COMPETITIONS AND TENDERS THE STRAND QUADRANGLE


architecture.com/competitions Expressions of interest are sought from architects or architectural practices for the redevelopment of the Quadrangle and its associated buildings at the King’s College London’s historic Strand Campus in LondonWC2. Currently the Strand Campus accommodates some 9,200 students and more than 1,500 staff. Over the next five years the College plans to add a further 2,600 students at this campus, and the redevelopment of the Quad site will therefore form a crucial part of King’s plans to provide high quality facilities and infrastructure for teaching and research at this campus, and to nurture its connections with the surrounding area. This £20 million project to design and redevelop the Quad site will provide an additional 3,700sqm of teaching space and student facilities. King’s is


committed to appointing an architect based on their ability to bring innovative thinking to a significant historical site in order to revitalise a learning community. Following the pre-qualification phase it is


intended that up to five architects/practices will be invited to develop concept designs for the project. Each of the shortlisted will receive an honorarium payment of £5,000 and will be invited to present their proposals to a jury panel at a final assessment. This competition is being organised by RIBA


Competitions. For further details or to register visit www.architecture.com/competitions and follow the link to Live Competitions. The deadline for expressions of interest is Friday 1st June 2012.


ROUNDONE TOOMA Aconsortiumof experts led byOMAscored the highest of the 10 teams in the first round of the competition to develop the concept of theMoscow Agglomeration. In 2011, the Russian FederationCouncil confirmed that the city of Moscowwill annex 150,000 hectares to the southwest, makingMoscow2.4 times its current size. The expansion is designed


to relieve pressure on the historic city centre by redistributing theworking places to the annexed part of theMoscowOblast, thereby addressing transport, ecological and social issues. For the first round of the


King’s College London’s historic Strand Campus.


KENT DESIGN AWARDS


kent.gov.uk/designawards Architects, builders and developers are invited to enter the Kent Design and Development Awards 2012, which celebrate the best designs in the county. The awards,which are being jointly organised


and sponsored byDHAPlanning, KentCounty Council andWardHomes,will showcase design excellence across Kent over the past three years. Leader of Kent County Council, Paul Carter,


says: “We are enormously privileged in Kent to have so many creative developers, architects and technical teams delivering a wealth of quality buildings. The design awards are an opportunity to celebrate the best of Kent and the extraordinary work that goes on here. Judges will assess the tremendous contribution that intelligent design can make to our lives and I very much look forward to seeing this year’s crop of top buildings.” The KentDesign andDevelopmentAwardswill


recognise structures that highlight design excellence.All shortlisted entrieswill be invited to an awards ceremony, inNovember. The deadline for entries is the 15th June 2012.


RIBA PHOTO COMPETITION


architecture.com/competitions Architecture 2012 is a newphotography competition open


to RIBAmembers. The competition seeks images that capture architecture inwhatever form– the inspiring, the


beautiful, the intriguing or even the bizarre. Tenwinning imageswill be selected by judges;


includingMorley von Sternberg, architectural and portrait photographer; and Angela Brady, RIBA President. Theywill be printed as postcards and sold in the RIBA Bookshops. The photographer of the best imagewill receive the


latest iPad.All proceeds fromthe sales of the postcardswill go to the RIBAEducation Fund, a registered charity that makes grants to students of architecture in the UKwho are


experiencing financial hardship. RIBAPresidentAngela Brady says: “Amembers’


photography card competition is something that Robert Elwall, PhotographsCurator of the BritishArchitectural Library, and I talked about doing to celebrate the best architecture in 2012. I amlooking forward to seeing some fantastic photographs to capture architecture of today. This competition is a fitting tribute to Robertwho sadly died earlier this year and I amkeen to raise vital funds for


RIBAEducation once these cards go on sale.” The deadline for entries is 6th June 2012.


ArchitectNews.co.uk | Architects Choice | 9


competition,OMAproposed a joint framework for the development ofMoscowand theMoscowOblast, under which the administrative border and politicalmandate could address the entirety of theAgglomeration.OMA proposed logistical hubs outsideMoscow's current boundaries thatwould be linked to the city and the Oblast through high-speed rail, integrating all forms of infrastructure: transport, broadband, industry, and energy provisions. The proposal also suggests


that the developmentwould not rely solely on government funding, but could introduce a public/privatemix.


BOCHUMCONCERT


HALL SHORTLIST Ateamled by KeithWilliams Architectswith BuroHappold has been shortlisted to design the new€32millionConcert Hall in Bochumnear Düsseldorf,Germany. The 4,700sqmsite is located in the centre of Bochumand is part of awidermasterplan for the regeneration of the city quarter - Kreativquartier ViktoriaQuartier Bochum. The project objective is to


create a newhome for the BochumSymphonyOrchestra centring on an outstanding 1,000-seat concert hall. In addition to themain concert hall, the project includes a 250 seatmultipurpose hall and newfacilities for the local music school.


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52