EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BUILDING IN BRUSSELS

We have initiated an international design competition for the renewal of its plenary building (SPAAK), located in a complex in the centre of Brussels.

Category Project Competition
Type International, Project, RfQ, Restricted, Two-Stage, Onymous
Genre Administration
Country Brussels, Belgium
RegDeadline 9 July 2020 GoogleCal iCal
9 July 2020 (via Online)
Eligibility As part of the application the general planner (architect) was required to form a team with an engineer for structural design and environmental expert and name these partners.

Description
The European Parliament has initiated an international design competition for the renewal of its plenary building (SPAAK), located in a complex in the centre of Brussels.
Organised by the European Parliament, the restricted international single stage design competition will be conducted according to the UNESCO Standard Regulations for International Competitions in Architecture and Town Planning and the UIA best practice recommendations. Competition organizers are looking for a sustainable approach with a strong emphasis on "operability, maintainability, flexibility and adaptability". The new European Parliament should "incorporate best durability and sustainability practices with a considered balance between simplicity and thoughtful technology."

Jury
Rainer Wieland, Vice-President of the European Parliament
Pedro Silva Pereira, Vice-President of the European Parliament
Rudy Vervoort, Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region
Bety Waknine, Head of the Brussels Planning and Heritage Regional Public Service
Marilyne Andersen, Physicist and Environmental specialist, Lausanne, Switzerland
Kristiaan Borret, Urban Planner, BouwMeester Architect of the Brussels-Capital Region
Manuelle Gautrand, Architect, Paris, France
Dorte Mandrup, Architect, Copenhagen, Denmark
Carme Pigem, Architect, Olot, Spain
Kazuyo Sejima, Architect, Tokyo, Japan
Dimitri Tenezakis, Architect, Head of Luxembourg and Strasbourg Major Construction Projects Unit - DG INLO - European Parliament

Prize
1st prize : EUR 120,000
2nd prize : EUR 100,000
3rd prize : EUR 80,000
4th prize : EUR 60,000
5th prize : EUR 40,000
In addition to the prizes each competitor will receive a flat rate compensation with a remuneration of 75,000 Euro each.


Entry Fee
None

Timetable
Dispatching of invitations for the design competition : September 2020
Participants Colloquium : Date of invitation + 2 weeks
First Deadline for submitting projects : Date of invitation + 12 weeks
Second Deadline for submitting model and renderings : First deadline + 2 weeks
Jury meeting : Late January 2021
Project confirmation by European Parliament : February - March 2021

Organizer
The European Parliament

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