The present state	In March 2008 six participants submitted their competition entries. The jury decided upon the outcome of the competition on April 2, 2008 in Amman. The result is presented on this page. For more information, click on 'exhibition'. In February 2010 the Mayor of the city of Amman Omar Maani has officially announced and presented the winner of the competition for the 'Darat King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art" managed by phase eins: 1. Price for Zaha Hadi Architects and has initiated in the same time the launch of the project.
Promoter of the competition	Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) Amman/Jordan
Site	The competition site is located in the city center of Amman near the seat of the Greater Amman Municipalitiy. More information on the competition site you can find under the section 'information'.
Competition task	Proposed at a prime location in the heart of the Jordanian capital, the complex is planned to house all types of performing arts. Conceived as a place to rehearse, discuss, teach, study and perform, the complex is to become the premier venue for theater, music and dance performances and education — a vital element of the cultural life and identity of Amman and all of Jordan.
Procedure	The competition is organized as an invited single-stage project competition preceded by an international application procedure. The competition language is English. Due to the task’s complexity and the shortness of the time available for the design work, the competition will be conducted as a cooperative, non-anonymous procedure.
Jury	Technical Jurors: • Omar Maani, Mayor of Amman/Jordan • Dr. Kifah Fakhoury, Head of the National Music Conservatory, Amman/Jordan • Michael Schindhelm, Culture Director, Dubai/UAE • Lina Attel, General Director of Performing Arts Center, Amman/Jordan (alternate) • Amer Bashir, Deputy Mayor of Amman/Jordan (alternate) Architectural Jurors: • Prof. Julia Bolles-Wilson, Münster/Germany • Prof. Gulzar Haider, Lahore/Pakistan • Prof. Klaus Kada, Graz/Austria • Jafar Tukan, Amman/Jordan • Dominique Lyon, Paris/France (alternate) Technical Experts: • Yousef Borno, Engineer, Director of GAM Traffic Department, Amman/Jordan • Prof. Dr. Klaus Daniels, Civil Engineer, HL-Technik, Munich/Germany • Prof. Wolfgang Moll, Akustik-Ingenieurbüro Moll GMBH, Berlin/Germany • Rashad Shaheen, Civil Engineer, Structural Engineering Consultant, Amman/Jordan • David T. Staples, Theatre Project Consultants, London/UK
Prizes and fees	Each participant will receive a commensurate fee of 50,000 Euro. Additionally, several prizes totaling 100,000 Euro will be awarded. The prize money is to be split up as follows: • 1st prize: Euro 45,000 • 2nd prize: Euro 35,000 • 3rd prize: Euro 20,000 Travel expenses incurred due to participating in the two colloquia in Amman will be reimbursed for up to two attendees.
Participants	The selection of participants took place on October 20, 2007, in Amman under the patronage of H.E. the Mayor of Amman. The selection was made out of a field of 31 firms of outstanding reputation: • Atelier Christian de Portzamparc, Paris/France • Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, Vienna/Austria • HLT - Henning Larsens Tegnestue, Copenhagen/Denmark • Kerry Hill Architects, Singapore • Snøhetta, Oslo/Norway • Zaha Hadid Architects, London/United Kingdom
Dates	Application deadline Friday October 5, 2007, 8:00PM (CEST) Participant selection End of October 2007 Jury Colloquium November 29, 2007 Initial information December 10, 2007 Participants’ Colloquium (site visit) December 12, 2007 Distribution of competition materials December 12, 2007 Online forum December 12, 2007 to February 4, 2008 (extended) Participants’ Workshop January 15 and 16, 2008 Submission of entries Set A March 3, 2008 Submission of entries Set B March 10, 2008 Jury Meeting April 2, 2008