Tartu Downtown Cultural Centre Architecture Competition

Architects from all over the world are invited to design one of the most important future cultural spaces in the second biggest city of Estonia, in the very heart of university town Tartu.

Category Project Competition
Type International, Project, Architects, Single-Stage, Anonymous
Genre Culture-Center, Landscape, Library, Museum
Country Tartu, Estonia
RegDeadline 5 May 2023 GoogleCal iCal
5 May 2023 (via Online)
Eligibility Architects whose place of residence is in Estonia, Member State of the European Union, contracting state of the European Economic Area or in a country that has acceded to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)

Description
Tartu city government in cooperation with the Estonian Association of Architects will organize the international architecture competition for the Tartu downtown cultural centre. Architects from all over the world are invited to design one of the most important future cultural spaces in the second biggest city of Estonia, in the very heart of university town Tartu.
The purpose of the competition is to find the best architectural design for the building and outdoor space of the cultural centre, which suits the given location and milieu the most and creates a whole with the urban space along the river Emajõgi.

Jury
Urmas Klaas, mayor of Tartu, jury chair
Kristina Pai, director of Tartu public library
Joanna Hoffmann, director of Tartu art museum
Priit Metsjärv, Tartu city government, head of construction service
Tõnis Arjus, Tartu city architect
Enrique Sobejano, architect, Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, Spain
Lina Ghotmeh, architect, Lina Ghotmeh--Architecture, France
Tõnu Laigu, architect, QP Arhitektid, Estonia
Martin Allik, landscape architect, MARELD landskapsarkitekter, Estonia/Sweden

Prize
The winner will be awarded a design contract for the preparation of the construction project.
First place 60,000 euros
Second place 40,000 euros
Third place 20,000 euros
Three special rewards of 10,000 euros each

Entry Fee
None

Organizer
Tartu city government in cooperation with the Estonian Association of Architects

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