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Winner: Letts Wheeler ArchitectsYarışma Bilgileri
Maidstone Borough Council invites submissions to a two-stage, International Open Design Competition for a circa 4m Pounds (inclusive of VAT and all design fees) public realm improvement project in Maidstone town centre - 2m Pounds is confirmed and approval is being sought for a further 2m Pounds. The Competition, to re-design the High Street, is open to multi-disciplinary design teams who must be led by a practising, registered architect or landscape architect. Inter-discipline collaboration is expected and other team members might include the services of a transport planner, highways engineer. The realised scheme will also need to include a clear public art focus. On appointment, the winning lead designer will be expected to arrange for Professional Indemnity Insurance cover of 2m Pounds (as a minimum), and it is anticipated that this designer will appoint all sub-consultants. The winning designer will be required to work with an engineering contractor (to be appointed separately) to develop and deliver the scheme.
Eligibility
The Competition is open to multi-disciplinary design teams who must be led by a practising, registered architect or landscape architect. Interdiscipline collaboration is actively expected and other team members might include the services of a transport planner, highways engineer. The realised scheme will also need to include a clear public art focus. On appointment, the winning lead designer will be expected to arrange for Professional Indemnity Insurance cover of 2m Pounds (as a minimum), and it is anticipated that this designer will appoint all sub-consultants. The winning designer will be required to work with an engineering contractor (to be appointed separately) to develop and deliver the scheme.
The Competition will follow a two-stage Open Design format. Each team short-listed to the Second Stage of the competition (up to five) will receive an honorarium payment of £5,400 (+VAT) as a contribution towards the expense of preparing their design submission material and attending a final interview/presentation with the Judging Panel. The Winner's honorarium will represent an advance on the professional fee for the subsequent commission. The Promoter undertakes to pay the honoraria within one calendar month of the conclusion of the competition. Invoices for the honorarium payments should be submitted to the RIBA Competitions Office.
Jury
Alison Broom, MaidstoneBorough Council (Director of Prosperity and Regeneration)
Cllr. Malcolm Greer, MaidstoneBorough Council (Cabinet Member for Regeneration)
Cllr. Kevin Lynes, KentCounty Council (Cabinet Member for Regeneration)
Robert Sakula, Ash Sakula Architects (acting as the RIBA Architect Adviser)
James Porter, RIBA Competitions Office (Competitions Officer, Observer)
Competition Schedule
13 January 2009: Official competition launch
26 February 2009: Registration deadline
05 March 2009: Deadline for submission of Stage 1 Design Proposals
20 March 2009: Confirmation of shortlist & issue of invitations to proceed to Stage 2 of the Competition
23 April 2009: Deadline for Stage 2 Design submissions
13 May 2009: Preferred scheme to be presented to Cabinet Meeting of Maidstone Borough Council for endorsement, Announcement of winner