European Solar Prize 2017 – Premio per la categoria Solar Architecture and urban planning al progetto Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center di Renzo Piano, proposto da Eurosolar Italia
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Verso la fine di ogni anno, i vincitori del premio sono invitati ad un evento celebrativo in una città europea. Precedentemente tenutasi a Praga e Barcellona, quest'anno l'edizione del Premio Solare Europeo si terrà a Vienna, coordinata da Eurosolar Austria.
Per l’edizione 2017, Eurosolar Italia ha promosso la candidatura del progetto dello Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, realizzato ad Atene nel 2016 dall’architetto italiano Renzo Piano, per la categoria Solar Architecture and urban planning del Premio Solare Europeo 2017. Il progetto è risultato vincitore e verrà premiato nella Cerimonia ufficiale organizzata a Vienna per il 18 novembre dall’Eurosolar presso la Technical University Vienna (Tu the Sky). Al mattino, si terrà un simposio sul tema "La transizione energetica in Europa". I relatori presenteranno e discuteranno potenzialità e soluzioni per un sistema energetico europeo sostenibile nei settori dell'architettura solare, della pianificazione urbana, dell'energia economica e della politica energetica. Il simposio sarà preceduto da una visita agli interessanti edifici dell'Università Tecnica di Vienna.
La motivazione per l’assegnazione del premio da parte della Giuria è stata la seguente: “Uniting solar engineering and art to realize a public center for environmental sustainability and cultural life” (Unisce l’ingegneria e l’arte solare per realizzare un centro pubblico dedicato alla sostenibilità ambientale e alla vita culturale). Il premio dà lustro ad un importante progetto italiano realizzato in Grecia, che l’Eurosolar ha fortemente voluto promuovere per la sua significativa valenza architettonica, tecnologica, ambientale e culturale.
Si allega la scheda del progetto elaborata dall’Eurosolar Italia per la candidatura, il verbale della seduta della Giuria internazionale che ha premiato il progetto e il flyer della Cerimonia di Premiazione. b20) Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Address Notes Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Salini Impregilo, Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Athens Greece Proposed by EUROSOLAR Italy Internet
Category: b) Solar Architecture and urban planning
Projectnumber and -title: b20) Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Project overview: The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is a complex built in the bay of Phaliron in Athens which includes new facilities for the National Library of Greece and the National Opera. The Center in Athens was designed by architect Renzo Piano, built by Salini Impregilo as head of a joint-venture with Greek partner Terna and financed by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for 596 € million. After its completion in 2016, the project was donated to the Greek state.
Plans for a big scale donation by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation started in 1998. Initially the foundation planned to make separate donations to the National Library and the National Opera. In 2006 it was decided to build one complex for both organizations and after discussions with the Greek state the area of the former horse racing track was chosen. In 2008 the foundation chose Italian architect Renzo Piano to design the complex and in 2012 construction works started. The building has been completed in 2016.
Renzo Piano envisaged the SNFCC rising out of the ground like a dislodged piece of the earth’s crust. As a result, an artificial hill is constructed and the roof of both the library and the opera house is emerging from it maintaining the slope. The library is lower and the ‘hill’ concludes with the opera house. The canopy roof provides essential shade and is topped with 10.000 sq m of photovoltaic cells, enough to generate 1.5 megawatt of power for the library and opera house. This field of cells should allow the building to be self-sufficient in energy terms during normal opening hours. Wherever possible, natural ventilation is used. The complex obtained the LEED platinum certification in 2016.
Video: http://www.salini-impregilo.com/static/upload/video/Stravos_Niarchos_Cultural_Centre.mp4
Virtual Tour: http://www.salini-impregilo.com/en/stavros-niarchos-cultural-center-virtual-tour.html
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Athens, Greece by RENZO PIANO
The Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre is constructed in Kallithea, 4 km south of central Athens. An important cultural and educational project, the site comprises the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera in a 170,000 sq m landscaped park. Previously a parking lot left over from the 2004 Olympic Games, once the site of a racetrack, the project has restored the site’s lost connections with the city and the sea.
