NEWS Vision Competition: Recycling Socialism

We invite architects, landscape architects, urbanists, and university students in these fields to take part in the TAB 2013 Vision Competition and envision the future of an iconic circular block-housing district – Väike-Õismäe (Little Blossom Hill).

Väike-Õismäe differs from other similar neighbourhoods in Tallinn by way of its concentric plan derived from the idea of a circle-city. The district is positioned circularly as a single, complete solution around a pond in the middle. On the one hand, Väike-Õismäe, which was recognised with a national award upon completion in the 1980s, is a clear underlying structure for further developments. On the other hand, this circle-based plan is also a limitation that gives the illusion of a functional whole, but where – similarly to other modernist apartment block areas – the environment and modern-day life are still searching for a common language.

JURY

Bjarke Ingels – BIG, Founding Partner
Endrik Mänd – City of Tallinn, Chief Architect
Inga Raukas – Allianss Arhitektid, Founding Partner

PRIZES

1st place 5,000 eur
2nd place 2,000 eur
3rd place 1,000 eur
+ five honorary mentions

COMPETITION & DEADLINE

TAB 2013 Vision Competition is an open international architecture competition. The deadline for competition entries: April 30th, 2013.

Evaluation of the competition entries and announcement of the winners’ pseudonyms: May 2013

Exhibition opening and award ceremony: September 7, 2013 as part of the TAB Main Programme.

TASK

1) find and present Väike-Õismäe’s local quality
2) develop and describe on the basis of the chosen quality a method for upcycling the Väike-Õismäe space
3) show in the competition entry the proposal’s functionality both on the scale of a detailed architectural solution (zoom-in) as well as on an urban-plan level (zoom-out).

We are looking for competition entries that are visionary, find undiscovered values and solutions that express the development opportunities of Väike-Õismäe as an enjoyable living environment.

WHERE TO BEGIN

How to reanimate modernist totality into an enjoyable living environment? How to recycle the Väike-Õismäe plan?
How to keep living in Õismäe? What could be the most central value of Õismäe’s existing environment?

QUESTIONS

For further questions regarding the vision competition: competition@tab.ee

http://www.tab.ee/vision_competition/