New Office competition, Preston

New office building to be built on a prominent location close to Preston City Centre

Description
The RIBA Competitions Office has been appointed to run a new open design competition on behalf of a private client for the design of a new office building, to be built on a prominent location close to Preston City Centre.

This is a unique opportunity as the client has high aspirations for an exceptional building that will have a strong visual presence in a prominent location at the entrance to a major business park. The building must provide modern, flexible accommodation - a high quality office environment for many years to come. The competition brief is not prescriptive about the interior layout of the building – competitors will be asked to think about the creation of an attractive and efficient working environment, a building that is attractive and welcoming, designed with quality materials, and with flexibility to accommodate changes in terms of use and configuration.

Jury
Ian Simpson and Nazar Sayigh

Competition Type
Two-stage

Prize
Second stage five finalists will each receive £2,000

Entry Fee
£35 (to register and receive the competition brief)

Entries
Stage 1: Concept design (presented on a maximum of 3 A2 sheets)
Stage 2: Interview

Timetable
Stage 1 judging: 18 July 2007

Promoter
RIBA

Official Website
http://www.riba.org/go/RIBA/Also/Competitions_3898.html