well as landscaping and environmental issues. Jury includes
Jacques Herzog. Identification and nomination of projects by
Sept 16th 2006.
USA: Imagining
Penn Center: A National Student Design Competition to Plan New
Life for Philadelphia's Central Civic Space -the Ed Bacon
Foundation. The competition is open to any college or university
student in the U.S. studying planning, architecture, urban design,
or related fields. The Ed Bacon Foundation challenges students
to imagine the site's potential, and to generate ideas for restoring
this important space as a modern Philadelphia epicenter and icon.
Entries are due September 15, 2006 and winners will be announced
in October.
Europe: European Union Prize for
Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards Prix du Patrimoine culturel
de Union europénne / Concours Europa Nostra. Outstanding
heritage achievements will be awarded in the categories:
1. Conservation of:
- A) Architectural heritage
B) Landscapes
- C) Works of art
D) Archaeological sites
- 2. Study in the field of cultural
heritage conservation
3. Dedicated Service to heritage conservation by individuals
or groups
- Closing date for applications:
Category 2: 1 September 2006; Categories 1 & 3: 15 September
2006
UK: Invited
Design Competition New Country House Hotel, Croston, Nr Chorley,
S W Lancashire Architects and architect-led design teams
are invited to submit Expressions of Interest for the design
of a new country house hotel, circa 20-25 bedrooms, on the original
site of E W Pugin's Croston Hall in the village of Croston, S
W Lancashire. The original Croston Hall was built in 1857 for
the de Trafford family but was demolished in 1964. The character
and quality of the surrounding woodland and pastoral landscape
reflects the fact that the site has been in continuous habitation
for some four hundred years. The Expression of Interest deadline
is 4.00pm, Wednesday 13th September 2006.
Spain: Concuso
de Ideas-Transitions: Light on the Move es una exposición
itinerante, producida por Philips, cuyo objetivo es demostrar
que la luz tiene posibilidades infinitas como material de trabajo
en la arquitectura y el diseño. Objeto: Se trata de diseñar
una instalación lumínica dentro de un contenedor
estándar de mercancías. Los resultados del concurso
se expondrán en Matadero Madrid en septiembre, dentro
de la instalación en España de Transitions: Light
on the move. Philips se reserva la posibilidad de encargar en
el futuro la construcción de los contenedores que resulten
premiados, para incorporarlos en la siguiente edición.Calendario: presentación
de propuestas: hasta el 12 de septiembre de 2006
- Japan: Shinkenchiku
Residential Design Competition 2006 This is a competition
for the Planless House. It is generally thought that the plan
is a means for describing lifestyle. The fundamental principle
of this descriptive technique is division through the device
of walls. People understand the lines on a drawing indicating
the walls as describing the essence of a house. Yet should a
house be walls? Why can we not describe a house just by furniture?
Why can we not describe a house just by tableware? Or what about
a descriptive method using only floor textures? Or it would also
be possible to describe a house in terms of air temperature or
malodorous places due to wind flows. If this is investigated
more thoroughly, the house could also be said to somehow become
a manifestation of its era. The competition thus concerns a "planless"
condition. All entries must reach the competition office no later
than September 11th (Monday), 2006.
Ecuador: Quito XV PanAmerican Architecture
Biennale: Visible Cities. Brief:The
BAQ/ 2006 invites all design professionals of the Americas to
participate in this XV Biennale, to enable us to strengthen our
professional network, generate innovative discourses and regional
design proposals, compare our works, and prepare for a better
future. Participation Categories and Sub-categories: Architectural
Design, Social Housing, Environmental Design, Interior Architecture,
Urban and Landscape Design, Interventions in Historic Sites,
Unbuilt Projects, Theory, History and Critique of Architectural,
Landscape and Urban Design, Periodical Publications Specializing
in Design. The deadline for receiving entries in Quito has been
extended to Friday, September 8, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.
- XV
Bienal Panamericana de Arquitectura de Quito: Ciudades Visibles Bases
del Concurso Panamericano -La BAQ/ 2006 invita a todos los profesionales
del diseño de América para que participen en esta
XV edición. Todos los trabajos participantes serán
publicados en el libro de la XV Bienal Panamericana de Arquitectura
de Quito y formarán parte de la exposición de la
BAQ/2006: Ciudades Visibles. Categorías y Sub-categorías
de participación: Diseño Arquitectónico,
Vivienda Social, Diseño Ambiental, Arquitectura Interior,
Diseño Urbano y Paisajístico, Intervención
en el Patrimonio Edificado, Proyectos no construidos, Teoría,
Historia y Crítica de la Arquitectura, el Paisajismo y
el Urbanismo, Publicaciones Periódicas Especializadas.
La fecha límite de recepción de propuestas es el
28 de agosto de 2006 a las 18:00 hrs. La fecha límite
de recepción de propuestas en Quito se ha extendido al
día viernes, 8 de septiembre de 2006 a las 18h00.
- International: Line
of Site -a competition for sketch designs -not fully developed
designs. The organisers are looking for the initial ideas that
capture the essence of creativity and mark the point when those
ideas take shape. You can submit your sketch as a freehand drawing
or as a digital image. There are three parts to the competition:
- Everest Base camp: Facilitates
as a hostel for climbers preparing ascent, a mountain clinic/emergency
hospital, education centre for managing/protecting the environment,
and a waste management centre (disposables resulting from expeditions).
Closing date: 29/06/06
- UNDP World Waters' Embassy Headquarters:
An HQ for world water management (drought regions). An International
office for policy and for water development projects -from drinking
water to agricultural development. It would be as much a statement
as it would be political hub. Projects will be managed from the
embassy. Your entry must arrive by 03/08/2006
- Thames Tideway 'Opera House'
A visual landmark in the same vein as Sydney Opera house but
versatile in nature -to be used as a Gallery, an Opera House,
a Theatre and small exhibition centre. It will offer restaurant
facilities and some unique form of promoting conservation in
the area. Your entry must arrive by 07/09/2006.
