One of the best living cities of the earth , London has had the most important global influence on the socio-cultural landscape of the planet . It’s a city that never stops or sleeps. London winters are a magical sight with a frozen Thames, snow capped monuments, decorated streetscapes crammed with people and a fuzzy feeling round the city. Hyde Park is one among the most important parks in London, England, and one among the nine Royal Parks within the city.
The objective of this competition, Winter Pavilion London, is to make a multi-usage pavilion within the emblematic Hyde Park which will connect people, nature and architecture. The pavilion should celebrate and capture the essence of winter landscape by hosting different activities that might invigorate the zone.
With its privileged location, the target of the pavilion is to become a cultural and leisure point of reference for inhabitants and visitors of the town , an area that’s integrated within the natural environment of the park which is flexible enough to adapt to and promote big variety of fun winter activities on a moderate scale.The pavilion should enhance the olfactory, tactile and visual experiences of the visitors. The pavilion space should have an immersive architectural quality that might let people reflect on the tangible and intangible components of a natural habitat. The pavilion should let people be one with nature and absorb the natural winter landscape through the synthetic volume.
With its privileged location, the target of the pavilion is to become a cultural and leisure point of reference for inhabitants and visitors of the town , an area that’s integrated within the natural environment of the park which is flexible enough to adapt to and promote big variety of fun winter activities on a moderate scale. The participants are liberal to designate any quite function (or not) to their pavilion that might slot in their narrative. No specific function is mentioned within the briefs for the winter pavilion. The participants are liberal to designate any quite primary function or activities as per their interpretation or narrative.
PRIZES
Prizes worth EUR 2500 are up for claim with the distribution as follows:
FIRST PRIZE: EUR 1200
SECOND PRIZE: EUR 800
THIRD PRIZE: EUR 500
Apart from the winners, the jury will select ’10 Editors’ Choices’ who will be featured on our website and several other international magazines and websites across the world. The winners and Editors’ Choices will be provided with an honorary certificate.
REGISTRATION &TIMELINE
The competition is open to everyone in the world (architects, students, engineers etc.). You can participate individually or in a team. A team can have a maximum of three members only.
Standard registration: – 1st September 2020 – 31st October 2020
•For foreign nationals: 60 EUR + Taxes (per team)
•For Indian nationals: 1800 INR + Taxes (per team)
Late registration: – 1st November 2020 – 29th November 2020
•For foreign nationals: 80 EUR + Taxes (per team)
•For Indian nationals: 2100 INR + Taxes (per team)
Submission deadline: 30th November 2020
Result: 25th – 28th December 2020
DISCOUNT
Group discounts apply for a minimum of 5 teams from one particular architecture school/university as our initiative to promote more participation from students. Send us the following details at queries@switchcompetition.com to avail the offer.
More information at Switch Competition website.
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Title
Call for Ideas: Winter Pavilion LondonType
Competition Announcement (Ideas)Organizers
Registration Deadline
November 29, 2020 11:30 PMSubmission Deadline
November 30, 2020 11:30 PMVenue
London, EnglandPrice
For Foreign nationals: 60 EUR PER TEAM; For Indian nationals: 1800 INR PER TEAM
