The Croatian construction company IGH and Croatian architects Velimir Neidhardt and Branko Kincl have won an international tender for the design of a new passenger terminal at Zagreb Airport, the chairman of the selection jury and the Croatian government representative, Jerko Rošin, said after the opening of bids at the Croatian Museum of Architecture in Zagreb on Wednesday.
Seventeen bids from Croatia, Japan, Great Britain, Germany, Austria and France had been submitted, and the decision on the best design was made by an international jury.
The best design will be rewarded with EUR 50,000.
Rošin said he was satisfied that designs had been submitted by architects of international renown, such as Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid of Great Britain.
Zagreb Airport CEO Boško Matkovic said that the new passenger terminal would cost EUR 280-300 million and that it was expected to be completed by the end of 2011.
Matković added that the project was expected to help Zagreb become a gateway to Southeast Europe.
Asked whether there would be a public debate on the submitted designs, Rošin said that a debate would be held only to the extent envisaged by relevant laws. The designs will be presented to the public and it will be able to comment on them, Rošin said.
Stating that Zagreb Airport was owned jointly by the Republic of Croatia (50 percent), the City of Zagreb (35 percent), the City of Velika Gorica and Zagreb County (five percent each), Matković said that in line with the ownership structure, he would continue to be in charge of the project as the airport's CEO. (Hina)