An international contest is being held to reconstruct the war-damaged State Tax University (STU) in Irpin, Ukraine (Deadline: 1 February)The competition organised by STU in partnership with the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine and Irpin City Council seeks innovative, bright, and comfortable proposals to redesign the universitys main campus which was destroyed at the start of Russias invasion in 2022.The call for concepts aims to identify a range of innovative solutions to create a new dream campus for STU which is located in the suburb of Irpin on the north-west fringes of the Kyiv where heavy fighting took place in the opening weeks of the conflict.Competition: State Tax University, UkraineAccording to the brief: STU and its partners announce an Open Competition for the best architectural solution for the design of the main campus building of the Irpin University (or State Tax University), which was almost completely destroyed in the first days of the Russian invasion in 2022.We welcome participants from all over the world! Participation is completely free of charge and is open to all design bureaus, architectural firms and individual architects from every corner of the globe.We believe that opening this competition internationally will allow a truly multicultural exchange of ideas in the field of architecture and design. Whether you are an established firm or a solo architect, this competition provides an excellent opportunity to showcase your talent on a global stage.The Russian invasion of Ukraine started more than two years ago on 24 February 2022 and has resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties, the displacement of millions of people and the destruction of large areas of the country.The latest contest comes just three months after the Norman Foster Foundation launched an open international contest to reimagine Freedom Square in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The foundation announced the winner of a separate contest to rebuild housing and public spaces in the city in November.Competition: State Tax University, UkraineThe competition invites architects and individuals from around the world to draw up concepts to renew the historic educational building which is currently partially destroyed and open to the elements.Judges will include Wendy Hillis; Assistant Vice Chancellor & Campus Architect at UC Berkeley; Antonina Kaplya, Architect & Founder at TSEH Architectural Group; SergiiMarchenko, Ukraines Minister of Finance; and Steve Wiesenthal, Campus Environments Principal Architect at Studio Gang.The overall winner of the competition due to be announced in April will be invited to proceed to the next stage and to participate in designing the full project documentation for the reconstruction of the campus.How to applyDeadline: 1 February 2025Competition funding source: Not suppliedProject funding source: Not suppliedOwner of site(s): Not suppliedContact details: 11.02@dpu.edu.uaVisit the https://competition.dpu.edu.ua/