COMPETITIONS AND TENDERS 100-MILE HOUSE
100mh.architecturefoundationbc.ca The Architecture Foundation of British Columbia promotes (AFBC) big ideas that recognise sustainable design, architectural merit and innovation in order to advance the knowledge and practice of the design of sustainable buildings in British Columbia. The AFBC invites the participants of this competition to explore, rethink, question and experiment with new ideas that will challenge the concept of the regional house and the way we live. Historically, most houses were constructed as ’100 mile’ houses from caves, sod houses, log cabins and stone houses to the First Nations’ indigenous cedar houses, tepees and igloos. People worldwide used whatever available materials were at hand to build shelters for themselves and their
Historically shelters have been built using materials close at hand, but is it possible to build a house fit for the 21st century using only locally sourced materials?
families. But is this possible in a modern 21st Century city like Vancouver?
This competition challenges all participants to rethink the way we live and select materials, systems and technology that reflect this reality in the world of computers, the internet, etc… Participants are encouraged to challenge the logic of the present, formulate new questions, and explore variations that will allow new potentials for living. Geographically, the organisers have selected the City of Vancouver to be the focus of the competition for the ’100 Mile House’. Participants are challenged to design a house to accommodate four people with a maximum area of 1200sqft using only materials and systems made, manufactured or recycled within 100 miles of the City of Vancouver.
CHIPPERFIELD
COMMISSION Stirling Prize-winning architect and director of the 13th international Venice Biennale, David Chipperfield, has been commissioned by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (PCHF) to renovate the Neue National Gallery. The 20th century icon was originally designed by the legendary Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
CHINA’S
AIRPORT CITY Woods Bagot will design China Southern Airport City, a 988-acre mixed-use development set on the Liuxi River in Guangzhou, China. The design, which totals 41million sqft, blends business and manufacturing uses with lifestyle and residential components. The design, led by director Nik Karalis, establishes a sweeping physical form that unifies the Airport City site — comprising two wing- shaped parcels bisected by a major highway — and presents a legible identity that is visible from arriving and departing planes. Within this landscape, landmark buildings, parks, lakes and other features define a series of programmatic
ICONIC BRIDGE SET TO
SPLIT OPINION
A Spanish team consisting of Nicolas Montesano, Victor Vila and Boris Hoppek has won the AC-CA competition to design an iconic pedestrian bridge in Amsterdam. The winning design entry takes a traditional bridge and splits it along two paths that form a circle - essentially framing part of the river. The unique aspect of this design is the option for the user to either cross the canal over the water, as with traditional bridges, or under the water. The structure of the bridge uses simple steel latticing; the architects picked this to compliment the simplicity of the bridge’s circular shape. The architects hope this simplicity can translate across to the construction of the bridge with the materials being recycled from discarded shipyards waste. For the interior spaces, locally sourced wood will be used adding a sense of warmth and comfort to the build.
Second prize was awarded to the French practice 2:pm architectures, who proposed a submerged structure that gives the illusion of people walking on water.
AALTO UNIVERSITY DESIGN COMPETITION
www.campus2015.aalto.fi/en/ A design competition has been launched for Finland’s Aalto University campus. The objective is to find new concepts for the Otaniemi central campus and its main buildings. The Otaniemi campus is already an internationally important campus. The buildings designed by Alvar Aalto, Reima Pietilä, and Heikki and Kaija Sirén give the area its characteristic individual appearance. The organisers of this competition, Aalto University Properties Ltd, are looking for designs that will create a lively and interactive environment for research and learning activities within the campus, wherein work, studies, leisure, and living are interwoven in a natural way and create the foundation for a university city of the future. The purpose of the competition is to find a high-quality urban landscape solution in which the new buildings in the urban structure engage in a dialogue with the existing buildings. The competition is arranged in two phases. Phase 1 of the competition takes place between 5 April and 10 August 2012. It focuses on producing a functional, overall plan of the central campus of the university. The competition jury will select approximately six entries for further development in Phase 2. The Phase 2 competition task will be to produce a more detailed design. The deadline for Phase 1 submissions is Aug 2012.
‘neighborhoods’ that provide a sense of order and way-finding.
SOM ON SITE
Construction has started on Skidmore Owings & Merrill’s (SOM) competition- winning headquarters scheme for JTI International in Geneva, Switzerland. The headquarters are located in an area of Geneva characterised by a unique combination of prestigious international organisations and extensive parklands. Creating a strong identity amongst its illustrious neighbours, the design meets the client’s aspiration of a landmark headquarters, whilst responding sensitively to the surrounding parkland. The design also draws references and connections from not only its immediate context, but also distant landmarks and views across Lake Geneva and the Alps.
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