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Submission: July 05, 2017
Registration: July 05, 2017
Language: English
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

 

The European two-phase Urban Design Competition promoted by the Municipality of Bergamo intends to overhaul open areas, public squares and spaces and new functions for the discarded buildings of the centre of the Lower City. It asks for participants with multidisciplinary skills and aims at strengthening the role of the Piacentiniano system as the identity generator of the city centre, exploiting urban spaces, reviving commercial activities, re-using existing buildings, promoting social and cultural events and improving the accessibility of the area.  Continue reading

bergamo architecture competition

Submission: June 30, 2017
Registration: June 19, 2017
Language: English
Location: Concept
Prizes: Winners: € 12000, Runners Up: € 6000, Special Mentions
Type: Open

 

After two sessions exploring the adaptable city Europan now focuses on productive cities. How mixed is actually the mixed-city? Housing remains the main program in many urban development projects of the post-industrial era. We wisely add some office places and public amenities, but remain especially keen on stimulating bars, shops and restaurants because we want every new district to be a “genuine vibrant urban neighbourhood. Looking back at how we organized this wave of regeneration, we can see how we have systematically excluded one program: the productive economy. Continue reading

europan 14 architecture competition 2017