Design Competition

 

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The BCO design competition, in association with Property Week, is back and sets a brand new challenge to entrants.

Stepping away from the fictional island of Riduna, this year’s competition introduces “The Cotton Quarter” an imaginary site situated in the heart of Manchester’s historic industrial district. The focus is reinvention, refurbishment and reinvigoration!

FINALISTS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!!
Vote for the winner in session 3D at this year's conference.

Read about our finalists in Property Week.

 Design Competition 2012
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THE BRIEF

The aim of this competition is to design a proposal to regenerate and reinvent the fictional "Cotton Quarter" site in Manchester's historic industrial district. The solution should provide state of the art offices for a forward thinking pre-let occupier and flexible speculative commercial space adaptable for future economic markets.

Click here to download the full brief for the criteria, considerations and technical data.

COMPETITION TIMETABLE

Monday 30 January

Monday 19 February

Monday 27February
Monday 26 March (09.00)
26 March - 5 April
Tuesday 10 April
Friday 27 April
Tuesday 1 May
Thursday 24 May

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Brief published and teams invited to submit expressions of interest.
Deadline for team names & questions to be submitted to the BCO.
Q&A responses circulated
Deadline for submissions to be received
Shortlisting process
Shortlisted teams announced
Presentation event
Finalists announced
Conference session & winner is announced

WHO CAN ENTER?

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This competition is open to all but must include at least one architect and one engineer. Teams may be made up of one or multiple organisations providing a cross discipline approach.

There is no limit to the number of people who can work on the submission, however, we do ask that no more than four representatives present the ideas at the Presentation Event on 27 April at the BCO Annual Conference.

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HOW TO ENTER?

 

All teams are asked to register their interest by completing the team registration form which can be downloaded here (PDF opens in a new window).

Team registrations must be submitted by 12noon on Monday 19 February.

The team registration form and any questions on the brief must be sent by email to events@bco.org.uk

 

JUDGES

 

Jason Balls Associate, EPR Architects (architecture)
Guy Bonser Director, Gleeds (cost management)
John Shannon Director - North West, Wates Construction (construction)
Pernille Stafford Director, tp bennett (architecture & interior design)
Paula Walsh Director, Arup (structures)
Richard Wheal Associate Director, Arup (sustainability and M&E)