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Paris, 1st February 2009 |
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 In October 2009, Avangard Motors LLC in collaboration with the Union of Architects of Armenia and the municipality of the city of Yerevan, launched a single stage international competition for the design of a prestigious multifunctional complex in the centre of the city of Yerevan, Armenia.Strategically located in the heart of the capital on a site of over 4 hectares, the complex included a business centre, an Intercontinental hotel, housing and commercial spaces. The international jury met on 23 January 2010 to examine the 274 projects that had been submitted. At the end of its deliberations, the jury unanimously decided not to award a first prize. The second prize was awarded to the French team Agence Search Caroline Barat, Thomas Dubuisson, in collaboration with Sériès et Sériès Benjamin and Thomas Seriès. The third prize went to Federico Ennas and Daniela Fucile (Italy). Chaired by Michael Rotondi, architect (USA) the jury was composed of Edward Avetisyan (Russia) President of Avangard Motors LLC, Gagik Beglaryan Mayor of Yerevan, and architects Mkrtich Minasyan, President of the Union of Architects of Armenia, Makoto Watanabe (Japan), Enrique Sobejano (Spain), UIA representative, Alexander Korbut, President of the Belarussian Union of Architects. View the winning projects http://www.mercedes-benz.am/com_res_en.html |
A business centre and hotel complex in Yerevan