Kraków Oxygen Home: International Architecture Competition Opens to Entries
A competition has begun to find the best design for a healthcare centre to aid lung-cancer sufferers. The prospective designs will be specifically for Kraków, a city renowned for its heritage but also its air pollution.
Kraków's location in a basin, its built-over ventilation channels and its many windless days all add up to create air problems for the tourist magnet that is the ex-capital of Poland. There are days when you can not only smell the smog, but also see it. Because of this, it’s estimated that almost 400 Kraków inhabitants die prematurely every year due to heavy air pollution.
That is why HMMD from Hong Kong, which specialises in international architectural competitions, has announced a competition for the best design of the so-called Kraków Oxygen Home. The task is to design a lung cancer care centre. The organisers said:
Its purpose is to provide psychological support and an opportunity to socialise with others who understand what each patient is going through. The centre’s purpose is to provide comfort and a sense of community, it is not a hospital or treatment centre and should not have a clinical atmosphere. It should create a cozy and homely atmosphere in which to offer practical, emotional and social support to those fighting lung cancer as well as their families and friends. This is an opportunity for enthusiasts to use architecture to help heal a hurting community and spread a strong message of hope.
The prize for 1st place is $6,000, 2nd place gets $3,000, and 3rd place $1000. Submissions are open until 4th November 2015. The winner will be announced on 2nd December 2015.
The jury includes: Allison Schwartz – MA Architects, the USA; Andrejs Edvards Rauchut – RISEBA, Lithuania; Audrey McKee – Renzo Piano Building Workshop, France; Carlos M Guimarães – A10 magazine, Portugal; Collin Anderson, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, France; Gemawang Swaribathoro – OMA, Hong Kong; Gia-Hy Hoang – Search Architects, France; Mandy Too – DPA, Singapore; Pierre-Henri Baudart – Studio Akkerhuis, France; Simon McGown – CO-office, the USA.
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