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…
We are delighted and thankful to Breda Nu for this Wonderfull report! Published on 29-03-2023, from 1 min onwards. 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.…
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.…
Dormant green suburb to future-proof living The challenge is to propose a transformation strategy for the dormant green heart of Groenewoud into a socially connected, climate resilient architecture and ecologically thriving suburban living, at the same time which offering guidance for the wider area framework to be transformed into a future-proof garden city of the…
From consumption-only to resilient mixed-use The challenge is to replace a consumption-based, outdated spatial model of shopping with a new urban fabric that fosters the local economy and promotes a more resilient combination of spaces for housing, shopping,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,…
Mixuse urban icon for the knowledge economy The challenge is to develop an iconic spatial intervention on this site to attract and retain talented individuals. Design a mixed-used iconic building cluster that incorporates innovative living typologies for various generations and income brackets, both local and international, which at the same-time create a highly connected open…
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…
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,…
‘Cultural quarter’ at the river Mark The challenge is to imagine a ‘curated cultural quarter’ that draws inspiration from the past to create a open, incisive and dynamic waterfront environment that brings together culture, city and ecology and functions as a regional attractor for (new) residents and (new) businesses to settle in Breda. Dear Europan…
The 17th Europan session is coming… Launch on the 27th March 2023! Competition of ideas followed by implementation processes. Open to Architects, Urban designers and Landscape designers under the age of 40! www.europan-europe.eu
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…
The Europan15 NL publication is available now! It’s the continuing story of the Europan 15 NL competition in Rotterdam that kicked off in 2019. The housing crisis, the climate crisis and the increasing unaffordability of urban centres were on the agendas of all major European cities. The competition’s theme, the Productive City, sought to address…
Embrace Karlskoga Authors: CORNE STROOTMAN (NL), CHRISTIAAN SMITS (NL) – landscape architects Rotterdam, Nederland
Tracing domains Authors: IZABELA SLODKA (PL), XANDER VAN DIJK (NL) – architects Rotterdam, Nederland
Building Up on Values Authors: JONIAN SILAJ (NL) – architect urbanist, EIRINI XANTHOPOULOU (GR) – architect; Colaborators: IRAKLIS ROMANOPOULOS (GR), IRENE PIGHI (IT), ALESSANDRA BONACCIO (IT) – architects Rotterdam, Nederland
EQUALINES Authors: HENRY ENDEMANN (DE) – urban planner, LUKAS HÖLLER (DE) – landscape architect, REBECCA SMINK (NL), STEFANO AGLIATI (IT) – architect urbanists Düsseldorf, Deutschland
Breeding ground Authors: ESTELLE BARRIOL (FR) – architect, GEORGES TAMINIAU (NL) – architect urbanist Rotterdam, Nederland
Being Beizama Authors: MATTEO BASSO (NL), DAVID TANTIMONACO (IT) – architects, ALEXANDRA COUTSOUCOS (IT) – designer Rotterdam, Nederland
Archive of European culture Authors: JORIK BAIS (NL) – architect, ALEXANDRA HEIJINK (NL) – designer Berlin, Deutschland [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
The Third Space Authors: JOHAN VAN LING (NL) – architect urbanist, THIJS DE BOER (NL) – urban planner, CHARLOTTE VAN DER WOUDE (NL) – landscape architect, LYNN EWALTS (NL) – architect; CO: RICK BUURMAN (NL) – 3D designer [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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:…
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…
Europan 15 – New Gateways to the Productive City Follow Europan 15 NL via www.e15rotterdam.nl
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. Follow Europan 15 NL via: www.e15rotterdam.nl
We would like to invite you all to join us for the Awards ceremony and exhibition on 8th march 2018. Respected Mr.Laurens Ivens, Alderman building and living and Mr. Pierre van Rossum, Director Grond and Ontwikkeling Amsterdam will be the chief guests for the event. [read more=”Click here for Full information” less=”Read Less”] [/read]
We are proud to announce winners for Europan14 NL. We thanks all of the participants for their great work! Learn more about the winning projects
On September 28 and 29 the nine international jury members, the representatives of the city and the project leaders of the different Europan locations came together for the first round of judging. Sabine Labesque and Eric van der Kooij from the city of Amsterdam gave an informative presentation of the development and the planning context…
On 1 September the Technical jury came together to review the 113 entries that Europan received for five sites in Amsterdam. This review is a preparatory step before the national jury comes together for the first time. [read more=”Click here to Read More” less=”Read Less”] The technical jury was pleased to see the diversity and…
The deadlines for Europan 14 have been extended. Teams can now register their participation before june 30 2017. The submission deadline has been extended to 9 july 2017 On 10 July 2017, we will publish a temporary listing of the submitted projects. We invite all the participants to make sure their projects stand on that…
The Q&A section of the Europan 14 sites is now online. Find the answers here