Foreign competitions

Espoo Hospital Two-Stage Open Architectural Competition

14.01.2008

First stage 14.1. - 30.4.2008
Second stage 4.7. - 1.10.2008

The City of Espoo is organising an open international architectural competition for the design of Espoo Hospital and the conversion of the existing Puolarmetsä Hospital into high-quality accommodation for old people, a “Life and Living” Senior Citizens’ Centre. The hospital, the senior citizens’ centre, residential and other functions and a children’s day-care centre will all form a campus which has the principle purpose of promoting good health.

The first stage is an ideas competition, the purpose of which is to find a general plan for the campus area.
 
The entries selected for the second stage will be given instructions for further development based on the evaluation of the first stage.
 
According to the competition programme, construction is estimated to be complete by 2014.

 
The competition is open to citizens of all countries. At least one of the team members must have the right to work as an architect in his/her own country.

The following people are members of the jury:

• Juha Metso, Chair of the Jury, Section Director, Social and Health Services
• Maria Guzenina-Richardsson, Chair of Social and Health Services Committee
• Lars Hagman, architect SAFA, Espoo City Architect, Environmental and Technical Services
• Tuula Heinänen, Director of Health Services, Social and Health Services
• Hennu Kjisik, architect SAFA, Helsinki University of Technology, Harris & Kjisik Architects, Helsinki
• Elina Kylmänen-Kurkela, Project Manager, Social and Health Services
• Heikki Laukala, Director of Real Estate Department, Environmental and Technical Services
• Olavi Louko, Section Director, Environment and Technical Services
• Kari Moilanen, architect SAFA, Director of City Planning Department, Environmental and Technical Services
• Pekka Rantanen, Chief of Geriatrics, Social and Health Services
• Veronica Rehn-Kivi, architect SAFA, Director of Building Control Department, Environmental and Technical Services
• Jouni J. Särkijärvi, architect SAFA, Vice-Chair of Social and Health Services Committee
• Jaakko Valvanne, Docent in Geriatrics, Director of Services for the Elderly, Social and Health Services
• Marjatta Varsila, architect SAFA, Deputy City Architect, Environmental and Technical Services
• Ton Venhoeven, Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology, Venhoeven CS Architects, Amsterdam

 
Appointed by the Finnish Association of Architects:
 
Selina Anttinen, architect SAFA
Markku Hedman, Professor, architect SAFA


An open seminar in English concerning the competition will be arranged on Friday, 15 February 2008 at 1 pm at Puolarmetsä Hospital, Puolarinportti 1, Espoo. A memorandum of the seminar will be posted on the competition website on Wednesday, 27 February 2008.


The competition programme is free of charge. The official com­petition website, providing the complete programme with all supplements for downloading as well as all other information relating to the competition is:

http://www.espoo.fi/suunnittelukilpailu