Open International Urban Landscaping and Design Competition

Description

GOAL OF THE COMPETITION

To 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.