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Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Design Competition Winner

22 February 2022

Location: Lake Kaban, Tatarstan, central Russia

Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Architecture Competition, Russia

V&A at Dundee building design by Kengo Kuma & Associates
V&A Dundee by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma - Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Competition Winners
photo © Sean Noon

Galiasgar Kamal Tatarian State Academy Theater Competition Winners

We are glad to announce that Kengo Kuma & Associates (Japan), Werner Sobek AG (Germany), Wowhaus bureau (Russia) and Personal creative workshop of architect Bakulin German Alekseevich (Russia) will create a new space of the Galiasgar Kamal Theatre.

To create a new space of the Galiasgar Kamal Theatre there has been announced the Open International Competition for the Development of an Architectural Concept. One of the competition’s key missions is enabling a gentle approach and using architectural language to express the part of the national culture that has been cherished and interpreted by the theatre company for decades.

Site location plan:
Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Competition, Tatarstan, Russia site

Transformed into a new architectural dominant, the building will remain connected to its context: the unique ecosystem of the Kaban lake chain, the centre of vivid urban life. The theatre will become yet another attraction for Kazan city dwellers and guests. For example, the new building is to have three halls: Main, Universal and Eastern, as well as creative and educational laboratories, a public area and rehearsal and administrative spaces.

V&A Dundee, Scotland design by Kengo Kuma & Associates, Japan – key example of past work:
V&A Dundee - Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Competition Winners
photo © Sean Noon

The three winning concepts are:

1st place: consortium uniting
– Kengo Kuma & Associates (Tokyo, Japan)
– Werner Sobek (Stuttgart, Germany)
– Wowhaus Bureau (Moscow, Russia)

Wowhaus Bureau - Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Competition Winners

– Personal creative workshop of architect Bakulin German Alekseevich (Kazan, Russia)

2nd place: consortium uniting
– Asif Khan Studio (London, UK)
– Charcoalblue (London, UK)
– AKTII (London, UK)
– Atelier Ten (Glasgow, UK)
– Bespoke (Kazan, Russia)

Bespoke - Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Competition Winners

3rd place: consortium uniting
– Coop Himmelb(l)au Wolf D. Prix & Partners (Vienna, Austria)
– Metropolis (Moscow, Russia)

Metropolis - Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Competition Winners

– Miriada Group (Kazan, Russia)

4th place, consortium members:
● Megabudka Architectural Bureau (Moscow, Russia)

Megabudka Architectural Bureau - Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Competition Winners

● Architect Bureau: FORM (Moscow, Russia)
● ZARF architects (Kazan, Russia)

5th place, consortium members:
● Borgos Pieper (Barcelona, Spain)
● Theatre Projects (Paris, France)
● Novikov Architectural Practice (Kazan, Russia)

6th place, consortium members:
● Zaha Hadid Architects (London, UK)
● Atelier Ten (London, UK)
● Theatre Projects (London, UK)
● PRIDE Creative Production Association (Moscow, Russia)

7th place, consortium members:
● Rozhdestvenka Architect Bureau (Moscow, Russia)

Rozhdestvenka Architect Bureau

● BURO SMART (Saint Petersburg/Moscow, Russia)

8th place, consortium members:
● DA! Architects (Shanghai, China)
● Dialog urban planning (Kazan, Russia)
● Kazan State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (Kazan, Russia)

Kazan State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Previously on e-architect:

24 November 2021

Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Competition Kazan Russia

Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Competition, Russia

Galiasgar Kamal Tatarian State Academy Theater Competition

8 consortia made it to the final.

Galiasgar Kamal Tatarian State Academy Theater Competition Finalists

1.

Consortium headed by: Novikov Architectural Practice (Kazan)

Consortium members: Borgos Pieper (Barcelona, Spain), Theatre Projects (London, Great Britain)

Building design by Borgos Pieper:
Building design by Borgos Pieper

Their notable projects: Nizhny Kaban lake embankment in Kazan (Russia), Central Park in Valencia (Spain), Norwegian National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Oslo (Norway)

2.

