The Museum of Polish History announces an international architectural competition for a design of the Museum of Polish History in Warsaw, conducted under the patronage of Mr. Bogdan Zdrojewski - Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland and under the auspices of the International Union of Architects UIA.

It is an international two-stage architectural competition for a concept with design elements.

The purpose of the competition is to decide about the selection of an architectural concept with design elements for the Museum of Polish History in Warsaw, hereinafter referred to as the MPH, so as to verify the initial guidelines and to set out the direction for development and execution of the investment project.

Task of The Competition
The task of the 1st stage is to present an architectural concept for the MPH which will verify the programme and spatial objectives of the investment project and will set out the direction for the design development in the 2nd stage of the competition. The task of the 2nd stage is to develop, based on the first-stage concept, elements of the design of the MPH which will accommodate standards for the investment project and will set out the direction for development of a building design.

Eligibility
A competition participant may be any person who:

- is independent of the promoter,
- is independent of the competition jury,
- is an architect, author or co-author of an entry submitted in the competition,
- has paid the registration fee.

Prizes
The budget for prizes and mentions in the competition is 350.000 Euro and this amount cannot be changed.

First Prize
The prize for the best competition entry is a money prize of 70.000 Euro and an invitation of the author of the best competition entry to negotiations, by the means of the single-source procurement proceedings, of terms of the contract for a detailed development of the competition entry for the purpose of the execution of the investment project of construction of the Museum of Polish History in Warsaw, located in Jazdów - Trasa ?azienkowska. It is inadmissible to award two first prizes.

Compensation of Costs
An award for an entry admitted to the 2nd stage of the competition is the compensation of participation costs in the amount of 20.000 Euro. The amount of compensation of costs is constant and shall not be changed.

Number and Division of Prizes
The competition jury shall determine the classification of entries as well as the number and value of other prizes. Prizes may be awarded only for entries which meet the obligatory formal requirements as defined in Chapter III Programme and Task of the Competition.

Mentions
An outstanding competition entry which does not meet the obligatory formal requirements may be awarded by the Competition Jury with a compensation of costs or a mention, within the budget for prizes. The value of a mention cannot exceed half the value of the lowest prize.

Additional Prize
In the event of failing within 2 months from the announcement of the competition results, for reasons on the part of the author of the best competition entry, to conclude negotiations of terms of the contract for a detailed development of the competition entry for the purpose of the execution of the investment project of construction of the Museum of Polish History in Warsaw, located in Jazdów - Trasa ?azienkowska, the Promoter plans to award an additional prize. This prize will be
an invitation for at least two authors of competition entries indicated in the Competition Jury recommendations to enter negotiations, without a public notice, of terms of the contract for a detailed development of the competition entry for the purpose of the execution of the investment project of construction of the Museum of Polish History in Warsaw, located in Jazdów - Tras

Jury
Grzegorz Buczek, architekt TUP, Warszawa, Polska
Christine Dalnoky, architecte DPLG, Pary?-Marsylia, Francja
Aurelio Galfetti, architetto SIA, Lugano, Szwajcaria
Ryszard Jurkowski, architekt SARP, Katowice, Polska
Jong Soung Kimm, architect, Seul, Korea
Tomasz Merta, historyk, Wiceminister Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego RP, Warszawa, Polska
Marek Mikos, architekt SARP, Architekt m. st. Warszawy, Warszawa, Polska
Rafael Moneo, arquitecto, Madryt-Harvard, Hiszpania-USA
Andrzej Rottermund, historyk sztuki, Warszawa, Polska
Eduardo Souto de Moura, arquitecto, Porto, Portugalia

Competition Schedule
Announcement of the competition: 06 April 2009
Registration of participants: 30 April - 15 June 2009
Submitting questions for the 1st stage: 17 May 2009
Sending entries for the 1st stage: 30 June 2009
Results of the 1st stage: 30 July 2009
Sending questions for the 2nd stage: 15 September 2009
Sending entries for the 2nd stage: 15 November 2009
Adjudication of the competition: 06 December 2009
Closing the competition: 05 March 2010

The date and place for the competition exhibition and for the post-competition discussion shall be announced at the moment of adjudication of the competition.