This competition is something architects always wait for! Designing a national center for pop music is really somewhat an interesting and challenging competition. It may give one the opportunity to get into the raw practice of involving cultural issues in architecture.With an area of approximately 7.65 hectares, the center base is located in Nangang District, Taipei City, nearby the MRT Kunyang Station. The principal space design comprises of an indoor performing hall with 4500-6000 seats, an outdoor performing space with 15000 standing seats, exhibition space for reputed musicians, a digital library, a medium and small indoor exhibition and performing live house, industrial communities and incubation space, etc. Its a two stage open design competition. The total budget for the construction is about 106,000,000 USD. The winning architect will get a fixed service fees in the total amount of 11,500,000 USD.
In the first stage the architect or the firm or the association has to submit the general information, profile and the design in maximum 40 A3 pages.
Eligibility: Any licensed architect from any country is qualified to tender.
Deadline: Stage One Material Submission Deadline: 19th October 2009 (before 09:30 GMT)
See other details at the competition website.