UK: Royal
College of Art - Battersea, North Site -Design Competition
Expressions of interest are invited from architect-led multi-disciplinary
design teams for the development of a site at Battersea Bridge
Road in London, SW11. The aim is to create a substantial second
site, containing space for teaching, research, business-related
activities and a range of support services. The deadline for
receipt of expressions of interest is 12.00 midday on Wednesday
6 September 2006.
UK: Re-inventing
the Bike Shed Ideas Competition to find new, inventive solutions
for bike parking and storage. Designs can be on any scale and
for any end use: from a one-off locking device in your back yard,
or a natty device for use in the hallway of a Victorian house,
to a large scale 'bike shed'. Solutions could be incorporated
within street furniture. Judges will be looking for the most
inventive solutions that push the boundaries while contributing
to the overall design of the location, whether the streetscape,
domestic or workplace environment.Entries must be received by
10am Monday 4 September 2006.
UK: Guerrilla
Tactics conference competition for Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres
Entries are sought from RIBA registered practices with a maximum
of ten members of staff. The competition aims to draw out practices
in a unique way, by allowing them to prove what value they could
add to Maggie's Centres were they to be commissioned to complete
a building for the charity. It intentionally does not seek a
design proposal, but rather an exploration of how the practice
understands the client and responds to the client's needs. Deadline
for entries is 1st September 2006.
UK: Wharfedale
Hospital Site, Leeds. English Partnerships is conducting
a two stage competition to select an architect lead design team
to provide initial development option and to subsequently develop
the design through the planning process. Requests to participate
by PQQ from wharfedaledesigncontest@englishpartnerships.co.uk
by 31.8.2006.
Australia: 7th annual Australian
Timber Design Awards Entries are now open for the 2006 Australian
Timber Design Awards, an annual event now in its seventh year,
which promotes outstanding and innovative use of timber in a
range of design and building applications. The competition is
open to students, architects, builders, designers, engineers
and anyone who has been involved in the production of an outstanding
timber structure in the last 3 years. Entries will be received
until August 31.
Korea: '24th
Space Prize for International Students of Architecture Design'
has encouraged architecture students in creative architecture
designs worldwide. The prize has served to cultivate the soil
for the future of architecture. This year, SPACE GROUP is excited
to host the 24th Space Prize for International students of Architectural
Design. This year's theme is "Faster and Bigger"
and the application must be submitted by 31 August 2006.
- Korea: 6th
Space Prize for International Student of Interior Design
SPACE GROUP, Korea's leading company in architecture and urban
design, is proud to announce the 6th Space Prize for International
Student of Interior Design. This year's theme is "-ing,"
and the application must be submitted by 31 August 2006.
UK: Mixed
tenure housing development -Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire
The RIBA Competitions Office announce the launch of an Invited
Design Competition on behalf of Aldwyck Housing Association,
South Bedfordshire District Council and Luton Borough Council.
As the lead partner in an innovative Public Private Partnership
(PPP), Aldwyck Housing Association wishes to select an architect-led
team with whom to develop design ideas for a five acre site in
Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. The Expression of Interest deadline
is Wednesday 30 August 2006.
Canada: 6th
Peepshow Architecture Competition, Calgary. Promoting visual
art, design, and architecture through a creative street presence
for visual art, the annual juried PEEPSHOW competition commissions
the design and construction of one pavilion every year. These
temporary Artcity pavilions, scattered throughout Calgary's downtown
core, create a dialogue among designer, artist, and viewer, encouraging
discourse into the fine art and the urban relationships that
evolve around them. Submission deadline August 25th 2006.
- Germany: The Ministry for building
and traffic North-Rhine/Westphalia in co-operation with the architectural
association North-Rhine/Westphalia competition 2006 of the Land
North-Rhine/Westphalia "Neighbourhood
for living in the age" for architects registered in
their home-country.
- Landeswettbewerb 2006: Junge
Quartiere für das Wohnen im Alter Das Ministerium für
Bauen und Verkehr NRW wird in Kooperation mit der Architektenkammer
NRW den Landeswettbewerb 2006 "Junge
Quartiere für das Wohnen im Alter" für Architekten
ausloben. Mit ihm werden die neuesten Entwicklungen im Wohnungsbau
zum demografischen Wandel aufgegriffen und architektonisch hochwertige
Lösungen für zwei innerstädtische Quartiere in
Münster und Düsseldorf erarbeitet. Der Landeswettbewerb
wird als begrenzter Wettbewerb mit vorgeschaltetem Bewerbungsverfahren
durchgeführt. Schlusstermin für Bewerbungen ist der
23.08.2006.
UK: Mixed-Use
Site including Chichester District Museum Expressions of
interest are invited from architect-led teams for the opportunity
to design a new District Museum, office space and a private housing
scheme at Tower Street in Chichester, West Sussex. The competition
is being organised by the RIBA Competitions Office. From the
initial Expressions of Interest, up to six Architect-led teams
will be invited to take part in a competitive interview. The
deadline for receipt of expressions of interest is 12.00 midday
on Tuesday 15 August 2006.
UK: Open
Competition: AA/ Environments, Ecology and Sustainability Research
Cluster The Architectural Association and the Environments,
Ecology and Sustainability Research Cluster together with supporting
organisations are sponsoring an open one-stage international
competition in search of innovative architectural methodologies
and design-related research working towards an ever-evolving
understanding of environments, ecology and sustainability. The
aim of the competition is to locate new projects that consider
the larger contextual issues of environmental change while formulating
critical and informed responses. The closing date for registration
is 7 August.
USA: Montage/Arclinea
Contemporary Design Scholarship Competition. Montage, Boston's
leading contemporary furniture retailer, and Arclinea Boston,
the first flagship U.S. showroom for kitchens designed and coordinated
by the Italian architect Antonio Citterio, have partnered to
establish the Montage/Arclinea Contemporary Design Scholarship
Competition. Entrants will be asked to design a contemporary
kitchen/living area within the traditional, historic architecture
of Boston and its suburbs. Successful designs will incorporate
the philosophy represented in the work of Italian architect Antonio
Citterio, particularly as expressed in his kitchen designs for
Arclinea and his furniture designs for B&B Italia. Entries
are due by Friday, July 21.
