*Introduction*
In 2009, the government of Banjarmasin City will hold International Competition on Urban Planning Concept and Ideas of Banjarmasin City based on the river system. Banjarmasin is the capital city of South Kalimantan (Borneo), one of Province in Indonesia. The city is laid on flood-prone waterways, located on delta near the Barito-Martapura rivers junction. Banjarmasin has developed on almost 105 rivers, creeks, and canals, so it is famous as the River City.
Since many years ago, rivers have influenced characteristic of the city, in accordance with physical condition, ecology, culture, and economy. For example, many houses are built on rafts or stilts over the water. People using the river as a major transportation, floating market, and most of their menu based on fish and vegetable grown around the river bank.
Nowadays, development of Banjarmasin has hardly paid attention to their river system and neglected them, and the city had lost their river image and impression, the natural resources, and their river culture. Development orientation of the city has changed from river-base to land-base, which valued the rivers just as a complement not as a heart of living as before.
Now, we have to realize that existence of these hundred rivers must be part of the city arrangement and development.
*The Competition*
To control and to overcome the negative and destructive impacts of city development on the rivers and to protect local cultural heritage and city natural beauty, the Banjarmasin city government conduct an international competition on “The River City of Banjarmasin Planning Concept and Idea Competition”. The competition goals are to draw fresh, innovative and new
ideas toward further improvement of the physical environment of Banjarmasin city as an international city based on river system.
The competition will give participants the opportunities to propose the conceptual plans and ideas, and to participate in the creation of new vibrant communal and commercial spatial typologies along the waterway. Plans and Ideas from the participants of the competition will illustrate the potential of the city those integrated with identity and local culture,
river ecology, and sustainable development.
The final result of the competition is the planning concept and idea of Banjarmasin city development that based on the river system. It will use as technical development planning and detail design for implementation of sustainable development of Banjarmasin city regarding to Indonesian government rules and laws. It also support Banjarmasin to achieve it vision
and mission as the international city based on river system.
*General*
The competition is an open international competition in order to prepare the component of master plan for the river city Banjarmasin, South Borneo. The topic is the river city Banjarmasin: Planning Concept and Idea Competition. The planning theme is to plan physical development of Banjarmasin city:
space and infrastructure arrangement of the city those based on characters, river form and ecological behavior for sustainability of urban economic, social and cultural.
*Sponsor*
Banjarmasin city government http://www.banjarmasin.go.id is the main sponsor of the competition; and the city river and drainage department as promoter.
*Awards*
Prizes of the competition is *25,000 USD* in total, and all participants will be awarded a certificate.
*Eligibility*
The competition is open to all professional architects, urban planners, landscape architects and engineers- in team or individual. The participants are encouraged to form multidisciplinary group with wide range of expertise. The following persons will not be admitted to take part in the competition:
- Jurors
- Members of the technical staff
- Consultants or examiners of the competition
- People who are related to the competition promoter
- Families of the above people
- Banjarmasin Government employees
Any Question and request for clarification on the competition, including terms and conditions, the Design Brief and Technical Requirements, shall be submitted online at http://www.banjarmasincompetition.com
*Registration Procedure*
Registration and digital attachments can be ordered by mail, fax or e-mail to the hereunder address, *after previously pay the registration fee of USD 50 per participant group*. Request these elements to:
Banjarmasin Concept and idea Competition
Kantor P4W-LPPM IPB
Kampus IPB Baranangsiang
Jl. Pajajaran, Bogor-16144
INDONESIA
Tel: +62 251 8969690
Fax: +62 251 8401564
Email: committee@banjarmasincompetition.com . This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Alternative numbers:
+62 (0) 81808239956 (novie)
+62 (0) 8158280280 (vera)
The competition secretariat will act as the secretariat to the registration procedure and will be responsible for processing registrations. The registration form and bank draft should be sent in a single envelope by registered post to the competition secretariat at the above address.
Following the receipt of the completed registration form and payment has been confirmed, a registration receipt, confirmation letter (containing a unique identification code) and complete competition documents will be issued by post to the person at the address listed on the registration form and confirmed by fax. Any prospective competitor not receiving a registration receipt, confirmation letter (containing a unique identification code) and complete competition documents will not registered and will not be eligible to participate in the competition. Prospective competitors are recommended to contact the competition secretariat prior to
the close of registration if the above mentioned documents are not received.
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