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Drava River Competition

In Maribor, Slovenia

From the site:

The Municipality of Maribor, together with the Union of Architects of Maribor and under supervision of UIA and ZAPS (Slovenian Chamber for Architecture and Spatial Planning), calls for :
The international, public, anonymous, single-stage architectural ideas competition for the arrangement of the river Drava area in the central part of the city. The aim of the competition is to acquire the most suitable proposal/outline scheme for the central stage of the European Capital Of Culture - Drava river 2012, Maribor and for urban regeneration of the city in the next twenty years.

The design solution is divided in three competition areas (GROUPS):

1. The embankment of river Drava between the Water tower and the Judgment tower on the left bank, and the natural Embankment of the river in the area between the Studenška brv (footbridge) and the railway bridge on the right bank of the river;
2. The most suitable design project solution of a footbridge across the river Drava;
3. The most suitable design project solution for the new building of the Maribor Art Gallery.

REGISTER: January 4, 2010 / 150 EUR
DUE: February 26, 2010
PRIZE: 30,000 - 40,000 EUR