New Center of Borovets international architectural contest
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NEW CENTER OF BOROVETSInternational architectural competition for conceptual design of the territory “The Golden Triangle” in the mountain resort Borovets, Samokov Municipality, Bulgaria
Contacts: info@borovetscompetition.com
Announcement of the Competition
On the occasion of the commemoration of 120 years since the foundation of Borovets, the oldest mountain resort in Bulgaria, the Municipality of Samokov and its partners - the Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria, the Union of Architects in Bulgaria and the Union of Urbanists in Bulgaria -announce an international architectural competition for new central part of the resort.
THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE
Subject of the competition is the selection and realisation of a conceptual project for the Golden Triangle territory in Borovets mountain resort, Samokov Municipality, Bulgaria. The area is located in the most lively and attractive part of the resort, next to the finish line of the ski runs and the initial stations of the cabin and chairlift as well as to some of the largest and most important hotel complexes. The location of the area determines the importance of this space for the operation of the resort and for the overall architectural and aesthetic formation. Specific scope themes are those of the border territories, the natural environment and habitats, as well as the immovable cultural heritage on the territory of the competition.
SCHEDULE
The schedule of the competition is as follows:
- 10 JANUARY 2018, 17:30 (GMT +2) – project submissions deadline
- JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2018 – judging and ranking, awarded participants and awarded projects and winner
- FEBRUARY - APRIL 2018 – negotiating with the winner, choosing subcontractors for the other mandatory parts of the investment project, starting the preparation of the procedure under the Public Procurement Act for the realization of the competition project and drafting a detailed project.
Competition news will also be published on its facebook page at www.facebook.com/borovetscompetition.
Jury
The jury consists of leading professionals and experts in the field of architecture, urban and landscape planning, as well as the preservation of cultural heritage: Rita Justesen, Director of Planning & Architecture at CPH City and Port Development, Denmark; Pavel Yanchev, urban planner atArt & Build, Brussels, Belgium; Marius Mowe, co-founder of Atelier Oslo, Norway; Yordanka Kandulkova, Assoc. Professor in Cultural Heritage; Vania Serafimova, Managing Partner at Atelier Serafimov Architects Nadejda Klincheva-Koleva, Chief architect of the Municipality of Samokov; Angelina Vangelova, Lawyer and Secretary of the Municipality of Samokov.
Detailed information on the members of the jury, as well as the full documentation of the competition, is available at www.borovetscompetition.com. The full tender documentation for the contest is also available in the profile of the buyer of Samokov Мunicipality at www.samokov.bg.
Detailed information on the members of the jury, as well as the full documentation of the competition, is available at www.borovetscompetition.com. The full tender documentation for the contest is also available in the profile of the buyer of Samokov Мunicipality at www.samokov.bg.
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Rewards
The competition intends to award a total of five prizes to the projects ranked by the jury as follows:
I place
$11 443and the right to negotiate directly the working development phase of the investment project without an additional procedure.
II place
$6 866III place
$4 577(2) Cash prizes
$2 861for projects awarded by the jury.
Timeline
Europe/Sofia
Submission starts
The schedule of the competition is as follows: 10 JANUARY 2018, 17:30 (GMT +2) – project submissions deadline JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2018 – judging and r
Submission ends
The schedule of the competition is as follows: 10 JANUARY 2018, 17:30 (GMT +2) – project submissions deadline JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2018 – judging and r
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