| The present state | In October 2008 the seven finalists submitted their entries to phase 2 of the competition. The jury decided upon the outcome of the competition on December 1, 2008 in Kyiv. The results are presented on this page. For more information, click on 'exhibition'. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Promotor of the competition | Ukraine The State Department of Affairs represented through: The State Enterprise Cultural-Art and Museum Complex "Mystetskyj Arsenal" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competition site | The project site is a 9.8 ha area located in Pechersk, a district in city center of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The site is situated at Ivan Mazepa St 28-30, 3.5 km south of Khreschatyk, Kyiv's main street, on the western bank of Dnipro River. It is located within the borders of an architectural conservation area that comprises the old Pecherska Fortress, defensive constructions (ramparts, bastions) and, bordering the site to the east, the Kyiv Caves Monastery, or Kyevo-Pecherska Lavra, an ancient monastery complex that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage. More information on the competition site you can find under 'information'. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project content | The subject of the competition is 1) to develop a master plan for the approx. 9.8 ha Cultural-Art and Museum Complex "Mystetskyj Arsenal" under incorporation of the early 19th century Arsenal building and the historic and protected rampart foundations. 2) to present the design of the new buildings and facilities of this culture district: - The Center for Ukrainian Music with concert halls - The Museum of Contemporary Art - The International Center for Cinema and Screen Arts - The Center for Creative Industries - The Scientific Research and Restoration Center of Ukraine - The Center for Delivery of Objects of Art - Administration - The Square of "Mystetskyj arsenal" - Bulwarks of Kiev-Pechersk citadel fortifications - Children's Town - Park - Hotel - Art Apartments (Apartment Hotel) - Parking facilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Procedure | The competition is organized as a restrictedly open international project competition run in two phases where phase 2 will be conducted cooperatively. In phase 1 with 26 participants, the procedure is anonymous, while in phase 2 with approx. 7 participants anonymity will be lifted. The competition was preceded by an open international pre-qualification procedure. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jury | Jurors - Igor Tarasyuk, Head of State Department of Affairs - Vasyl Vovkun, Minister of Culture and Tourism - Ivan Vasyunyk, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine - Yuriy Bogutsky, Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine - Igor Didkovsky, Director general of State Enterprise Cultural-Art and Museum Complex "Mystetskyj Arsenal" - Igor Shpara, President of Ukrainian Union of Architects - Vasyl Prysyazhnyuk, Main Architect of Kyiv - Louis Becker, Architect, Copenhagen/Denmark - Prof. Rebecca Chestnutt, Architect, Berlin/Germany - Philippe Chaix, Architect, Paris/France - Prof. Marcel Meili, Architect, Zurich/Switzerland - Prof. Dr. Vladimir Šlapeta, Architect, Brno/Prague/Czech Republic - Prof. Guenther Vogt, Zurich/Switzerland Alternate jurors - Yevgen Lishanskyy, Architect, Member of Ukrainian Union of Architects - Yuriy Losytskiy, Honored Architect of Ukrainian Architecture Academy - Prof. Gernot Schulz, Architect, Cologne/Germany - Vadim Zaplatnikov, Architect, Member of Ukrainian Union of Architects | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prizes and fees | The total amount allocated for prizes is Euro 170,000. 1st prize: Euro 68,000 2nd prize: Euro 51,000 3rd prize: Euro 34,000 4th prize: Euro 17,000 Competition fee for each participant of phase 2: Euro 40,000. On prior consultation, participants in phase 2 will additionally be reimbursed for the travel expenses incurred by two persons attending the phase 2 participants workshop. No other expenses will be reimbursed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Participants | 26 teams of architectural practices are invited to tackle the competition task. 21 of these were chosen by a selection procedure preceded by an open application procedure, while the remaining five practices were invited beforehand by the Promoter. The selected participants are: - agps architecture, Switzerland - AIX Arkitekter AB, Sweden - David Chipperfield Architects, United Kingdom - Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, Finland - Staab Architekten BDA, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| On Thursday, March 27, 2008 the selection committee met in Kyiv and settled on 21 participants from 13 countries, complementing the 5 pre-selected offices to an overall of 26 participants. 133 offices from 24 countries submitted their applications. The announcement of the competition was February 14, 2008. The deadline for application was March 22, 2008. |