As one of Athens’ earliest seaports on Faliro Bay, Kallithea has always had a strong relationship with the water. At present, however, despite its proximity, there is no view of the sea from the site. To restore this, an artificial hill has been created at the south (seaward) end of the site. The sloping park culminates in the cultural centre building, giving it spectacular views towards the sea.
Both opera and library are combined in one building, with a public space, known as the Agora, providing access and connections between the two main facilities. The opera wing will be composed of two auditoria, one (450 seats) dedicated to traditional operas and ballets, the other (1400 seats) for more experimental performances. The library is intended not only as a place for learning and preserving culture, but also as a public resource, a space where culture is truly accessible to share and enjoy. The entirely glass-walled library reading room sits on top of the building just underneath the canopy roof. A square horizontal transparent box, it will enjoy 360-degree views of Athens and the sea. The site’s visual and physical connection with water will continue in the park with a new canal that will run along a north–south, main pedestrian axis, the Esplanade. The canopy roof provides essential shade and is topped with 10.000 sq m of photovoltaic cells, enough to generate 1.5 megawatt of power for the library and opera house. This field of cells should allow the building to be self-sufficient in energy terms during normal opening hours. Wherever possible, natural ventilation is used.
The visual connection with the water continues to the park, where it focuses on a channel to the side of the Esplanade, the main pedestrian axis of the site, in the north-south direction.
The complex obtained the LEED platinum certification in 2016.
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Source: http://www.salini-impregilo.com/en/projects/in-progress/civil-industrial-buildings/stavros- niarchos-foundation-cultural-centre-athens.html
The Centre is located in the Kallithea neighbourhood, not far from Athens centre. It aims at being an ideal connection between the city and the sea.
The project was designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) and involves the construction of an ecologically sustainable multifunctional centre over a total area of 23 Hectares, largely devoted to a public park. The Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre is one of the works that best represents the integration of the futuristic vision of a great architect and the engineering excellence of a Group that is a leader in the large infrastructure sector. It ambitiously aims at becoming a cultural and artistic reference point in the Greek scenario, but also at a global level. It stands on the grounds that were previously the home of Athens’ old race-track. With its 23 Hectares, the Centre rises in the Kallithea neighbourhood, near the sea. Its strong points are this very vicinity to the sea and the fact that the Centre respects environmental sustainability principles.
The project involves the construction of the Greek National Opera (33,000 m²), which includes a main 1,400-seat theatre and a 400-seat experimental theatre; the National Library (24,000 m²), capable of housing 750,000 books and a hillside park (approximately 170,000 m²) with 1,500 m² of buildings.
Its structures were designed using the most advanced earthquake-proof techniques. One of the main topics that the Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre tackles is environmental sustainability. The main buildings, the secondary buildings and the park were all designed keeping this in mind.
The feature that most characterises the Centre, in this sense, is the Energy Canopy. The roof is built using ferro-cement. in terms of dimension and static complexity it is a unique example, and up to this day nothing like this has ever been built elsewhere in the world. The Centre’s roof is without any doubt a key element of the project: an architectural, engineering masterpiece but also so, for the building techniques used. The structure is made with light steel elements that connect two ferro-cement slabs, which are just a few centimetres thick and that form a kind of shell. It extends over a 2 skin 10.000 m² area. It weighs 3.500 tons and is supported by 30 steel columns with a maximum diameter of 30 cm. On top of these columns, there is a shock absorbing system that allows the entire structure to move if under the effect of thermal expansion, in case of strong wind and during earthquakes. The energy Canopy is covered with 5,560 photovoltaic panels, which are sufficient to generate 2,280 kwh of electricity each year, which will allow the buildings to be nearly entirely energy-independent during normal activity. This and other innovative sustainable and environmental solutions allowed the Centre to receive the “platinum” certification from LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the highest certification issued by this body, which is the most prestigious when it comes to constructions.
The centre is an emblem of excellence – it is funded by the Foundation with €596 million, and will soon become the home of the Greek National Opera House (33.000 m²) and the National Library (24.000 m² to hold 750.000 volumes). Both buildings will share a common public space, the Agorà, where public events will also be held. The flooring of this space, which connects the opera and the Library buildings, is made with Dionysos marble, a typical premium type marble of the Athens area.
