No. 16 Henrietta Street, Dublin – Open Design Ideas Competition

The RIAI is running an open ideas design competition for the vacant site of No. 16 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1 on behalf of Dublin City Council. The design competition for No. 16 Henrietta Street aims on the one hand to establish a design framework for the development of the site, which is informed by the Conservation Plan and best architectural practice. It is also an aim of the competition to generate debate and discussion on the challenge of in-fill design in historic settings and ultimately to discuss the future of this important street. Some details on Henrietta Street are available online at http://ireland.archiseek.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/henrietta_street/index.html

Where do I obtain the brief?
The competition Brief, reports, drawings, site photographs and regulations will only be available in the competition section of the RIAI website http://www.riai.ie and entrants will be provided with a password to download these documents on registration.
The Registration Form is available on the RIAI website http://www.riai.ie

Who can enter?
The competition is open to architects holding a qualification listed in the E.C. Architects Directive 85/384/EEC.

Prize Fund
A prize fund of €15,000 will be awarded at the discretion of the jury.

Competition Programme
Registration Opens: 14 April 2008
Withdrawal of Registration & Refund of Fee Deadline: 2 May 2008
Competitors’ Questions Deadline: 16 May 2008
Circulation of Answers: 30 May 2008
Registration Deadline: 20 June 2008
Submission Deadline: 27 June 2008
Announcement: August / September 2008

Competition Jury
Ali Grehan; Dublin City Architect, Dublin City Council
Gráinne Shaffrey; Shaffrey Associates Architects
Dr Edward McParland; Dept of the History of Art & Architecture, University of Dublin, Trinity College
Eric Parry; Eric Parry Architects, London

Further Information
For more information on the competition contact Karina O’Neill, Competitions Officer, RIAI, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. koneill@riai.ie

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