Spain: Concurso
de Ideas para El Edificio del Decanato del Campus de la Justicia
de Madrid. El objeto del presente concurso es la selección
de la mejor propuesta arquitectónica para la redacción
del proyecto del Decanato del Campus de la Justicia de Madrid.
Calendario: inscripción: hasta el 20 de julio.
Italy: 1st
Urban Architecture Contest "VENICE 2006" This architectural
contest is promoted by ARQUITECTUM in order to evaluate the installation
of a new bridge that will replace the existing one known as the
"Academy Bridge", so that it serves not only as an
axis that connects both sides of the canal and as entry portal
to the "Rio Alto", but that also becomes a "City
Museum" meant to show visitors the history, tradition and
architectural splendor of the city of Venice. This museum will
have a basic plan that will occupy a built area of approximately
1,000 mts2, and which will have the following areas: Entry Hallway,
Temporary Exhibit Hall, Permanent Exhibit Hall, Storage, Restrooms,
Maintenance, Security, Offices and Cafeteria. Proposal submission
deadline: July 17th, 2006.
Portugal: International
Design Competition "Lisbon Ideas Challenge (LIC) Designing
with Photovoltaics New Energy Concepts for the Built Environment".
This competition is aimed at fostering innovative ideas relevant
to the development of urban structures integrating photovoltaic
(PV) systems and technologies. The main novelty in this competition
is that the ideas should not only have a technological potential
but also a business potential and is to be developed by architects,
engineers and designers with interests in new energy concepts
for the built environment, either university teams and/or entrepreneurs.
Entries are welcome and should be submitted by the 15th of July
2006.
USA: International
Achievement Awards competition: Call for Entries. Be part
of the 59th International Achievement Awards competition, the
most recognized award program for specialty fabric projects around
the world. The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI)
invites your entry. Each year entries raise the standards as
participates demonstrate superior work on traditional projects
and develop highly technical solutions for complex projects.
The awards competition is for all designers, manufacturers or
subcontractors of end products described by 27 competition categories.
Project entries should include photos of outstanding specialty
fabric projects and descriptions of their unique and important
characteristics. Entered projects must have been completed between
July 15, 2004 and July 15, 2006. The deadline for submitting
entries is July 15, 2006.
Spain: Concurso
de Ideas para el Proyecto de un Monumento a la Libertad de Expresion.
Objeto: El objeto del concurso es el diseño de un Monumento
a la Libertad de Expresión, para que sea erigido en Madrid,
en el chaflán del edificio sede de la Asociación
de la Prensa, situado en Juan Bravo 6 esquina Claudio Coello.
Documentación a presentar: Se presentará 1
panel tamaño DIN-A1 más la documentación
correspondiente en CD, que contendrá la reproducción
de los paneles, cada uno en un archivo jpg. Calendario: inscripción:
hasta el 13 de julio 2006.
- Spain: Concurso
de Ideas para la Definicion de tres Itinararios Urbanos en el
Centro de Madrid. Objeto: El objeto del presente concurso
es la definición urbana de los recorridos determinados
en el Plan de Itinerarios Urbanos. Se trata de una serie de Itinerarios
caracterizados por la capacidad de establecer una especial relación
entre el ciudadano y los tiempos de vivencia de la ciudad: un
itinerario deportivo, otro cultural y otro lento.
- Three
Urban Destinations in Downtown Madrid. The main objective of this competition is the
urban definition of the main corridors indicated on the Urban
Destination Master Plan. Is about a series of destinations characterized
by the capacity of establish a special relation between citizenship
and the time experienced in the city: a sporting destination,
a cultural destination and other slow destination. Registration:
Till July 13, 2006.
Netherlands:
EU invitation to compete
in the selection of architects for the renovation of the complex
of buildings on Roetersstraat 15 - Nieuwe Achetrgracht 164-166
for the Universiteit van Amsterdam. Het maken van een ontwerp
voor de renovatie van het complex van universitaire panden, met
behoud van de bestaande betonconstructie. De totale ontwerpopgave
betreft de herontwikkeling van een bestaand complex met een omvang
van circa 58.000 m2 BVO, waarin onderwijszalen, onderzoeksfaciliteiten
en kantoren zullen worden gerealiseerd. Closing date: 10th of
July. Further details can be found: http://ted.europa.eu,
Document 2006-113732-NL
USA: 2006
ACADIA Awards of Excellence The Association of Computer Aided
Design in Architecture (ACADIA) seeks nominations for the 2006
ACADIA Awards in four categories:
- 1. ACADIA Award for Emerging
Digital Practice. This award recognizes creative design work
that advances the discipline of architecture through development
and use of digital media. The award honors extraordinary individuals
at the beginning of their careers.
- 2. ACADIA Award for Innovative
Research. This award recognizes innovative research that contributes
to the field of digital design in architecture. The prize distinguishes
research with the potential to transform contemporary architecture.
- 3. ACADIA Award for Teaching
Excellence. The Award for Teaching Excellence recognizes innovative
teaching in the field of digital architecture. Teaching approaches
that can be adopted by other educators are recognized in particular.
- 4. ACADIA Society Award. This
award recognizes extraordinary contributions and service to the
ACADIA community. Nominations due by July 10, 2006.
UK: 2006
Brick Awards sponsored by the Brick Development Association
(BDA). Designed to highlight excellence in the architectural,
engineering and landscape applications of brick, the Brick Awards
are in eleven categories that cover housing, building & landscape,
and technical and craft. Entries must arrive at the BDA by Friday
7th July.
Canada: Market
Square Urban Design Competition for Stratford, Ontario. The
Market Square Advisory Committee of the City of Stratford is
pleased to announce the Stratford Market Square Design Competition.
Professional designers, architects and planners have been invited
to prepare urban design proposals for the Market Square site.
The final deadline for registration is on July 7th 2006.
