Yarışmalar-Competitions

Yarışma Özeti(Summary):
Carlow enjoys a national reputation as a centre for visual arts due mainly to the success of the annual Eigse Arts Festival which is now 25 years in existence. The Eigse Arts Festival which runs for a week every June is based in Carlow College and also uses the grounds immediate to the College to exhibit larger pieces of sculpture. Carlow Local Authorities, together with Carlow College and the organisers of the Eigse Festival wish to build on the foundations achieved through the annual Eigse Festival to develop a national centre for contemporary art in Carlow. The project budget for the centre including fees shall be between 
€ 5M and € 7.5M exclusive of Value Added Tax. The competition will be held in two stages. Stage One is open to architects/architectural practices holding a qualification listed in the EC Architects Directive 85/384/EEC. It is the function of the Registrar to decide on eligibility.

Approximately 3 to 7 participants will be selected for Stage 1, provided there is a sufficient number of suitable participants, to go forward to Stage Two and provide a more detailed design proposal. Each second stage entrant shall receive a prize premium of € 10,000 for a valid submission. For the winning candidate, this will be an advance on the fee for executing the commission, if the development proceeds.

Tip (Type): 
Open, two stage architectural competition.

Kimler katılabilir (Open to):

Katılım ücreti (Entry Fee):

Ödüller (Awards):
€ 10,000 for a valid second stage submission.

Juri (Jury):

İletişim Bilgileri (Contact): 
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 
Tel: +353 1 6761703
Fax +353 1 6769510
E mail: [email protected] 
Web: www.riai.ie is administering a competition on behalf of
Carlow Co. Council, County Offices, Athy Road, Carlow. 
Tel: 0503 70300 
Fax: 0503 41503 
E mail: [email protected]

The competition is an open two stage architectural competition for the design of for the architectural/design services for a National Centre for Contemporary Art.

Carlow enjoys a national reputation as a centre for visual arts due mainly to the success of the annual Eigse Arts Festival which is now 25 years in existence. The Eigse Arts Festival which runs for a week every June is based in Carlow College and also uses the grounds immediate to the College to exhibit larger pieces of sculpture. Carlow Local Authorities, together with Carlow College and the organisers of the Eigse Festival wish to build on the foundations achieved through the annual Eigse Festival to develop a national centre for contemporary art in Carlow. The project budget for the centre including fees shall be between 
€ 5M and € 7.5M exclusive of Value Added Tax. The competition will be held in two stages. Stage One is open to architects/architectural practices holding a qualification listed in the EC Architects Directive 85/384/EEC. It is the function of the Registrar to decide on eligibility.

Approximately 3 to 7 participants will be selected for Stage 1, provided there is a sufficient number of suitable participants, to go forward to Stage Two and provide a more detailed design proposal. Each second stage entrant shall receive a prize premium of € 10,000 for a valid submission. For the winning candidate, this will be an advance on the fee for executing the commission, if the development proceeds.

Prize fund
€ 10,000 for a valid second stage submission.

Stage one submission
One A1 size sheet of information in horizontal format and a written report.

Preliminary Programme
Opening of competition registration: 14 October 2002
Withdrawal of registration and refund of fee: 4 November 2002
Submission of Competitors questions: 1 November 2002
Circulation of answers to Competitors: 8 November 2002
Submission of Stage One entry: 9 December 2002
Assessment: December 2002

Note
This information is for notice purposes only and does not form part of the competition brief and regulations.

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 
Tel: +353 1 6761703
Fax +353 1 6769510
E mail: [email protected] 
Web: www.riai.ie is administering a competition on behalf of
Carlow Co. Council, County Offices, Athy Road, Carlow. 
Tel: 0503 70300 
Fax: 0503 41503 
E mail: [email protected]

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