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Central Glass Intern. Arch. Design Competition
Deadline: July 27, 2005
Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition 2005
Application Information for 40th Competition
Throughout the world, in every town of attraction there is an attractive landmark. A landmark,as the word suggests, draws attention and becomes an identifiable marker for the visitors of that town. A landmark is also loved by the people who live there and is a source of pride, irrespective of its scale or size. Among them are high rises such as the Empire State Building, the towers of San Gimignano, temples and palaces with historic settings and many towering, gland-scale work's of architecture. But small works buried within a town that draw people inside instinctively, such as Vienna's Retti Candle Shop and the Schullin Jewellers designed by Hans Hollein are also splendid landmarks.
Let us stipulate that a landmark must be a place about which stories are told, a place with cultural and artistic merit, and a place about which the people of the town can boast. And for this competition, one further condition is that it must address what is appropriate as a town landmark built today.
The relationship between landmark and symbol is a subtle one of both convergent and divergent factors.
An important point is how this relationship is interpreted in each proposal.
The proposed landmark may be situated in a metropolis, a regional core city, or it may be in a small town or part of a single streetscape. Each proposal must establish a specific town environment and create a landmark that is suitable and it must be expressed in a specific form.
We call forth proposals full of dreams that run wild with a rich imagination.
Source: Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition 2005
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