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Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki
Site for design Photo: designguggenheimhelsinki.org The aim of the competition is to develop a concept for the Guggenheim Museum, located on the shore of the southern harbor in the port of Helsinki, close to the historic city center.
It is assumed that the museum will exhibit works of art of the XX and XXI centuries, as well as objects related to the art and architecture of Northern Europe. By the way, the collection's focus on design and architecture will make the museum in Helsinki stand out among the international constellation of the Guggenheim Foundation's museums.
The building, with an area of about 12,000 square meters, should include exhibition spaces and galleries, lecture halls and auditoriums, cafes, bars and a restaurant, administrative premises, a storeroom and a store. The museum should become a new landmark in Helsinki, so a bright project is one of the program points. At the same time, it is important that the new building be in harmony with the development of the historic center and the harbor. Do not forget about environmental friendliness, sustainability and traditional wood for Finnish architecture.
The competition will be held in two stages: the first round will result in a shortlist of six teams, which will continue to develop the museum's project.
| dead-line: | 10.09.2014 | |
| open to: | architects and architectural firms | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | the winner will receive a prize of € 100,000; five other shortlist participants - € 55,000 each |
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Noisy embankment
Illustration provided by the organizers Last year, the participants of the competition had to design a shop for the Kanskaya embankment - the winner's project will be implemented in early August 2014. This year, the contestants will continue to improve the embankment. You can work in three nominations: a lantern, a pedestrian bridge to one of the islands of the Kan River and a fountain at the main entrance to the embankment. Objects should be simple, yet expressive, vandal-resistant, safe and functional.
| dead-line: | 20.07.2014 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | implementation of projects, Golden Kan prize, publication in the magazine Project Russia |
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Beautiful houses 2014
Illustration provided by the organizers As part of the Beautiful Houses exhibition, an international competition for the best low-rise residential building is being held. Both already completed projects and projects of individual houses, which are still on paper, can participate in the competition. Foreign and Russian students participate in a separate nomination "Best Student Project".
| registration dead-line: | 17.09.2014 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 21.09.2014 | |
| open to: | Russian and foreign architects, designers, architectural and design bureaus, students of architectural educational institutions. | |
| reg. contribution: | for an architect (or team) - 3000 rubles; for foreign architects (or team) - 75 euros; university student - 1000 rubles; foreign student of the university - 25 euros. | |
| awards: | The prize fund of the competition is 300,000 rubles. |
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Beautiful apartments 2014
Illustration provided by the organizers Another competition within the framework of the exhibition "Beautiful Homes", this time affecting the interiors of individual residential buildings. As in the competition for the best low-rise building, there are two main nominations in this competition: completed projects and not yet implemented interior projects.
| registration dead-line: | 17.09.2014 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 21.09.2014 | |
| open to: | Russian and foreign architects, designers, architectural and design bureaus, students of architectural educational institutions. | |
| reg. contribution: | for a participant (or team) - 3000 rubles; for foreign participants (or team) - 75 euros; university student - 1000 rubles; foreign student of the university - 25 euros. | |
| awards: | The prize fund of the competition is 300,000 rubles. |
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Typhoon-class submarine transformation
Photo: korabley.net In 1975, the Soviet design bureau Rubin developed a Typhoon-class submarine (the domestic name is the strategic missile submarine Akula), which became part of the USSR Navy in 1980. This "weapon of mass destruction" 175 meters long and 23 meters wide has become one of the symbols of the Cold War. In 2013, the Russian government announced that two such submarines would be decommissioned due to their high maintenance costs and obsolete onboard equipment. Another submarine will be abandoned until 2017 as a training facility, after which the fate of “colleagues” awaits it.
The goal of the competition is to transform the largest nuclear submarine into a peaceful architectural object. The choice of the location of the new object remains with the contestants (it should be possible to get to its location by open waterways). The submarine can also be located on land, but no further than 200 m from the coast. There are no restrictions on the choice of the functional saturation of the object.
| dead-line: | 24.08.2014 | |
| open to: | architects, engineers, designers, students; individual participants and teams | |
| reg. contribution: | before June 30 - € 60; from July 1 to July 31 - € 80; from August 1 to August 24 - € 100 | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 3000; 2nd place - € 2000; 3rd place - € 1000 |
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Science Fiction Museum Pavilion
Illustration: www.museumofsciencefiction.org The Science Fiction Museum is a non-profit organization that does not yet have a permanent building. As a first step towards the capital structure, a temporary pavilion will be built in Washington, DC, which will be designed by the contestants.
