A major opportunity for architects to get involved in the Rio 2016 Olympics preparations is set to be fully detailed at the beginning of October. A partnership between the Rio de Janeiro City Council and the Brazilian Architects Institute, the competition involves the design of five new construction projects forming part of Rio´s port area redevelopment, all to be used for the 2016 Games.
The Institute will run the contest, which will require all designs to be ready by February 2011, following which an auction will be held to determine the developers.
The projects, which involve the media and judges´ village as well as facilities for IT and non-official media, are expected to present post-2016 uses for the facilities, such as conversions to residential, office or retail space.
Three projects will receive awards, with the winner to be presented to the International Olympic Committee.