The competition will also seek the designs of places of worship that surround Pancasila LakeJakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) will organize an architecture design competition for government buildings in the new capital, Nusantara, an official from the ministry’s Directorate General of Human Settlement has confirmed.
"The PUPR Ministry has invited all residents to participate in the construction planning process to seek the best design (for government buildings), and the architecture design competition will be conducted simultaneously (for all selected buildings)," Director General of Human Settlement Diana Kusumastuti said at an online press conference in Jakarta on Saturday.
The contest participants will submit designs for the Vice Presidential palace and office compound, the parliamentary complex, and the judiciary compound for the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court, and the Judiciary Commission, she informed.
"The competition will also seek the designs of places of worship that surround Pancasila Lake. The designs of places of worship will be contested as we have earlier determined the final design of the mosque for the new capital designed by architects and have been approved by President Joko Widodo," she noted.
The director general expressed the hope that residents will submit designs for the church, cathedral, Hindu temple, Buddhist temple, and the Chinese temple to complement the new capital's mosque.
The designs must fulfill key performance indicators of government buildings that have been determined in the new capital's Government Core Area urban design document, she said.
The designs must also reflect the national identity, adhere to prevailing regulations on government buildings, and implement green building and ease of access concepts, she added.
The competition will be open from March 28 until April 8, 2022. The winners will be announced on June 24, 2022, and the contest prize will be awarded on June 27, 2022, the director general said.
A total of Rp3.4 billion (US$238 thousand) will be offered in prize money to 12 contest winners for all building design categories, Kusumastuti said. The first place winner will receive Rp500 million (US$35 thousand), the second place winner Rp250 million (US$17.5 thousand), and the third winner will get Rp100 million (US$7 thousand).
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