The present state	On Saturday, September 31, and Sunday, October 1, 2006, the Jury met in Jeddah to decide on Stage 2 of the competition. One first prize, one second prize and two honourable mentions were awarded in the final jury meeting. Apart from all the jurors, the parties involved in this decision were also Sheikh Abdul Rahman Abdul Qader Fakieh, staff members of Jabal Khandama Development Co. and representatives of the High Commission of the Development of Makkah Al-Mukaramah.
Promoter of the competition	Jabal Khandama Development Co. Makkah Al-Mukkarramah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represented through Sheikh Abdul Rahman Abdul Qader Fakieh
Site	The expansion area is located east of the center of the city of Makkah. You will find a plan of site and some photographs of the area at 'information'.
Project content	The competition concerns the area Jabal Khandama, a part of the City of Makkah Al-Mukkarramah and intends to create on a site of approx. 60 ha over 2,000,000 sqm of built-up area in total.
Procedure	The competition is organised as a limited, international, two-stages project competition with ten invited participants. The competition is governed by competition rules based upon the general principles as laid down in the UNESCO Standard Regulations for International Competitions in Architecture and Town Planning. The competition language is English.
Jury	The jury will be composed of qualified, experienced and consentable international renown architects and urban planners. Architectural jurors: Prof. Dr. Abdulrhaman Alangari, Ryiad / Saudi Arabia Nezar AlSayyad, Berkeley / United States Prof. Dr. Max Bächer, Darmstadt / Germany PhD Mohammad Saeed Farisi, Jeddah / Saudi Arabia Prof. Dr. Gulzar Haider, Lahore / Pakistan Dr. Kayvan Karimi, London / United Kingdom Rodolfo Machado, Boston / United States Alternate jurors: Prof. Heinz Nagler, Cottbus / Germany Dr. Mahmud Rasch, Stuttgart / Germany
Prizes and fees	Each participant having submitted a detailed design concept conforming to the requirements laid down in the competition brief will receive a flat-rate fee of USD 30,000 after the first stage, and USD 70,000 after the second stage as well as a cost reimbursement for model making (USD 60,000). In addition to this remuneration, prizes will be awarded.
Further commissioning	The Jury will submit a recommendation for further commissioning pertaining to the competition. Acknowledging the jury's recommendations, the promoter intends to entrust one or several of the prizewinners with the commission for the detailed elaboration of the urban masterplan and with the services for at least one building complex from preliminary design to the final design.
Dates	Jury colloquium May 16 and 17, 2006 Begin download of materials stage 1 May 25, 2006 Shipment of materials stage 1 May 26, 2006 Online forum May 25 to June 7, 2006 Participants colloquium May 31, 2006 Submission stage 1 June 29 / July 6, 2006 Jury meeting stage 1 July 8/9, 2006 Shipment of materials stage 2 July 11, 2006 Submission of entries stage 2 August 31, 2006 Submission of models stage 2 September 21, 2006 Jury meeting stage 2 September 30, and October 1, 2006
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