DuPont, has launched the architectural competition changing the face. In cooperation with Union of Russian Architects, Royal Institute of British Architects, YEM Building Information Centre, Architize…
DuPont, has launched the architectural competition changing the face. In cooperation with Union of Russian Architects, Royal Institute of British Architects, YEM Building Information Centre, Architizer.com and Karo Film, the company has announced the sixth edition of its open ideas international competition. The aim of the competition is to redesign the faade of an existing building – the Pushkinsky Cinema Hall for this edition – taking it from its past glory to create a landmark of the future, and give the theatre a design befitting its position at the centre of Russia“s cultural life. The concept was first proposed in 2008 within a workshop dedicated to the Colosseum in Rome, and later developed in Bucharest, Prague, Zagreb and Athens. In each of these cities, architects were asked to work on controversial public buildings selected by DuPont in collaboration with local architectural communities. For this year“s edition, the architects will work in a creative way without prejudices or restraints, creating a new faade for the Pushkinsky cinema, incorporating modern architectural solutions in this original, historical built-up area. The only condition set by the organizers is the use of at least one DuPont material: innovative solutions for exterior cladding (DuPont Corian high-tech surface); interlayers for structural and decorative laminated glass (DuPont SentryGlas and DuPont SentryGlas Expressions); advanced membranes for the building envelope (DuPont Tyvek); architectural coatings (DuPont Alesta); (DuPont Teflon) architectural fabrics, and (DuPont Teflon) surface protector for decorative coatings. All the projects will be evaluated by an international jury, and prizes will be as follows: 1st EUR 10,000; 2nd EUR 5,000; 3rd EUR 3,000.