Debreceni Infrastruktúra Fejlesztő Kft. (Debrecen Infrastructure Development Ltd., hereinafter referred to as the "Contracting Authority") announces a call for an international architectural design competition (hereinafter referred to as the "Design Competition") titled "The New Exhibition Building of the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Debrecen". The aim of the competition is to design a building for the museum aligned with the functions already located on site.
The Contracting Authority expects the submission of works to the Design Competition meeting the following criteria:
- realizing a facility that will present natural science content in a forward-looking form; be able to attract visitors from home and abroad to Debrecen; be linked to the Culture Park (zoo and amusement park) and to other functions already located in the Great Forest (Nagyerdei Stadium, Sziget-Blue Theme Park, Sports Centre, Békás Pond, Aquaticum);
- functioning as a community space where families and people who want to learn and have fun, as well as representatives of the scientific and museum professions can meet, and connecting to its surroundings and serving as an open space on an everyday basis for those living in the area;
- applying unique, revolutionary architectural solutions, serving as a defining cultural and scientific community institution in Central Europe, being one the most modern, innovative and environmentally aware buildings in Europe, providing a venue for world-class exhibitions, a place satisfying the requirements of the present and the future and a venue setting museum-going trends.
