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May 26, 2000
Takenaka Design Team Wins in Canadian International Ideas Competition
Ottawa Architecture and Urban Design International Ideas Competition,
sponsored by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
The TAKENAKA KYUSHU team from the Design Department of the company's
Kyushu Branch won a prize in the Architecture and Urban Design International
Ideas Competition held by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
(RAIC) from December 1999 to April 2000.
The principle objective of the competition was to provide architectural
and urban ideas for rebuilding a three-block urban area in the center
of Ottawa, the capital of Canada, located directly across from the Parliament
Buildings, and the theme was "Place, Time and Symbol." Participants
were required to provide ideas for rebuilding the area, consisting of
various buildings such as public facilities, banks, post office and
shops, constructed without any uniformity and in various ages, into
a new area with a high degree of public use. The TAKENAKA KYUSHU team
won an Honorable Mention out of the 5 prizes awarded, and was the only
team from Japan to be awarded a prize.
The winners were announced on the May 12, and an exhibition of
the winning prizes was on public display at the Ottawa City Hall until
the 19th. The winners were also announced and the winning prizes were
exhibited on the sponsors' Internet home page, at:
http://www.arch.carleton.ca/RAIC_Ottawa2000/winners.html
About the TAKENAKA KYUSHU Team Proposal
Because the site was located in an important position in the capital
of Canada, the ideas were built into the image of "This is Canada."
The site was interpreted as being a multilevel interface for the complexities
of Canada as a nation (multiracial, multireligious, multilingual
and multicultural) and the complexities of the site itself (between
different states, green and urban areas, links and grids, and the nation
and the residents). The team thought that whatever was built there should
be able to change with on-going projects. The elements making up these
projects were determined to be events, and whatever was happening there
were also determined to be events, so it was determined that the process
of these changes were the symbols of Canada. For example, a wooden gate
that would become the starting point for various events was constructed
in front of the Parliament Buildings, and this design was displayed
on a single panel.
Outline of the Competition
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| Name |
RAIC (Royal Architectural Institute of Canada) International
Ideas Competition: Architecture and Urban Design
"PLACE, TIME and SYMBOL OTTAWA 2000, CANADA" |
| Period |
December 16, 1999 - April 17, 2000 |
| Prizes |
1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes, and 2 Honorable
Mentions |
| Team Name |
TAKENAKA KYUSHU |
| Members |
Yasuyuki Kita, Jun Ike and Junji Takayama, Design
Department, Kyushu Branch, Takenaka Corporation |
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