A new international ideas competition has been launched for the Design of the New Central Business District of Thessaloniki, Greece, endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA). 

ArXellence 2 is an open, one-stage, international ideas competition for the Design of the New Central Business District of Thessaloniki, Greece. 

The competition is organised by ALUMIL S.A., an international company dealing in aluminium and aluminium products based in Greece. Its goal is to contribute to the regeneration of a declining urban area of Thessaloniki by presenting innovative designs for the new central business district.

Jury

The international jury includes architect and UIA representative Kasper Guldager Jensen (Denmark), Alumil representative and Innovation Director Nikolaos Salpingidis (Greece), architect Gabriela Carrillo (Mexico), architect Lauren Haiden (South Africa) and economist Dimitrios P. Tsomocos (UK/Greece). Deputy jurors are architect and UIA representative Sara Martin Camara (France) and economist Oren Sussman (Israel).

Eligibility

This competition is open to all architects entitled to practise in their country of residence.

Language

The official language of the competition is English.

Prizes

1st prize: 20,000 euros 

2nd prize: 15,000 euros 

3rd prize: 10,000 euros

4th prize: 7,000 euros

5th prize: 5,000 euros 

6th prize: 3,000 euros

4 honourable mentions 

Calendar

9 March 2020: Competition launch 

10 April 2020: Deadline for questions 

25 May 2020: Deadline for registration 

15 October 2020: Deadline entries

25 November 2020: Announcement of Competition results 

11 December 2020: Awards Ceremony and exhibition at Thessaloniki Town Hall 

All projects will be posted online. Alumil S.A. will publish a catalogue of the competition results.

Read more information about the competition on the competition's website. 

Top image courtesy of UIA

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