Page 12 - Building Journal - April 2017

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WKCDA launches entries for further development with the
Young Architects & help of the WKCDA; (2) one of the three
shortlisted designs will then be selected for
Designers Competition completion as the Temporary Pavilion.

A total of HK$5 million has been set
The West Kowloon Cultural District aside by the WKCDA to cover all relevant
Authority (WKCDA) announces the launch construction costs. To judge the competition,
of its very first Hong Kong Young Architects the WKCDA has put together a panel of
& Designers Competition. Envisaged to highly respected judges from Hong Kong and
provide a platform for emerging architects abroad.
and designers to showcase their creativity Organised by WKCDA, the Hong Kong
and potential, as well as gain valuable Young Architects & Designers Competition
experience, the competition invites young is supported by The Hong Kong Institute
professionals to participate in an innovative of Architects, The Hong Kong Institute
challenge to design a Temporary Pavilion, to of Landscape Architects, Federation
be built inside the Nursery Park at the West of Hong Kong Designers Association,
Kowloon Cultural District. Hong Kong Design Centre, Construction
The competition is open to all residents
(whether residing in Hong Kong, the Industry Council, Faculty of Architecture,
The University of Hong Kong, School of
Mainland or elsewhere), who are studying or Architecture, The Chinese University of
have graduated in the fields of Architecture, Hong Kong; School of Design, The Hong
Design or a related discipline in the last 10 Kong Polytechnic University; Department
years. Applicants have an exclusive chance of Architecture, Chu Hai College of Higher
to see their ideas on paper turned into Education and Hong Kong Design Institute.
reality with the support of the WKCDA. The For more details and initial applicant
winning entry will be awarded a prize of registration, please visit www.westkowloon.
HK$250,000 and will see their design built hk/pavilioncompetition
on the West Kowloon Cultural District site.
There will also be two commendation prizes
with a value of HKD$100,000 each. St Barths – low density
Judging of the entries to the competiton residential development at
will take place in two stages: (1) a panel of Whitehead in Ma On Shan
10 local and international experts will judge
the submitted designs on their originality, Developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties
innovation and suitability, shortlisting three Ltd (SHKP), Phase 1 of the brand new

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