More info www.uia-architectes.org TALL EMBLEM STRUCTURE FOR ZA/ABEEL PARK, DUBAI Submission: 28 February 2009 Dubai Municipality and ThyssenKrupp Elevator announce the launch of a International, open, single stage, public, anonymous, preliminary design competition for the conception of a tall emblem structure, to promote the new face of Dubai. In conformity with the UIA-UNESCO regulations for international competitions, the competition has been approved by the UIA. Located within the Za’abeel Park the structure should promote tourism, have a unique state of the art design, include cultural and leisure activities, conference and theatre facilities. Local climatic conditions should be taken into account, as well as urban and landscape aspects, passive construction principles should be applied and the structure should respond to the seismic constraints of the region. The following prizes will be awarded: a first prize of US$100 000, a second of US$50 000 in addition to three prizes of US$20 000 each. JURY The international jury is composed of: S.A. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Municipality; H.E. Hussein Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality; Javier del Pozo Portillo, Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Elevator Business, Southern Europe, Africa & Middle East and the following architects: Jaime Duró y Pifarre, former President of the International Union of architects, Rafael de la Hoz Castanys, Dalila ElKerdany, Nabil Gholam, Zaha Hadid, Imad Hassan, Josep Luis Mateo, Tarek Naga, Antonio Ortíz García, Alfonso Vegara, Cino Zucchi. SCHEDULE Registration deadline: 31 August 2008 Deadline for dispatch of entries: 31 January 2009 Deadline for reception of entries by the organisers: 28 February 2009 Announcement of the results and official awards ceremony in Dubai: May 2009 PARTICIPATION The competition is open to architects and teams of architects worldwide who have the right to practice the profession in their countries. Registration will be carried out on-line at a dedicated web site: www.thyssenkrupp-elevator-architecture.com There is no registration fee. The competition language is English.