Architectural Competition for the Design of a Municipal Building in Calgary / Concours d'architecture pour la conception d'un bâtiment municipal à Calgary
1981
Calgary, Alberta, Canada- Public building
- Building
- Town hall
COMPETITION OBJECTIVES
The City of Calgary is sponsoring an open Class 'A' two stage architectural competition in order to select the design and architect for the new Munici¬pal Building.
The new Municipal Building will not exceed 72,230 m2 in gross building area. The primary function accommodated in the building is administrative, however, some legislative, public and special facilities are included.
The City Hall and Administration Building are on the competition site and are to be retained and used to accommodate part of the program requirements. The rehabilitation of these two buildings is included in the competition in order to ensure a comprehen¬sive, integrated design solution.
The City also wishes to develop public open space on the competition site. The design and the con-struction of this open space does not form part of the competition, however, the submissions must provide a location for this open space and demon¬strate its relationship with the City Hall and Admin-istration Building, and the new Municipal Building.
The objective of the design competition is to obtain the best solution for the new Municipal Building judged against the program requirements outlined in the competition documents. Competitors should understand that while this is a competition for a major and important public building, it is not a competition for a new City Hall. The design of the new building must respect the visual and symbolic importance of the City Hall. It must also be in harmony with and complementary to neighbouring buildings, existing and to be developed, its context and environment.
(From competition program)
The City of Calgary is sponsoring an open Class 'A' two stage architectural competition in order to select the design and architect for the new Munici¬pal Building.
The new Municipal Building will not exceed 72,230 m2 in gross building area. The primary function accommodated in the building is administrative, however, some legislative, public and special facilities are included.
The City Hall and Administration Building are on the competition site and are to be retained and used to accommodate part of the program requirements. The rehabilitation of these two buildings is included in the competition in order to ensure a comprehen¬sive, integrated design solution.
The City also wishes to develop public open space on the competition site. The design and the con-struction of this open space does not form part of the competition, however, the submissions must provide a location for this open space and demon¬strate its relationship with the City Hall and Admin-istration Building, and the new Municipal Building.
The objective of the design competition is to obtain the best solution for the new Municipal Building judged against the program requirements outlined in the competition documents. Competitors should understand that while this is a competition for a major and important public building, it is not a competition for a new City Hall. The design of the new building must respect the visual and symbolic importance of the City Hall. It must also be in harmony with and complementary to neighbouring buildings, existing and to be developed, its context and environment.
(From competition program)