The pavilion will house a small part of the collection, which should stir up the interest of visitors to the future "full-scale" museum; various lectures, seminars and other educational events will be held there. They also plan to collect donations for the construction of a permanent building.
It is planned to move the pavilion to another city in 3 years, therefore the proposal should take into account the possibility of quick and easy installation and dismantling.
| registration dead-line: | 25.07.2014 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 31.08.2014 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, students; individual participants and teams | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | $1000 |
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Futuwawa Competition 2014 - Idea Competition
The work of the finalist of the 2013 competition, Tomasz Kamiński. Illustration: www.e-biurowce.pl As in previous years, the organizers expect from the participants bold and bright works related to their vision of Warsaw in the future.
This year there are two nominations in the competition:
- Objects for Warsaw of the future: "The Seasons" … Architectural projects, urban transformation projects and art works that have not been exhibited anywhere else and correspond to the Seasons theme can participate in this category.
- Objects for the Warsaw of the future … This category can also include architectural projects, urban transformation projects and art works that were exhibited in the public or were not implemented due to economic or other reasons.
| dead-line: | 15.07.2014 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | selection of the jury in the "Seasons" nomination - 5,000 PLN (approximately $ 1635); selection of the jury in the second nomination - PLN 3,000 (approximately $ 980); Internet voting winner - 2,000 PLN (approximately $ 654) |
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Illusion within
Illustration provided by the organizers Contestants need to develop a print for wallpaper or textiles that would fit into the style of the Heimtextil 2014/2015 trendbook. There are two main trends: Progress and Revival. "Progress", in turn, is divided into themes: "Collision" and "Creating Nature", and "Rebirth" - into "Exalting Purity" and "Renovating Crafts".
The competition project must necessarily include visualization with an example of the use of this print in the interior.
| dead-line: | 25.08.2014 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, decorators, technologists, design organizations, design bureaus, manufacturing enterprises, construction organizations, design studios and workshops, students and teachers of specialized universities and faculties | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | three finalists will design a trend installation at Heimtextil Russia 2014; 1st place - a trip to the Heimtextil 2015 exhibition in Frankfurt; 2nd place - Tefal electric grill; 3rd place - a set of cosmetics from Neutrogena, Le Petit Marseillais and Clean & Clear. |
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The shape of the future - a competition of ideas
Kitchen island from Corian. Architect: Zaha Hadid. Photo: dailyupdateinteriorhousedesign.blogspot.ru The task of the competition is to show how Corian ("artificial stone"), a material that has already become traditional for the end of the 20th century, can be used in the 21st century. These can be any elements invented for public buildings: interior details, furniture, sculptures - in a word, everything that the author's imagination and material capabilities are enough for.
In their works, the contestants should emphasize the main properties of Corian: hardness, absence of visible seams, the ability to take any shape, a huge selection of colors and shades (the organizers, by the way, recommend using the Corian® Deep Color ™ line) and compatibility with other materials.
| dead-line: | 01.08.2014 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, students, individuals and teams | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 7,000; 2nd place - $ 1,500; 3rd place - $ 1,500 |
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Ceramic table accessory
Illustration: desall.com Competitors in this competition are required to design a ceramic desktop accessory in the office or home interior to be produced by Arta Ceramica. The object should be functional, funny and relevant even in 2020. Its maximum height is 19 cm, width is 11 cm.
| dead-line: | 15.09.2014 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | in case of production of objects, the winners will be paid royalties (royalties) |
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Toy on wheels from Chicco
The work of one of the contestants: Illustration: desall.com Chicco is a world-renowned Italian company that manufactures educational toys and products for children.
In order to develop physical skills, children need to move. But the active introduction of various electronic devices into our lives (and, accordingly, into the lives of our children) has led to the fact that children have begun to spend less time on outdoor games.
To remedy the situation, the contestants need to develop a toy on wheels for children aged 12 months to 3 years. The structure of the toy is very simple: a seat, 3 or 4 wheels and a handle for the child to hold onto. An additional bonus is the ability to transform the toy in accordance with age needs.
| dead-line: | 03.09.2014 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 2,000 |
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Knauf materials - the choice of architects
The Knauf company holds an architectural competition among architects and designers for the best project using Knauf materials. In total, there are 3 nominations in the competition: interiors of residential premises, interiors of public premises and projects of residential and public buildings, the facades of which are made using the Knauf: Aquapanel systems.
| dead-line: | 01.09.2014 | |
| open to: | architects and designers | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - participation in the World Festival of Architecture in 2015; 14 certificates for a trip to the World Architecture Festival 2014 in Singapore; 12 Apple Ipad mini tablets |
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