4Dubai Municipality and ThyssenKrupp Elevator announce the launch of aInternational, open, single stage, public, anonymous, preliminary design competitionfor the conception of a tall emblem structure, to promote the new face of Dubai.In conformity with the UIA-UNESCO regulations for international competitions, thecompetition has been approved by the UIA.
Located within the Za’abeel Park the structure should promote tourism, have a uniquestate of the art design, include cultural and leisure activities, conference and theatrefacilities. Local climatic conditions should be taken into account, as well as urban andlandscape aspects, passive construction principles should be applied and the structureshould respond to the seismic constraints of the region.The following prizes will be awarded: a first prize of 100 000US $, a second of 50 000US $
in addition to three prizes of 20 000 US $ each.
JURY
The international jury is composed of: S.A. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,Chairman of Dubai Municipality; H.E. Hussein Nasser Lootah, Director General of DubaiMunicipality; Javier del Pozo Portillo, Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Elevator Business,Southern Europe, Africa & Middle East and the following architects: Jaime Duró y Pifarre,former President of the International Union of architects, Rafael de la Hoz Castanys,Dalila ElKerdany, Nabil Gholam, Zaha Hadid, Imad Hassan, Josep Luis Mateo, Tarek
Naga, Antonio Ortíz García, Alfonso Vegara, Cino Zucchi.
SCHEDULE
Registration deadline: 31 August 2008Deadline for dispatch of entries: 31 January 2009Deadline for reception of entries by the organisers: 28 February 2009
Announcement of the results and official awards ceremony in Dubai: May 2009
PARTICIPATION
The competition is open to architects and teams of architects worldwide who have the
right to practice the profession in their countries.
Registration will be carried out on-line at a dedicated web site:www.thyssenkrupp-elevator-architecture.com
There is no registration fee. The competition language is English.
Information:www.thyssenkrupp-elevator-architecture.com