Czech Republic:
National
Library of the Czech Republic -An international project competition
in two phases is launched for the design of the new National
Library of the Czech Republic in Prague. This building of 50
000 m2 will house the collections of the modern period as well
as the National Library services. It will be built in the Borough
of Letna within the protected sector of the city of Prague. In
conformity with the UNESCO-UIA regulations, this competition
has been approved by the International Union of Architects
UIA. Deadline for reception of registrations 30 June 2006.
UK: Best
Never Seen -an unprecedented initiative dedicated to identifying
and paying tribute to exceptional work and ideas that have never
seen the light of day. Companies and individuals are invited
to submit work that has never been fully realised. Judging panels
consisting of immensely respected individuals will select the
best work, finally allowing it to bathe in the limelight it deserves.
A TV series, book, exhibition, and awards event dedicated to
the work are currently being planned for. Entries must be received
by 5pm 30th June 2006.
UK: Sports
Academy : Reinvigorating Scunthorpe Central Park -Open Design
Competition. The RIBA Competitions Office and the Landscape Institute
are pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new design
competition for the development of new public sports facilities
and reinvigoration of Central Park in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.
The Competition "Sports Academy: Reinvigorating Scunthorpe
Central Park" is being promoted on behalf of North Lincolnshire
Council in partnership with Yorkshire Forward as part of its
Renaissance agenda for Scunthorpe. Stage one submission deadline
is 27th June 2006.
Iceland: Vatnsmyri
Airfield Site in Reykjavik -The City of Reykjavik is issuing
a call for ideas on the planning of Vatnsmyri, a 150 hectare
airfield site. The goal is to maximize the opportunity offered
by Vatnsmyri, its size and strategic location near the center
of Reykjavik, the northernmost capital city in the world. It
is an opportunity to strengthen and enlarge the inner city for
the 21st century, providing quality and a strong sense of community.
By creating a dynamic and contemporary urban fabric with the
flexibility required for research, technology and knowledge based
enterprises, mixed with housing and new residential forms, Reykjavik
will strengthen its international role and competitive edge.
In this Call for Ideas, up to eight teams will be commissioned
to develop a plan for the Vatnsmyri area. The submission deadline
is 23 June 2006.
Hong Kong: The International Architectural Design
Competition for the Hong Kong Design Institute Deadline for
registration 16.6.06.
Italy: ORTUS
ARTIS 2006 - A Garden for the Carthusian Monastery of Padula.
The Carthusian Monastery of Padula is located approximately 100
km south of Salerno. This fascinating architectural complex was
built in phases beginning in 1306 and currently attracts over
200.000 visitors each year. The Carthusian Monastery, recognised
by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, occupies 51.000 sq m and
includes covered spaces, cloisters and gardens, all of which
have been fully restored. Over time the site has become the symbol
of the continuous osmosis between a life of contemplation and
everyday experience, in perfect equilibrium between asceticism
and creativity. The Soprintendenza BAPPSAE of Salerno and Avellino
is promoting an International Competition for the creation of
a garden in cell n°25, currently under restoration. Like
the gardens in the other cells, cell n°25 will also be accessible
through the portico of the principal courtyard, with its scenic
backdrop of the city of Padula on the hillside, in addition to
being visible from outside the perimeter wall. Completion of
registration and self-publication of projects: June 15, 2006.
USA: Designing
with Roses competition for professional and student landscape
architects and designers. This competition is designed to help
raise visibility for roses with garden enthusiasts, landscape
architects and other professionals associated with the landscape
and garden industry by encouraging entrants to submit projects
(built or conceptual) that incorporate roses as a core design
element. Entry forms must be postmarked by June 15th and entries
received by July 7th 2006.
Italy: Progetto
La Venaria Reale, Regione Piemonte -competition tender for
the project development and the realization of the museographic
presentation and multimedia productions and their maintenance,
production of audiovisual content and multimedia applications,
as well as the design and execution of interventions to complete
the construction and installations of the building named "Galleria
del Paesaggio" located in Borgo Castello - Parco della Mandria
(Venaria Reale), including safety coordination and works supervision.
For more information contact us 0039.011.4322674 or fax 0039.011.4322791
or web sites www.regione.piemonte.it
or www.lavenariareale.it.
Ask for Fucini Carlo, Repetto Sabrina and Francesca Imarisio.
Time limit for receipt of requests to participate: 7th June 2006.
USA: Architecture and The Mail.
A collaboration between Jeannie Kim and Hunter Tura, The
Architectural League of New York and 1000 designers and 1000
thinkers. Our proposal is simple: We will produce a series of
1000 postcards, each depicting a single unpublished image from
a relatively unknown designer and arrange for them to be sent
to one individual of a selected group of in·uential architects,
urbanists, academics, curators and cultural critics. A Global
Call for Images. Our hope is that we will receive images
from all over the world and randomly disseminate these images
back into a global context, making unlikely connections and creating
unforeseen acquaintanceships. While this is admittedly a utopian
proposal, our aim is to connect fresh ideas with those individuals
who contribute to the development of independent careers in architecture.
At the conclusion of the mailing, we will collect all 1000 images
for a catalogue and exhibition with comments from selected recipients.
The deadline for entries is 5 June 2006 at 11:59pm, EST.
South Africa:
South Bank Competition;
Stellenbosch - South Africa; open, 2-stage competition, sponsored
by Spier Holdings (Pty) Ltd. How can new spaces come into being
in the global south that simultaneously acknowledge the creativity
of its inhabitants, the abundance and fragility of its natural
settings, and the dynamics of urban growth? This competition
aims to produce visualisations of new ways of living, learning
and working on a site in South Africa that will serve as a model
for sustainable communities elsewhere on the continent and beyond.
The South Bank project will bring together residential accommodation
with facilities for arts production and performance in a setting
defined by ecological conservation. In the first phase, Image/Bank,
competitors will be asked to work across the traditional disciplinary
boundaries of architecture, urban design, curatorial practice,
and environmental practice to create a series of compelling visions
for the development of the South Bank site. Ten premiated entries
from this phase will be invited to enter the second phase, South/Centre,
in association with South African based architectural and urban
design practices of their choice, to develop the initial visions
into designs for the core buildings, along with spatial guidelines
for the phased development of 50ha of built and 150ha of landscape
site. Registration deadline 1st June 2006.
