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Image: ©SMAR Architecture The winning competition entry in the 2016 Science Island competition in Kaunas, Lithuania by SMAR Architects may only take five years to realize—from the date of the competition to completion. This is encouraging news, as the duration of such projects resulting from a competition can often take much longer—sometimes up to 8-10 years. This is happening without major changes to the design, the only significant one being the elimination of the basement as a cost reduction measure during the development phase. Initially, this raised some concerns that it might diminish the visual impact of the building as an essential component to the park idea. But the community was satisfied that this would not be the case. From the new images we now see from the development phase, we can only concur that the building can still be regarded as a integral component of the park idea. Site preparation Image: ©SMAR Architecture In several recent cases, architects have won competitions by thinking out of the box: Steward Hollenstein did so with their winning entry for Sydney’s Green Square Library competition; and here we see it again with SMAR’s innovative solution for Science Island. Without an open competition, it is difficult to imagine that these designs would ever have seen the light of day. For the original competition boards of the three finalists:https://competitions.org/2020/11/science-island-design-competition-finalists/ Read more Calendar June 2021 2021 Steel Design Student Competition 2 June 2021 – Submission deadline April 2021 2021 Steel Design Student Competition 7 April 2021 – Registration deadline January 2021 Antwerp (Belgium) WWII Memorial on the Scheldt quays in Antwerp 29 January 2021 – RfQ Deadline December 2020 Urban Adaptation Architects’ Competition:
Flexibility with modular wood Construction 
31 December 2020 – Submission deadline National Museum of Romanian Jewry and the Holocaust in Romania 7 December 2020 – Submissions deadline Day Care Center for 80 Infants 7 December 2020 – Submission deadline European Parliament Design Competition: Paul-Henri SPAAK Building and its surroundings 
December 2020 – Deadlines for submission of entries
 November 2020 Design Competition for Joint Building of the Garak Fire House the Gangnam Agricultural Marine Products Inspection Center 24 November 2020 – Submission deadline Design Competition for Joint Building of the Garak Fire House the Gangnam Agricultural Marine Products Inspection Center 23 November 2020 – Registration deadline International Design Competition for the Central City Square of Rahovec 16 November 2020 – Registration and Submission deadline Detroit Waterfront District 16 November 2020 – Registration deadline Exhibitions and Conferences No eventsRecent Archive Updates Prince Charles in the White House? Expressway toll booth of the future ©Paul Spreiregen(Explanation of lane designations below*)Recent news about a new U.S. government policy concerning the design of public buildings under President Trump bears a striking resemblance to the controversy surrounding that very issue in the U.K. in the second half of the 20thcentury. It was then that Prince Charles appeared on the scene to challenge the use of modern design in architecture. Prince Charles’ career as architecture critic on the public stage began in 1984 with his criticism of Mies van der Rohe’s design for a new tower on Mansion House Square in London. Unfortunately for Britain’s architects, the voice of the crown carries some weight in British society, and the Mies tower was scrapped, replaced by a post-modern structure by James Stirling—which the Prince also did not like. According to the Prince, those modernist buildings resembled “Frankenstein monsters.” According to U.K.-based architects who had to deal with Charles’ pushback on modern design during that period, he was the “worst thing that happened to architecture here.”Since then, Prince Charles’ influence in blocking the evolution of modern design in the U.K. has diminished considerably with the ascendance of modern architecture as a common staple—led by architects such as Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Amanda Levete, Zaha Hadid, John McAslan, Nicholas Grimshaw, Thomas Heatherwick, and others. Although not taken seriously by his European neighbors on the continent, Prince Charles’ ideas did find fertile ground in the U.S.—both in municipalities and even in academia, where classical architecture became a staple at such programs as Notre Dame and, to a lesser extent, Yale. At the latter, I learned from a former student there that Prince Charles even surfaced on a list of “architects” one could choose from as a topic in one seminar.Instead of peer review, federal architecture under the auspices of the General Services Administration (GSA) now will apparently be at the mercy of a “beautification” panel, which will see to it that modern architecture recedes into the background, if at all. U.S. architects may see themselves placed in the uncomfortable position German, Italian and Russian architects experienced under their totalitarian regimes in the 1930s. By embracing the primacy of classical architecture as a blueprint for public buildings, the Trump regime certainly has helped the National Civic Art Society reach its ultimate goal, at least at the federal level—requiring American architects to turn to the replication of 17thand 18thcentury-style buildings as the preferred design model. Assuming that happens, Prince Charles would be a welcome visitor in the White House.Addressing this issue, Paul Spreiregen FAIA, architect and professional adviser for the Vietnam Memorial competition states:“Architectural history is not a copybook. Rather It is a textbook, to be read with a deep understanding of the many principles upon which architecture comes into being. The history of architecture is not served by aping it but by building on it, addressing the programmatic needs of each new building in its own time and place, its neighbored respected, thereby reflecting and honoring the culture it serves. To use the styles of the past as a cloak for the new is a lie, a subterfuge for respectability and supposed prestige. That is the work of authoritarian governments. Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini were its more recent and notorious promoters. They produced not architecture but laughable if not tragic cartoons of architecture.All the great works of architecture of the past were, in their own times and places, masterpieces of ancient principles seen anew. That practice has been the glory of the best of American architecture.”