Open International Urban Landscaping and Design Competition
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Description
GOAL OF THE COMPETITIONTo develop and implement landscaping and floral solutions on the streets of Moscow, floral art and functional objects of art with varying levels of complexity within the framework of the "Moscow. Flowers. Sweets" festival.
During the competition, participants will develop projects of landscape and flower compositions, as well as solutions for beautification and verdurisation, which will be implemented at 19 city sites - streets, boulevards, squares and other pedestrian areas of Moscow, both in the city centre and peripheral sites, across 10 city districts.
The Open International Urban Landscaping and Design Competition is a part of the “Moscow.Flowers.Sweets” Festival. Participants are offered to suggest solutions for landscape and floral compositions to improve Moscow urban spaces in the city centre and its outskirts.
The competition is organized with support of the Government of the City of Moscow and monitored by The Agency for Strategic Development Center.
Such a large-scale competition is held in Moscow for the first time. Moreover, for the first time in the history of international floral festivals, participants will be given the opportunity to work themselves on the real improvement of city sites, the creation of maximally comfortable urban environments and special rest and recreation zones.
The Competition’s organisers are guided by the traditions of top international floral festivals, such as the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Jersey Battle of Flowers, the Italian Genzano Infiorata, Flower Carpet Brussels, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek in Holland, and more.
Prizes of the Open International Urban Landscaping and Design Competition will be awarded in four categories:
- Architectural-landscaping objects of city development with implementation of 10 projects on 7 pedestrian streets and squares of Moscow: Rozhdestvenka, Kuznetsky Most, Arbat, Nikolskaya, Kamergersky, as well as Novopushkinsky Skver and Tverskaya Ploschad.
- Vertical floral compositions will be displayed by five installations on Stoleshnikov Pereulok.
- Thirteen designed flowerbeds on Nikolskaya street will be allocated to our flower compositions, with potted plant nomination.
- Amateur gardeners will compete at 10 special other venues further from the centre (10 flowerbeds at each venue).
To participate in the competition in the “Architectural and Landscape Improvement Objects” nomination, candidates should apply to: moscowflowerfest.ru till June 13th. The deadline for the rest of the nominations is June 7th. Applications should consist of information about the participant, portfolio (for professional nominations) and sketched ideas for the chosen nomination and object.
Application is open on official website www.moscowflowerfest.ru/en
After the end of the applications reception all the best projects will get into the shortlist. The implementation of competitive entries will occur between July 1st & August 4st. The winners of the competition in each nomination will be selected by jury, which includes leading Russian and world-class specialists of other nationalities in the field of landscaping architecture and design, floristics, as well as representatives of the competition the Government of the City of Moscow.
The public announcement of the competition’s results will take place on August 5th.
The winners will receive сash prizes from the sponsors:
Grand Prix for Architectural and Landscape Improvement Objects": 85 000 USD;
People’s Choice Award: 1,000,000 rubles;
Winner of the Vertical Floral Composition nomination-: 200,000 rubles;
Winner of the Flower Compositions with Potted Plants nomination: 300,000 rubles;
10 winners of the amateur nomination will receive 100,000 rubles each.
FORMAT
The Open International Competition consists of three stages:
- Stage 1 - acceptance of applications and selection of finalists. Participants submit applications, which include information about the participant, a portfolio of the relevant projects, and a sketch of the idea of the bid. Detailed requirements for filing the application are provided in the "Competition Regulations" section.
- Stage 2 - development of documentation for the implementation of Bids. The finalists of the competition, selected by the jury from among the submitted applications, develop documentation for the subsequent implementation of the proposals submitted at the first stage.
- Stage 3 - implementation of bids and the definition of the best projects. Moscow's central streets - Rozhdestvenka, Kuznetskiy Most, Nikolskaya, Arbat, Tverskaya Square, Kamergersky and Stoleshnikov Lanes, Novopushkinsky Square and Tverskaya Square, as well as peripheral areas will be decorated by the floral and landscape compositions, flower panels, art objects and flower beds that will form places of attraction and recreation, green oases for the townspeople. The best implemented projects will be determined by the vote of the Jury. The results of the competition and the names of the winners will be announced within the framework of the city festival on August 5.
Jury
Current CEO Global SWA
Landscape architect, CEO of ALPHABETCITY Bureau
Head of the Perennial Nursery "Flower City", Expert
Head of the Fine Arts Department in the National School of Landscape Architecture, Versailles
General Producer of the Festival "Archstoyanie"
President Association of Landscape Architects of Russia
Head of the Laboratory of Landscape Architecture of the Main Botanical Garden. N.V. Tsitsin RAN
Public spaces and park territories developmet expert
Vice-President of the National Guild of Florists
Head of the MOSCOW FLOWER SHOW Festival
Editor-in-chief of the "My Beautiful Garden" magazine
Landscape architect, Head of "Ilya Mochalov and Partners"
Head of the Department of Trade and Services of Moscow
Landscape designer Matthew Childs Design studio*
Main garden keeper of the Russian Museum
Rewards
Category 1 Grand prize
$63 695Category 1 Spectator award
$12 739Category 2 Winner
$2 548Category 3 Winner
$3 822Category 4 Winners of each sites
$1 274Timeline
Europe/MoscowSubmission starts
Accepting contest applications. Category 4
Submission starts
Accepting contest applications. Category 1/2/3
Submission ends
Accepting contest applications. Category 1/2/3
Jury starts
Absentee meeting of the international jury for the selection of finalists in categories 1/2/3
Event starts
Development of the Contest Entry Implementation Documents. Category 1/2/3
Submission ends
Accepting contest applications. Category 4
Jury ends
Absentee meeting of the international jury for the selection of finalists in categories 1/2/3
Event
Working group with the customer on the coordination of the Contest Entry Implementation Documents. (1/2/3)
Event ends
Development of the Contest Entry Implementation Documents. Category 1/2/3
Event starts
Implementation of Contest designs by the Finalists in Category 1. Architectural-landscaping objects of city development.
Jury starts
Absentee meeting of the international jury for the selection of finalists in category 4
Launch of the call for projects starts
Development of the Contest Entry Implementation Documents. Category 4
Jury ends
Absentee meeting of the international jury for the selection of finalists in category 4
Event
Working group with the customer on the coordination of the Contest Entry Implementation Documents. (Category 4)
Launch of the call for projects ends
Development of the Contest Entry Implementation Documents. Category 4
Event starts
Implementation of Contest designs by the Finalists in Category 3. Vertical floral compositions.
Event ends
Implementation of Contest designs by the Finalists in Category 3. Vertical floral compositions.
Event ends
Implementation of Contest designs by the Finalists in Category 1. Architectural-landscaping objects of city development.
Event starts
Implementation of Contest designs by the Finalists in Category 4. Flower beds for district festival locations.
Event ends
Implementation of Contest designs by the Finalists in Category 4. Flower beds for district festival locations.
Jury starts
In-person voting by the international jury. Selection of the winners in each Category. Online voting on the website of the contest – determination of
Event starts
Implementation of Contest designs by the Finalists in Category 2. Vertical floral compositions (Stoleshnikov Pereulok).
Event ends
Implementation of Contest designs by the Finalists in Category 2. Vertical floral compositions (Stoleshnikov Pereulok).
Jury ends
In-person voting by the international jury. Selection of the winners in each Category. Online voting on the website of the contest – determination of
Results
Public announcement of the results of the Contest. Press conference.