FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1987
DESIGN COMPETITION FOR NEW UNIVERSITY
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PRACTISING LOCAL ARCHITECTS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION FOR THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
THE COMPETITION WILL BE IN TWO STAGES AND WILL BE OPEN TO ALL PRACTISING ARCHITECTS WITH A REGISTERED OFFICE IN HONG KONG AND EITHER ON THE AUTHORISED PERSONS LIST I OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY OR A MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS. THERE WOULD BE NO OBJECTION IF THEY TEAM UP WITH OVERSEAS FIRMS.
ENTRANTS TO THE FIRST STAGE WILL HAVE TWO MONTHS TO PREPARE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ON THE BASIS OF AN OUTLINE BRIEF.
A SHORTLIST OF AROUND FIVE OR SIX PRACTICES WILL THEN BE SELECTED ON THE MERITS OF THEIR SUBMISSIONS AND, SUBJECT TO A SEPARATE ASSESSMENT OF THEIR RESOURCE POTENTIAL AND EXPERIENCE, WILL PROCEED TO THE SECOND STAGE.
THE SECOND STAGE OF THREE MONTHS WILL REQUIRE THE SHORTLISTED PRACTICES TO PREPARE A FULL AND DETAILED MASTER PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE PHASED DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAMPUS ON THE BASIS OF A MORE DETAILED DESIGN REQUIREMENT BRIEF.
THE SHORTLISTED PRACTICES THAT GO FORWARD TO THE SECOND STAGE OF THE COMPETITION WILL RECEIVE $150 000 AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE COST OF PREPARING THEIR SUBMISSIONS, AND THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $850 000 IN EXCHANGE FOR THE COPYRIGHT OF THE MASTER PLAN.
IT IS PROPOSED THOUGH NOT GUARANTEED, THAT THE WINNER WILL BE COMMISSIONED AT THE END OF THE YEAR AS ARCHITECT FOR THE PROJECT, AND THIS SUM WOULD THEN BE ABSORBED IN HIS FEES.
THE ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED BY AN ASSESSMENT PANEL OF EXPERTS CHAIRED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAPITAL WORKS AND BUILDING PROJECTS SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, DR CHAN NAI-KEONG.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSESSMENT PANEL WILL INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECT PROFESSOR FUMI HIKO MAKI FROM JAPAN: PROVOST OF WORCESTER COLLEGE, OXFORD, LORD ASA BRIGGS DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, MR JOŠE LEI MENG-CAN; AND MR CHUNG WAH-NAN, WINNER OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION FOR THE CITY POLYTECHNIC IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN OVERSEAS PRACTICE.
THE FIRST STAGE OF THE COMPETITION WILL START ON APRIL 16, 1987 AND THE SHORTLIST FOR THE SECOND STAGE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN JULY, THE SECOND STAGE WILL FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AND THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN NOVEMBER 1987. PRACTISING LOCAL ARCHITECTS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST STAGE ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE PLANNING COMMITTEE BY APRIL 16.
THE HONG KONG