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Jury Designates Finalists for ArchitecturalCompetition

Geneva, September 13, 1999
Press Updates UPD/1999/68

JURY DESIGNATES FINALISTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION

Twenty-eight architectural firms (names attached) from eighteen different countries have been chosen to compete in the final round of a competition for a major project to extend the premises of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. An 18-member multinational jury (including 3 substitutes, list attached), that includes a number of eminent architects, met from September 6 to 8, 1999 to short-list the finalists from a list of 186 applicants.

The jury will award an amount of 100,000 Swiss Francs for the first prize which will be announced in March 2000. An additional amount of 150,000 Swiss Francs has been set aside for runners-up prizes. Studies relating to the implementation of the project are expected to begin in May 2000.

The WIPO member states endorsed the organization of this international competition in September 1998 and set aside some 82.5 million Swiss Francs for the project. A plot of land located next to WIPO headquarters was acquired for this purpose. The architectural competition covers the construction of a building complex comprised of:

1) An office building with some 500 work places, several small meeting rooms, underground parking, a cafeteria, service areas and links to the main WIPO building.

2) A conference room for 600 delegates with related facilities and located in the immediate proximity of the main WIPO building.

3) Enlargement and restructuring of the lower floors of the main WIPO building, notably to provide parking facilities for delegates and visitors.

The first phase of the competition took place in November 1998 when WIPO internationally publicized the competition in major newspapers worldwide. By February 1999 some 800 architects from about 60 countries had expressed interest in the competition. One hundred and eight-six applicants followed through by submitting profiles and were the basis of the selection for the finalists.

For further information, please contact Mr. Thierry Estoppey, Project Manager: Telephone: (+41 22) 338 8344 or E-mail:publicinf@wipo.int

LIST OF FINALISTS

Tom Kovac

Kovac/Malone Architecture

Australia

Elia Zenghelis

Gigantes & Zenghelis Architectes / Architekture Workshop 2

Belgium

Soren Robert Lund

Soren Robert Lund Arkitekter Maa Par

Denmark

Morten Schmidt

Arkitekterne MAA Schmidt - Hammer & Lassen K/S

Denmark

Urmas Muru & Peeter Pere

Arhitektid Muru & Pere OÜ

Estonia

Christian Hauvette

Atelier Christian Hauvette Meier Associés

France

Dominique Perrault

Dominique Perrault

France

Jean-Marc Ibos
Myrto Vitart

Jean-Marc Ibos Myrto Vitart

France

Günth Schaller

Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner

Germany

Thomas Van Den Valentyn

Van Den Valentyn Architektur

Germany

Ram Karmi Architects

Ram Karmi Architects

Israel

Massimiliano Fuksas

Massimiliano Fuksas

Italy

Endo Shuhei

Shuhei Endo Architect Institute

Japan

Shoei Yoh Hamura

Shoei Yoh & Architects

Japan

Shin Takamatsu

Shin Takamatsu

Japan

Ken Yeang

TR Hamzah Yeang Sendirian Berhad

Malaysia

Nahim Dagdug Kalife

Atelier N.D.K. Architecture

Mexico

Patrick Collier

Cabinet Collier Architectes

Morocco

Craig Dykers

Snohetta AS

Norway

Guillermo Vasquez Consuegra

Guillermo Vasquez Consuegra

Spain

Alvaro Soto Aguirre

Soto & Maroto Architects

Spain

Olaf Hunger N. Monnera F. Petitpierre

O. Hunger N. Monnera F. Petitpierre SARL

Switzerland

Rodolphe Luscher

Luscher Architectes SA

Switzerland

Jacques Richter Ignacio Dahl Rocha

Richter & Dahl Rocha SA

Switzerland

Sumet Jumsai

SJA 3D Company Ltd.

Thailand

Hugh Broughton

Hugh Broughton Architects & OVE ARUP & Partners

United Kingdom

Lise-Anne Couture

Asymptote architecture

United States of America

Bernard Tschumi

Bernard Tschumi Architects

United States of America

LIST OF JURY/LISTE DU JURY

(In alphabetical order of their family name/Noms par ordre alphabétique)
[Updated list available]

Name/Nom

Nationality/Nationalité

Remarks/Remarques

Mr. Alexandr Bavykin

Russian Federation/Fédération de Russie

Deputy Director, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Directeur adjoint, Direction juridique, Ministère des affaires étrangères

Mr. Claude Dassys Béké

Côte d'Ivoire/Côte d'Ivoire

Director for the State Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Directeur de cabinet du Ministre d'État et des affaires étrangères

Mr. Pierre Braillard

Switzerland/Suisse

Architect/Architecte

Mr. Charles Correa
(Vice-Chairman/Vice-Président)

India/Inde

Architect/Architecte

Mrs. Odile Decq

France/France

Architect/Architecte

Mr. Francis Gurry
(Vice-Chairman/Vice-Président)

Australia/Australie

WIPO, SDG, Legal Counsel/OMPI, SDG, Conseiller juridique

Mr. Mohammad Khreisat

Jordan/Jordanie

Director of Trade Registration and Industrial Property Protection, Ministry of Industry and Trade/Directeur de l'enregistrement commercial et de la protection de la propriété industrielle, Ministère de l'industrie et du commerce

Mrs. Rosario Lagarmilla

Uruguay/Uruguay

Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, National Directorate of Industrial Property/Directeur Technique, Ministère de l'industrie, de l'énergie et des mines, Direction nationale de la propriété industrielle

Mr. Abdelaziz Lazrak

Morocco/Maroc

Architect/Architecte

Mr. William Lim

Singapore/Singapour

Architect/Architecte

Mr. Stanislav Picek

Czech Republic/République Tchèque

Architect/Architecte

Mr. Jorge Rigamonti

Venezuela/Vénézuela

Architect/Architecte

Mr. Shigeki Sumi (Chair/Président)

Japan/Japon

Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan/Conseiller, Mission Permanente du Japon

Mr. Rafael Viñoly

United States of America/États-Unis d'Amérique

Architect/Architecte

Mr. Oliver Vodoz

Switzerland/Suisse

Former Counsellor of State, Republic of Geneva/ Ancien Conseiller d'État, Républic de Genève

Reserve Members/Membres Suppléants

Mr. Alberto Daniel

Spain/Espagne

Architect/Architecte

Mr. Ettore De Lellis

Italy/Italie

Architect/Architecte

Mr. Yoshiyuki Takagi

Japan/Japon

WIPO, Director, Building/OMPI, Directeur, Bâtiments

Experts

Mrs. Françoise Archambault

Vice-President of Urbanism Commission, Teacher of Geneva University, Architect/Vice-Présidente de la Commission d'urbanisme, Enseignante à l'Université de Genève, Architecte

Mr. Yves Braunschweig

WIPO Consulting Architect and Economist/OMPI Architecte Consultant et Economist

Mr. Pierre Staehelin

Head of Technical Division, Republic and Canton of Geneva, Architect/Chef de la Division technique, République et Canton de Genève, Architecte

Mr. Jean-Marc Tschopp

Engineer of State Energy Department, Republic and Canton of Geneva/Ingénieur au Département de l'aménagement, de l'équipement et du logement, République et Canton de Genève

Secretariat/Secrétariat: Mr. Thierry Estoppey (Architect/Architecte, WIPO Project Manager /OMPI Chef de projet)

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