KHARKIV HOUSING CHALLENGE | International competition to improve housing and neighbourhoods

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 UN4UkrainianCities Initiative, Arup, the Kharkivproject Institute and Buildner are launching an international competition to upgrade housing and residential neighbourhoods in the city.
This initiative calls for the development of an innovative modular system capable of retrofitting existing concrete panel housing blocks and enhancing public spaces, to create safe, energy-efficient and vibrant neighbourhoods. The competition will focus on Saltivka, the most-populated district in Kharkiv, and more precisely in North Saltivka, the most heavily damaged area after February 24, 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.
Competition participants will be expected to develop concept design-level proposals. After the announcement of the winners, selected proposals will be further developed into detail designs for its construction. Winning teams will collaborate with locals in this stage under a funded scheme.
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 architecturecompetitions.com/...