UK: World
Habitat Awards 2006. Established by the Building and Social
Housing Foundation (BSHF) in 1985, the World Habitat Awards seek
to identify practical and innovative solutions to current housing
needs and problems around the world. Two awards are given annually,
one to a housing project from the global South and one from the
North. The awards are open to all organisations worldwide, including
central and local governments, NGOs, community groups, research
and academic institutions and the private sector. An award of
£10,000 will be presented to each of the two winners at
the annual United Nations global celebration of World Habitat
Day. Stage I entries must be received by 1st June 2006.
Russia: The Euroasian Premium 2006
- The Annual International Festival of Architecture and Design.
Organizer: The Publishing House Univer Press". Fabulous
and universal event to find, award and promote your pioneering
projects as long as we deal with innovative architectural and
design ideas. Various contests and doings of wide profile which
are made to extend cooperation between the Ural school of architecture
and design and architects and designers from around the world.
A good way to make you get together and more. Further info is
available by request to: konkurs@upress.ru Closing date: June
1, 2006.
- Italy: "glassdressing",
the Seventh edition of the International Design Contest Trieste
Contemporanea which, as of this year, is under the patronage
of CEI (Central European Initiative). glassdressing - Seventh
International Design Contest Trieste Contemporanea The designers
of 21 countries from Central Eastern Europe (Albania, Austria,
Belarus, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia,
Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovak Republic,
Slovenia and Ukraine) are called to apply and submit a project
for a GLASS JEWEL. Deadline: May 31st, 2006.
UK: Reinventing
the Bike Shed -an International Ideas Competition for Students.
Blueprint, Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects, Cabe and Southwark
Cyclists in conjunction with The London Architecture Biennale,
Architecture Week, National Bike Week, Sustainability Week and
the London Design Festival, are launching an ideas competition
to devise new solutions to the problem of cycle parking. They
are looking for inventive bike storage solutions for urban living.
On any scale and for any end use, from a one-off locking device
in your back yard to a large scale 'bike shed'. The designs can
be for single use in any location or be oriented more towards
'high capacity' cycle parking. Solutions could investigate ways
of accommodating bikes in small spaces, such as an inner city
flat, or retrofitting cycle parking in offices, schools and public
venues. They could look at ideas for innovative and secure bike
parking in the public realm or consider specialist veloparks
with counter service and integral showers. Or they could consider
solutions we haven't even dreamt of. Hand in by 5pm on Wednesday
31 May.
Italy: 1st
TAP design contest - Promoted by Webert, in occasion of "ExpoBagno
2006" that will beheld in the pavilions of the New Fair
of Milan from 28th February to 4th March 2006, will be happy
to offer to its public the first contest for the planning of
a new mixer with a single command. The objective of the company
is to invite the Designers, who will want to participate at the
initiative, to present new ideas which are also innovative and
original. The contest is opened to both professionals as well
as students , who wish to express their own creativity in a project
which will then become reality, with a production in series.
La scadenza per le iscrizioni è il giorno 30/05/2006.
Switzerland:
Riea Book competition A competition
organized by Riea.ch, the Research Institute for Experimental
Architecture, in order to select authors for both the Riea Book
Series and the Riea Concept series. The Competition, which will
be organized every two years, selects authors for both of the
series, reference is given by the Riea books which are allready
out. www.riea.ch Closing date: May 30th 2006.
UK: The
2006 LABC National Built in Quality Awards. Each year, throughout
the UK, LABC organises Built in Quality Award Schemes that identify
good standards of building which can qualify for the National
Built in Quality Awards which are held in London. The deadline
for entries is Friday, 26 May 2006.
UK: reboot:bbc.co.uk
is a competition to redesign the BBC homepage, win some prizes
and get yourself noticed. "But what are we after ? We want
to allow Internet users to go into their own BBC space containing
all the content they're interested in, all the TV shows they
like and all the things they've played with on the Web. We need
to come up with a personalised BBC homepage that will provide
users with a starting place for their journey through BBC content
and beyond." The closing date is May 25th.
Korea: International
Master Plan Competition for the FIRST TOWN of the Multi-functional
Administrative City, Korea Korea National Housing Corporation
is hosting an international master plan competition focusing
on the FIRST TOWN of the Multi-functional Administrative City:
very inovative and significant neighborhood building effort in
Korea to date. KNHC is seeking a creative master plan proposal
that could be used as a blueprint for future development at the
site. Open to all registered architects worldwide, the goal of
this competition is to create a design that incorporates a vision
for the future town of the Multi-functional Administrative City,
Korea. Registration: May 17-24, 2006
- USA: The
Second Annual Benjamin Moore HUE Awards Call for Entries.
Color is the lifeblood of design. And, in 2006, recognition is
being paid to architects and interior designers whose work consistently
is representative of the power and drama of color-professionals
who have used color innovatively creatively... therapeutically
impressively. Benjamin Moore, a leading color authority for more
than a century, invites you to enter the Second Annual Benjamin
Moore HUE™ Awards. For detailed instructions and to download
an entry form, please visit www.benjaminmoore.com, under Professional: Architects
& Designers. Deadline for entries is Friday, May 19th 2006.
Australia: North Sydney Centre
Bus Shelter & Canopy Entrance Design Competition. North
Sydney Council invites urban designers, planners, architects
and landscape architects ro participate in a design competition
to select the highest quality architectural and design solution
for the development of the new bus shelters and canopy entrance
to Greenwood Plaza/North Sydney Railway Station. The competition
will be held in Stage one commencing from 23 March 2006. Submissions
must be lodged with North Sydney Council no later than 5pm, 19
May 2006.
USA/Canada :
2006 Benjamin Moore HUE
Awards. Given annually, this program recognizes architects
and designers for work celebrating color in exterior and interior
projects in the categories of commercial and residential. Submissions
are open to architects and designers based in Canada and the
U.S. Submissions must be received by May 19, 2006.
