Invitation

The competition is being promoted by Places for People who invite submissions for a two stage competition for environmental improvements to a 12 hectare/1500 resident housing estate in Chorley Lancashire. The competition will be supported by the RIBA Competitions Office and via funding from The Big Lottery Fund.

Eligibility

The competition is open to all practising architects, landscape architects, town planners and urban designers.  Students of the aforementioned design disciplines may only enter the competition as part of a team that includes an appropriately and fully qualified practising design professional.  Inter-discipline collaboration is actively encouraged.

No member or employees of the Promoters; or member of, or employee, or business associate of a member of the Jury Panel shall be eligible to compete, or permitted in any way to assist or advise a competitor in preparing a submission for the competition.

Intention to Build

It is the intention that the winner will be commissioned to undertake the detailed design of the public realm works included within their entry.  The winner will be required to carry out this design in conjunction with Places for People and working collaboratively with the local community.

In the event that no scheme meets the requirements set out in this Competition Brief, the Promoters reserve the right not to proceed beyond the competition stage.

Budget

A budget of £364,250 (inclusive of VAT) will be available to implement the capital works of the winning design.

Jury Panel

The Jury Panel (Supported by a RIBA Appointed Assessor) is expected to comprise of:
Parish, Borough and County Councillors
A Member of the Green Spaces for People Management Team
Local Residents

Timetable

The timetable for the competition (subject to change) is as follows:

Site Visit

Those teams selected to take part in the second phase of the competition will be expected to attend a site visit and to meet local residents on Week commencing 9th February 2009.  Those wishing to visit the site in preparing a first stage submission may do so at any time but competitors are asked to respect local residents when taking photographs etc.

Questions

No questions will be asked and none will be answered.  As part of the second stage of the competition the shortlisted teams will be invited to a site visit and briefing session at which questions may be asked.

Honoraria

Each team invited to take part in the second phase of this competition will receive a payment of £1,500.  The second phase will not involve additional design work but teams will be asked to attend a site visit and an interview to discuss the ideas they submitted in stage one.