From this issue onward, this section will carry information on international architecture competitions for our readers. The page is compiled by the Amn-Avaran Engineering Group.
International competition for the design of the Brunico Transport Centre, Italy
- Competition rules: Open — two-stage
- Registration deadline: 1 November 2000 (30 Aban 1379)
- Eligibility: All architects, from any country, may enter.
- Entry fee: €200 — refunded to participants eliminated after the first stage.
- Prizes: at the end of the first stage the jury selects 10 projects whose designers are invited to the second stage. First prize €42,805 · second prize €28,405 · third prize €20,658 · fourth prize €15,494.
Jury
- Michele Di Puppo — Commissioner for Transport, Industry and Finance, Province of Bolzano
- Paolo De Martin — architect, commissioner for the city of Brunico
- Dieter Schramm — President of STA
- Franco Lanes — Technical Director of the Railway Transport Service
- Ranco Radovic — architect and urbanist
- Manuel de Las Casas — architect (Spain)
- Jo Coenen — architect (Netherlands)
Competition calendar
- Stage one: deadline for questions from entrants 29 September 2000; answers from the organisers by 16 October 2000; entries accepted until 1 November 2000; jury meeting 18 January 2001 (28 Dey 1379).
- Stage two: entries accepted 6 April 2001; jury meeting 6 May 2001.
The 8th Aga Khan Award for Architecture (1999–2001)
The Aga Khan Award, founded in 1977 on a three-year cycle and now in its eighth cycle, is one of the largest international architecture prizes and the most prestigious award for Islamic architecture. It is led by a Steering Committee under His Highness the Aga Khan, and the total prize fund is US$500,000 — the largest in world architecture. A Master Jury ultimately judges the projects. Since 1977 more than 6,000 projects worldwide have been evaluated in this competition; for the eighth cycle the Master Jury will review 75 projects.
Master Jury, 1999–2001 cycle
- 1. Abdou Filali-Ansary (philosopher)
- 2. Darab Diba (architect)
- 3. Dogan Hasol (architect)
- 4. Kenneth Frampton (architect and architectural historian)
- 5. Frank Gehry (architect)
- 6. Zaha Hadid (architect)
- 7. Luis Monreal (historian and archaeologist)
- 8. Azim Nanji (Professor of the history of regions)
- 9. Ali Shuaibi (architect)
Steering Committee
- 1. His Highness the Aga Khan (chair)
- 2. Selma al-Radi (archaeologist)
- 3. Charles Correa (architect)
- 4. Zahi Hawass (archaeologist)
- 5. Menahem (artist)
- 6. Ricardo Legorreta (architect)
- 7. Glenn Murcutt (architect)
- 8. Farani Othman (sociologist)
Isla Vista, Santa Barbara competition
- Competition rules: open, two-stage
- Registration deadline: 1 November 2000 (11 Aban 1379)
- Eligibility: no restrictions
- Entry fee: US$100
- Prizes: depend on negotiation of services.
- Jury: not yet announced.
The aim of this two-stage competition is the design of the Isla Vista area in Santa Barbara. In the first stage, the organisers will select five finalist schemes. The key criterion for selection is the revitalisation of the Isla Vista area. After the first stage, the organisers will negotiate directly with the selected designers about detailed design for the second stage.
The International Union of Architects competition — “The Architect and Water”
Water has become one of the most important concerns of humanity. UNESCO has designated 22 March 2000 as “Water for the 21st Century.” In response, the International Union of Architects (UIA) has, in order better to define the relationship between water and architecture, opened this opportunity to architects and architecture students in a competition called “The Architect and Water.”
- Competition rules: open
- Registration deadline: 1 November 2000 (10 Azar 1379)
- Eligibility: all professional architects and architecture students
Prizes
- A-1. One grand prize of US$5,000 for architects
- A-2. One grand prize of US$5,000 for students
- B. Ten certificates of honour in each region (50 for architects and 50 for students)
Jury
- Vassilis Sgoutas — President of the International Union of Architects (UIA), Greece
- Sara Topelson — Former President of the UIA, Mexico
- Jean-Claude Riguet — Secretary-General, UIA, France
- Donald J. Hackl — Treasurer, UIA, United States
- Andreas Hempel — First Vice-President of UIA, Germany
