Lake Elsinore Civic Center Design Competition

On February 22, 2007, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore announced their support for a design competition to solicit ideas for the development of a new civic center, which could include a new city hall, council chambers, post office, public library, business incubator, and other government offices or mixed uses in a campus setting.

The City Council selected two sites to further explore in the design competition. While the two sites differ in size and surrounding environment, they both possess the opportunity to honor Lake Elsinore’s historic roots, catalyze development throughout the City’s historic downtown area, present a model for Lake Elsinore’s future development, and provide a source of pride and inspiration for all Elsinoreans.

The City of Lake Elsinore is inviting teams of architects and other design professionals to submit design proposals for the civic center development on both of the two proposed sites. Design professionals will have the opportunity to elucidate the strengths, and weaknesses, of the two different, but promising, locations. Teams can register using the online form.

A well-balanced jury has been proposed to judge submissions and select the winning design in a two-stage competition. The proposed nine-member jury includes a prominent architect and academic, a design/land use professional, a City Council member, the chair of the Redevelopment Agency, a planning commissioner, a representative from the Riverside County Library, a delegate from the U.S. Post Office, and two community representatives. For more information, download the Complete Announcement Document and the City’s Fact Sheet.

http://www.lake-elsinore.org/designcompetition.asp