***Letters to the Editor, The Washington Post, 17 February 2020https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-glory-of-american-architecture-comes-from-building-on-its-history/2020/02/17/00296bd0-4f7d-11ea-967b-e074d302c7d4_story.html*Lane designationsI Express lane for National Civic Art Society members and familyII One-horse Roman War chariots (a non carbon emitting benefit)III Two-horse Roman war chariots (other emissions of a non carbon nature to be monitored)IV FiatsV FerrarisVI Alpha RomeosVII-IX Other automobiles of the great unwashedVVV . etc (in colonnade)Vestal virgins (scantily clad in aisles I-VI) poised in colonnade who wave red or green flags to signal receipt of toll feeR It Italian fast food restaurant. (order by mobile phone)R Gr Greek fast food restaurant. Book Review Young Architects in Competitions When Competitions and a New Generation of Ideas Elevate Architectural Quality by Jean-Pierre Chupin and G. Stanley Collyer published by Potential Architecture Books, Montreal, Canada 2020 271 illustrations in color and black white Available in PDF and eBook formats  ISBN 9781988962047 What do the Vietnam Memorial, the St. Louis Arch, and the Sydney Opera House have in common?  These world renowned landmarks were all designed by architects under the age of 40, and in each case they were selected through open competitions. At their best, design competitions can provide a singular opportunity for young and unknown architects to make their mark on the built environment and launch productive, fruitful careers. But what happens when design competitions are engineered to favor the established and experienced practitioners from the very outset?   This comprehensive new book written by Jean-Pierre Chupin (Canadian Competitions Catalogue) and Stanley Collyer (COMPETITIONS) highlights for the crucial role competitions have played in fostering the careers of young architects, and makes an argument against the trend of invited competitions and RFQs.  The authors take an in-depth look at past competitions won by young architects and planners, and survey the state of competitions through the world on a region by region basis. The end result is a compelling argument for an inclusive approach to conducting international design competitions.   Download Young Architects in Competitions for free at the following link:  https://crc.umontreal.ca/en/publications-libre-acces/News Recent Competitions Don t miss these on-going open competitions, now posted to the website: • 2021 Steel Design Student Competition • Antwerp (Belgium) WWII Memorial on the Scheldt quays in Antwerp • Design Competition for Joint Building of the Garak Fire House the Gangnam Agricultural Marine Products Inspection Center • National Museum of Romanian Jewry and the Holocaust in Romania • Detroit Waterfront District • Day Care Center for 80 Infants A Tribute to Eisenhower Night view of the memorial tapestry from Independence Avenue, with Gehry’s sketch of the Normandy cliffs. Explaining the contributions of a World War II hero and later President of the United States on a very modest site on Independence Avenue just off the Washington Mall is tantamount to asking an author to describe the life of this person in no more than one paragraph. But on September 17th, after a long and bumpy journey, lasting almost 20 years and navigating a warren of the DC approval processes and public scrutiny, the Eisenhower Memorial finally was dedicated and opened to the public. Designed by Frank Gehry, it has received mixed reviews, the majority being more positive. But most have pointed out that the memorial is more impressive at night than in full daylight. This is due primarily to the illumination of an almost block-long metallic tapestry—featuring a sketch by Gehry, which depicts his interpretation of the cliffs of the Normandy coastline where the Americans landed on D-Day. Read more 2019 Annual is here! • Half price on 2011, 2012,    2013,  2014, and 2015 Annuals. • 2019 Annual now available in PDF format Look inside. Recent Articles Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge: The Reinvention of a 19th Century Icon Professional winner: Brooklyn Bridge Forest (image © Pilot Projects Design Collective) While looking for new adventures on a visit to New York City, friends suggested that I take time to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge—certainly a New York icon. For those intending to undertake this trek across the bridge for the first time, the bridge consists of layers, with a large platform for pedestrians on top of a lower level for cars and the metro system. Traversing this connection for the first time between Manhattan and Brooklyn is not just about getting from one place to another, but experiencing a great scenic view of both boroughs and occasionally interacting with other bridge crossers. As for the latter, they provide a flavor of the city’s demographics, as opposed to similar experiences one might have of the city’s inhabitants when riding the city’s subway system. Read more Another Competition for Moscow’s Expanding Subway Network Image © Zaha Hadid Architects Even under Stalin, Moscow subway stations represented the crown jewels of the city’s projects when it came to design. In more recent years, the emphasis placed on modern design in the city’s expanding metro rail network has resulted in some major new projects, and this year’s competitions for two stations was no exception: the Klenoviy Boulevard Station 2 won by Zaha Hadid Architects (London), and the Prospect Marshala Zhukova station, won by the ASADOV Architectural Bureau (Moscow).  Read More A Modern Upgrade for an Industrial Urban Sector Hangang District Urban Design International Master Competition 1st place entry by Dominique Perrault Architecture (image ©Dominique Perrault Architect) China’s planning priorities for their urban areas experienced a sharp turn after the post-Mao reforms took place. During the early post-WWII period, when Soviet influence in the early urbanization of China dominated, industrial development took precedence over all other issues, with heritage, conservation, residential planning, and the amenities associated with it, being almost entirely neglected. Read more Powerhouse Precinct at ParramattaWinning design by ©Moreau Kusunoki /Genton  Although one might normally assume that local firms participating in a competition might have a clear advantage over foreign competitors, this has seldom been the case: just see Sydney’s Opera House, won by a Danish architect, and Toronto’s City Hall, won by a Finn—as evidence that well devised competition briefs as adequate documentation can create a level playing field for potential competitors, regardless of their location.Read more More Articles

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