USA: Parkside
pedestrian Bridge Design Competition Notice. The Anacostia
Waterfront Corporation (AWC) is seeking to pre-qualify three
to five firms/teams to participate in a design competition for
a new landmark pedestrian bridge. AWC is coordinating a limited-entry
design competition for the construction of a new pedestrian bridge
connection for the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station in Northeast
Washington, DC. The bridge will allow a project which consists
of 2,000 new housing units and 750,000 square feet of commercial
space to utilize Transit Oriented Design principles of higher
density, reduced parking and pedestrian oriented retail. A competition
stipend of approximately $5,000 will be awarded to each of the
selected participants to complete a concept design entry for
the design competition. AWC, along with its partners, the District
Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority (WMATA) intends to enter into contract
negotiations with the chosen winner of the competition to provide
professional design services for the bridge construction project,
which has a current estimated total project cost of $15 million.
Request for Qualifications by May 15, 2006.
Italy: OLED
Design Contest. When the OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes)
becomes able to substitute the traditional lighting systems,
the lighting world will be able to realize unbelievable solutions.
Taking advantage of the absolute innovation of the OLED technology,
the PPML company has organized an idea competition in order to
find original solutions that are suitable to exploit the peculiarity
of this extraordinary lighting product. The contest is open to
everybody but it is mainly targeted for Architecture and Design
students and professionals. Applications to enter by 12th May
2006.
USA: Request
for Qualifications Arch Grounds Connector Project St. Louis,
Missouri. The Danforth Foundation is inviting individual
designers, design firms or teams to submit design qualifications
to design an important public space and streetscape that are
part of the Arch Grounds Connector Project. This space
would cover all or portions of Interstate 70 where it fronts
the Gateway Arch designed by Eero Saarinen. A complete
description of the scope of work and submission requirements
can be downloaded at www.arcturis.com. A pre-submittal meeting
will be held on Friday, April 28, 2006, and respondents should
submit one electronic PDF copy on a labeled CD, 10 bound color
copies and one unbound copy of their proposal by 3:00 PM local
time on Tuesday, May 9, 2006.
USA: inside::out
- Weaving Arts into the Urban Fabric, - A National Open Design
Competition Sponsored by the Boston Center for the Arts. The
competition will transform the Tremont Street plaza and other
public spaces surrounding the BCA, which occupies an entire city
block from Clarendon Street to Berkeley Street in Boston's historic
South End. The overall objective of inside::out is to develop
a design for the public spaces surrounding the BCA that will
bring the arts and activities that occur inside out into the
community while simultaneously drawing the public into the BCA
complex. Registration is open to all interested persons within
the United States regardless of background or training. The deadline
for entrant questions will be March 6th, answers will be posted
online March 13th, "Ideas" submissions are due May
9th.
UK: Coleraine
Regional Museum &/or Library: Competitive interview selection
process The RIBA Competitions Office is pleased to announce the
launch of a competitive interview selection process on behalf
of Coleraine Borough Council. Suitably qualified, Architect-led
teams are invited to submit Expressions of Interest for a new
Regional Museum and/or Library within the historic Market Yard
in Coleraine's town centre. The new Regional Museum and/or Library
should enable the local community and tourists to enjoy, explore
and engage with the rich history of Coleraine and the surrounding
area. The Expression of Interest deadline is 12.00 noon on Friday
5 May 2006.
Saudi Arabia -International
Urban Design Competition. The High Commission for the Development
of Arriyadh chaired by HRH Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz, the Governor
of the Arriyadh Province was established in 1975 with the mandate
of the strategic planning, coordination of transportation and
infrastructure development, and the development and management
of urban, economic, architectural, heritage and cultural programs
of Arriyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The
High Commission is organizing the 3rd International Housing Symposium
titled "Neighborhoods are more than houses" being held
under the auspices of HRH Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz, and held
on March 25 to 28, 2007 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. One of the main
activities in the symposium program will be an international
urban design competition titled "A Neighborhood . . . Residence
and Life ". The registration for the competition will be
until May 3rd, 2006 and the question time till May 10th, 2006.
Spain: Concurso
de Ideas Centro de Arte Actual coleccion ARCO for the restoration
of an ancient warehouse (Matadero Madrid) to house the future
headquarter of the "Centro de Arte Actual Colección
ARCO" (exhibition place related to the International Contemporary
Art Fair "ARCO"). Inscripcion until 4th May 2006.
UK - River
Avon Footbridge, Stratford-upon-Avon. Expressions of interest
are invited from architects and engineering consultants for the
design of a new footbridge over the River Avon, in Stratford-upon-Avon.
The competition is being organised by the RIBA Competitions Office
on behalf of Warwickshire County Council. The competition seeks
design proposals for a unique and world-class landmark bridge
that will complement the regeneration of Stratford-upon-Avon
Waterfront and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The new bridge
will improve pedestrian and cycling facilities as part of a comprehensive
masterplan to regenerate the waterfront area. Designs should
blend attractively with the waterfront, the theatres, and two
other existing ancient bridge structures, the Clopton and Tramway
bridges. The deadline for expressions of interest is Wednesday
3rd May 2006.
USA: GENESIS:
AIA Chicago, an international ideas competition by to solicit
concepts for its new office. While the location and space have
not yet been selected, the new office has the potential to accomplish
several key goals of the chapter. Among these are, creating a
more inviting space for member interaction, creating a space
that is more accessible and visible to the public in order to
strengthen our connection with the community, and designing a
space that reflects who we are and what we do as a profession.
Registration Ends: Monday, May 1, 2006.
- China: New Silk Road
cultural park in Xi'an, China./ 9 international ideas competitions.
World renowned as the city of the Terra Cotta Warriors, Xi'an
is one of the Four Great Ancient capitals of China, having hosted
13 dynasties in China's history. Formerly named Chang'an, the
current Shaanxi Province capital was the origin of the ancient
Silk Road. The Silk Road came into being in Han dynasty, and
prospered throughout the Tang dynasty. Crossing through the Middle
East while anchoring Europe and Asia, it played an important
role in redefining political relations, economic trades, as well
as cultural exchanges between the East and the West. Echoing
the Silk Road historical impact on cultural exchange between
Asia and Europe, the New Silk Road cultural park will host 9
innovative cultural venues that will celebrate each culture of
the Silk Road, while exploring the impact of intensified global
communication and travel upon the merging of cultures. Registration
is now open and it ends on May 1rst 2006. After registering by
email at newsilkroad_reg@ijb.ca,
the interested teams will receive the detailed application procedure.
