Begbroke: A new innovation district for Oxford

On behalf of Oxford University Development, we are delighted to announce this competition to find creative forward-thinking masterplanners and landscape designers to deliver a world leading Innovation District with the University’s Science park, incubator of world changing research, at its heart. 

Setting the Scene

This is indeed a rare opportunity, given the client’s blue-chip standing and its aspirations to create an internationally recognised, exemplar project that pushes boundaries in design innovation, environmental sustainability and social wellbeing.

The winner of this competition will set the ambition and design intent for a successful, multi-phased regeneration programme, which is expected to come to fruition over the coming 20 years and with an overall budget in excess of £1billion. The winning team will bring demonstrable expertise to the table, however it will also be visionary, prepared to work collaboratively with the client to create something that is truly special and worthy of this unique opportunity.

The purpose of this competition is to select the masterplanner and design team for Begbroke. It is not a competition to design a masterplan.

The competition has been split into two distinct parts:

STAGE 1 An open call, asking for expressions of interest from inspiring teams that believe they have the ability to rise to this creative challenge.

STAGE 2 Five teams will be shortlisted to take part in Stage 2, which will include a mid-tender showcase/Q&A session, and will culminate in an interview with the Jury Panel.

The competition is being managed on behalf of the client by Colander Associates. This means that Colander is the point of contact for competitors and all communications must be channelled through us via the email address: [email protected]

More details: www.colander.co.uk