Sponsors:
The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Highways Department, Architectural Services Department, Environmental Protection Department, and Electrical & Mechanical Services Department
The Hong Kong Institution of Highways and transporation, The Hong Kong Institute of Architects, The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects, The Hong Kong Institute of Hong Kong Institute of Planners

Type: Open, International, Ideas

Language: Chinese, English

Eligibility: Professionals and non-professionals, separate submission categories

Registration Fee: not listed

Awards:

Professional Group:
First Place – HK$450,000 Cash Coupon
Second Place – HK$280,000 Cash Coupon
Third Place – HK$160,000 Cash Coupon
Merit Entries (2) – HK$100,000 Cash Coupon

Open Group:
First Place – HK$40,000 Cash Coupon
Second Place – HK$25,000 Cash Coupon
Third Place – HK$15,000 Cash Coupon
Merit Entries (2) – HK$10,000 Cash Coupon

Timeline:
8 February 2010 – Registration closes
19 February 2010 – Deadline for submission of queries
26 February 2010 – Deadline for answers to queries
1-10 March 2010 – Submission period
May 2010 – Announcement of results
mid 2010 – Prizes presentation ceremony
mid 2010 – exhibition of shortlisted entries

Jury:
Head Juror – Mr. Richard Hawkins, Fost + Partners
Dr. Hitoshi Abe, UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design
Sir David Akers-Jones, GBM, JP, Former Chief Secretary Hong Kong
Bernard Charnwut Chan, GBS, JP – Chairman of Coouncil for Sustainable Design
Dr. Cheng Hon-kwan, GBS, JP – Former President of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Prof. HE Jingtang – Director of College of Architecture & Civil Engineering, South Chinga University of Technology
Dr Ronald Lu – Immediate Past President of Hong Kong Institute of Architects

Reserve Jurors
Andy Lewis - Former Chief Landscape Architect, Architectural Services Department, HKSARG
Yue Chi-hang, SBS, JP - Former Director of Architectural Services, HKSARG

Design Challenge: The Competition invites qualified professionals in the fields of architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, planning and surveying and the general public to contribute ideas and concepts on the design for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) for reference and future implementation by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSARG).  It is aimed to construct HKBCF as a new landmark to reflect Hong Kong as a vibrant global and metropolitan city, and it will be one of the world’s most innovative, attractive, efficient, sustainable, users and environmentally friendly boundary crossing facilities with advanced technology and energy efficient design.

The HZMB is an unprecedented important strategic road corridor which links up three regions in the Pearl River Delta, China. The three regions are Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. It provides opportunities for significant social and economic development in these areas for coming decades. The governments of Zhuhai, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) have since 2003 formed a HZMB Advance Work Coordination Group to commence the preparatory work of the HZMB. The project is targeted to be in operation in 2015/2016.

The HKBCF, accommodating the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facilities of HKSAR will be located on a reclamation site with about 130 hectares of land at the waters off north-east of Hong Kong International Airport.  Besides as a control point for CIQ clearance for passengers and cargos entering and leaving Hong Kong, the HKBCF will also serve as a strategic multimodal transportation hub for international and domestic traffic for its proximity and connection to the Hong Kong International Airport. It also connects with the strategic highway network including HZMB connecting Zhuhai/Macao and Western Pearl River Delta, TM-CLKL connecting Tuen Mun in the north and Lantau Island in the south.

Submission Requirements: Six A1 size foam board panels in landscaper format, an explanatory statement of ideas and concepts not more than 500 words in English, CD-ROM See brief for further details

For more information, go to: http://www.hkbcf-design.hk/eng/index.php