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Kadıköy Competition: Design Contest

Turkish Design Contest, Istanbul – organised from Arkitera Architecture Center

19 Jun 2013

Kadıköy Municipality Idea Competition

Kadikoy Municipality Architecture competition

Kadıköy is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district of Istanbul, Turkey on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara.

29 Aug 2013 submission deadline (delivery)

THE SUBJECT AND SCOPE OF THE COMPETITION

The competition is about the construction of urban locations which are used for public services, such as Kuşdili Meadow, Salı Pazarı (Tuesday Bazaar), Söğütlüçeşme Train Station, Metrobus Station, Kadıköy Municipality Service Building and Marriage Office, Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium and Fenerbahçe Sport Facilities, Kadıköy Fire Station, Kurbağalıdere and Yoğurtçu Park, which are on the 2.8 km valley, which includes Kurbağalıdere and its surrounding area between D100 and the sea, within a framework of a new vision and strategies.

During the project preparation process, “transparency” and “objectivity” requirements have been determined as the guiding principle. It is contended that, a competition with equal opportunities will create projects of different quality and frame of mind.

images from the competition organiser

Kurbağalıdere Valley in its entirety has been considered with all its existing functions stated above and it is aimed at handling potential focus areas such as Kuşdili Meadow, which is located within the valley and has lost its former value, in a manner that gives priority to Kadıköy’s natural and physical data, social and cultural needs and to be designed within an urban context. The competition aims at transforming the competition area into a center of attraction and allowing the area to gain new functions, which will meet today’s needs as well.

The competition jury will choose (5) five projects as equivalents. For each project 80.000 TL (around 32.000 euros)

images from the competition organiser

Kadıköy Municipality Idea Competition Calendar

• Final date to ask questions: 16 June 2013, Sunday
• Announcement of the replies to the competitors: 21 June 2013, Friday
• Final date to hand in the projects (at 17:00): 29 August 2013, Thursday
• Final date on which the projects sent through postal service will be accepted (at 17:00): 2 September 2013, Monday
• Beginning of jury’s evaluation activities: 7 September 2013, Saturday
• Date of colloquium: 21 September 2013, Saturday

Kadıköy Municipality Idea Competition images / information from Arkitera Architecture Center

Location: Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey