Register November 5, 2018 | Submit November 5, 2018 | ARCHITECTURE COMPETITIONS
CONCEPCIÓN LIVING AT (IN) THE EDGE
BRIEF
THE CALL FOR IDEAS CONSIDERS WATER LANDSCAPES, SPECIFICALLY RIVERS, AS MEDIATORS IN THE FORMATION OF A HARMONIC AND DYNAMIC BALANCE BETWEEN CITIES AND NATURE. A RIVER RESTORATION APPROACH (CONSIDERING FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY) SHOULD BE ADOPTED IN ORDER TO “RE-ENLIVEN THE RIVER” AND AS A LENS FROM WHICH TO REINFORCE AND UNDERSTAND NATURAL SYSTEMS FOR DESIGN ADAPTATION.
THE COMPETITION FOCUSES ON THE ANDALIÉN RIVER, THE SETTLEMENTS IT CROSSES AND PROPOSED GROWTH AREAS IN ZONES OF RISK AND ECOLOGICAL VALUE. THE COMPETITION SEEKS URBANISM PROPOSALS, ACROSS SCALES (FROM BAY TO RIVER BASIN AND BACK TO ONE OF 3 STRATEGIC SITES) WHICH CHALLENGE BUSINESS-AS-USUAL AND FUNDAMENTALLY REORIENT THE CONCRETE INTERPLAY BETWEEN CONCEPCIÓN AND THE ANDALIÉN RIVER. IN SHORT THE COMPETITION IS LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVE URBANISTIC ANSWERS TO THE DE SPECIFIC DIALOGUE THAT NATURAL SYSTEMS AND CITY UNDERTAKE/ARE ENGAGING IN CONCEPCIÓN.
IN CHILE, AS IN THE REST OF THE WORLD, URBAN RIVERS HAVE BEEN SEVERELY MODIFIED, DUE TO DYNAMIC MORPHOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTATION PROCESSES COUPLED WITH RECKLESS URBANIZATION AND EXPLOITATION OF THE LAND. THESE DISTURBANCES CREATE NATURAL HAZARDS DERIVED FROM, AMONGST OTHERS, POSITIONING HUMAN SETTLEMENTS IN FLOODPLAINS AND CONSEQUENTLY, ON THE FLUVIAL TERRITORY. IN A CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THE CONSEQUENCES OF THESE CONFLICTS WILL BECOME PREDICTABLY MORE SEVERE. BOLD, NEW IDEAS FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE ANDALIÉN RIVER WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHER RIVERS IN CHILE AND ELSEWHERE.
TO GIVE VOICE TO DESIGNERS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELDS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE FUTURE OF THE CITY.
TO ENVISION IMPLEMENTABLE AND CONTEXT-BASED IDEAS FOR SOCIAL, ECOLOGICAL, RISK PROTECTION AND PRODUCTIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY.
TO ACTIVATE NECESSARY COLLABORATION BY PARTICIPATING IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS TO CREATE SYNERGIES AROUND CREATIVE DESIGN.
SCHEDULE
06.07: Launch
06.26: Questions
06.30: Feedback to questions
07.20: Field visit
08.26: End of the question´s period
08.31: End of the feedback period
11.05: SUBMISSION DEADLINE
AWARDS
Six prizes will be awarded. Three money prizes for the first three spots, plus three honorable mentions.
1st prize: 8,000,000 Chilean Pesos Reference in euros: 10.840
2nd prize: 2,000,000 Chilean Pesos Reference in euros: 2.712
3rd prize: 1,000,000 Chilean Pesos Reference in euros: 1.355
The budget of the prizes is fixed so includes any taxes, fees and services charges needed for international transactions
FEES
FREE
JURY
PAULINA ESPINOSA ROJAS
Director. Architect University of Concepción. PhD(c) specialized in Landscape Urbanism, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium.
LEONARDO AGURTO VENEGAS
General coordinator. Architect University of Concepción. PhD Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency, University of Zaragoza,
Spain. Post Doc (c) University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium
JUAN CARLOS SANTA CRUZ
National coordinator. Sociologist University of Concepción. PhD in Territorial Policies and Local Project, Universidad La Sapienza, Roma, Italia.
EDILIA JAQUE CASTILLO
Coordinator and technical counterpart. Geographer, University of Concepción. PhD in Environmental sciences, University of Concepción, Chile.
MARÍA DOLORES MUÑOZ
Technical partner. Architect, University of Santiago. PhD in Architecture and Heritage, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain.
EXTERNAL REVIEWERS
Dr. Kelly Shannon – Dr. Bruno de Meulder – Dr. Alfredo Ollero – Dr. Horacio García
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Rubén Sillard _Graphic Design Fernando Venegas_Direction, camera and video editing
Frank Tinapp_Aerial camera and drones Joaquín Orellana_Production assistant and video editing
Nicolas Espinosa_Technical support Rodrigo Agurto_Communication
Maureen Ward_Final english reviewe
WEBSITE
https://www.ideasandalien.com/copia-de-portada-1
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