The winner of the first prize of the “International Architectural Design Competition for the Thessaloniki ConfEx Park” was chosen unanimously, after a three-day meeting by the members of the Competition Jury, who were in the city from 20 to 23 July for this purpose. The winning design proposal is the team of Sauerbruch Hutton (Germany), Gustafson Porter + Bowman (Britain) and Elena Stavropoulou (Greece).

The second and third prizes were awarded to the following groups: The second prize to the team of Lina Ghotmeh Architecture (France), Vogt Paysage + Urbanisme (France), LAN (France), LOT (Greece), Tractebel Engineering ( France), Systematica (Italy) and the third prize in the team of UNStudio (Netherlands), Schema4 (Greece), OKRA Landschapsarchitecten (Netherlands).

In fact, the Jury Members after the end of the procedure said they were impressed by the diversity of ideas and design philosophies of the proposals submitted, but also by the high level that characterized them.

All fifteen (15) design proposals that passed in the design phase of the International Architectural Design Competition – from which three were selected – will be presented at the Exhibition and Conference Center during the 85th TIF, when the three prizes will be awarded in a special ceremony.

In the following days, the Jury report will be published on the competition site.

09/08/2021 – 11:57

The members of the Judging Panel of the International Architectural Design Competition for the Revitalisation of the Thessaloniki Exhibition have been convening in Thessaloniki since yesterday, alongside European experts.

In the framework of their presence in Thessaloniki, the internationally acclaimed professionals from the sectors of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning, will select within the next few days from among 15 architectural proposals that have qualified for the final phase of the Competition, the one that will receive first prize and will be the basis for the creation of the emblematic project for the city.

The International Architectural Design Competition, which was announced in accordance with the principles of UNESCO architectural competitions and was placed under the auspices of the International Union of Architects (UIA), aims to design an Exhibition and Conference Centre of the highest standard, while also ensuring the best functionality of its congress facilities, in combination with an urban park to be used by citizens.

The new Exhibition and Congress Centre will be a local landmark for Thessaloniki and will mark a new era for its economy, contributing to highlighting it as an international entrepreneurship and tourism destination.

The regular members of the Judging Panel are:

1. JOAN BUSQUETS, Chairperson of the Judging Panel (Spain). Architect, Urban Planner, Head Professor of Urban Design at Harvard Graduate School of Design.
2. FARSHID MOUSSAVI (Great Britain). Architect and Professor in Practice of Architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design.
3. RENA SAKELLARIDOU (Greece). Architect, Professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Architecture.
4. SIMON EWINGS (Norway). Architect and Head of Haptic Architects in Oslo.
5. SAMULI MIETTINEN, Representative of UIA (Finland). Architect and partner at JKMM Architects in Helsinki.
6. ARETI MARKOPOULO (Greece). Architect. Director of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) in Barcelona.
7. IRENE DJAO-RAKITINE (France). Landscape architect and member of the Landscape Institute, United Kingdom.
8. DIMITRIOS KERKENTZES (Great Britain). Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions, Paris, France.
9. KΥRIAKOS POZRIKIDIS (Greece). CEO of TIF-HELEXPO S.A.

   The alternate members of the Judging Panel are:
    

10. FANI VAVILI (Greece). Professor of Architecture at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Architecture.
11. SIMON HARTMANN. Representative of UIA (Switzerland) Architect and Visiting Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design.
12. DANIEL FÜGENSCHUH (Austria). Architect and President of the Austrian Chamber of Architects.

22/07/2021 – 16:05

The first Covid Free fair in Europe will be the 85th TIF, which will welcome from 11 to 19 September exhibitors and visitors in a completely safe environment, at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre.

After the statements yesterday by the Minister of Development and Investments, Mr Adonis Georgiadis, that Greece is opening the exhibition sector on 1 September, the 85th TIF will be the first exhibition event to be organised by Greece, which will send a message of respect for public health and safety.

TIF-Helexpo, with a strong sense of responsibility, had, from the very first moment, prepared a detailed hygiene protocol last year, and it is well prepared to respond to the decision of the State for Covid Free fairs from 1st September.

The goal of the national exhibition agency is to create a completely controlled and safe environment, wherein exhibition activity, and exhibitors and visitors, will return, without fear, to normality. With these hygiene standards, the 85th TIF, which is dedicated to Greece and has as its main thematic axis the Past, Present, and Future of the country, will set the organisational bar for all similar exhibition events.

16/07/2021 – 13:15