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22 October 2024
Winners of the Kharkiv Housing Challenge Architecture Competition
The Norman Foster Foundation announces the winners of the Kharkiv Housing Challenge Architecture Competition to improve housing and residential neighbourhoods
Kharkiv housing photograph © Norman Foster Foundation
Kharkiv Housing Challenge International Competition Winners
Madrid, 21 October – In April 2022, as a consequence of the conflict in Ukraine and in the context of the United Nations Forum of Mayors, the Mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, asked Norman Foster to lead the masterplan for the reconstruction of the city. The Norman Foster Foundation then brought together the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) with Arup and that core group, led by the Foundation, have been working closely with the Kharkiv City Council and a team of local and international experts on the development of the masterplan.
Kharkiv was the first Ukrainian city to start planning its reconstruction, therefore the purpose of the masterplan is to become a ‘blueprint’ for the reconstruction of other cities in Ukraine. In that spirit, the masterplan concept followed a bottom-up approach, building upon the requests of the citizens of Kharkiv; the strategic outlines of the local architects, urban planners, and transport engineers; and the vision of the wider Kharkiv City Council.
Kharkiv housing photo © Norman Foster Foundation
The combination of this local guidance, alongside input from the best international experts, led to a pilot project approach composed of five specific topics: heritage, rivers, industry, housing, and a new science neighbourhood. The international architectural competition for the Kharkiv Housing Challenge was the next iteration in that process and was launched in May 2024 with the aim of improving housing and the residential neighbourhoods in the city.
The competition attracted 259 high quality entries from 53 countries, including 27 entries from Ukraine. Today, The Norman Foster Foundation, in partnership with the Kharkiv City Council, UNECE, Arup and the Kharkivproject Institute, are pleased to announce the winners:
1st Prize Winner
‘Healing Kharkiv: From Rubble to Renewal’, by Andrew James Jackson, Cundall, England, United Kingdom. The proposal reinforces existing residential buildings using locally sourced concrete and materials from destroyed structures, enhancing security and maintaining integrity. It includes alternative evacuation routes, new elevators, improved thermal insulation and additional living spaces, like winter gardens and terraces. For new low-rise buildings, modular blocks allow flexibility in design. Public spaces feature underground shelters and rainwater collection systems, while preserving existing green areas.
2nd Prize Winner
‘Blooming Towards The Sun’, by Zigeng Wang, China. This proposal offers different interventions based on the level of damage sustained by existing buildings. A standout feature is the creation of spaces and irrigation systems for the cultivation and processing of sunflowers—an important symbol of Ukrainian identity.
3rd Prize Winner
‘Modus Vita’, by Melek Serra Saral, Oleksandr Kinash, Didem Arman and Elif Ilgin, Yıldız Technical University, Turkey. The project proposes an adaptable modular system of underground shelters constructed with specially designed highstrength concrete panels. These shelters are flexible, serving both as protection during wartime and as public spaces, such as cinemas, in peacetime.
And the Honourable Mentions for:
‘Healing Network’, by Aida Luisa Sánchez-Gómez; Raul Pinol; Jiayun Hodges; Agustín Wladimir Salas; Stantec, United States.
‘ReKharkiv’, by Philippe Nathan, Luxembourg.
‘The Kitchen Drama’, by Andrian Sokolovskyi, Germany.
‘Bio-Module’, by Judith H. ten Kate, Studio SAA , Netherlands.
‘From Rubble to Renewal’, by Yi Shi; Chuxi Zhou, United Kingdom.
Unnamed Project, by Arian Karimzadeh Torabi, Sahar Samadi, Germany.
Each submission demonstrated exceptional creativity and a deep commitment to Kharkiv’s recovery.
The Jury Panel was comprised of:
Jury Chairman:
Norman Foster, President, Norman Foster Foundation, Madrid, Spain.
Jury Members:
Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Ammar Azzouz, Research Fellow, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Olga Demianenko, Advisor to the Mayor of Kharkiv on International Relations, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Farshid Moussavi, Director, Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA), London, United Kingdom.
Yurii Spasov, Head of Kharkivproject Institute, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Stuart Smith, Director, Arup Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Anna Soave, Head of Country Programme, UN-Habitat Azerbaijan, Nairobi, Kenya.
Belinda Tato, Professor, Harvard GSD; Founding Partner, Ecosistema Urbano, Madrid, Spain.
After the announcement of the winners, selected proposals will be further developed into detailed designs for its construction. Selected teams will have the opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders in this stage under a funded scheme.
For further information, please visit https://architecturecompetitions.com/kharkivhousingchallenge/
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9 May 2024
Kharkiv Housing Challenge
The Norman Foster Foundation along with the Kharkiv City Council, UNECE, Arup and the Kharkivproject Institute are launching an international competition to improve housing and residential neighbourhoods in the city.
photograph © Norman Foster Foundation
Kharkiv Housing Challenge International Competition
Madrid, 9th of May 2024 – As part of the new concept masterplan being developed for the city of Kharkiv, the Norman Foster Foundation along with the Kharkiv City Council, UNECE, Arup and the Kharkivproject Institute are launching an international competition to improve housing and residential neighbourhoods in the city.
