Ideas for Prishtina / The Award for Urbanism "Rexhep Luci"

The Award for Urbanism
Rexhep Luci
Ideas for Prishtina

Haven’t you all, at least once, imagined a different or better city of Prishtina? Haven’t you ever thought of any tiny or big change that would ease and improve the way we use and experience our city? If you were given the power to change Prishtina, what would you do to make it safer, more beautiful, usable, livable and user-friendly? Well, here you have the chance to share your ideas and turn the city around! Someday, the Municipality of Prishtina might realize them!

Kosovo Architecture Foundation (KAF) and the Municipality of Prishtina are organizing this Design Contest “Ideas for Prishtina”, aiming to collect citizens’ proposals on shaping their living environments. Since the city of Prishtina is experiencing constant transformations, we want to focus on generating community-based designs and visions on improving or transforming public spaces and their neighborhoods. These proposals could vary from sidewalks, crossroads, city lights, billboards, building facades, storefronts, rooftops, passages, tunnels, parks and other green areas, fountains, squares, markets, information points, pavilions, new public buildings, or even utopic urban solutions.

Everyone, either being a devoted residents or just visitors in Prishtina, of any age, nationality, or professional background, are invited to share their ideas. You can participate in this Design Contest either individually or in groups with your friends, colleagues, neighbors, or family members. The scope of your proposed interventions may vary from small to utopic ones. You are totally free to express yourselves either by architectural and urban designs, or art works, photos, videos, texts, etc. All you need to do in your designs is specify the exact location of your proposed intervention, and explain how your idea would improve the city and help the citizens.

The Municipality of Prishtina will be awarding the best proposal will the Rexhep Luci Award that also includes a prize in money (1000 euros), while the most feasible projects might be realized by the Municipality.

For the terms and conditions of the competition please go to: www.prishtinaarchitectureweek.com


COMPETITION TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. Competition Promoters & Organizers

“Ideas for Prishtina” is organized by the Kosovo Architecture Foundation (KAF) and the Municipality of Prishina on behalf of Prishtina Architecture Week (PAW).

2. Aim of competition

The main idea for this competition is to stimulate the citizens on expressing their wishes and ideas towards the improvement of the city of Prishtina. It is an open and ideas only competition. The proposed ideas will be exhibited during PAW, and later will remain property of the Municipality of Prishtina for possible further developments.

3. Eligibility

This design contest is open for anyone, local of foreigner, student or professional, interested on improving the quality of Prishtina. Entrants might apply individually or in mixed groups.

4. Timetable

Submission deadline    01.09.2014
Winners’ announcement    11.09.2014
5. Judging Panel & Process

The evaluation and selection of best design proposals will be conducted by a jury composed of national and international members. The jury is composed of: Asa Bruno, London; Skye Duncan, New York; Pippo Ciorra, Rome, Liburn Alia, Prishtina; Bekim Ramku, Prishtina. The judging process will take place beginning of September, and the winners’ announcement will be on 11th of September 2014.

6. Awards

All the proposals will be published in a catalog and exhibited by KAF. There will be given award certificates for the best 10 proposals, and the first prize will receive a prize in money (1000 euros). The most feasible proposals may later be realized by the Municipality of Prishtina.

7. Copyright

The intellectual property rights will remain to the competition participants. KAF does not hold responsibility for any plagiarism. KAF and the Municipality of Prishtina reserve the right to keep the entries for their publication, exhibition and other marketing activities, at no further compensation. If any of these designs will be realized by Municipality of Prishtina, there is no need to ask for further permission. In case any entry will be implemented and it is needed KAF and the Municipality of Prishtina hold the right to technically modify the entries.
For any further information regarding the competition please write to [email protected]

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