Knowledge and Innovation Center in Tripoli, Lebanon
International Architectural Design Competition
The UIA is endorsing the International Architectural Design Competition for the Knowledge and Innovation Center in Tripoli, Lebanon. The competition is managed by the Lebanese Federation of Engineers and Architects on behalf of the Tripoli Special Economic Zone and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon.
The proposed construction site is located within the Rachid Karami International Fair, designed by renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in the 1960s. The Knowledge and Innovation Centre will be a business and technology park that accommodates and fosters the growth of entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs in the city of Tripoli and the surrounding region.
Its goal is to become an inclusive collaborative platform attracting companies from a wide variety of sectors.
Competition participants will be required to provide an urban and architectural concept for the Knowledge and Innovation Center that preserves and integrates the existing modern heritage buildings.
PRIZE
The prizes will be awarded as follows:
- 1st Prize: 60,000 USD
- 2nd Prize: 30,000 USD
- 3rd Prize: 15,000 USD
Additionally, honourable mentions could be conferred on works of exceptional merit in a specific area of innovation or creativity.
JURY
- Raya Al Hassan, Minister of Interior, Former Chairperson TSEZ, Lebanon
- Jad Tabet, Head, Lebanese Federation of Engineers and Architects, Beirut, Lebanon
- Bassam Ziadeh, Head, Order of Engineers and Architect, Tripoli, Lebanon
- George Kunihiro, Architect, T-Life Environmental Lab, Past President ARCASIA, Japan (UIA representative)
- Antonio Raffaele Riverso, Former UIA Region I Vice President, Italy (UMAR Representative)
- Francesco Bandarin, Former Director of World Heritage Centre and Former Assistant Director General for Culture at UNESCO, Italy
- Ana Tostoes, Chair, Docomomo International, Portugal
- Fares Dahdah, Director of the Humanities Research Center at Rice University, member of Fundação Oscar Niemeyer Board, USA
- Suha Ozkan, Former Secretary General of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Turkey
Alternate jurors
- Amale Andraos, Dean, Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, USA, and advisor to the Chairperson
- Gustavo Utrabo, Architect, Aleph Zero, Brazil
TIMETABLE
- 18 February 2019: Competition Launch
- 18 March 2019: Registration Deadline
- 15 April 2019: Deadline for Questions
- 18 April 2019: Deadline for Answers
- 17 June 2019: Final Submission Deadline
- 27-28 June 2019: Jury Deliberation
- 28 June 2019: Announcement of Winners
- 5 July 2019: Awards Ceremony
- 5 – 7 July 2019: Exhibition
CONTACT
For more information, visit the competition website
