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RESULTS
GALLIPOLI - PEACE PARK (Turkey)
On the initiative of the President of the Republic of Turkey, the Directorate General of National Parks and Wildlife of the Ministry of Forestry, launched an international competition in May 1987, for the re-evaluation, restructuring and development of the historic national park of Gallipoli, and for the definition of a new identity for this park dedicated to peace.
Organised in conformity with the UNESCO/UIA recommendations for international
competitions in architecture and town planning, this competition received
the approval of the International Union of Architects - UIA
Created in 1973 and covering an area of 33 000 hectares, the park is an exceptional natural site, situated on the southern tip of Gallipoli peninsula, on the European shores of the straits of the Dardanelles which is included on the United Nations list of National Parks and Protected Areas.
Historically rich, the park shelters within its boundaries the Gallipoli battlefield and the site of the naval battle of Canakkale (Dardanelles) which was the scene of dramatic confrontations during the First World War, throughout the year 1915. This tragedy, which claimed some 500 000 victims, nonetheless won the unanimous respect of the international community because of the exemplary human qualities shown by the antagonists in this conflict, regardless of the camp in which they fought. On the site remain traces of the battles and also the monuments erected to the memory of the victims, soldiers and conscripts from over twenty nations.
The objective of the competition was to design a place devoted to peace and harmony, to reshape the landscape, respecting the site and the natural environment, and to define its identity through the creation of atmospheres in which visitors would have a sensitive experience of the very idea of peace.
The open and anonymous international ideas competition was open to architects,
landscape architects and town planners qualified to practice one of these
professions in their countries.
The international jury met from 25 to 31 May 1998. Presided by Glenn Murcutt, architect (Australia), it was composed of the following architects: Ahmet Gülgönen, (France), UIA representative, Dogan Kuban, (Turkey), Ignasi de Sola-Morales Rubio, (Spain), Tony Watkins, architect (New Zealand), Haluk Alatan, architect/town planner (Turkey), Robert Riley, landscape architect, (USA), and two deputy members, who participated as observers: Gaetan Siew (Mauritius) and Ziya Tanaly, (Turkey). Professor Raci Bademli, architect, professional adviser for the competition, participated in the jury sessions.
| 1st prize: | Lasse Brogger, Anne-Stine Reine (Norway) |
| 2nd prize: | John Lonsdale, Nynka Joustra, Volker Ulrich, Steve Reid (Netherlands) |
| 3rd prize: | N. Oguz Özer, Yasemen Say Özer, Batur Bas (Turkey) |
| 4th prize: | Chris Moller (Netherlands) |
| 5th prize: | Cemalettin Çinar (Germany/Turkey) |
15 honourable mentions (ex-aequo):
The official prize-giving ceremony will be held on 10 July 1998, at the
Presidential Palace in Ankara. The President of Turkey, his Excellency Süleyman
Demirel will present the prizes.
EXHIBITION
All projects submitted to the jury will be exhibited until 30 August at Zarifoglu Sports Centre, of the Ministry of Forestry, in Ankara.
Gallipoli Peninsula Peace Park International Competition
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