SLOVAKIA Penta holds competition for Dynamitka site

Architecture and urban planning
Penta Real Estate is holding an architectural competition for the development of a 4.5 ha brownfield site that formed part of the former Juraj Dimitrov chemical works (known locally as ‘DImitrovka’ or ‘Dynamitka’) in Bratislava.
A residential and mixed-use project with the working title Vajnorská is planned for the site on the corner of Vajnorská and Odborárska streets in the city’s Nové Mesto district. Six architectural studios have confirmed their participation in the competition: Baumschlager Eberle Architekten, Bevk Perović, ChartierDalix, Chybík+Krištof, Pantograph and Superateliér. The competition comprises one round and will be assessed by a five-member jury of professionals, consisting of three indep
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