OPEN CALL ORTHEN ‘Design a new entrance for the Orthen Cemetry’
Registration Deadline: Oct 20, 2023; Submission Deadline: Nov 24, 2023 BAI DESIGN COMPETITION 2023: OPEN CALL ORTHEN ‘Design a new entrance for the Orthen Cemetry’ How do you give entrance to a place where it revolves around commemoration, remembrance, standing still, and reflection? The Bosch Architectuur Initiatief (BAI) organizes Open Call Orthen, an open design competition for a new entrance to the Orthen Cemetery (Begraafplaats Orthen) in Den Bosch.Orthen Cemetery (Begraafplaats Orthen) is also Orthen Memorial Park: a green oasis of tranquility intertwined with the city, which is accessible to everyone, regardless of background, age, disability, or religion. However, the full potential of the green memorial park does not always receive the attention it deserves.With Open Call Orthen, the BAI and the Stichting Solamen (foundation which develops and manages Orthen Cemetery) want to change that. The open design competition calls on architects and designers to design a new entrance that invites you to visit the memorial park.The competition is open to everyone and free of charge. You can register individually or as a team until October 20th, '23. All entries will be included in a printed catalog and exhibited in the Den Bosch city office. The design must be submitted physically. There is the intention to actually build the winning design. The winner receives an appropriate honorarium for realization. Also, there is a second prize of €2.000,- and two honorable mentions of each €500,-.The BAI Design Competition has now become a modest tradition, with, among others, De moerasbrug (2004), De drijvende woning (2006), Een verbinding over de Zuid-Willemsvaart (2008), Reset het Heetmanplein (2012), Laat de Heus vonken (2014) en Smart Square (2019).More information about Open Call Orthen, prizes, delivery, terms and conditions, etc. can be found here: www.baiweb.nl/activiteiten/open-call-orthen-bai-ontwerpprijsvraag-2023 Read the full post on Bustler
BAI DESIGN COMPETITION 2023: OPEN CALL ORTHEN ‘Design a new entrance for the Orthen Cemetry’
How do you give entrance to a place where it revolves around commemoration, remembrance, standing still, and reflection? The Bosch Architectuur Initiatief (BAI) organizes Open Call Orthen, an open design competition for a new entrance to the Orthen Cemetery (Begraafplaats Orthen) in Den Bosch.
Orthen Cemetery (Begraafplaats Orthen) is also Orthen Memorial Park: a green oasis of tranquility intertwined with the city, which is accessible to everyone, regardless of background, age, disability, or religion. However, the full potential of the green memorial park does not always receive the attention it deserves.
With Open Call Orthen, the BAI and the Stichting Solamen (foundation which develops and manages Orthen Cemetery) want to change that. The open design competition calls on architects and designers to design a new entrance that invites you to visit the memorial park.
The competition is open to everyone and free of charge. You can register individually or as a team until October 20th, '23. All entries will be included in a printed catalog and exhibited in the Den Bosch city office. The design must be submitted physically. There is the intention to actually build the winning design. The winner receives an appropriate honorarium for realization. Also, there is a second prize of €2.000,- and two honorable mentions of each €500,-.
The BAI Design Competition has now become a modest tradition, with, among others, De moerasbrug (2004), De drijvende woning (2006), Een verbinding over de Zuid-Willemsvaart (2008), Reset het Heetmanplein (2012), Laat de Heus vonken (2014) en Smart Square (2019).
More information about Open Call Orthen, prizes, delivery, terms and conditions, etc. can be found here: www.baiweb.nl/activiteiten/open-call-orthen-bai-ontwerpprijsvraag-2023 Read the full post on Bustler
