UIA COMPETITION 20 MAY 2021 |
INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION EUROPEAN COMMISSION JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE IN SPAIN The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) has announced an international multidisciplinary project competition with prequalification for the design of the new JRC Site Headquarters in Seville, Spain. It is endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA) as being in accordance with the UNESCO-UIA Regulations for International Competitions in Architecture and Town Planning. The competition seeks a forward-looking, innovative and cost-efficient construction, aiming at integrating multiple disciplines to achieve the highest sustainability targets for a new construction project. Participants are also requested to integrate in their proposal a reflection on the future of office workspaces in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. JURY Bernard Magenhann, Deputy Director General of JRC, European Commission, Jury Chair, Belgium Mikel Landabaso, JRC Seville site Director, European Commission, Spain Lone Wiggers, Architect, Denmark Silvia Benedito, UIA representative, Architect, Portugal Patrick Bouchardon, Landscape Architect, France/Britain Christiane Gerlach, Chief architect of European Commission, OIB (Brussels Infrastructure Office), Architect, German Felipe Castro Bermúdez-Coronel, Architect, representing the Seville City Council, Architect Spain Alternate jurors Asunción Fernández Carretero, Deputy Director of Directorate JRC.R, European Commission, Spain Vincenzo Cardarelli, Adviser, Seville Site Development, Directorate JRC.B, European Commission, Italy Anne Holtrop, Architect, Netherlands Laurent Gravier, UIA representative, Architect, French PRIZES 1st prize: EUR 30,000 2nd prize: EUR 25,000 3rd prize: EUR 15,000 The jury may also decide to allocate 2-3 honourable mentions to projects that have a particular merit. CALENDAR Launch: 18 May 2021 Deadline for application: 1 July 2021 Selection of participations and invitation to participate: Application deadline + 6 weeks Deadline for Q&A: 1 month after invitationDeadline for submission of design concepts: 3 months after invitation Jury evaluation: 3 weeks after deadline for submission Announcement of results: 1 week after evaluation Register here |