Thessaloniki is a historic city that has developed through the ages. Thessaloniki’s west waterfront area, where the city harbor is located, is used to be a manufacturing zone and is today an underused urban area. It weakens the city’s image, livability, and productivity. Several past initiatives to facilitate the change towards urban growth and productivity have not been successful. So, the challenge remains.
The ArXellence 2 Architectural Ideas Competition thus represents a major challenge of urban regeneration. Participants are invited to interpret the aims of the competition in the most creative way, the end objective being the image of a new CBD of Thessaloniki. Participants are encouraged to freely formulate their proposal, distributing the desired functions up to a maximum gross building floor area of 400,000m2. Spatial organisation, aesthetics, choice of materials, incorporation of environmental and social sustainability measures, particularly evidence that the UN SDG’s have been taken into account, are factors that will reinforce the primary aim. It is hoped that visionary competition schemes will pave the way for the regeneration of this decaying urban area through local government initiatives and private sector participation.
This competition is endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA) and will be conducted according to the UNESCO Standard Regulations for International Competitions in Architecture and Town Planning and the UIA best practice recommendations.
1. Eligibility
– The competition is open to architects from all countries. Eligible architects must be entitled to practice architecture in their respective countries.
– Participants may be natural persons, legal entities or partnerships of individuals.
– Multidisciplinary teams may participate on condition that they are headed by an architect.
Competitors of any discipline can only participate in one team.
– The Competition is not open to students.
2. Timetable
– Deadline for questions: 10 April 2020
– Deadline for registration: 25 May 2020
– Deadline for entries: 15 October 2020
– Announcement of results: 25 November 2020
3. Submission
– Two A0 landscape-orientated presentation plates (minimum 300 dpi).
– The first A0(a) presentation plate is to include one 1:1000 (metric) scale Plan. For the other (Elevations, sections, three-dimensional color views of the proposal) each participant is free to decide.
4. Prizes
– 1st Prize: 20,000 EUR
– 2nd Prize: 15,000 EUR
– 3rd Prize: 10,000 EUR
– 4th Prize: 7,000 EUR
– 5th Prize: 5,000 EUR
– 6th Prize: 3,000 EUR
– 4 Honorable Mentions
5. Competition Organizer & Sponsor
ALUMIL S.A.
6. Website
www.alumil.com/arxellence
