The Parade Quay, Europaplads, the river and the current Harbour Square are areas which will be significantly changed in the coming years. And the new Main Library and Citizens’ Services will be placed at the centre of it all. What will happen, who is involved and what are the visions for the project New central urban waterfront and Mediaspace?

Invitation to Public Meeting

Everyone has an opportunity to meet the competing architects and hear about the visions for the project when the City of Aarhus invites to public meeting at the Town Hall on 22 April 2008 from 18.00 to 21.00.

On 26 March 2008, Aarhus City Council passed a recommendation, which will unite the development of the central urban waterfront, the opening of the final stretch of the river, and the construction of Mediaspace in one single project. The project is called New Central Urban Waterfront and Mediaspace, and with its many facets it will be a project, which will touch many people’s lives.

Six Teams in the Architectural Competition

At the same time, Aarhus City Council decided to launch the architectural competition between six chosen teams. The six teams, which will now develop their project proposals, are:

• C.F. Møller A/S, CEBRA A/S, BB + GG Arquitectes, Grontmilj/Carl Bro and Kollision I/S
• 3xN A/S, Gehl Architects, Atkins, Søren Jensen A/S, Max Fordham Consulting Engineers and DBI – Dansk Brand- og sikringsteknisk Institute
• Mecanoo architecten, GPP Arkitekter A/S, ABT Consulting Engineers and NIRAS
• Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma A/S, Marianne Levinsen ApS, MOE & BRØDSGAARD A/S, GEO, Gade & Mortensen Akustik and Imitio I/S
• Arkitema, AART, COWI A/S, Bascon A/S, Hans Peter Kuhn, Seismonaut, Gitte Larsen/Danmarks Biblioteksskole, Niels Ole Finnemann/Center for Internetforskning
• Schmidt Hammer & Lassen k/s, Arkitekt Kristine Jensens Tegnestue, Alectia, Bosch & Fjord ApS, Library Consultants Henrik Jochumsen and Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen

You can meet representatives for the teams at the public meeting.

The project New Central Urban Waterfront and Mediaspace is carried out in cooperation between the City of Aarhus, Realdania and Realea A/S with Rambøll Denmark as building consultant.

Programme for Public Meeting

18.00 Welcome
18.05 Visions for the city and the harbour area, Alderman Peter Thyssen, Technical Services and Environment
18.15 Visions for Mediaspace, Alderman Flemming Knudsen, Culture and Citizens’ Services
18.20 Architecture and development – a new waterfront, City Architect Gøsta Knudsen, Technical Services and Environment
18.40 Mediaspace – Main Library and Citizens’ Services of the future, Director of Citizens’ Services and Libraries Rolf Hapel
19.10 Break (coffee/tea, water, fruit and sandwiches will be served)
19.30 Round of presentations from the teams participating in the competition
21.00 Closing