Piraeus Tower 2010 – Changing the Face/Façades Reformation

Result

1st prize
Matthias Hollwich, SBA and Marc Kushner, AIA

2nd prize
Danir Safiullin - Irina Prytkova

3rd prize
- MARCO ACERBIS STUDIO
- Gerald Griggs and Weimeng Lu

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Overview

A Tall Building at the port of Piraeus – the Piraeus Municipality belongs in the urban area of the city of Athens which has a population of 4,000,000 – is abandoned for more than 30 years. It is 22-storey building, 84 m. tall and it is known as “Piraeus Tower”. It is often called as “the sleeping giant” due to its abandonment. The only tower of the area is “sleeping” in one of the bigger ports of Mediterranean that presents a dynamic growth the last decades. There is a challenge, therefore, in order for the Tower to become a landmark at the port of Piraeus and to be highlighted, with its modernisation, as one of the most important architectural buildings not only for the city of Piraeus but for the whole city of Athens.

Jury
The names of the members of the Judging Committee will be announced at the end of January 2010

Prize
1st Prize: 5.000 Euros
2nd Prize: 2.000 Euros
3rd Prize: 1.20 Euros
Honorable Mentions: 600 Euros (3 candidates)
Special Mentions: no financial prize

Entry Fee
40 Euros

Entries
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Timetable
Notification of the results: Middle of June 2010
Athens Exhibition: Middle of June 2010

Organizer
GreekArchitects.gr and DuPont Hellas S.A

Official Website
http://www.greekarchitects.gr/competition2010/piraeus/en/