The Romanian Order of Architects (OAR), together with the Contracting Authority – The National Administration ”ROMANIAN WATER”, in association with the Bazinal Water Administration Dobrogea-Litoral, are glad to announce the official launch of the “Mamaia Seaside, Constanta” International Design Competition.

The purpose of the competition is to select the best project for the complex design of the beaches in the Mamaia resort, in the county of Constanta, for the award of the design services contract.

The intervention area proposed for the competition, the new beach resulting from the widening and beach nourishment process, is located in the northern part of the city of Constanța, bordering the Mamaia resort to the west, the Black Sea to the east, and Năvodari beach to the north. The beach is part of the natural strip that separates Lake Siutghiol from the Black Sea, a predominantly flat coastal area with fine sand and a relatively mild marine climate.

In addition to and in accordance with this general vision, competitors are invited to submit more detailed proposals for functionalization and ambience, as well as typologies of constructions and facilities, proposals that will be the object of the design projects. Participants are thus invited to align the tourism-resource-nature relationship with contemporary urban and landscape thinking, demonstrating that they can restore balance in this highly disputed area.

The Design Competition is a public, single-stage competition, open to Romania, all countries of the European Union, of the European Economic Area, and to the Swiss Confederation.