Design Competition Launched: Queens Park Performance Space
The Queen's Park Performance Group, alongside the Glasgow Institute of Architect's, have today launched a competition to design a performance space on the site of the old band stand, in Queen's Park.
The competition is open to all design professionals or students of architecture, engineering and landscape architecture, it's £25 to enter or £10 if you're a student.
Evelyn Silber, Chair of the Steering Group, commented, 'a member of the public came up with the competition idea . We are delighted to be working with GIA to make it happen and enable local people to get involved with the design process.’
The main competition launch and workshop session will take place on Saturday 24 April at Queen's Park Parish Church and will be open to the public from 2 till 4pm. There will be an exhibition of the entries during May - where the public can comment on the shortlisted designs.
For more information and the brief click here
The competition is open to all design professionals or students of architecture, engineering and landscape architecture, it's £25 to enter or £10 if you're a student.
Evelyn Silber, Chair of the Steering Group, commented, 'a member of the public came up with the competition idea . We are delighted to be working with GIA to make it happen and enable local people to get involved with the design process.’
The main competition launch and workshop session will take place on Saturday 24 April at Queen's Park Parish Church and will be open to the public from 2 till 4pm. There will be an exhibition of the entries during May - where the public can comment on the shortlisted designs.
For more information and the brief click here
Labels: Architecture
posted by Ann at 11:48
7 Comments:
I've been waiting for something to be done about the bandstand for years. Glad they have taken the correct approach and organised a design competition.
Who are the judges? The Council?
This could be an important piece of architecture for the Southside -a great resource for the local communities and an attraction for others in and visitors to the city.
It's incredibly important that the local community feel that they have some ownership on the project.
Hoping for some well known respected designers/architects as well as some members of the community.
Has it been confirmed who the judges are?
Do the public get a say?
Not exactly lucrative for the winner though, so possibly it won't attract many 'established' architects?
I suppose it depends on whether the architect or designer is appointed after the competition.
It's not a big budget project but it's an important project for the local area and a chance for some publicity for practices.
More importantly, it is a chance for the community to see that they can inspire to more than average. There is so much bad architecture, this is one of those opportunities to educate about the benefits of a well considered and aesthetically beautiful piece of architecture and the greater impact this can have on an area.
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