Competition for Architectural Design of International Finance Forum (IFF) Permanent Conference Site

The International Conference Center in the Project is planned as a world-class professional center for hosting meetings of prestigious international organizations such as the United Nations and their subsidiary bodies and large influential international conferences.

Category Project Competition
Type International, Project, Open, Two-Stage, Onymous
Genre Complex, Urban
Country Nansha, China
RegDeadline 14 June 2019 GoogleCal iCal
14 June 2019 (via Online)
Eligibility All

Description
The Pearl Bay Area, relying on its natural strengths of "Influx of Five Waterways, Three Rivers and Six Banks, Adjoining Mountains and Rivers, Gateway of the South China Sea", is committed to becoming "a smart city in Lingnan and an attractive presence of the South China Sea" benchmarking advanced international and domestic cities.
Nansha Development Authority and the International Finance Forum (IFF) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to speed up the development of International Financial Center of Guangzhou, Nansha Free Trade Zone and the Greater Bay Area. Based on the IFF Permanent Conference Site, Nansha International Financial Island will support Guangdong’s development of a high-level gateway hub for opening to the outside world and Guangzhou’s development of Nansha New Area urban sub-center, and strengthen their demonstrative roles and influence in the Greater Bay Area. The International Conference Center in the Project is planned as a world-class professional center for hosting meetings of prestigious international organizations such as the United Nations and their subsidiary bodies and large influential international conferences. It is also planned as a high-level international political and business conference center for important international conferences hosted in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and the Greater Bay Area. Currently, it has been confirmed as a permanent site for the IFF annual conferences and international conferences of the Silk Road countries. In addition to conference function, it also servers for exhibition, press release, product display, festival activities, banquet catering, and hotel accommodation.
The Project is prominently located at the Pearl River's estuary, where the convergence of five waterways contributes to extensive water surfaces and a visual center leading from the estuary to the central city. It is expected to solicit the most creative design proposal with a global vision through this international competition to create an urban landmark in the Greater Bay Area.
The Project is planned with an investment of RMB 3.5 billion, a land area of 241,000m2, and a GFA of 323,000m2 consists of four parts, i.e. IFF permanent conference center, international convention hotel, apartment and VIP quarters.

Jury
Not yet announced

Prize
The top three entities: RMB 1,400,000 Yuan each
The fourth to sixth places: RMB 500,000 Yuan each
The seventh to ninth places: RMB 300,000 Yuan each
The tenth to eighteenth places: RMB 100,000 Yuan each

Entry Fee
None

Organizer
Pearl Bay Development Authority of Guangzhou Nansha New Area, International Finance Forum (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.

Official Website