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Young Architects Competitions YAC and Marlegno s.r.l. launch Castle Resort, an open architectural competition aiming at the landscape renewal of the area around the Castle off Roccamandolfi, in Southern Italy. The competition is in cooperation with the Italian State Property Agency – Italian Government, the Municipality of Roccamandolfi, Touring Club, Associazione Italiana Confindustria Alberghi, the University of Bologna. The internationally-renowned jury gathers, among the others, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Todd Saunders, Alain Laurens of  “La Cabane Perchée”. A total of € 20.000 in prize money will be awarded and winner projects will be published on international architecture and design platforms. 

There are places which belong to the inner being. There are destinations first engraved into the unreal, then on a map. Architectures of the soul, capable of helping us escape from our everyday life and freeing us from space and time.

Castles are among the architectures that can, in a more pronounced way, whisper into the heart of human beings. They often are located in marvelous spaces, sheltered in inaccessible and isolated places. These are oftentimes magical places, full of plots and heroism, uncontrolled passions and unspeakable secrets.

Located in a fairy‐tale landscape, the Castle of Roccamandolfi seems to come out from the ancient legends of chivalry. A medieval fragment which encompasses the ancient times and can still fascinate with its long‐standing charm. The castle stands on a steep hill, towering over a cliff, forests, and sunsets. Sketching out over an enchanting landscape, in need of new forms and ideas to allow its protection and the ongoing promotion of such a priceless heritage.

“Valore Paese”, the Italian State Property Agency’s project for the reprocessing of the national architectural heritage, moves into this direction. Aimed at enhancing the historic and landscape value, it builds dream tourist facilities which take advantage of their own natural background to involve visitors in this unique and unforgettable holiday experience.

How does one convert a medieval fortress into an exclusive tourist facility? How do you combine architecture and nature and aspire to become a worldwide destination?

Using these intriguing questions as inspiration, Marlegno, in partnership with the Italian State Property Agency – Italian Government, wants to promote Castle Resort and invites designers to let themselves get swept away by the charm of this abandoned fortress. To conceive a fabulous accommodation facility, plunged into a majestic nature and set among the traces of an impressive castle. A dream place, capable of inspiring the imagination of every tourist who visits and offering a timeless holiday. All wrapped up by the comfort of modern life mixed in with ancient remains.

Jury

• Eduardo Souto de Moura
• Todd Saunders, SAUNDERS ARCHITECTURE
• Alain Laurens, LA CABANE PERCHÉE
• Giorgio Palmucci, ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA CONFINDUSTRIA ALBERGHI
• Lamberto Mancini, TOURING CLUB
• Edoardo Maggini, ITALIAN STATE PROPERTY AGENCY – ITALIAN GOVERNMENT
• Giacomo Lombardi, MUNICIPALITY OF ROCCAMANDOLFI
• Angelo Luigi Marchetti, MARLEGNO s.r.l.
• Elena Mucelli, UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA
• Remo Capitanio, CAPITANIO ARCHITETTI

Prizes 

• 1° Prize € 10.000
• 2° Prize € 4.000
• 3° Prize € 2.000
• 4° “Gold” Honorable Mentions € 1.000 each
• 10 Honorable Mentions
• 30 Finalists

Calender

• 21/11/2016 early birds registrations – opening
• 28/12/2016 (11.59 pm GMT) early birds registrations – ending
• 29/12/2016 standard registrations – opening
• 31/01/2017 (11.59 pm GMT) standard registrations – ending
• 01/02/2017 late registrations – opening
• 28/02/2017 (11.59 pm GMT) late registrations – ending
• 03/03/2017 (11.59 pm GMT) materials submission’s deadline
• 07/03/2017 jury summoning
• 10/04/2017 results announcement

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• Title: Castle Resort: Call For Entries
• Type: Competition Announcement (Ideas)
• Organizers: YAC
• Registration Deadline: 28/02/2017 23:59
• Submission Deadline: 03/03/2017 23:59
• Venue: Roccamandolfi, Italy
• Price: 75 €

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In celebration of their 10-year anniversary, Article 25, the world’s largest architectural charity, will hold this year’s “10×10 Drawing the City London” event on November 29 at the Royal Institute of British Architects. Each year, representatives from UK’s top architecture studios and property and design industries gather to raise funds for Article 25’s work in developing countries. The event features an auction of artwork by 100 prominent rising artists, designers, and architects; this year’s participants include Kengo Kuma, Richard Meier, Antony Gormley, Zaha Hadid Design, and David Adjaye.

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Article 25 works for human rights by designing, building, and managing projects that provide necessary buildings in the world’s most vulnerable communities. The organization has completed 82 projects and raised over £500 thousand for their work to date. Current projects include the reconstruction of a hospital in Nepal, design of a solar system installation training center in Burkina Faso, and planning of an inclusive preschool in Tanzania for disabled children.

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• Architects: White Arkitekter + Henning Larsen Architects
• Location: Piteå, Sweden
• Lead Architect: Lennart Sjögren
• Area: 5000.0 m2
• Project Year: 2015
• Photographs: Åke Eson Lindman , Lennart Sjögren

• White Arkitekter's Architects: Anna-Carin Dahlberg, Anders Sveningsson, Fredrik Larsson
• White Arkitekter's Construction Engineer: Maria Ekenberg, Frida Ejdemyr, Per-Anders Andersson, Lars Åsberg, Gunnar Stomrud
• White Arkitekter's Light Designer: Andreas Milsta
• White Arkitekter's Landscape Architect: Karin Sjödin
• Henning Larsen's Architects: Per Ebbe Hansson, Martin Stenberg

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The Swedish city of Piteå, located about 130 kms below the Arctic Circle, wanted a new parking garage but also got a sledding hill, an amphitheater and a large lantern. The project ‘Stadsberget’ (Swedish for ‘city mountain’) was designed by White Arkitekter in cooperation with Henning Larsen Architects and has become a unique meeting place and tourist attraction in the city centre.

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The five storey parking garage accommodates 228 new parking spaces but it is its other functions that became the talk of the town. During the summer it serves as a popular meeting place with lush greenery and flowers planted on the hill. The slope is designed as an amphitheater where people can enjoy the evening sun. It has already been used for music events, for instance. But as the snow falls, it becomes a slope that delights children and adults with a sledge or a cup of warm chocolate on the staircase.

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Wood became the dominant material in Stadsberget nodding to the region’s strong tradition and forrests. The entire facade is clad in larch battens mounted with high precision. Along with an extensive lighting program achieved the illusion of a bright lantern in the evening, while exuding a natural warmth during daytime. 

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The lighting is integrated in the façade, setting light on the inside, and creating an interesting effect from the outside. 

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