Snøhetta, Sou Fujimoto and others shortlisted in Çanakkale Antenna Tower competition

The Turkish Çanakkale Antenna Tower International Competition has announced eight firms that passed the pre-selection hurdle and can now proceed to the second stage for design development. The jury selected the finalists from a pool of 130 eligible applicants. The teams will now have until February 15, 2014 to submit their design proposals.

The list of finalists comprises:

• Sou Fujimoto Architects
• Snøhetta & Özer/Ürger Architects & Battle Mccarthy
• Ian Ritchie Architects & Arup
• AL_A
• Powerhouse Company & IND [Inter.National.Design]
• TEGET
• OLAF GIPSER & ARUP & Deniz Aslan
• FR-EE/Fernando Romero Enterprise & KOTU+MAPmx Studio & Werner Sobek

From the competition brief:

"Çanakkale, a city of unique urban heritage, is situated on the northwestern coast of Turkey along the Aegean Sea and Dardanelles. The new antenna tower to be designed will be located at the southern outskirt of Çanakkale and will broadcast to the surrounding cities. The site for the proposed tower is on the top of a hill -and within a national forest- providing stunning views of the Dardanelles.

The competitors are strongly recommended to consider the technological requirements of the broadcasting tower and recreational potentials of a public entity with equal emphasis.

The scope of the competition is not only limited to the design of an iconic antenna tower but also includes development of innovative concepts for creating outdoor and indoor spaces enabling public programs of leisure, recreation and exhibition that will attract local people as well as tourists. The design and the position of the project should create a destination in the region that will be renown throughout Turkey."

Click here to read the entire brief.