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INTRODUCTION ///
A Contemporary Art Museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art. Paintings and scupltures are the most commonly displayed art objects; however, drawings, collages, prints, photographs and installation art including other artistic activities, such as performance art, land art, internet art to name a few are also regularly shown. Contemporary art can broadly be defined as art produced at this point in time (now) or after World War II. Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Ro de la Plata. It has a population of approximately 13 million (thirteen million), which makes it one of the biggest cities in South America - a cosmopolitan metropolis, known for its rich cultural life and is considered the capital of the tango. Being an important economic center, its architecture is a combination of different styles which gives it a unique architectural beauty.
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Auditorium : A 450 m2 space with a capacity for 250 persons. Food-caf: A 200m2 space, which should include a bar/counter and a number of tables. Administration: A 175 m2 space destined for offices (1 office for the Art Museums director, 3 small offices and 1 meeting room). _Restroom facilities 10 m2 for staff only, comprising of 2 single occupancy washrooms. Facilities : _ Restroom 3 x 75 m2 located on three diferent level of the building. Each one should include: 4 single occupancy washrooms for women + 1 disabled access. 4 single occupancy washrooms for men + 1 disabled access. _Changing room: 50m2 for museum supervisors including one shower cubicle. _Loading area: A 100 m2 space for loading bay/service vehicles. _Storage space : A 200 m2 space connected to the loading area. _Plant room : A 200 m2 space. Circulation: _One emergency/service staircase. _One main staircase (or escalator) for visitors. _Two elevators for visitors. _One freight elevator capable of reaching every level of the building from the loading area. PARTIAL: 6800 m2 CIRCULATION AND WALLS: 25% of the total area: 1700 m2
TOTAL: 8500 m2
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SCHEDULE ///
_Competition Officially Announced - 01st March 2012 _Start of Competition and Early Bird Registration - 15th March to 01st May 2012 _Late Competition Registration 02nd May to 30th June 2012 _Deadline for Questions - 15th June 2012
_Closing Date for Submissions - 05th July 2012 _Jury Evaluation - 10th July - 17th July 2012 _Announcement of Winners and Publication at www.ac-ca.org - 20th July 2012
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DEADLINES ///
All entry submissions must be sent via email to buenosaires@ac-ca.org until midnight on 05th July 2012 (11:59 pm. - 00:00 GMT London). Participants will be responsible for the arrival of their proposals within the corresponding deadlines and no proposal will be accepted one day after the deadline date.
FEES ///
_Early Bird Registration: US$ 80 from 15th March to 01st May 2012 _Late Registration: US$ 120 from 02nd May to 30th June 2012 Entrants may register by filling the registration form and submitting it with the appropriate payment through our secure gateway. Note: It will not be possible to amend or update any information. Relating to your registration including the names of team members once validated. Method of Payment: Payments can be made to [AC-CA] by the following methods: _VISA Debit/Credit Card _Master Card _Maestro Card _Solo Switch Card _Electron Card _PayPal
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JURY ///
The Jury for this International Competition will comprise of the following professionals: _Adeline Piel Architect / Fashion Designer (French) _Constantinos Bouras Architect / Urbanist / Lecturer (Greek) _Santiago Fras Architect / Lecturer (Argentinian)
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RESOURCE ///
For further information relating to the urban context of this Competition, participants may visit the following online resource: Google maps : http://g.co/maps/wnfjx Google earth: Latitude: 343631.33S Longitude: 582158.26W [AC-CA] : www.ac-ca.org
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