Laser Valley — Land of Lights
Call for projects organizer
Ministerul Cercetării și Inovării se organizează și funcționează ca organ de specialitate al administraţiei publice centrale, cu personalitate juridică în subordinea Guvernului.
Description
The Laser Valley — Land of Lights International Ideas Competition is an initiative led by the Romanian Ministry for National Education and Scientific Research, with the support of the ‘Ion Mincu’ University of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Technical University of Civil Engineering in Bucharest.
Against the background of the Extreme Light Infrastructure — Nuclear Physics/ELI — NP Project, which aims to install the world’s most powerful laser in the town of Măgurele, Romania welcomes the chance of becoming a prominent international hub for the scientific community. Hence, with more than 1,000 Romanian and international researchers working and living in Măgurele, Laser Valley is destined to become an internationally renowned research and business centre.
Aim of the competition is to illustrate the Laser Valley — Land of Lights vision for the year 2035: A dynamic and open research ecosystem, thriving within a prime built environment, that is both interesting and efficient. A place for living, for having fun, for learning, a centre for science, for research, and an innovation, business and mobility core.
The 2035 urban development vision for the Laser Valley — Land of Lights competition will encompass the entire area between Bucharest, in the northern part, and the Argeș River, in the southern part, thereby including the Municipality of Măgurele, the Mihăilești Lake and the 1 Decembrie Port on the Argeș River.
Taking into account the currently unsustainable development path of the Măgurele area, as well as the inherent potential of the ELI — NP Project to correct it, the 2035 urban development vision rests upon the following three ideas:
1. Research and technology become the main drivers of local and regional development;
2. The research environment exerts its influence upon local development, thereby resolving the tension between the antiquated built environment and the new one;
3. The Laser Valley spatial concept integrates the green open spaces and capitalises upon the privileged location the town of Măgurele holds in relation to Bucharest.
Jury
Gülsün SAĞLAMER
Professor of Architecture at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Executive
Committee Member of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP);
President of the Community of Mediterranean Universities (CMU)
Professor of Architecture at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Executive
Committee Member of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP);
President of the Community of Mediterranean Universities (CMU)
Leen van DUIN
Professor of architectural design at the Delft University of Technology,
School of Architecture
Professor of architectural design at the Delft University of Technology,
School of Architecture
Dan HANGANU
Professor, University of Montréal, Montréal, Professor, McGill University,
Montréal; Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy
Professor, University of Montréal, Montréal, Professor, McGill University,
Montréal; Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy
James HORAN
Professor Emeritus, Ireland’s representative on the Architecture SubGroup
advising the European Commission on architectural education and the Professional
Qualification’s Directive
Professor Emeritus, Ireland’s representative on the Architecture SubGroup
advising the European Commission on architectural education and the Professional
Qualification’s Directive
Emil Barbu POPESCU
Professor, President of the “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture
and Urban Planning, Bucharest
Professor, President of the “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture
and Urban Planning, Bucharest
Constantin SPIRIDONIDIS
Professor, School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Professor, School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Rewards
The Winning Team
$7 026The first runner-up
$5 269The second runner-up
$4 098Timeline
Pacific/Midway
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Official Design Brief Launch
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Registration and Submissions
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Registration and Submissions
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Announcing the Winners
Ceremony
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