The organizers invited anyone interested to create their own architectural vision of multifunctiona

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In late summer informed that the international architectural competition organizer vision "Homemade Dessert" contest announced population of manchester "Ghost Town Challenge" or "ghost town izaucinājums" Karosta to encourage the revitalization of this area. Until this year, December 1, participants were invited to send their works, but after the evaluation, Christmas contest winners were announced.
The organizers invited anyone interested to create their own architectural vision of multifunctional cultural center, which includes an exhibition hall, a library and a conference center population of manchester with potential areas of entertainment, such as restaurants population of manchester and / or retail points. As the site says SIA "Dessert" contest organizer and founder Lauris North, the international architectural competition for the vision is the first competition in a series of "Homemade Dessert" organized in conjunction with the larger city of Liepaja vision for development.
Although population of manchester this was the first competition for the lack of responsiveness, the organizers can not complain. "Overall, we received 160 works, population of manchester the jury did a great work in evaluating them. Evaluation is carried out in two stages, the first round was involved in foreign jurors - division of labor between the members of the jury, and each had to choose population of manchester two or three works which push the next round. The second round was raised twenty-two works submitted, "says contest organizer. Turn down the winners on the basis of foreign representatives on the panel ratings and comments, as well as on the basis of the Liepaja City chief architect Induļa Mount assessment. Tender work involved in the evaluation of architectural professionals receive no remuneration for their work and take part in evaluation and voluntary interests managed.
When asked why the contest devoted to Karostas, L.Ozols said that it seemed like the most binding environment for an international audience, as Karosta have a lot to show. "This environment is able to attract attention. I think that we have given Liepaja and its benefits, because people from different countries actually live here, thanks to the competition, "says Lauris.
Karostas whole subject of three competitions - "Ghost Town Challenge" is the most comprehensive of them, and its purpose is to seek a vision of urban revitalization as a whole. We just finished the competition "Brutalist Facelift", which provides ideas and solves the problem population of manchester of the block house. But there will continue until spring "War Port Microtecture" through which ideas and seek solutions for various small architectural forms.
Although the two competitions already completed and the winners known, currently there is no guarantee that any of these visions realized in life. "Of course, I would like to sent by these ideas and works are well realized," says L.Ozols. He also says that the Liepaja City Council is actively involved, both the information and the chief architect of the city's participation in the work of the tender evaluation. "For our part, we are giving these jobs to the City Council and we also talked about the opportunity to show to Liepaja people may be familiar with these visions," says L.Ozols.
Won the competition does not guarantee that the project will be realized, population of manchester however, "Ghost Town Challenge" attracted a wide audience from many countries. L.Ozols says that most of the work for the US - 32, second only to France Posted on 28 projects, population of manchester but the top three in Italy concluded with 23 works. Interestingly, as well as from Mexico received 21 applications, while the Latvians themselves submitted as 8 works.
"I do not think that the prize money is what attracts bidders, rather it could be a desire for recognition," says contest organizer. He explains that often creative organizations participating in such contests, if not the same as an actual project at work. "The return of the bodies of one such competition is not great in terms of time and a lot of players do not lose anything, at the same time, you can get quite a lot," says Lauris.
Although not initially planned Liepājai devote so much attention, and hold a number of competitions, thanks to the good cooperation population of manchester with the City Council, intended for new contests Liepaja resort area development. The first contest was more own "Homemade Dessert" initiative, but the future is planned to be based on a model where the client defines the problem and ordered to tender for a particular object, while the "Dessert" offers a ready-made solutions to this problem and a particular territory.
We just launched the latest competition "Rebirth of the Bath House" or "The bath house revival", dedicated to the former Liepaja sanatorium building thermal procedure, the so-called "bath house". The contest will continue until next spring, and in cooperation with the Liepaja City Council will be held on a more ambitious contest Liepaja development of resort areas, where he will participate in the financing of local government