Piața Sfatului Brașov Central Square

Submission: April 1, 2022
Registration: April 1, 2022
Language: English
Location: Concept
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Professional

The Order of Architects in Romania (OAR), the Brașov-Covasna-Harghita OAR Territorial Branch and the Municipality of Brașov are glad to announce the official launch of the „Piața Sfatului – Brașov Central Square” International Design Competition. The purpose of the design competition is to select the best selecting the best solution for Piața Sfatului – Brașov Central Square, for awarding the design services contract.

The primary objective of the competition is that the Brasov City Hall contract the design services necessary for a good quality development of Piata Sfatului’s (Council Square) public space, in accordance with the values accumulated here over a long period of time. In correlation with this intention/goal, the Contracting Authority is in search of a preliminary vision for the medium–and– long–term development of Brasov Citadel, that will comprise the already completed urban interventions, and that will integrate them in search of/toward a common aim. This vision must demonstrate the validity of the Piata Sfatului (Council Square) development proposals in relation to the entire area of Brasov Citadel, for as long a term as possible.

The competition is organized by the Order of Architects in Romania, in accordance with the Competition Rules of the International Union of Architects – UIA – and the provisions of the International Recommendations for Architecture and Urban Planning Competitions adopted at the General Conference of UNESCO of 1956, revised on 27 November 1978, in compliance with the provisions of the legislation in force regarding the award of public procurement contracts.

Eligibility

The Design Competition is a public, single-stage competition, open to Romania, all countries of the European Union, of the European Economic Area, and to the Swiss Confederation.

COMPETITION JURY

1. arch. Josep Miàs
2. arch. Phillipe Prost
3. arch. José Mayoral
4. arch. Johannes Bertleff
5. arch. Köllő Miklós – Representative of the OAR
Territorial Branch Brașov-Covasna-Harghita
6. arch. Ștefan Bâlici
7. arch. Miruna Stroe
8. arch. Marilena Manolache
– Chief Architect of the Brașov
Municipality
9. arch. Dragoș Popescu