Architecture competitions

Contact

For any question, please contact the Commission for Architecture Competitions of Thuringia ("Landeswettbewerbsausschuss").

The Commission for Architecture competitions of the Chamber of Architects is responsible for the organization of the architecture competitions in the Land of Thuringia.

Competition results

Architecture competitions don't provide an average solution but the best possible one to the potential builder; they also guarantee planning security and bring down the costs. Some Examples:

Labor court Erfurt

Labor court Erfurt

Owner: Federal Republic Germany
Architects: G. Weinmüller and M. Großmann, Berlin
Date: 1995
Type of competition: open competition
Competitors: about 180
Amount: 50,000 €
Construction period: Sept. 1996 - Sept. 1999
Construction costs: 54.80 Mio. €

ADVA Meinigen

ADVA Meinigen

Owner: ADVA AG optical network
Architect: Kaufmann, Teilig & Partner, Stuttgart
Date: 1998
Type of competition: competition by invitation
Competitors: 7
Amount: 28,000 €
Construction period: March 2000 - Dec. 2000
Construction costs: 6,52 Mio. €

Residencial zone Leinefelde

Residencial zone Leinefelde

Owner: WVL Wohnungs- und Verwaltungs GmbH
Architect: ARGE: P.A.L.O.M.A., Weimar
Date: 1999
Type of competition: competition by invitation
Competitors: 11
Amount: 11,000 €
Construction period: Nov. 2000 - Feb. 2002
Construction costs: 4.10 Mio. €

Municipal square Bad Langensalza

Municipal square Bad Langensalza

Owner: municipality Bad Langensalza
Architect: Planungsgem. Landschaft+Freiraum, Kassel
Date: 1997
Type of competition: competition by invitation
Competitors: 8
Amount: 15,000 €
Construction period: 1998 - 2002
Construction costs: 2.30 Mio. €

Schwanseebad Weimar

Schwanseebad Weimar

Owner: municipality Weimar
Architect: Multiplan Weimar GmbH
Date: 1999
Type of competition: open restricted competition
Competitors: 25
Amount: 77,000 €
Construction period: Oct. 1999 - May 2001
Construction costs: 7.67 Mio. €

Badehaus Nordhausen

Badehaus Nordhausen

Owner: Badehaus Nordhausen
Architect: Dr Krieger Architekten+Ingenieure, Velbert
Date: 1995
Type of competition: open competition
Competitors: 48
Amount: 25,500 €
Construction period: Oct. 1999 - Feb. 2001
Construction costs: 9.30 Mio. €

Fachhochschule Schmalkalden

Fachhochschule Schmalkalden

Owner: Freistaat Thüringen
Architect: KBK Architekten, Stuttgart
Date: 1995
Type of competition: open restricted competition
Competitors: about 30
Amount: 25,000 €
Construction period: May 1998 - Oct. 2000
Construction costs: 64.70 Mio. €