- Russia: Iakov Chernikhov International
Foundation (ICIF) announces for 2005-2006 the award of the Iakov Chernikhov Prize in the
field of conceptual architecture. The Iakov Chernikhov Prize
is awarded every two years to young masters of contemporary architecture
for the best architectural concept (designs, buildings, experimental
works, architectural fantasies, sketches). The idea should combine
an innovative response to our time and simultaneously offer a
professional challenge to the future. Age requirement for
nomination: ±40. The prize is intended to increase awareness
of the creative heritage of Iakov Chernikhov and the Russian
avant-garde, as well as to attract international attention to
the international architectural project competition. As defined
by the directors, the first competition and Prize will be structured
as a festival comprising awards in several specific areas. Registration
by May 1st 2006.
Poland: Museum of Modern Art
in Warsaw -architectural competition for the new building
of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, a joint project of the
Minister of Culture and National Heritage, and of the Mayor of
Warsaw. The authors of the Museum project fully expect that the
Museum of Modern Art In Warsaw will stand out among other similar
facilities because of the following factors:
- the Museum will house users and processes, rather than spectators
and objects;
- the Museum has a unique location adjacent to the Palace of
Culture and Science, and hence is endowed with a special moral
and historical context;
- the Museum building is an attractive structure;
- the art collection groups high-quality, unique items;
- the Museum intentionally projects its presence into the city's
public space.
- Deadline for applications
for admission extended to 30th April 2006.
Taiwan: Eternal Golden Castle Historic
Parks Masterplan Competition The Parks of Fort Erh-Kun-Shen
are located inside the National Anping Harbor Historic Park,
which is now being developed by the Tainan Government; they are
part of the waterfront green belt area in the Historic Park,
and also the largest parks in the new Anping city district. The
total size of the competition area is approximately 20 hectares.
Overall, the Organizer would like to emphasize the following
points and to address some general spatial requirements : An
unique waterfront landscape that integrates with the surrounding
environment shall be created; individual architecture and landscape
should be unique in their qualities, yet the relationship among
them should be strengthened at the same time; ecological conservation
as well as waterfront recreation should be met, to create a good
interface between the park and the harbor. Submission deadline
for Stage 1 Concept Competition 28th April 2006.
- Germany: arch.stars
architecture competition by students for architecture students
studying at German and international universities, colleges and
art schools to take part in this open competition. The organizers
of arch.stars present the 3rd student-competition-festival |
Cottbus 2006, taking place from April 28th to May 1st.
Italy: Celebration
of Cities 2 Toward a new urban democracy -a purely internet
competition, launched by the UIA The competition has two levels,
national and international. All the operations will take place
through the Internet, in the complete respect of anonymity. The
Consultation is organised by the CNAPPC (Consiglio Nazionale
Architetti, Planificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori), the UIA
Italian Section, in collaboration with the Italian magazine L'ARCA.
Closing of the period for the activation by the participants
of the telematic procedure for registration and simultaneous
transmission of the documents 27 April 2006 - 16.00 GMT.
Korea/Singapore:
International Architecture Olympiad in Asia. Korea
/ Singapore An initiative
of the FIKA, UIA Korean Section, supported by the UIA An architectural
contest for high school students in Korea and Singapore. The
aim of this consultation is to discover the architectural design
talent of high school students and to offer these young adolescents
and the public at large an opportunity to get a better understanding
of architecture, urban environment and environmental resources.
The International Union of Architects supports this initiative.
The long-term ambition for this project is to extend it to universities
in other countries and make of it a truly international event.
Registration period: until 21 April 2006.
Denmark: Prequalification of architect
firms for "interview-competition" for the building
development of the "Brewery Site" in Copenhagen.
The Realdania Foundation invites architect firms to apply for
prequalification for the subsequent interview-based competition.
This is for the selection of an architect firm for the programming
and design of a building of exceptional quality on the "Brewery
Site" in central Copenhagen. The building is to house the
Danish Architecture Centre, a café, a restaurant and other
public facilities. The building is also to include office space
for among others the Realdania Foundation itself. Furthermore,
the building project is to include approx. 30 residential units.
The total floorage of the building is estimated to be 17,000
sq m. The establishment of a large underground public parking
facility is expected. Realdania is seeking a highly qualified
architect firm of international repute to serve in the development
of this project, in order to ensure the realization of the full
potential of the task at hand. The desire is to select a collaborating
architect firm early on in the process, to draw on the firm's
competences from the very onset of the programming and conceptual
development of the building and the surrounding urban space.
The program for the prequalification and selection of an architect
firm can be found on the websites of both the Realdania Foundation
www.realdania.dk and Realea
A/S www.realea.dk. Applications
for prequalification no later than 21 April 2006.
new USA: New
York Designs 2006: Lean and Green The Architectural League
created the New York Designs lecture series in 2003 to provide
a forum for the presentation of innovative and accomplished built
work in New York City. This year's series will spotlight small
projects that use the challenge of environmental sustainability
as a catalyst for architectural invention. Individuals or firms
are invited to submit one to three projects built in New York
City to be presented in the Architectural League's New York Designs
lecture series. Submissions must be postmarked (not metered)
by Tuesday, April 18.
- USA: urban-open:
A competition for Chicago's Legacy of Sustainable Communities
The Chicago Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, Archi-Treasures,
Bethany Brethren Community Center, the Garfield Park Conservatory
Alliance, and the AIA Young Architects Forum are proud to announce
urban-open, a two-phase, open, international architectural competition,
with the objective of honoring Chicago's commitments to sustainability
and community development by designing then creating a space
defined sculpturally, architecturally and naturally. Phase one
entries due April 15, 2006.
