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Science Island International Design Contest
Nemunas Island Architecture Competiiton Winners, Kaunas, Lithuania – Architects Shortlist News
1 Oct 2016
Science Island International Design Contest, Lithuania
Location: Nemuno sala (Nemunas Island), Kaunas, Lithuania
Science Island International Design Contest Winners
SMAR ARCHITECTURE STUDIO, SIMPSONHAUGH AND PARTNERS, AND DONGHUA CHEN STUDIO ANNOUNCED AS THE THREE WINNERS OF THE SCIENCE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONTEST
? 144 teams competed, making Science Island the most popular design contest ever held in Lithuania

? All concept designs for the Centre and the wider Island masterplan were judged anonymously
? Five honourable mentions were awarded

The Prime Minister of Lithuania together with the Mayor of Kaunas City Municipality on 30 September 2016 announced the three winners of the open anonymous design contest for the new circa ?25M National Science and Innovation Centre of Lithuania in Kaunas, known as Science Island.
The successful practices come from across the world. They were (in order of rank):
? SMAR Architecture Studio (Australia and Spain)

? SimpsonHaugh and Partners (United Kingdom)

? Donghua Chen Studio (China)

Following the jury?s selection of the three winning schemes, the authors? names ? contained in sealed envelopes ? were opened by the competition organiser yesterday. Lithuania?s Prime M...