Context BD• [TOKYO] Music Centre

DESIGN. ARCHITECTURE. CULTURE

[TOKYO] Music Centre

| Ongoing Competition |
| 2 March, 2015 |

Status:	Closed
Announced By:	[AC-CA]™
Registration deadline:	Early Bird Registration - 04 -31 March 2015; _Standard Registration - 01 April - 29 May 2015; _Late Registration - 30 May - 30 June 2015
Entry fee:	Early Bird Registration: US$ 80 from 04th to 31st March 2015
Eligibility:	Architects, Architecture Graduated, Engineers and Students. Interdisciplinary teams are also encouraged to enter the Competition.
Award:	1st PRIZE: US$ 3,500 ; 2nd PRIZE: US$ 1,700 ; 3rd PRIZE: US$ 800 ; 7 honorable mentions
View detail:	http://www.ac-ca.org/en/project13

AIM OF THIS COMPETITION
The aim of this International Competition is to design a new Music Centre in the heart of Tokyo. The architecture of this new building should reflect contemporary design tendencies. The proposal must not only attend to the specific function but also take into consideration the urban context and impact. This competition hopes to achieve the following:

_Encourage and reward design excellence at a large scale which integrates function, structure and details.
_Research, respond to and highlight the unique aspects of designing a cultural building.
_To generate the discussion of ideas regarding the relation between Architecture and Music.
_Encourage the employment of sustainable design in all aspects of the proposal.

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