Art in architecture competition
New secondary school at Hartmannplatz
Design of the central break hall
A four-form secondary school is being built at Hartmannplatz. With the new school building, the municipality is expanding its secondary school capacity. Work on the project is set to begin in March 2020.
To this end, the city of Chemnitz has organised an "art in construction" competition for this secondary school.
The central break hall, which will also serve as the school's auditorium, is to be designed with art in a special way. A two-stage competition was organised for this purpose. Initially, artists and designers were able to apply to take part. From the applications, a jury selected the ten who were asked to present their idea in the form of a concrete project. The best proposals will be honoured. The design proposal that wins 1st prize will be realised.
Winning design is finalised
On 10 July 2020, the winning design for the competition "Kunst am Bau" - Oberschule am Hartmannplatz was announced. The winning design was "Birkenhain/Festwiese" by Antje Schiffers and Thomas Sprenger from Berlin.
The jury's verdict: "The atrium, the break hall, is the centre of the school, flooded with light like the clearing where birch trees grow. The slightly shimmering golden coating corresponds convincingly with the daylight in the break hall. On the one hand, the floral, slightly playful design forms a contrast to the very clear, cubic design language of the architecture. On the other hand, the competition entry picks up on the design idea of the building - to use authentic materials - with the material's own colour scheme and thus combines with the architecture in a very elegant way. Gold in a school is surprising - it is both unexpected and ambitious."
The 1st place winner will receive prize money totalling 4,000 euros. The design will also be realised in the school. A budget of 90,000 euros is available for this.
Review: Information about the competition
Consultation colloquium on 1 April 2020
Attachments to the minutes
Title: | Chemnitz competition 2020 - Art in architecture New secondary school at Hartmannplatz Design of the central break hall |
Competition language | German |
Competition text | www.chemnitz.de |
Budget | 90,000 € gross for the realisation of the winning design |
06.12.2019 until 31.01.2020 | Application procedure (phase 1) National and international artists and artist groups are invited to apply for participation in the competition -- 3 to 5 work samples are required -- |
01.04.2020 until 30.06.2020 | Competition (Phase 2) 10 selected participants or groups will design 6 large areas (6.40 x 3.80 m each) in the central break hall Various artistic media can be used. Two-dimensional works such as painting, printing or graphics, but also the use of ceramic materials, glass or metal works, as well as relief or light works are possible. Participation fee € 1,500 gross Prize money: 1st prize: € 4,000 2nd prize: € 2,500 3rd prize: € 1,500 |