International Open One-phase Urban Design Idea Competition Spitalka

Submission: January 21, 2019
Registration: January 21, 2019
Language: English
Location: Brno, Czech Republic
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Project Competition

The subject of competition is an urban idea proposal of location Špitálka in Brno – Zábrdovice. The proposal in the range of urban study, which determines the range, form and functional use of the site including links to the surrounding, will be processed to the whole area of interest according to the competition brief. The proposal will fulfill the existing urban space requirements including living functions and complemented by more functions and areas needed in location context.

Project Špitálka is a part of large European project „Rotterdam, Umeå and Glasgow: Generating Exemplar Districts In Sustainable Energy Deployment“ (RUGGEDISED) which should demonstrate the use of technologies for the development of city districts. It associates three main cities of Rotterdam, Glasgow and Umeå to which Brno, Gdaňsk and Parma add. The solutions will be implemented there to expand Intelligent City model in Europe.

The aim of the competition is to get a quality urban design and to find a solution which will be used for the next steps leading to a change of the Brno City Master Plan and regulatory plan of the area.

The solution is supposed to have unifying concept and long-term sustainability that naturally and functionally integrate whole area into the city‘s structure.

The announcer of the competition aims to find a solution that finds new functions for parts of the city for revitalization, improvement of citizen‘s lives and reduction of the impact on environmental activities.

Go to the competition’s website