Maidstone High Street Competition, UK
Letts Wheeler Architects has won the competition to re-design Maidstone High Street as part of a circa £4m public realm improvement project in the town centre
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Cairo Expo City Competition, Zaha Hadid Egypt
After presenting the design to Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif, Zaha Hadid Architects was announced as architects of the new Cairo Expo City. Zaha Hadid Architects will be designing Cairo Expo City together with global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold.
Stockton-on-Tees Competition, Northshore
In September 2008, on behalf of Urban Splash and Muse Developments, the RIBA launched an international open design competition “Make me a Home” challenging architects to shape the future of family housing
Praça do Natal Competition, Brazil, Natal Building
The Prefecture of Natal launched a National Competition for the Design of a new Icon and a Christmas Square in Natal (Brazil). ‘Natal’ meaning ‘Christmas’ in Portuguese, the city wants to develop this specific characteristic as a tourism attraction feature.
Seoul Masterplan Competition, Daniel Libeskind
Studio Daniel Libeskind has been named winner of the master plan competition for the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul, South Korea. The new large-scale district features a cluster of residential, office and retail neighborhoods in an extensive urban park along the Han River.
Inhabited Bridge, London Ideas Competition
Old London Bridge was an inhabited bridge and the competition asks today’s designers to imagine a new version of the inhabited bridge, based on the present structure (which for the purpose of the competition is to be deemed strong enough to carry buildings on its deck)
Moulin Rouge Paris Arquitectum Competition
ARQUITECTUM, a company which organizes architecture competitions, is pleased to welcome architects from all over the world to the “PARIS 2009” International Architecture Competition, to be held from May 2009 to July of the same year.
Draga-Sibenik International Competition, Croatia
The empty space between the islands draws an axis that continues on dry land, on Draga. The location is marked by a geological structure that produces empty and full spaces.
Slussen Bridge Competition, Stockholm Contest
Foster + Partners and Berg Arkitektkontor, part of C.F. Møller Architects, have been appointed to design a masterplan for the heart of Stockholm, transforming the waterfront area of Slussen from an urban aberration to a popular destination.
Building Re-Skinning Competition: Architecture Contest
The purpose is to advance the state-of-the-art in building retrofitting technologies. The task of re-skinning existing infrastructure to increase energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact is a timely and urgent challenge. The Z-Prize: The winning 5 entries will be monitored for a period of 3 years after completion of the retrofit.
Croydon Canyon Competition South London
A design competition is being launched at New London Architecture later this week (17 October), in order to select a design team that would develop a comprehensive scheme to replace the canyon-like barrier that Wellesley Road and Park Lane presents as it bisects the town centre.
Gypsum Flower Dubai, Thyssenkrupp Elevator
This emblematic shape, made of sands and winds by extreme climatic conditions, is also representative of the new architectural stakes: more than an esthetic design, it is a sustainable concept that uses renewable energy.
Dubai Tall Emblem, UAE Skyscraper Competition
Performing a poetical connection between Za’abeel Park and the rest of the city of Dubai, the tower is conceived as virtually reversible, its top and bottom parts having similar circular characteristics.
Harvest Green Project, British Columbia Competition
We can not overestimate the transformative power of food and agriculture. A sustainable agri-food system can be harnessed to realize enormous benefits to BC community objectives such as improving BC health, strengthening local economies, and reducing climate emissions
Deichman Library Competition, Oslo, Norway
The Diagonale solution for the new Deichman Library proposes: To divide the site into three buildings. By doing this, we give each building a human scale and integrate the project into the city.
LSE Students Centre Competition, Saw Swee Hock
LSE Students Centre Competition, London School of Economics, Building, Project LSE Student Centre Competition Saw Swee Hock Contest: Shortlisted Designers for Development in London, England, UK 5 May 2009 LSE New Students’ Centre Competition Shortlist Six architectural practices have been chosen to go through to the next phase in the competition to design a new … Read more
Tehran Design Competition, Iran Architecture
Designing in Teheran is an international contest open to creatives, designers and architects, who are called upon to develop a design for two multistorey buildings, hereafter A and B, set in the Iranian city of Teheran
The Souk, Ideas Competition
The results of the competition will be announced at a high-profile ceremony to coincide with the formal launch of the RIBA Gulf Chapter on 21st October at the British Embassy Abu Dhabi.
