Urban spaces and urban life in Orestad South

International design competition

Open, international design competition Competition launch: 31 October 2006 Submission of entries: [b]14 February 2007[/b] Queries: 7 December 2006. Orestadsselskabet (Orestad Development Corporation) invites entries that can lead to the creation of attractive, unique and functional urban spaces that will form a good setting for the diverse life that will unfold in Orestad South in the coming years. Orestad South is covered by the most extensive local plan in Danish history in terms of square metres covered. A total of 1.2 million square metres of residential facilities, commercial facilities and public institutions will emerge in this new urban area south of Copenhagen in the coming decade. The many new buildings in the area are designed by well-reputed Danish and international architects, including Steven Holl, Bjarke Ingels of the BIG Group and the architectural partnerships Vandkunsten, Entasis, Kim Utzon Architects and Vilhelm Lauritzen AS. The competition is open to everyone, but is in particular aimed at architects, including landscape architects, who are encouraged to work with ethnologists, anthropologists, sociologists, human geographers and representatives of other disciplines with competencies that are relevant to provide a response to the brief's requirement of focusing on urban life. The total prize money is DKK 750,000. Of this sum, a first prize of at least DKK 150,000 will be awarded. For more information: http://www.arkitektforeningen.dk/Home/Service/English/Competitions/Internationals/Oerstad.aspx