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Source: http://www.salini-impregilo.com/en/press/press-releases/stavros-niarchos-cultural-center-2.html
Milan, June 23, 2016
In the presence of Architect Renzo Piano, Pietro Salini, Chief Executive of Salini Impregilo, and Andreas Dracopoulos, co-President of Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the doors to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center were opened to the public today. The Center in Athens was built by Salini Impregilo as head of a joint-venture with Greek partner Terna and financed by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for €596 million.
“For us, the Cultural Center represents a dream come true, the chance to build a visionary project by Renzo Piano that many had deemed impossible to do, bringing engineering and art together to realize a project for current and future generations,” says Salini, visiting the center together with Piano. “It is an occasion to celebrate not only the realization of a visionary project, of which we are proud to have been a part, but also of the success in urban renewal based on the idea that public works can lead to social and economic development.”
The event marks the beginning of Metamorphosis, a four-day event of meetings, artistic and cultural performances and guided tours of the center. More than 70,000 expected visitors are expected to come discover the secrets of the Center, a project unique in the world that will house the National Library with its two million books and the Greek National Opera.
Built on the site of an old hippodrome in the neighbourhood of Kallithea near the sea, the Center rises out of an artificial slope of a panoramic park 170,000 square metres in size and planted with 1,500 trees and 200,000 shrubs from all over Europe. But the big innovation of the Center is its capacity to combine art with technical excellence. One of the most obvious examples of this combination is the Canopy, a roof of 10,000 square metres that is suspended over the Center. Thanks to sophisticated technology, it shifts according to the wind and the change in temperature. Its surface is completely covered with solar panels, helping make the Center energy self-sufficient. Meeting Notes Jury Assembly European Solar Prize 2017 28 July 2017, 14:00 – 17:00, Kaiser‐Friedrich‐Str. 11, D‐Bonn
TOP Category Favourites and changes Winners Welcome and attendance Welcome Peter Droege welcomes the participants of the jury assembly, thanks them for coming and asks them to introduce themselves shortly. Afterwards, he gives an introduction to the European Solar Prize Award (ESP). He underlines that not in every category, an award has to be given whereas several awards can be given in one category. He stresses that the jury’s decision will be a message when its published in the media.After the embargo deadline, every jury member is invited to promote the winners in their one publications. Attendance Attendees: Prof. Peter Droege (chair), Dr. Axel Berg, Gallus Cadonau, Wolfgang Hein, Rosa Hemmers, Andre Langwost, Prof. Livio Sacchi, Prof. Jürgen Sachau. Jury advisors and secretariat: Tobias Jaletzky (Managing director), Steffen Otzipka (presentation), Ines Bresler (minutes). Apologies: Prof. Eliana Cangelli, Judith Ronai, Milan Smrz., Stephan Grüger, Morten V. Petersen,n Thorste Masseck Written submission: Prof. Eliana Cangelli, Judith Ronai, Milan Smrz, Judith Ronai, Thorsten Masseck Absent: Assessment of applications Procedure In a first round favorites were nominated and the category was changed in some cases. In a second round the judges chose the winners of the European Solar Prize and discussed the main reasons of the decision. Distribution of awards for ESP 2017 Category a) Towns, municipalities, Favorites: a1, a3, a4, a4) Kaposvár: A lot of effort in the application, have a holistic approach, swimming pool council districts, public and spa, use waste energy, introduce biogas on a municipal scale, flagship municipality for utilities the country. External appreciation is a good idea to push renewable energy in Hungary. Category b) Solar architecture and Favorites: b4, b5,f4, b6, b9, b10 b10) Stavros Niarchos: Support countries that have no leading role in renewable and urban planning should be motivated. Brilliant interpretation of what an engagement with solar energy can be when you interpret it, measure ourselves with the best of European architecture. Category c) Industrial and Favorites: (c3,)c6, c7, c8, c7) Green City Energy: They began as a NGO and are still active in that field by building commercial companies c11 shifted to f) plants, they