- USA: Greenstop
Design Competition: Designing For A Sustainable Future. The
California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) and The Great
Valley Center, with the support of the American Institute of
Architects, California Council, and private organizations, are
partnering in an open one-stage international competition to
select a design, and thereby a design team, for a self-sustainable
and "off the grid" roadside GreenStop © the word
coined to designate a green roadside rest area. The Sponsors
view this as a unique opportunity to create a "green"
rest area that can serve as a model for current and future rest
stops within the state system, with the ability to be customized
so as to be regionally relevant for each location. The site for
purposes of the competition is the Tipton rest area site along
Route 99 in Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, CA. The site currently
accommodates nearly 3 million travelers per year. While the design
will be required to address the larger sustainability and interpretive
issues, it will also be required to provide an image and identity
reflecting this region of California's Central Valley. Submissions
Due April 10, 2006
- UK: Clifton
Bridge Competition -The Clifton Suspension Bridge across
the Avon Gorge in Bristol is the iconic reminder of IK Brunel's
genius. But could it be bettered today? To celebrate Brunel's
200th birthday this year, New Civil Engineer magazine and the
University of Bristol are hosting the Clifton Crossing Competition
2006 - a re-run of the 1831 competition as a challenge to the
modern profession to communicate their innovative ideas to the
public, especially young people. Closing date 9 April 2006.
- USA: Request
for Proposals The Building of Art ? What does it mean when
the artist enters through the backdoor of the institution? A
web based Request for Proposals seeking to create a physical
and public dialogue with an iconic building, The School of the
Art Institute of Chicago?s Columbus Drive Building.- The artist
generated RFP seeks to question and define this buildings place
in the city of Chicago by questioning the role of the artist
as collaborative catalyst to ignite a larger conversation.
How does the social construction of an art school define itself
as an urban object? Log on to: www.Building-of-Art.com
- As a web based sculptural project,
utopian in spirit, The Building of Art seeks to gather work internationally
from artists, designers and architects creating a conversation
between disciplines. This is a socially based, public art
opportunity to conceptually and thematically breathe new life
into the existing building through alteration of the facade and
public spaces. The renewed building will have a far reaching
effect as a positive inspiration for students, faculty &
the citizens and visitors of the City of Chicago. The shared
language of art and architecture will share an interesting dialogue
in the selection of the finalists for the RFP. Finalists
proposals will be published in a catalogue, as well as the finalist
will be invited to lecture at the School of The Art Institute
of Chicago. What can the artist create when the city is the studio?
Deadline: April 1st, 2006.
Europe: Schindler "Access
for All' Award Architecture Competition 2005/06. Paris is
the scene of the second Schindler "Access for All"
Award Architecture Competition 2005/06. Under the motto "Removing
Barriers to Culture", the competition is now open and numerous
architecture students across Europe are already working on solutions
for an obstacle-free Museum Mile in Paris. The task is to make
the Palais de Tokyo and the nearby museums into an inviting and
easily visited integrated area that is accessible to all, irrespective
of disabilities. The Schindler Award Architecture Competition
2005/06 is open to students in their higher years at university
schools of architecture in Europe. Students can register for
the competition online at www.schindleraward.com
until March 31, 2006, and submit their entries by July 14, 2006.
Spain: Caja
de Arquitectos Foundation - Barcelona Call for 2006 The Foundation
offers 20 scholarships for architectural practise in European
Studios. Aspirants: Spanish young Architects or Students of Architecture.
Theme: Working in the Limits?. Geographic limits and its determination
in Architecture. Calendar Limit: May 2nd , 2006.
- Fundación
Caja de Arquitectos.
Convocatoria 2006
La Fundación Caja de Arquitectos convoca 20 becas destinadas
a la realización de prácticas en estudios europeos
de arquitectura. Candidatos -Estudiantes de Arquitectura y arquitectos
recién titulados. Tema: Trabajar el límite? Fecha
límite 2 de mayo de 2006.
USA: 2006
Leading Edge Student Design Competition seeks to support
and enhance the study of sustainable and energy-efficient building
practices in Architectural Education. Now in our 13th year,
we invite students and instructors of Architecture and Design
to use the competition as a framework to explore the use of new
materials and strategies for building and the integration of
aesthetics and technology for high-performing, cutting edge architecture.
This year the competition will focus on public buildings in the
coastal environment of Southern California. Students entering
Challenge 1 will design an Environmental Museum and Interpretive
Center, and students entering Challenge 2 will design a Park
Office and Snack Bar. Both buildings will be located in
the new Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California. Registration
Deadline: March 31, 2006.
Denmark: The
Culture Yard The announcement of an open, international design
competition for architects in December 2005 is an important step
towards the realization of the Culture Yard. The focus of competition
is the stage 1 of the Culture Yard, which includes a new library,
a theatre- and concert hall as well as a café, meeting-
and conference facilities and a media workshop. Submission: 28
March 2006.
USA: Travel/Study
Grants Available from The Architectural League's Deborah J. Norden
Fund The Deborah J. Norden Fund, established in 1995 in memory
of architect and arts administrator Deborah Norden, awards a
total of up to $5,000 annually in travel/study grants to students
and recent graduates in the fields of architecture, architectural
history, and urban studies. Application Deadline: March 17, 2006
UK: New
Visitor Centre at Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum
The RIBA Competitions Office is launching an Invited Design Competition
on behalf of Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum, with
funds provided by the County Durham Economic Partnership. Beamish
is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning open air museum
set in 300 acres of beautiful County Durham countryside. The
museum is devoted to the preservation and presentation of all
aspects of life in North-East England during the 19th and 20th
centuries. Architectural Practices are invited to submit Expressions
of Interest for a project to provide a new visitor centre for
Beamish. The new centre will form a 'gateway' for visitors arriving
at Beamish and a key objective is to welcome and enhance visitors'
experience of the museum. The winning design should be innovative,
exciting and enhance the overall 'Beamish experience' by acting
as a landmark building. The overall budget for this project is
c.£6m. The Expression of Interest deadline is 14.00 GMT,
Wednesday 15 March 2006.
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