Leuphana Universität Lüneburg: landscape architecture competition

Present State
The design competition has been launched on May 3, 2010. Landscape Architects are welcome to apply online until June 1, 2010. For further information to the application procedure please see "Application".

Competition Tasks
Aim of the project is the re-design of the outdoor campus facilities of Leuphana University in accordance with Daniel Libeskind’s key design principles as set in his strategy plan. The area extends over 15 hectare. In the course of the Leuphana freshers week early October 2010, involved landscape architects will be commissioned as Visiting Lecturer to support students in making a film about specific campus sites.

Procedure
The competition is a restricted one-stage design competition preceded by an international application procedure. The competition is anonymous. The competition language is German. Foreign participants are allowed to submit all documents and drawings in English.

Participants
It is intended to shortlist 5 landscape architects and 2 successors through an international open application procedure.

Eligibility
The competition addresses Landscape Architects of WTO member states.

Prices and Fees
For three awards and two acknowledgements the promoter provides net 18,000 Euros. Each participant who submitts auditable design documents receives a net fee of 5,000 Euros.Each participant commissioned as Visiting Lecturer receives a gross fee of 1,000 Euros.

Jury
The jury consists of five members supported by a range of technical experts: e.g.:

Design Jurors

• Prof. Daniel Libeskind, Leuphana University Lueneburg
• Martha Schwartz, martha schwartz partners, Cambridge/US
• Tobias Micke, ST raum a., Berlin/Germany

Time Schedule
Application deadline: Tuesday June 1, 2010
Participant selection: June 10, 2010
Jury Colloquium: June 3, 2010
Distribution of competition materials:June 21, 2010
Participants’ Colloquium (site visit): June 30, 2010
Online forum: June 21, 2010 to July 9, 2010
Submission of entries: September 6, 2010
Jury Meeting: October 8, 2010