Sponsored by the Donegal County Council Public Art Office in partnership with the Irish Architecture Foundation and the RIAI (Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland), this one stage architectural competition seeks to be an exemplar for commissioning play spaces in Ireland and is open to architects and architect-led design teams.
It has an laudably ambitious brief:
"Commissioning Public Art does not mean merely providing the public with the most obvious and fixed solution, for this would preclude the possibility of truly innovative art. It involves a process of dialogue and expanding horizons in the sense that people cannot express a desire for that which they have not yet experienced. This PlaySpace should cultivate a greater understanding of place, allow children the fullest play experiences, and benefit their families and the wider community."
Killybegs is a small picturesque fishing town with a population of 1,289 (2006 Census) located on the northwest coast of Ireland. The PlaySpace site is a small green rectangular area (size .278 acres / .1126 hectares) surrounded on all sides by a low boundary wall and is located on your left-hand-side as you enter the town of Killybegs. The construction budget for the PlaySpace is €65,000.
- Competition Registration Opens: 16 December 2010
- Questions Deadline: 7 January 2011
- Withdrawal of Registration and refund of fee: 10 January 2011
- Answers Circulated: 19 January 2011
- Registration Deadline: 9 February 2011
- Submission Deadline: 21 February 2011
- Assessment: March 2011
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