Results of the International ideas competition Royal Adelaide Hospital Site organized by the South Australian government that invites architects and landscape architects to participate.
It is a two-stage Open Ideas Competition that has been endorsed by the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) and seeks distinctive design responses to this major urban opportunity located in the cultural heart of Adelaide. Stage One of the Competition is anonymous, ensuring that evaluation is based entirely on design merit, consistent with international best practice.
The Competition invites all Competitors to propose a vision for the adaptive reuse of the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) site, following the transfer of all its functions to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital.
As an Ideas Competition the South Australian Government (the State) seeks design ideas that can inform and assist in the development of a strategic plan for the site, which will be explored further following the design competition. An open two-stage Ideas Competition was chosen due to the complexity of the site, which requires a wide exploration of potential solutions.
The objectives of the Competition include:
- Creating a civic and cultural place
- Delivering best practice in sustainable design
- Enhancing connectivity to the City and its context
- Creation of public open space as an extension of the Park Lands
- Respect for the Site’s cultural and built heritage through adaptive reuse and innovative new uses
- Achieving an economically viable proposal that supports the East End Precinct, the City of Adelaide and South Australia
- Exploring the relationship with the adjacent cultural precinct and university campus
