Art in Boka

Client: City of Herceg Novi with Sinestezia
Location: Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Surface: 20 ha
Category: Competition organisation
Year: 2010
Status: Winners announced
Design: Sinestezia
Editor: Ana Zatezalo Schenk
Project Team: Sasa Klopanovic

Three winning designs have recently been announced in the international competition for the architectural and urban planning design of Boka Artist Residence in the Bay of Kotor, Republic of Montenegro. The competition, organized by architectural studio Sinestezia, announced Japanese architect Tomohiro Hata from Kobe as the first prize winner. Out of 30 submitted entries from 17 countries, the second place went to an architectural team from Ljubljana, Slovenia: Ziga Misjak, Vesna Lenart, Jana Petkovic, while the third place was given to an architectural team from Taiwan: Kuan-yi Ho, Kuan-chi Feng, Pei-Chi Chen, Shih Chun-ren. The competition brief envisions Boka Artist Residence as a stimulating place for all forms of activities including theory, visual arts, architecture, design, literature, music, new media, cultural production, and science, encouraging dynamic intercultural exchange, interactions, and cooperation, as well as connecting Montenegro with the countries of the region, Europe and rest of the world.

More info here and here.