An open international competition for the design and realization of a new Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Center at Tel Aviv University (TAU), Israel, is calling for entries.

TAU intends to construct the new Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Center within the University’s main installations. The building will house an important centre for science and research. TAU hopes will also be a centrepiece of architecture and art, buildings and sculptures.

The new building will host a major nanofabrication and characterization laboratory and 12 core research laboratories. Altogether about 120 engineers and researchers will use the building as their main hub.

The competition is open to all design bureaus and consortiums of companies comprising specialists in the fields of architecture, design, engineering systems, design and construction costs evaluation from all over the world.

The competition is organised in two phases, with a pre-selection of qualified applicants. At the pre-selection stage, a shortlist of 21 architectural firms will be chosen. The jury will then choose six teams who will each be paid US$50,000 to submit a competition entry and their commercial proposal. From those participants the jury will select a maximum of three ranked finalists.

The winner will be decided after a round of negotiations between these finalists and the University.

Registration Deadline: 30.10.2015, 18:00 (+3 GMT)

Price: Free

Registration and more information: www.nanolabtau.com