Architectural Competitions for Professional Practice and Ethics

1. ARCHITECTURAL
COMPETITIONS
Dr. HARIMOHAN PILLAIr

3. ACROPOLIS

4. PEACE PALACE, HAGUE
1905 Entry by OTTO WAGNER

5. Entry by FRANZ HEINRICH SCHWECHTEN

6. Entry by HENDRIC PETRUS BERLAGE

7. Entry won by LOUIS M. CORDONNIER

8. Open competitions (international, national or regional)
or Limited / Selected / "Non-open" competitions,
depending on who is allowed to participate sometime
preceded by an open pre-qualification process;
Project competitions or Ideas competitions, depending
on whether the aim is to build the project or to generate
new ideas only;
One stage or Two stage competitions, depending on the
scale and complexity of the competition;
Student design competitions
INTERNATIONAL

9. INTERNATIONAL
The rules of each competition are defined by the
organiser, often following the guidelines provided by the
International Union of Architects and the relevant
national or regional architecture organisation.
Competition guidelines define roles, responsibilities,
processes, and procedures within a competitionand
provide guidance on possible competition types,
eligibility criteria, jury composition, participation
conditions, payments, prizes, publication of results and
other aspects.

10. INTERNATIONAL
In France design competitions are compulsory for all
public buildings exceeding a certain cost.

11. Competitions- Objectives
 Discovering new design talent
 Choice of good design alternatives
for the promoters of competitions
 Exhibition of entries creates public
awareness about architecture

12. Competition - Types
Project Competitions
 Live project s
 Best design is awarded and executed.
 Only licensed architects can
participate

13. Competition - Types
Ideas Competitions
 To promote and generate innovative
design ideas.
 Winner not expected to execute the design
 Opportunity for students to participate
 Thesis competitions - Latest

14. Classification
OPEN COMPETITIONS
 Open to all architects
 Generally announced in national dailies
and professional journals
 Normally three prizes are awarded
 The winner is given the responsibility of
execution of the project

15. Classification
LIMITED COMPETITIONS
 Between architects short listed by
jury for a promoter
 Participation on invitation
 Every participant is paid a fixed sum
as honorarium
 Winner is asked to execute the project

16. Classification
SPECIAL COMPETITION
 Involving design of industrial
components, large complexes,
neighborhood precincts
 Large consultant groups, consultants
participate
 Field of expertise is specified in the
announcement of such competitions

17. Organization Methods
SINGLE STAGE COMPETITION
 Submission of entries only once
 Well defined competition brief and
instructions to participants
 Design presentation of fairly detailed
drawings
 Single assessment by jury
 Recommended for small and simple
projects

18. Organization Methods
TWO STAGE COMPETITIONS
 For large and complex projects
 First stage all participants present conceptual
designs
 Identity of participants not known to jury at this
stage and they select five to ten meritorious
designs
 In second stage the selected designs are
submitted in detail
 Each selected architect is paid a specified amount
as honorarium
 The author of the best entry is awarded the
project

19. Organization Methods
REGIONAL SPECIAL CATEGORYCOMPETITION
 Organized for small projects of charitable
organizations
 Local firms participate
 Winner awarded project
 No honorarium or prize money

20. Competition Advisors
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
 A technically qualified expert in the field
related to project, chosen by the
promoter/assessors to help prepare
competition brief
 Participates in judging only if invited
 No voting rights

21. Professional Advisor
 Senior experienced architect
 Assists promoter in conducting the
competition, formulating brief, drafting
conditions, framing time schedule,
sending answers to queries,
correspondence, registration, receiving
and displaying entries for judging
 Ensures anonymity of participants

22. COA Guidelines
 Eligibility
 Procedure
 Board of Assessors
 Prizes, Honoraria
 Copyright, Ownership Rights
 Exhibition
 Registration
 Model Form

23. COA Guidelines
 Judging Procedure – Stages
 Duties of Assessors
 Precautions by Competitors
 Illegal Competitions