Located right at the border with Russia, Kharkiv stands as Ukraine’s second-largest city and has been significantly impacted by the ongoing conflict. This historically relevant and industrial city now faces the pressing challenge of rebuilding its damaged urban fabric, with a particular focus on residential buildings and public spaces, to not only repair but to also to improve the living conditions of its residents. This competition is part of the larger Kharkiv concept Masterplan project.
The competition will focus on Saltivka, the most-populated district in Kharkiv, and more precisely in North Saltivka, the most heavily damaged area after 24 February 2022. Given the similarity of residential areas across Kharkiv, the greater ambition of this project is to extrapolate the winning designs to other residential areas throughout the city.
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This competition seeks solutions that bridge the gap between innovative design and practical application. The task is to develop a modular system capable of retrofitting existing concrete panel housing blocks and enhancing public spaces, focusing on creating safe, energy-efficient, and vibrant neighbourhoods. Modular facade and roof components, bomb shelters, and integrating additional uses in ground floors should be considered as part of the intervention. The system should also provide solutions to re-erect severely damaged buildings with a renewed, yet locally rooted, architectural identity.
Participants have the opportunity to see their ideas come to life, making a tangible difference in Kharkiv’s recovery and long-term resilience. After the announcement of the winners, selected proposals will be further developed into detail designs for construction. Winning teams will collaborate with locals in this stage under a funded scheme. Given the modular nature of concrete panel housing blocks, building designs were replicated across Kharkiv.
Consequently, winning proposals for the selected competition site will be potentially applicable to other residential areas in the city. This is not just a call for creativity but a unique opportunity to positively impact the future of Kharkiv.
The competition is open to everyone, and all communication, including presentations, must be conducted in English.
The deadline to participate in the competition is 12 September 2024.
For more detailed information, please visit https://architecturecompetitions.com/kharkivhousingchallenge/
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20 April 2022
Meeting between Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Lord Foster
Kharkiv City Rebuilding Meeting
Following discussions which began at the 2nd UN Forum of Mayors in Geneva, Mayor Ihor Terekhov worked with the UNECE Secretariat in Geneva to convene a meeting with Lord Foster which took place at 16:00 EEST on 18th April 2022, to discuss the future rebuilding of the City of Kharkiv.
Mayor Terekhov was joined by Igor Abramovych, People’s Deputy of Ukraine of the 9th Convocation, and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy; and by Olga Demyanenko, Director of the Department for Relations with International Agencies and Financial Institutions.
Lord Foster had invited Professor Ian Goldin of Oxford University and Professor Ed Glaeser of Harvard University; along with the Co-Heads of the Design, Architecture and Technology Unit of the Norman Foster Foundation, Diego Lopez and Alberto Cendoya.
Lord Norman Foster and Francis Aish at ETH Zurich:
The Mayor set out his vision for the rehabilitation of the city, its buildings and its infrastructure, much of which – including housing, hospitals, schools, cultural institutions and historic buildings – had been completely destroyed. His vision seeks to embrace the city’s recent heritage of investment in technology and healthcare through the creation of, what he described as, new high-tech architecture, as well as the repair and preservation of the buildings and public spaces that form the fabric of the city’s rich cultural history.
In advance of the meeting, Lord Foster had prepared the draft of a manifesto for the reconstruction of Kharkiv (please see below) which he shared with the meeting. He reiterated his commitment to bring together, through The Norman Foster Foundation, a team of world leading experts that could begin the process immediately. The first step in this would be a masterplan which would capture the Mayor’s vision and would provide the framework for the creation of Kharkiv as a city of the future. This masterplan would lead the city scale project which would, through the Foundation, engage the skills of individuals and companies, both Ukrainian and from around the world, to ensure its successful delivery.
Kharkov ca. 1980-1981:
photography : Leonid Dzhepko, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Kharkiv Manifesto
I undertake to assemble the best minds with the best planning, architectural, design, and engineering skills in the world to bear on the rebirth of the city of Kharkiv. In the spirit of combining a planetary awareness with local action, I would seek to bring together the top Ukrainian talents with worldwide expertise and advice.
The first step would be a city masterplan linked to the region, with the ambition to combine the most loved and revered heritage from the past with the most desirable and greenest elements of infrastructure and buildings – in other words to deliver the city of the future now and to plan for its life decades ahead.
At the height of the pandemic, London updated a masterplan, the roots of which was a plan commissioned in the darkest days of World War II. A masterplan is an act of confidence in the future for generations still to come.
Lord Foster of Thames Bank OM
President
Norman Foster Foundation
18th April 2022
The Norman Foster Foundation, Monte Esquinza 48, Madrid, NC 28010, Spain, Europe
www.normanfosterfoundation.org
Kharkiv City rebuilding: Norman Foster Foundation images / information received 200422 from The Norman Foster Foundation
Location: Kharkiv, Slobozhanshchyna region, northeast Ukraine
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