PHI Contemporary | International Architecture Competition
PHI is pleased to announce the launch of an international architectural competition for the design of PHI Contemporary – a cultural institution in Montreal, dedicated to exploring the contemporary through public engagement with art and culture.
Founded by cultural protagonist Phoebe Greenberg, PHI is an ever-evolving cultural infrastructure dedicated to supporting art and artists probing key agendas of our times, and the mutual – and radical – accessibility between them and the public.
As a future repository for PHI’s legacy, PHI Contemporary will be a new and permanent space to consolidate, extend and intersect PHI’s cultural offer, its communities, and the public life of the city.
Located in Old Montreal, and built upon a site rife with history – comprising an assemblage of four historical buildings and an adjacent vacant lot – PHI Contemporary will consolidate the public cultural offer currently housed within PHI Foundation and PHI Centre. The 6 900 m² / 74 000 ft² project will house exhibition spaces, a network of new media galleries, mediation, research and studio spaces, and an expansive public domain.
The projected construction budget is CAN$47,280,000, excluding taxes and inflation.
Jury
Jury
-Amale Andraos, Architect
Dean and Professor, Columbia GSAPP;
Principal WORKac
-Elizabeth Diller, Architect
Professor, Princeton University SOA;
Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
-Miles Greenberg, Artist
-Phoebe Greenberg, Founding Director and CCO, PHI
-Jacques Lachapelle, Architect
Professor, Université de Montréal School of Architecture
-Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, Architect, Curator
Founding partner, 2050+
-Jean-Michel Othoniel, Artist
Dan Stubbergaard, Architect
Founder, COBE
Short Description
PHI is pleased to announce the launch of an international architectural competition for the design of PHI Contemporary – a 6 900 m² / 74 000 ft² cultural institution in Old Montreal, dedicated to exploring the contemporary through public engagement with art and culture.
The objective of the Competition is to select the lead architect for the realization of PHI Contemporary on the basis of the quality of their design concept, design approach and multidisciplinary team.
Organizer
PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art
Link to Competition
Link to Registration form
Prizes
Call for candidature: No fees or remuneration will be issued in connection with the call for candidature stage.
Stage 1: CAN$65,000
Stage 2: CAN$200,000
Stage 3: CAN$75,000 + CAN$75,000 for the multidisciplinary team’s participation in this stage
Type of Competition
Restricted/Has stricter requirements (Is not open to anyone. Has limitations regarding its participants), More than one stage (Winners selected after at least two selection phases)
Who can Participate
The objective of the Competition is to select the lead architect for the realization of PHI Contemporary on the basis of the quality of their design concept, design approach and multidisciplinary team.
Any Architect who meets the following criteria is eligible to enter the Competition:
– Is a member in good standing of the professional order or national association governing architectural practice in the country in which they operate;
– Has at least 10 years experience practicing architecture;
– Has completed a minimum of two (2) projects in the cultural sphere;
– Has completed at least one (1) project involving the renovation or restoration of heritage buildings.
A consortium is eligible to submit if it demonstrates that it is composed of entities that have completed at least one project together prior to submission.
Dates and Time Frame
Registration Closes October 14, 2021
Deadline to Submit Project October 14, 2021
Winners announcement Date
Languages
English, French
Location of Competition
Montreal, Qc, Canada
Location of Project (if developed)
Montreal, Canada
