“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From consumption-only to resilient mixed-use The challenge is to replace a consumption-based, outdated spatial model of shopping with a new urban fabric that fosters the local economy and promotes a more resilient combination of spaces for housing, shopping,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:…

VISSERIJPLEIN: Empowering the Productive City in an Urban Neighbourhood

  Creating a Multifunctional ‘hub’ in the Heart of a Multicultural Vulnerable Neighbourhood Visserijplein is a square in the heart of the multicultural and vulnerable neighborhood Bospolder and Tussendijken (BoTu). BoTu deals with great challenges in the realm of safety, working and living. The assignment is to empower the neighborhood by designing a multifunctional building…