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KYRL'S QUAY Architectural Design Competition
Ireland, Registration opens: 1 February
Cork City Council is holding a Design Ideas Competition for a prominent group of city centre waterfront sites and urban spaces as part of the Cork 2005 (Capital of Culture) Programme. The competition is being administered by The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.
All queries in respect of the competition should be addressed to Jill Jacob, RIAI, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, Tel: 00353 1 6691463/6761703 or E-mail: jjacob@riai.ie
The competition is an open one stage ideas competition for a group of sites and urban spaces on Kyrl's Quay in Cork. The competition site will provide the catalyst for the renewal of a wider area in the Cornmarket Street / Historic Centre areas of the City Centre.
The main aims of the competition are to:
Identify creative options for the redevelopment of this group of sites fronting onto the River Lee
To promote high quality urban design and architecture in Cork City.
Eligibility:
The competition is open to architects, urban designers, landscape architects.
Competition Jury:
Piers Gough, Architect, CZWG Architects
Jim Barrett, City Architect, Dublin City Council
Tom De Paor, Architect, De Paor Architects
Kelvin Campbell, Urban Designer,Urban Initiatives
TG Mitchell, Architect, Mitchell + Associates
Ann Bogan, Senior Planner, Cork City Council
Prize:
First prize €5000 other prizes to a total value of €5000 will be awarded at the discretion of the Judges.
Submission:
Competitors are required to submit one A1 size sheet, landscape format and a written report.
Registration Fee:
Registration fee is €100 per entry and is refundable up until 15 February 2005. Once the registration is paid each competitor receives a username and password to download the competition information from the RIAI website. The competition information will not be provided in any other format.
Programme:
Registration opens: 1 February 2005
Withdrawal of registration and refund of registration fee: 15 February 2005
Submission of competitor's questions: 1 March 2005
Circulation of answers to competitors: 8 March 2005
Closing date: 20 April 2005
Submission date: 20 April 2005
Announcement: May 2005
The competition brief is available from:
Jill Jacob
Events Officer
RIAI
8 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Tel: 01 6691463/6761703
Fax: 01 6769510
E-mail: jjacob@riai.ie
Registration form will be available from Tuesday 1 February 2005 and can be downloaded from the RIAI website or by contacting Jill Jacob at the RIAI.
www.riai.ie
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