An open international contest is being held for a new athletics stadium in Podgorica (Deadline: 15 December)The competition seeks conceptual proposals for a landmark new athletics stadium to be constructed on an undeveloped 35,758m plot on the eastern fringes of Montenegros capital city.The project backed by Montenegros Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property aims to deliver a highly functional new complex which complements its surroundings.Competition site: Podgorica athletics stadium, MontenegroThe contest comes five months after Milan-based studio A-FACT won a major international contest for a new Museum of Contemporary Art complex in Podgorica.According to the brief: The competition objective is to select the highest quality of conceptual architectural design for the athletics stadium in Podgorica, which will, above all, meet the prescribed conditions and achieve maximum alignment with all aspects specified in the competition brief.Additionally, participants are expected to propose a modern solution for the facility, which, through its representativeness in terms of form and materialization, will contribute to enhancing the aesthetic values of both the immediate and broader urban core.Podgorica formerly named Titograd after the Yugoslavian communist statesman Josip Broz Tito is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. It is located at the confluence of the Ribnica and Moraa rivers and was heavily reconstructed following significant destruction during the Second World War.The latest competition comes three years after Podgorica launched an open international contest to upgrade Golootokih rtava Square. In 2020, the city launched a separate competition to transform the banks of the River Moraa into a new safe, comfortable and sustainable recreational zone with better connections to the surrounding historic city.Competition site: Podgorica athletics stadium, MontenegroJudges will include Branislav Gregovi, architect at local firm Studio LXXVI; Davide Marazzi, architect and founder of Studio Marazzi Architetti in Parma, Italy; Ema Alihodi Jaarovi, architect and assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Montenegro; and Milan Madgalj, secretary general of the Athletic Federation of Montenegro.The overall winner to be announced on 25 December will receive a 25,000 top prize while a second prize of 15,000, third prize of 8,000 and three honourable mentions worth 3,000 each will also be awarded.How to applyDeadline: 15 December 2024Competition funding source: Not suppliedProject funding source: Not suppliedOwner of site(s): Not suppliedContact details: info@architecturalcompetitions.meVisit the competition website for more information