While we were wrapped up at the incredible Calgary Folk Music Festival last week, Andrew Mosker and the great people at Cantos released the 5 concepts for the new National Music Centre at the Eddy to the public.
This competition serves as an exceptional example of how to identify and choose a design team for important public facilities. The five shortlisted teams were each given a significant stipend and enough time to create a preliminary conceptual design to ignite imaginations and assist Cantos in making their decision. So far, so good.
More information and amazing imagery of the proposals can be found at http://www.cantos.ca/
For background and video of the suitors, visit MacLeans at http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/24/king-eddys-new-suitors/
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