A Call for Ideas on a Plan for Vatnsmyri
(Resumed after suspension last year)
Open, international, 2-stage, anonymous, ideas
Reykjavik, Iceland
15 May 2007 - Registration Deadline
15 Jun 2007 - Submission Deadline
SPONSOR: Oslo Municipality, Department of Culture and Sport
TYPE: Open, international, 2-stage, anonymous, ideas
LOCATION: Reykjavik, Iceland
LANGUAGES: English, Icelandic
TIMETABLE:
07 May 2007 - Stage 1 Inquiries Deadline
14 May 2007 - Stage 1 Answers Posted
15 May 2007 - Registration Deadline
15 Jun 2007 - Stage 1 Submission Deadline
16 Jul 2007 - Stage 1 Results Announced
04 Sep 2007 - Stage 2 Inquiries Deadline
09 Sep 2007 - Stage 2 Answers Posted
05 Oct 2007 - Stage 2 Submission Deadline
Nov 2007 - Results Announced and Prizes Awarded
ELIGIBILITY: professionals in the fields of urban design, urban planning, architecture and landscape architecture; students and people with other qualifications can not play the role of team representative but they can be members of the team
JURY: Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, Reykjavik City Councillor, Chairman of the jury; Gísli Marteinn Baldursson, Reykjavik City Councillor; Dagur B. Eggertsson, Reykjavik City Councillor; Joan Busquets, Urban Planner, Barcelona/Boston; Steve Christer, Architect, Reykjavik; Kees Kaan, Architect, Rotterdam; Hildebrand Machleidt, Urban Planner, Berlin; Secretary of the JURY: Árni Geirsson
AWARDS:
Stage-1 Finalists - €10,000 each (15-25 entrants)
Stage-2 Finalists - Total of €200,000 among the 6-8 entries selected
Following up on this result, the city of Reykjavik will enter into negotiations with the authors of the first rank proposals that leads to one or more of them receiving a contract for the planning of a part of Vatnsmyri.
FEE: €100
THE COMPETITION:
Urban planning is always an interesting task, but planning capital cities and their key areas is not only fascinating but also very challenging for all communities which set themselves high standards. And Reykjavík is indeed that kind of community and that kind of city. There is great ambition here to ensure that the planning of the urban environment provides the citizens with a first-rate quality of life, and the public are also enthusiastic about the development of the city. This unique opportunity for the development of Reykjavík coincides, aptly enough, with the beginning of a new century. There are many indications that communications, creativity and culture will take a new course in the new century, where diversity and continuous renewal will take center stage.
REGISTRATION:
Register with Association of Icelandic Architects at http://www.ai.is.
Upon registration and successful payment of the registration fee, the registrar sends a code to the team representative that allows access to the competition material, announcements and other relevant information on the competition web at http://www.vatnsmyri.is.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Competition Registrar
Haraldur Helgason, Architect, FAÍ
Hvassaleiti 74
103 Reykjavík
Iceland
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