Architectural and urban design ideas competition *Heart of Budapest*

Invitation of International Tenders

To the Attention of the Chambers and Organisations of Architects of the Member States of the European Union

The Municipality of Budapest announces an ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN DESIGN IDEAS COMPETITION, with the title

“Heart of Budapest”.

The Competition Objective: the revitalization of Budapest city centre, especially by the renewal of the public realm and the re-definition of “good places” network.

The Competition Type: OPEN ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN DESIGN IDEAS COMPETITION. Registration is anonymous, designs are judged anonymously. Languages of the Competition: Hungarian and English

For the awards (prizes and rewards) a gross sum of 160,000 EUR (40,000,000 HUF) is available.

Registration and Access to Competition Documents: on the homepage of the Hungarian Chamber of Architects:

www.mek.hu/budapestszive

Registration fee is 200 € (HUF 50,000).

Submission Deadline: 24.00 hours, 15 February 2006

An international jury shall evaluate the submission designs