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A competition has been launched to turn Muammar Gaddafi’s former palace and military stronghold into a public park in the heart of Tripoli.
The project calls upon architects, planners and students to re-envisage the 6km2 Bab al-Aziza, a military barracks and compound in the southern suburbs of the Libyan capital Tripoli, which stands as a “symbol of fear and oppression” according to the competition website.
Building.co.uk reported that Oxford-based GBS Architects was approached by a well-connected client in Libya and has drafted a preliminary scheme.
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“We hope the rebirth of Bab al-Azizia will come to powerfully symbolise the rebirth of the new Libya,” added the competition website.
The website stresses that the competition is not sponsored by the Libyan government. It stated: “The competition is not meant to result in awarding of actual contracts to formally design the new site.
“This is a preliminary call for open ideas, not sponsored by the Libyan government, to help shape inspire citizen participation and creative investment in the future of the country.”
The compound was captured by rebels in August as the nation rose up against the rule of Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi was captured and killed by rebels in October near Sirte, halfway between Tripoli and Benghazi
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