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The city of Maribor was the European Capital of Culture in 2012 (“Evropska prestolnica kulture”, henceforth EPK). This nomination was considered as the opportunity for Maribor to show its cultural pulse and cultural development. In the context of preparations for the year 2012, the Municipality of Maribor prepared a spatial development project in the Drava River area of the city. 

The intention was to develop an outline scheme for the central stage of the European Capital of Culture and for urban regeneration in the city over the following twenty years. 

The purpose of this competition was to select the best spatial and museographic concept for the new MNIR, making it the most representative museum in Romania whilst also being meaningful at a European level. 

This competition was approved by the International Union of Architects (UIA). 

The Colombo Port City Development Project (CPCDP) Competition was conducted according to the UIA International Design Competitions Guidelines – interpreting and implementing the UNESCOStandard Regulations for International Competitions in Architecture and Town-Planning.

The client for this competition was CHEC Port City Colombo (Private) Ltd. (CPCC). They were the Chief Developers for the Colombo Port City Development Project (CPCDP), to be built in Sri Lanka on reclaimed land adjoining Colombo Fort to the east and Colombo South International Container Port to the north.

The implementation of the Colombo Port City Development Project was a concerted effort of the partnership between the Government of Sri Lanka and CHEC Port City Colombo (Private) Ltd.

Expertise France, in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Culture and with the support of the European Union, announced the launch of the international one-stage design competition for the Requalification of Byrsa Acropolis and Rehabilitation of the Carthage National Museum in Tunisia on 6 September 2022.

A competition to design a new graphic symbol of accessibility that reflects the diversity of people who use buildings and other built environments

The Municipality of Larissa in Greece organised an International Open Ideas Competition for the Design of the Surrounding Area of the Ancient Theatre A’ of Larissa.