In the international architectural competition for the new 'Ozeanium' Aquarium in Basel, Switzerland, the proposal 'Seacliff' by Boltshauser Architekten has been selected as the winning entry. The Zurich-based firm beat out tough competition from big architectural names, like Zaha Hadid Architects, who came in third, or David Chipperfield Architects, MVRDV, and Behnisch Architekten who only made the shortlist.
The jury praised the restraint in Seacliff's architectural language as well as the compact building volume, deemed most suitable for this inner-city site. The competition had received 55 entries from around the world.
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1. Place: Seacliff by Boltshauser Architekten
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1. Place: Seacliff by Boltshauser Architekten
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1. Place: Seacliff by Boltshauser Architekten
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1. Place: Seacliff by Boltshauser Architekten
Following are images of the winners places 2 through 7, as well as shortlisted entries.
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2. Place: Watergate by HHF Architekten GmbH / Burckhardt + Partner AG
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3. Place: Blue Cave by Zaha Hadid Limited
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4. Place: ZoOz by Morger + Dettli Architekten AG
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5. Place: Mollusca by Arge Luca Selva Architekten ETH BSA SIA AG/ Pool Architekten
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6. Place: Magellan by :mlzd Architekten
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7. Place: Poseidon ke Amphitrite by Marques AG
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Shortlisted: Caruso St John Architects
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Shortlisted: David Chipperfield Architects
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Shortlisted: EM2N Architekten Mathias Müller / Daniel Niggli Architekten AG / ETH / SIA / BSA
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Shortlisted: BTUA Bernard Tschumi Urbanistes Architects SARL
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Shortlisted: Tatiana Bilbao, S.C.
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Shortlisted: Behnisch Architekten
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Shortlisted: MVRDV
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Shortlisted: Bachelard Wagner Architekten
All images courtesy Basel Aquarium competition.
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