TAB VISION COMPETITION - STREET 2020

OPEN CALL FOR IDEAS - TAB VISION COMPETITION - STREET 2020

Tallinn Architecture Biennale is a new architecture forum that brings together theory and practice, young and experienced architects in order to arouse rich discussion over architecture, urban planning and landscape issues. First TAB concentrates on the hybrid issue of Landscape Urbanism. TAB Vision Competition is addressed to students and young architects, landscape architects and planners who are welcome to shape future cities and make room for fresh ideas.

Our hope is to see landscape urbanism as so-called ‘third way’, which can possibly solve urban problems that have proved too difficult for traditional planning because of rapid processes, constant change and instability. Landscape urbanism could also provide answers how to guide urban processes from inside, so that the system as a whole still maintains a balance. The term ’landscape’ is used primarily as the model for consistency, responsiveness and scale.

Deadline for submitting entries: 17.06.2011 (16:00 GMT +2)
Results announced: 08.07.2011

Exhibition: August – September 2011
CASE STUDY: PÕHJAVÄIL

Background

The car-boom of the nineties has turned Tallinn’s streets predominantly into traffic cor¬ridors where the movement of pedestrians and cyclists is of secondary importance. A characteristic example is the fact that the city does not have any quality standards for the pavement of the streets. Although the city has built a number of cycle routes, the natural blending of light and heavy traffic is still underdeveloped. A well-functioning city should have a coherent network-like structure.

Vision Competition’s task is to describe the connected, compatible and diverse urban landscape, focusing on one particular urban typology: the street.

JURY
Jury members: Eva Castro, Architect (AA School, Plasmastudio, Groundlab) and Endrik Mänd, Chief Architect (Tallinn City Government)

PRIZES
Three prizes will be awarded at the competition:

• First prize € 3000
• Second prize € 2000
• Third prize € 1000 + 7 honourable mentions

Additionally, the best entries are going to be published in the catalogue.
Download link for requirements: http://www.tab.ee/download/TAB_CFE.pdf
Organized by: Estonian Architecture Centre, The Union of Estonian Architects and City of Tallinn

More informatsion: www.tab.ee