Kvart Health Center, Podgorica.

A competition has been launched in Montenegro for the conceptual design of a new medical center to be built on an 8,643m2 plot on the western outskirts of the country's capital.

The new medical center will be located next to a separate elementary school for which an international design competition was launched in June. According to the assignment, "The Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism has launched an international competition for the conceptual architectural design of the Primary Health Center in the town of Kvart in Podgorica." The scope of the competition is 8,643.00 m2.

Podgorica, formerly called Titograd in honor of the Yugoslav communist' 'statesman Josip Broz Tito, is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.

This competition comes two years after Podgorica launched an open international competition for the renovation of the Square of the Voice Victims. In 2020, the city launched a separate competition to transform the banks of the Moraca River into a new safe, comfortable and environmentally sustainable recreational area with better connections to the historic city.

The jury will be composed of:

• Vladan Stevović, Chief State Architect at the Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism;
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• Ingrid van der Heijden, partner at CIVIC Architects;
• Danilo Jokic, director of the Capital City Health Center;

The overall winner, which will be announced on December 4, will receive a grand prize of 30,000 euros, second prize of 20,000 euros, third prize of 10,000 euros, and two honorable mentions of 4,500 euros each.