“Winners Groenewoud, Tilburg” Europan 17 – Living Cities

The City of Tilburg seeks opportunities in the combination of accommodating its growth and reactivating urban life in peripheral postwar neighborhoods. The aim is to attract and retain residents, in particular young generations, to improve the socioeconomic status, to diversify the composition of population and to stimulate healthy and productive suburban living. Densification is part…

“Winners Etten-Leur” Europan 17 – Living Cities

The City of Etten-Leur seeks opportunities in the combination of accommodating its growth and reactivating urban life in the shopping center. The aim is to redevelop the large consumption-only shopping experience to a more mix-use locally rooted experience which will become a cozy “Central living-room” for everyone, embedded in existing historical character of Etten-Leur. Densification…

Professional Jury – Europan17

Bart van der Vossen (NL)Directeur Ruimte at Gemeente Utrecht, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands (https://bartvandervossen.nl)Don Murphy (NL)Founder VMX Architects, Supervisor Schiphol Municipality of Amsterdam and Eindhoven (http://www.vmxarchitects.nl)François Chas (FR)NP2F Architects, Paris (http://www.np2f.com)Johan de Wachter (BE/NL)Founding partner at 2DVW Architecten, Owner at JDWA, Associate professor KTU (LT) (https://jdwa.nl)Martin Sobota (DE/NL)Architect, Founding Partner CITYFÖRSTER, Rotterdam (http://www.cityfoerster.net)Marieke Kums (NL)Founder…

“Exploring Sites” Europan 17 – Living Cities

learn more about each competition location, ask questions, and interact with site representatives. Europan is the longest-running and largest design competition in Europe for architects under 40 years old. The 51 locations of Europan 17 model the issues that are currently playing out in many parts of Europe. The Urban Region Breda-Tilburg (SRBT) is the…

E17 – Living Cities – 6 prototypical sites Launched

Dear Europan competitors, Europan NL and the Stedelijke Regio Breda Tilburg (SRBT) are proud to announce six locations in the region for Europan 17. These sites have been and designated as “prototypical development sites” due to their unique characteristics. We are confident that these sites will provide a challenging and exciting context for the competition.…

E17 – Etten-Leur

From consumption-only to resilient mixed-use The challenge is to replace a consumption-based, outdated spatial model of shopping with a new urban fabric that fosters the local economy and promotes a more resilient combination of spaces for housing, shopping, meeting and working, leading to a vibrant, open, and town center connected to the public mobility.  Dear Europan competitors,…

E17 – Schorsmolen, Breda

Socially connected and climate adaptive The challenge is to develop a long-term urban transformation strategy that offers a vision of ‘affordable living’ and testing alternative ‘living-together’ typologies. Propose public space and architectural design ideas for this hottest spot in Breda which is ear-marked for special attention in respect to climate adaptation, and is integral to the long-term…

E17 – Waalwijk

New mobility hub at the heart of Waalwijk The challenge is to develop an extension to Waalwijk’s city center that fosters programmatic synergies and integrates a new mobility perspective moving away from car dependency, also intensifying the use of existing areas and building upon town’s historical morphology while introducing new housing typologies. Dear Europan competitors,…

Implementation Europan 14 – Papaverwerf

We are happy to share Papaverwerf, Amsterdam designed by Europan 14 winners, UP4 in collaboration with Studioninedots. The process started in 2017 as the winning proposal of Europan 14 competition. According to expectations, construction of Papaverwerf in Amsterdam-Noord will start early next year. The project consists of three volumes, which are connected by a six-meter-high concrete…

Winners Europan 15 NL – PRODUCTIVE ROTTERDAM

This Europan edition, the challenges in Rotterdam turned out to be popular amongst young architects. From the 901 projects that have been submitted on the 47 European sites in 12 countries, 123 proposals were submitted for the five Rotterdam sites.       Vierhavensblok:WINNER: Makers’ MazeAuthors: Erica Chladova (CZ, architect), Izabela Slodka (PL, architect).RUNNER-UP: Platform of CommonsAuthors:…

Winners Europan 15 NL – PRODUCTIVE ROTTERDAM

This Europan edition, the challenges in Rotterdam turned out to be popular amongst young architects. From the 901 projects that have been submitted on the 47 European sites in 12 countries, 123 proposals were submitted for the five Rotterdam sites.       Vierhavensblok:WINNER: Makers’ MazeAuthors: Erica Chladova (CZ, architect), Izabela Slodka (PL, architect).RUNNER-UP: Platform of CommonsAuthors:…

Launch Five E15 Sites in Rotterdam

New Gateways to the Productive City Europan NL, Rotterdam Architecture Institute (AIR) and the municipality of Rotterdam are proud to propose five locations for Europan 15. All five have been designated ‘high priority’ development sites by the municipality. IN SEARCH OF ‘GOOD GROWTH’ Rotterdam is growing. The city aims to build 50,000 new homes in…