Jan. 17, 2020
229 teams have applied to the competition
Architects and landscape designers from fifty countries have applied to the competition to design a new park in the historical center of St. Petersburg. Eight finalists will be announced in early February.
The call for submissions closed on January 15 with 229 applications, which was double the amount of proposals submitted for the 2013 competition to design Zaryadye Park in Moscow.
Located in the historical part of the city, which is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the location of Tuchkov Buyan Park overlooks the Hermitage, the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Admiralty, and the famous St. Petersburg drawbridges.
Among the applicants are leading international and Russian firms, as well as emerging offices, which account for almost half of the submissions. At least two of the eight finalist positions are allocated for young architects.
The jury will meet on February 3−4 to decide the shortlist. The eight finalists will receive a remuneration of $ 60,000 to further develop their proposals. The finalists who take first, second, and third place, respectively, will receive an additional $ 50,000, $ 30,000, and $ 20,000. The winner will be announced in June.
The competition jury includes fourteen Russian and international experts, including former UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture Francesco Bandarin; landscape architect and urbanist Ken Smith; botanist Patrick Blanc; landscape architect Martin Rein-Cano; a member of the executive council of ISOCARP, Didier Vancutsem; landscape architect and representative of the International Union of Architects, Stefan Rotzler; architect Sergei Tchoban; landscape architect Elena Stieglitz; and the chief architect of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Grigoryev.
The competition was initiated by the government of St. Petersburg, organized by DOM. RF Joint Stock Company, and operated by Strelka KB consultancy firm, in partnership with the European University at St. Petersburg. The competition is endorsed by UNESCO and the International Union of Architects (UIA) and supported by ISOCARP.
The call for submissions closed on January 15 with 229 applications, which was double the amount of proposals submitted for the 2013 competition to design Zaryadye Park in Moscow.
Located in the historical part of the city, which is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the location of Tuchkov Buyan Park overlooks the Hermitage, the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Admiralty, and the famous St. Petersburg drawbridges.
Among the applicants are leading international and Russian firms, as well as emerging offices, which account for almost half of the submissions. At least two of the eight finalist positions are allocated for young architects.
The jury will meet on February 3−4 to decide the shortlist. The eight finalists will receive a remuneration of $ 60,000 to further develop their proposals. The finalists who take first, second, and third place, respectively, will receive an additional $ 50,000, $ 30,000, and $ 20,000. The winner will be announced in June.
The competition jury includes fourteen Russian and international experts, including former UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture Francesco Bandarin; landscape architect and urbanist Ken Smith; botanist Patrick Blanc; landscape architect Martin Rein-Cano; a member of the executive council of ISOCARP, Didier Vancutsem; landscape architect and representative of the International Union of Architects, Stefan Rotzler; architect Sergei Tchoban; landscape architect Elena Stieglitz; and the chief architect of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Grigoryev.
The competition was initiated by the government of St. Petersburg, organized by DOM. RF Joint Stock Company, and operated by Strelka KB consultancy firm, in partnership with the European University at St. Petersburg. The competition is endorsed by UNESCO and the International Union of Architects (UIA) and supported by ISOCARP.
