BRISE-VENT HAVRE Competition

TerraViva launches BRISE-VENT HAVRE, a new architecture competition that aims to design a one-of-a-kind Museum facing the port of Le Havre (France).

Prizes up to 7.000 € will be awarded to the winners selected by an international jury panel composed, among others, by Rafael Bonet (Bonet+Partners), Luciano Crespi (PoliMi), Isabella Bhoan (WestonWilliamson+Partners) and Greg Melitonov (Taller KEN).

 

Brief

With the ambitious goal of recovering the forgotten concrete structure of the Brise-Vent, this new competition aims to design a one-of-a-kind Museum facing the port of Le Havre.

As the gigantic grey sail no longer serves its original purpose of shielding the harbour from wind gusts, the time to envision an urban regeneration project has finally come. Although it is definitely a challenging architecture to reimagine, its adaptation to a contemporary program would allow the city to get back an extraordinary public space, currently abandoned to itself.

The competition explicitly requires full attention to the social aspects of the proposal, encouraging designers to work on a hybrid program linked to an everyday use, open both to the local community and international tourists. How would it be possible to transform this captivating ruin into a cultural hub open seven days a week?

 

Prizes & Mentions

• 1^st Prize: 3.000€
• 2^nd Prize: 1.000€
• 3^rd Prize: 00€
• 10 Golden Mentions: 250€ each
• 10 Honorable Mentions: coupon for a free competition
• 30 Finalists: published on TerraViva channels

 

Guidelines

Choosing the “type” of Museum will be up to each participant, so be smart when thinking about the cultural offer! The competition explicitly requires full attention to the social aspects of the proposal, encouraging designers to work on programs linked to an everyday use, open both to the local community and international tourists.

How would it be possible to transform this abandoned grey giant into a cultural hub open seven days a week? Designers will be 100% free to define the degree of “impact” of the whole intervention. Proposals will involve the interiors, but also facades, roofs, in-between spaces and external areas.

 

Requested Material

Two A1 panels (59,4 x 84,1 cm) landscape oriented + a brief text describing the proposal (250-500 words);

 

Jury

• Rafael Bonet (Paris, France) | Bonet+Partners
• Isabella Bhoan (London, UK) | WestonWilliamson+Partners
• Greg Melitonov (New York, USA) | Taller KEN
• Anupama Bharti (Bhopan, India) | School of Planning & Architecture
• Peixuan Wu (San Francisco, USA) | SCAPE Landscape Architecture
• Luciano Crespi (Milan, Italy) | PoliMi
• Imman Suleiman (Ann Harbor, USA) | Quinn Evans
• Olav Werner (Oslo, Norway)| Bokemo

 

Schedule

• Competition Opening: May 20^th
• 69 € “Early” Registrations: May 20^th – July 19^th
• 89 € “Standard” Registrations: July 19^th – August 16^th
• 109 € “Late” Registrations: August 16^th – September 13^th  
• Submission Deadline: September 13^th (3:00 pm CET)
• Winners Announcement: September 30^th

 

Download full brief here: https://www.terravivacompetitions.com/Brise-Vent-Havre-Competition-2024/

 

Requirements & Eligibility

The competition is open to architects, interior designers, students, enthusiasts, engineers, artists, makers and anyone interested in the fields of architecture and urban regeneration. Participants can join the competition either individually or with a team.

 

More information at: www.terravivacompetitions.com

Contact: info@terravivacompetitions.com

 

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