en Klaksvík, Faeroe Islands
Open International Urban Design Competition for the town center in Klaksvík
Competitions - Open Competition
Result May 23, 2012. published on June 11, 2012
Original title:
Open International Urban Design Competition for the town center in Klaksvík
Open International Urban Design Competition for Klaksvík City Center
This urban design competition has been arranged by Klaksvík Town Municipality located in the northern part of the Faroe Islands. h is brief is the basis of the urban design competition for the town center in Klaksvík and the competition outline is arranged by Klaksvík Municipality in cooperation with Selmar
Nielsen Arkitektur and the competition conditions of Arkitektafelag Føroyar. The competition is open to all.
Proposals are due by 27th April 2012 at the latest.
Over the last 200 years, Klaksvík has grown from i ve
settlements of a mere 100 people to a modern town
of 5000 inhabitants. The large and swit population
growth was triggered by the growing i shing industry,
which led to the development of the areas along the
shore for industrial purposes. The central part of town
is virtually undeveloped and with a recent landi ll in
the center area, where the shore used to be, you are
now invited to enter the contest for providing Klaksvík with a masterplan for a new town center.
This contest was initiated so that Klaksvík may take
advantage of the untapped resources that lie in the
town’s center. The ideas generated by this contest
are to be used for the creation and arrangement of
Klaksvík’s town center, which will be comprised by
new residential and commercial areas, offices, public
institutions, and leisure areas; as well as all the services that citizens can expect from a town center. The winning entry will be used as the basis for new building regulations and for inspiration for new construction work in Klaksvík’s center.
In preparation for this contest, Klaksvík Municipality has undertaken an update of its master plan with
the main emphasis on projection of future numbers
and figures, and an updated analysis of commerce and
trade in Klaksvík. Together with Klaksvík’s conservation group, municipal records have been made of
conservation worthy land areas, buildings, landscapes
and other historic sites in Klaksvík, some of which are
still recognizable today while others have vanished or
been forgotten.
Klaksvík Municipality hopes to receive many entries and will award a total of 800,000 DKK. A 1st
place prize of 400,000 DKK and a 2 nd place prize of
150.000 DKK will be awarded, in addition to other
purchases of proposals and honorable mentions. More
information can be found on Klaksvík’s website www.
klaksvik.fo. The contest summary and supplemental
documents can be downloaded from www.ark.fo.
Time Schedule for the Competition
Deadline for possible questions is 12 march 2012.
Deadline for submission is 27 April 2012.
Publication of result is expected 15 May 2012.
Reimbursement of Expenses
Erik Juul, Tue Trærup Madsen, Madleena Larivaara

Published Tue Jun 19 14:37:40 +0200 2012. © Erik Juul, Tue Trærup Madsen. All Rights Reserved
Reimbursement of Expenses
Peter Sand

Published Tue Jun 19 15:18:36 +0200 2012. © Peter Sand . All Rights Reserved
Reimbursement of Expenses
Reimbursement of Expenses
Cornelius + Vöge

Published Wed Jun 27 14:24:35 +0200 2012. © Cornelius + Vöge . All Rights Reserved
Reimbursement of Expenses
DL+A _ SIZE*

Published Wed Jun 20 11:14:50 +0200 2012. © DL+A _ SIZE* . All Rights Reserved
Honorable Mention
Sanne Lovén Damgaard, Signe Høyer Frederiksen

Published Tue Jun 26 17:03:32 +0200 2012. © Sanne Lovén Damgaard . All Rights Reserved
Competition Entry
studioWOK, Marcello Bondavalli, Nicola Brenna, Carlo Alberto Tagliabue

Published Tue Jun 12 21:14:25 +0200 2012. © studioWOK . All Rights Reserved
Competition Entry
Miroarchitetti, Valentina Cicognani, Giacomo Minelli, riccardo pedrazzoli

Published Wed Jun 20 16:37:16 +0200 2012. © Miroarchitetti . All Rights Reserved
Competition Entry
Guido Bondielli Architects

Published Sun Jul 08 21:56:42 +0200 2012. © studioDIM associati. All Rights Reserved
Competition Entry
Maria Carmen Ruiz Ibáñez, Antonio Bravo Rincón

Published Tue May 21 11:21:00 +0200 2013. © Maria Carmen Ruiz Ibáñez . All Rights Reserved