Reinventing Cities is an unprecedented global competition organized by the C40 to drive carbon neutral and resilient urban regeneration.
Together 19 cities have identified 49 underutilized spaces, rapidly available for redevelopment. The initiative invites developers, architects, environmentalists and creative minds to collaborate and compete for the opportunity to transform these sites into beacons of sustainability and resiliency.
The competition will serve as a model, demonstrating how the alliance between cities and business can shape the future delivering healthier, greener and economically viable urban development.
How it Works:
The Reinventing Cities competition helps cities identify and select the best projects to redevelop underutilized sites in cities around the world.
Participating cities propose a diverse supply of land, including empty plots in new development areas, sites to densify in City centres, abandoned buildings, historical mansions, former industrial sites, underused car parks, etc…
For each of these sites, the bidder teams will compete to buy or lease the site and to implement their project. Projects should address components such as energy efficiency, sustainable building materials, circular economy, water management and other components that will lead to a resilient and carbon-free development.
The price won’t be the main criteria for the project selection. Supported by C40, the cities will favour bids from creative teams that deliver innovative climate solutions in combination with striking architecture and tangible benefits for the local community.
An Unprecedented Competition:
Beyond business as usual, Reinventing Cities targets climate-oriented project
Beyond a call for ideas, Reinventing Cities targets real-life projects. It will lead to a property transfer enabling the winners to implement their project
Beyond a simple design competition, Reinventing Cities targets holistic projects with innovative program, design and construction methodology
Beyond frontiers, the Reinventing Cities teams will gain international exposure. They will be presented as pioneers, committed alongside Mayors to develop new models of carbon neutral and sustainable development.
Reinventing Cities in Numbers:
19 participating cities
49 sites
711 ha to redevelop in total
27 sites with an area greater than 1 ha
24 empty plots to develop
14 sites to redevelop and densify
8 underused car parks to transform
9 individual existing buildings
4 patrimonial mansions & 2 markets
8 abandoned industrial sites
Timeline:
December 2017: Competition launch / Start of the 1st phase
4 May 2018: Submission of the Expression of Interest
July 2018: Selection of each site’s finalist teams / Start of the 2nd phase
November/December of 2018: Deadline for submission of the Final Proposals
Early 2019: Selection of the winning projects / Competition closure
