A total of 39 works were submitted to the international competition for the creation of a conceptual urban-architectural solution for the promenade - the "Budva shell".
This was confirmed to "Vijesta" by the president of the jury, acting chief state architect Vladan Stevović, stating that the public will soon be familiar with the submitted works.
The competition was announced by the Municipality of Budva at the beginning of October, and it was closed at the end of last week, and according to the information of "Vijesti", a large number of foreign bureaus are interested, as well as individuals who offered their vision of the appearance of the promenade from Budva's Old Town to Bečići.
This is the first phase of one of the largest infrastructure projects in the history of the tourism metropolis. The route from the Old Town to Bečići is estimated to cost 40 million euros.
Mayor Milo Bozovic he previously told "Vijesta" that the "Budva shell" includes the part of the municipality of Budva that represents the center of cultural, entertainment and informational events - the key artery between the sea and the city and represents part of the urban belt that consists of four parts: the water area, the beach, the green belt and promenade.
"The promenade represents a move that combines the cultural and historical heritage of the Old Town of Budva and the urban territory of the Budva shell, and the goal of the entire project is to create conditions for the development of a new urban identity of the city. The 'Budva shell'... is a joint project of the Municipality of Budva, JP 'Morsko dobro' and the state," said Božović at the time.
He assessed that the announcement of the international tender marks the beginning of the realization of one of the largest capital projects:
"It is a dream that we have all dreamed for a long time, which the majority in Budva still do not believe is possible to achieve. This is something that completely changes the image of the entire city, its possibilities in the development of tourist potential. This is a capital project for the Municipality of Budva and it is very important to us that as many architectural solutions and architects as possible apply because this is an international competition. We provided a large prize pool of as much as 223.000 euros...".
He explained that the construction of marinas in Budva and Rafailovići was overlooked, and in the third phase, the connection of the city with Jaza, Bečići, Sveti Stefan:
"To finally get one promenade from Jaz to Sveti Stefan, with all the amenities that are needed to make this destination the best in the Mediterranean".
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