{"id":2543,"date":"2010-09-27T09:30:17","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T09:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betoon.org\/2010\/09\/27\/the-best-estonian-concrete-building-in-the-year-2010\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T10:13:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T10:13:16","slug":"the-best-estonian-concrete-building-in-the-year-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betoon.org\/en\/2010\/09\/27\/the-best-estonian-concrete-building-in-the-year-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"The best Estonian concrete building in the year 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press release
\n27.09.2010<\/p>\n

The Concrete Association of Estonia and the Association of Construction Material Producers of \u00a0Estonia today announce the contest \u201cConcrete Building of the Year 2010\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the complicated situation on construction market, there is a number of distinguished buildings that have been established out of our national construction material, concrete,\u201d said\u00a0Mati\u00a0<\/strong>Laurson<\/strong>, Chairman of the Board of the Concrete Association of Estonia. Laurson adds that concrete, as a stable and durable material has been appreciated through good and bad times.<\/p>\n

The aim of the contest is discovering and confering distinction on sightly buildings that are implemented effectively and economically, revealing the advantages that concrete as a material is able to offer.<\/p>\n

\u201eOur goal is to contribute to the development of concrete architecture, technology and construction,\u201d said Peeter Kokk<\/strong>, Executive Director of the Concrete Association of Estonia.\u00a0 \u201cWe are expecting high participation rate of the owners, architects, constructors, material suppliers, engineers and other parties involved in completed decorous concrete establishments,\u201d Kana added.<\/p>\n

Works presented to the contest have to be assigned to the owner in 2010 and can be submitted only once. Designs and proceedings can be submitted to the contest as well.<\/p>\n

The winner of the contest is a proceeding or object that invests in the work of the entrepreneurs registered in Estonia and concrete material purveyed locally. Professional engineering and construction is also an important aspect of the selection process, also exactingness, quality and innovation of the contestant.<\/p>\n

The grand prix goes to the author of the winning idea \u2013 the architect. The owner, engineer, constructor and concrete producer will be denoted.<\/p>\n

The jury comprises of representatives of the Union of Estonian Architects, the Concrete Association of Estonia, The Estonian Association of Civil Engineers, the Estonian Association of Construction Entrepreneurs, the Association of Construction Material Producers of Estonia, Estonian Association of Architectural and Consulting Engineering Companies, and also representatives of AS Kunda Nordic Tsement and constructional media.\u00a0 The jury is summoned by the promoter of the contest.<\/p>\n

The deadline of submission is the 1st of December 2010.<\/p>\n

The winner will be announced on the eleventh Estonian ConcreteDay in March 2011.<\/p>\n

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The Concrete Association of Estonia and the Association of Construction Material Producers of Estonia have organized the annual contest for ten years.<\/p>\n