set the big Bavarian trusts under pressure and went to other European or farmers countries in the meantime, produce a lot of MW every year, have European impact, are looking to invest in RE in other EU countries, exemplarity of projects; focus more on the integration of the ongoing projects than on technology. Local or regional Favorites: d1, f3 f3) e‐mobil Thayaland: Regional association that is crowdsharing‐based, transport‐ Category d) associations oriented, makes a whole new lot of perspectives. organizations Category e) Owners and operators Favorites: e3, e5 e3) The electricity board of the Canton of Schaffhausen for the LIPO Park: 1.4 MW. Meeting Notes Jury Assembly European Solar Prize 2017 28 July 2017, 14:00 – 17:00, Kaiser‐Friedrich‐Str. 11, D‐Bonn
of renewable energy installed capacity, unique soccer arena with charging stations for hundreds of cars and installations model function for others. Category f) Transport and mobility Favorites: f1, f2, f3, f5, c11 f2) City of Oslo: transport system in cities need to be changed from the bottom, good f3 shifted to d) example of how it can work, switched of the rules in the city, e‐cars get incentives…, f4 shifted to b) lighthouse within the cities of the world…integrated concept, long‐term strategy, comprehensive approach, implement instruments how to give incentives to e‐cars. Category g) Media and Favorites: g3, g4 g3) Antonio Cerrillo: Good European advocate for renewable energy, people trust him, communication steady engagement through troubled RE times. Category h) Education and Favorites:h2, h3, h4 h3) LEGO goes Renewable: Is communicating renewable energy among children, creating vocational training acceptance among the next generations in Denmark, a country that is an important European renewable energy location. Category i) One World Cooperation Favorites: i1, i2, i5, i6 i5) EcoPeace Middle East: Project that brings the conflict parties in the region together and considers the whole picture (p.e. waters supply). A new approach and important signal to show that there are good examples how the world could be better. Connected to Europe by the cooperation with the Konrad‐Adenauer‐Stiftung.
Category j) Special prize for Favorites: j1, j2, j5, j6 j6) Arnold Schwarzenegger: Austrian personality, role model for engagement in personal achievement renewable energy (will not be awarded if he’s not attending the event in Vienna). Additions to the minutes Expenditure Financial support Assistance + Special Prize For Irm Scheer‐Pontenagel: appreciation of the jury for her lifelong dedication for EUROSOLAR. Venue: Technical University Vienna (TU the Sky) Getreidemarkt 9 1060 Vienna, Austria
2017 SOLARPRIZErem ony AWARD CePOSium AND SYM Saturday 18th November 2017 TU the Sky, Vienna
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Since 1994 EUROSOLAR has recognized outstanding com- Towards the end of each year, the award winners are in- mitment in the field of renewable energy with the annual vited to a celebratory event in an European city. Having European Solar Prize. Ground-breaking projects and previously been held in Rome, Prague and Barcelona this initiatives from all sectors of society are selected with year’s edition of the European Solar Prize will be awarded the purpose of making pioneers and innovators the in Vienna together with EUROSOLAR Austria. focus of public awareness and of giving fresh impetus to a decentralized energy turnaround based on 100 % renew- Please find more information about the event and register ables. for free until 10 November 2017 at www.eurosolar.de/en.
Saturday 18th November 2017
9:00 - 10:00 Visit of the buildings of Technical University Vienna (TU the Sky)
Symposium „The Energy Transition in Europe“ Award Ceremony of the European Solar Prize 2017 Moderated by Wolfgang Hein, EUROSOLAR Austria 13:30 Arrival, Registration, Coffee & Piano Music 10:00 Arrival, Registration, Coffee & Piano Music 14:00 Welcome 10.15 Welcome Moderated by Wolfgang Hein, EUROSOLAR Austria Prof. Peter Droege, EUROSOLAR Prof. Sabine Seidler, TU Vienna (tbc) 10:30 Speakers Dr. Hans Otto Schmidt, EUROSOLAR Austria Prof. Karin Stieldorf, TU Vienna Mag. Thomas Reindl, City of Vienna Prof. Stefan Schleicher, University of Graz (tbc) Astrid Schneider, Austrian Institute of Technology Keynote Prof. Peter Droege, EUROSOLAR N.N., Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy Stephan Grüger, MdL, EUROSOLAR Presentation of this year‘s Award Winners Discussion Moderated by Prof. Peter Droege, EUROSOLAR
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break & Piano Music 17.00 – 18.00 Get Together & Piano Music