LEISURE HARBOR

Registration Deadline: Feb 14, 2021; Submission Deadline: Feb 16, 2021 YAC - Young Architects Competitions -  BT Group  and Marina di Loano launch LEISURE HARBOR, a competition of ideas aiming to re-design one of the 10 most important marinas of Europe. The cash prize of € 20, 000 will be distributed to the winning proposals selected by an international jury panel made of, among the others: Manuel Aires Mateus, PatrickLüth (Snøhetta), Huang Wenjing (OPEN Architecture), Paolo Matteuzzi (Zaha Hadid Architects). BRIEF Regardless of one’s origins, everyone is somehow fascinated by harbors.   The sound of the siren, the pungent salty smell in fall foggy nights, the rumble of the wind and the roaring of the waves in turbulent winter days. There are numerous nuances that connote seashores. Yet, there is a constant touch of mystery when cities immerse in the sea. There is always a sense of tenderness when waves are tamed.     For centuries, harbors have been more than places. They have been the scene of adventures, a jumble of cultures and oddities of all kinds. They have been the place where memories become stories, stories turn into legends and legends often become myths.       In times forged by the industry, the race to the space and the rumble of shuttles, harbors seem to be outdated places that are frequently desolate or heavily industrialized. They are now severed from the cities they once used to liven up as cultural epicenters and beating hearts.      What is the role of harbors in the web and smartphone era then?  This is the question Sea Center aims to answer. This is the competition by BT and Marina di Loano to define the future of harbors by redesigning one of the 10 most important marinas of Europe. It is indeed a remarkable opportunity to rediscover harbors as lively places, city epicenters overlooking the sea and privileged cultural and social places. The current world has indeed moved its barycenter. Great explorations are not carried out with compasses or sails billowed by the wind anymore. Yet, now more than ever the world needs dreams. Now more than ever the world needs beauty and a return to nature. In this sense, harbors are an extraordinary opportunity. Harbors are the place of the soul and not just nautical infrastructures. This is because harbors are the beginning and the end of the most outstanding adventures. This is also because harbors are the most recent expression of the atavistic impulse to the unknown that roars and will always roar behind the rational composure of all times.  JURY Manuel Aires Mateus PatrickLüth (Snøhetta) Huang Wenjing (OPEN Architecture), Paolo Matteuzzi (Zaha Hadid Architects) Gianluca Mazza (Marina di Loano) Luigi Pignocca (Municipality of Loano) Aldo Caballini (Municipality of Loano) Giovanni Palazzi (STAGEUP) PRIZES 1st  PRIZE 10.000 €   2nd   PRIZE 4.000 € 3rd  PRIZE  2.000 € 4 GOLD MENTIONS  1.000 €  each 10 HONORABLE MENTIONS  30 FINALISTS CALENDAR 30/11/2020  “early bird” registrations-  start 23/12/2020 (h 23.59 GMT) “early bird”registrations- end 24/12/2020  “standard”registrations-   start 17/01/2021 (h 23.59 GMT) “standard” registrations- end 18/01/2021 “late” registrations- - start 14/02/2021  (h 23.59 GMT) “late” registrations- end 16/01/2021  (h 12.00- midday- GMT) Materials submission deadline More information at: www.youngarchitectscompetitions.com Contaci: yac@yac-ltd.com Read the full post on Bustler