Beylikdüzü Municipality has announced “Valley of Life International Competition” in Beylikdüzü district in Istanbul.

The competition is searching innovative and sustainable ideas for the development of the valley in Beylikdüzü. Competitors are invited to develop visionary concepts that focus on the whole valley and on the focal points determined. These concept descriptions should include an operational idea for the area and a description of the ecological corridor with transportation  connections, bicycle routes, services, functionalities etc.

 

The competition is open to international professionals (urban planners, architects and landscape architects) who submits portfolio entry complying with the instructions in competition announcement. The competition entries should be written in English.

Winning participants of the second stage will receive cash prizes totaling 160,000 EUR. The design jury will meet in June of 2016, to select winning projects and honorable mentions. Winners will be notified of the competition results directly. A list of winning projects will be posted on the official website of the municipality (w ww.beylikduzu.bel.tr) and the facebook page of the competition. The projects will be presented in an exhibition for the next month and open to public. Finally, the awards will be selected:

• 1st Prize: 40,000 EUR / each team, totally 1 team
• 2nd Prize: 30,000 EUR / each team, totally 1 team
• 3rd Prize: 30,000 EUR / each team, totally 1 team

Honorabla Mention Prize: 30,000 EUR / each team, totally 2 teams

The competition’s first stage result will be announced by 1 March 2016. Any entry should be delivered by 25 February or earlier to be qualified. Competition entries must be delivered to the address below before the deadline for entries. The sender will cover the costs of postage.

Postal address:

Beylikdüzü Belediyesi Ek Hizmet Binası (Plan Proje Müdürlüğü)

Cumhuriyet Mahallesi

Atatürk Caddesi

No:8 Beylikdüzü /

İSTANBUL

Title: Valley of Life International Design Competition

Type: Competition Announcement (Ideas)

Organizers: Beylikdüzü Municipality

Registration Deadline: 25/02/2016 18:00 GMT+2

Submission Deadline: 25/02/2016 18:00 GMT +2

Submission Fee: 100 TL

Website: www.facebook.com/valleyoflife2016