First prize – Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano from Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos SLP, Spain, titled TABULA. See all the works at www.arvopart.ee/en/kellasalu/architectural-competition

On 20 June 2014, President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves announced the winners of the contest for the architectural design of the Arvo Pärt Centre building at the Museum of Estonian Architecture in Tallinn.

In the unanimous assessment of the jury, the first prize was won by the contest entry titled “Tabula” by Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano from Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, S.L.P. (Spain). The first prize is 10 000 euros.

The second prize was won by the contest entry titled “Between stone and sky” by Brad Cloepfil from Allied Works Architecture (USA). The second prize is 8000 euros.

The third prize of 6000 euros was awarded to the contest entry titled “Väike sekund [Small second]” by Siiri Vallner, Indrek Peil, Üllar Ambos and Joel Kopli from KAVAKAVA OÜ (Estonia).

The objective for the two-stage international design contest, organised in collaboration between SA Arvo Pärdi Keskus (Arvo Pärt Centre) and the Union of Estonian Architects, was to find the best architectural design for the creation of a building for the Arvo Pärt Centre at Laulasmaa outside Tallinn. The jury assessed the conceptual and formal quality of the contest entries, whether they met the requirements of the Arvo Pärt Centre, how they would fit with the surroundings, and also the feasibility of the architectural design.

According to Michael Pärt, chairman of the jury and Arvo Pärt’s son, the winning design is conceptually and architecturally fresh, meeting the jury’s expectations best: ““Tabula” creates a harmonious and flexible environment for Arvo Pärt’s music. What deserves to be singled out in particular about this contest entry is its spatial arrangement and thoroughly considered thematic lighting.”

The architectural design contest was announced on 25 November 2013. The objective for the first stage was to identify architects whose creative output to date best fits with the the concept and requirements of the Arvo Pärt Centre. Seventyone applications for entry to the contest were received from all over the world, with 20 entrants invited by the jury to the second round of the design contest according to the ranking based on the results of assessment. They were expected to produce a thorough sketch-level elaboration of a concept for the Centre building.

In the second stage, the jury picked three main prize recipients and three special prize recipients. The prize pool is 30 000 euros, the first prize is financed by Estonian Cultural Endowment.

A new building for the Arvo Pärt Centre will open its doors to the public at Kellasalu, Laulasmaa, in 2018.

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