Ideas Competition for The Railway Area of Central Lahti
The objective of the competition is to find a high-quality idea that functionally takes into consideration the future development potential when implementing the environs of the most central area in Lahti adjacent to the railway line.
| Category | Project Competition / Idea Competition |
| Type | International, Idea/Project, Open, Single-Stage |
| Genre | Cityscape, Urban |
| Country | Lahti, Finland |
| RegDeadline | 13 Spember 2012 GoogleCal iCal |
| 13 Spember 2012 | |
| Eligibility | The competition is open to all nationalities. It is recommended, however, that at least one member of the design team has good knowledge of the Finnish language because the greater part of the competition material appendixes are only available in Finnish. |
Description
The objective of the competition is to find a high-quality idea that functionally takes into consideration the future development potential when implementing the environs of the most central area in Lahti adjacent to the railway line.
The competition must be realised following the objectives of the City of Lahti’s strategies for sustainable development. These include, for instance, urban ecology, energy consumption and the comfort of the surroundings. Lahti’s new “Travel Centre”, the meeting of different traffic systems, and the ecological traffic environment, are an essential part of the competition task.
Jury
Jyrki Myllyvirta (Msc Engineering),
Timo Ahonen (Msc Engineering), Director of Technical and Environmental Services
Jorma Vaskelainen (Msc Engineering), Director of Municipal Engineering
Veli-Pekka Toivonen (Msc Engineering), Director of Land Use
Kimmo Sutinen (Architect), City Planning Architect Jury Secretary
Anne Karvinen-Jussilainen (Architect), City Architect
Riitta Niskanen (Phd, Construction Architect), Researcher
Maria Silvast (Landscape architect) Landscape architect
Sara Ikävalko, Participatory Designer 2nd Jury Secretary
Kari Salmi, Chairman of the City Council
Hannu Himanen, 1st Deputy Chairman of the City Council
Simo Räihä, Chairman of the Technical Board
Susanna Iivonen-Pekesen, Deputy Chairman of the Technical Board
Prize
First prize: € 36,000
Second prize: € 27,000
Third prize: € 18,000
Two purchases each: € 9,000
Further actions after the competition
The competition jury will make its recommendation for further actions based on the competition results. The objective is to develop further the winning entry as a commission in conjunction with the City of Lahti.
Entry Fee
None
Timetable
Results: December 2012
Organizer
The City of Lahti
Official Website
http://www.radanvarsi.fi/en/competition