Consortium headed by: Metropolis (Moscow)

Consortium member: Coop Himmelb(l)au (Vienna, Austria)

Building design by Coop Himmelb(l)au:
Building design by Coop Himmelb(l)au

Their notable projects: Opera and Ballet Theatre in Sevastopol (Russia), Busan Film Center (South Korea), Museum and Theatre Complex in Kemerovo (Russia)

3.

Theatre Lab Consortium under the leadership of: Rozhdestvenka Architect Bureau (Moscow)

Consortium member: BURO SMART (St. Petersburg/Moscow)

Building design by BURO SMART:
Building design by BURO SMART

Their notable projects: 1000th anniversary of Almaty Square (Kazakhstan)

4.

Consortium headed by: Megabudka Architectural Bureau (Moscow)

Consortium members: Architect Bureau: FORM (Moscow), ZARF architects (Kazan)

Their notable projects: Kudykina Gora Natural Park Hospitality Center (Russia), Garage Museum of Contemporary Art building (jointly with OMA, Russia)

5.

East Wind Consortium under the leadership of: Kazan State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (Kazan)

Consortium members: DA! Architects (Shanghai, China), Dialog urban planning (Kazan)

Building design by DA! Architects:
Building design by DA! Architects, Shanghai, China

Their notable projects: 2nd stage of improvement of Kaban lake embankment (Russia)

6.

Consortium headed by: Wowhaus Bureau (Moscow)

Consortium members: Kengo Kuma & Associates (Tokyo, Japan), Werner Sobek (Stuttgart, Germany)

V&A at Dundee building design by Kengo Kuma & Associates:
Kengo Kuma & Associates Dundee building design

Their notable projects: Stanislavsky Electric Theatre (Russia), Darius Milhaud Conservatory (France). Besançon Arts and Culture Center (France)

7.

Consortium headed by: PRIDE Creative Production Association (Moscow)

Consortium members: Zaha Hadid Architects (London, Great Britain), Atelier Ten (London, Great Britain), Theatre Projects (London, Great Britain)

Building design by Zaha Hadid Architects:
Building design by Zaha Hadid Architects

Their notable projects: Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku (Azerbaijan), Guangzhou Opera House (China), Changsha Meixihu International Cultural Center (China)

8.

Consortium headed by: Bespoke Architects (Kazan)

Consortium member: Asif Khan Studio (London, Great Britain)

Their notable projects: Carbon fiber portals for the public space entrance at Dubai Expo 2020 (UAE), Urban Business Center (Russia)

“There are excellent candidates participating. They are all teams consisting of specialists from all over the world. Our task at this stage is to explain what is specific to the Republic of Tatarstan. We should introduce them to the nuances of Tatar culture, and create a team that will help them understand what is specific to Kazan and special about Tatarstan. It will help a lot in the work on projects,” said Farrukh Derakhshani, international curator of the competition.

Official competition website: https://theatre.tatar/

Previously on e-architect:

15 September 2021

Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Architecture Competition News

Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Contest, Tatarstan

The Kamal Theater, the oldest national theater of Russia, was established in 1906.

The current theater building on the shore of the Kaban lake has been in operation since 1985.

Geographically, Kamal Theater is situated in the center, between the historical Russian and Tatar parts of Kazan, and between the hilly city center and the lowland behind Kaban lake. The concept of “center” also applies to the theater in a symbolical way: it’s a place where Russian, Tatar and other folk cultures that coexist in the republic cross, mix and there is mutually beneficial exchange. Architecturally, the theater plays a central role as well. The building resembling a sailing ship on the lake’s shore is a key urban dominant element in the area of the Bolaq channel, Kaban lake and Tatarstan street.

Galiasgar Kamal Theatre Contest, Tatarstan, Russia

Its uniqueness is provided by the eclecticism of its repertoire, use of miscellaneous theatrical languages and techniques, versatility and flexibility of the acting company of the theater team in general, and varied activity forms, from on-stage performances to education. The theater has always played a role of an educational center, without limiting itself to activities tied to theater and performances alone. The theater has been holding forums that unite people from Turkic-language theaters across the CIS for many years, and is actively collaborating with European theaters.

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