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Professional Practice VI: Architectural Competitions

This document discusses architectural competitions, outlining their benefits for society, promoters, the architectural profession, and architects. It describes different types of competitions and key roles like promoters, professional advisors, and assessors. While some competitions have successfully identified new talent and concepts, others have faced issues like entries not being appointed after winning or potential unethical practices among assessors. Overall competitions aim to generate new ideas but also take significant time and occasionally face integrity questions.

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Professional Practice VI: Architectural Competitions

This document discusses architectural competitions, outlining their benefits for society, promoters, the architectural profession, and architects. It describes different types of competitions and key roles like promoters, professional advisors, and assessors. While some competitions have successfully identified new talent and concepts, others have faced issues like entries not being appointed after winning or potential unethical practices among assessors. Overall competitions aim to generate new ideas but also take significant time and occasionally face integrity questions.

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Professional Practice VI

Architectural Competitions

SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI


February 2010
Beneficiary

 Society

 Promoter
 Architectural Profession
 Architect
Society

 Generation of new idea

 Development of new thinking


Promoter

 Assessment / feasibility of programme

 Assessment of site potential


 Alternative concepts
 Best design chosen by Architects
 Selection of an Architect on merit
Profession

 Initiation of new concepts/ trends

 Promotion of good architecture


 New bench marks of standard of service
 Identification of new talent
Architect
 Opportunity to
 Demonstrate talent
 Research
 Methodically undertake design exercise
 Team up with other architects
 Work with subject specialists

 Winning a competition creates an image in society

 Winning a competition opens up career opportunities


Competition When

 Project of importance
• National
• Regional/State
• Societal
Types of competitions

 Participation
• Open
• Limited

 Purpose
• Idea
• Selection of an Architect

 Type
• One stage
• Two stage
Open competition

 Open to all architects, irrespective of


• Age
• Experience
• Expertise
• Establishment
• Head quarters
Limited competition

 Open to limited number of Architects

 Short listing based on


• Experience
• Expertise
Key players

 Promoter

 Professional Advisor
 Assessor
 Architect (competitor)
Promoter
 Appoint Professional Advisor

 Appoint Assessors & define their fee

 Define schedule

 Define prize money


 Promise to appoint the author of the winning design as
Architect of the project

 Exhibition of the entries

 Return of non winning entries


Professional Advisor

 Prepare design brief

 Provide site information to the competitors


 Conduct the competition as per schedule
Assessors

 Majority must be of Architects

 Assessment of entries
 Signing of award
Architect

 Study programme & site

 Design and submit entry


 Maintain anonymity
 Not to be related/ associated with promoters
or Assessors
Successful examples

 JNU

 IGNOU

 GGSIPU

 IGNCA

 NGMA

 Airports
Failed competitions
 HQ of Ministry of External affairs
• Suspended before award

 Asthakunj
• Winner not appointed after award

 Rajasthan Assembly
• Winner not appointed after award

 IG Stadium
• One architect wins but another appointed
Unethical practices
 HUDCO, Low cost Housing
• Employees of an assessor win

 HUDA city centre, Gurgaon


• Employee of an assessor wins stage I
• Architect assessors not in majority
• Board of assessors included COA & IIA President
o Complaints leads to disqualification of competitor
o COA President resigns from Board of Assessors
o 16 years but IIA yet to dispose of the complaint of Professional
Misconduct
Unethical Practices

 Mazar of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed


• Competition suspended before receiving
entries
• Assessor appointed Architect

 Botanical Garden, Noida


• Assessor and winner associated with

each other
Promoter moves forward
 DDA Mega Housing
• No entry found worthy of award
• Promoter offers project to Architects whose
designs were commended by the Board of
Assessors
Issues

 Competitions are time consuming

 Complaints of conflict of interest remain unresolved

 Failed competitions lessens the confidence of


Architects in competitions, but
• Many landmark projects are outcome of competitions
• Many architects have made their career through
competitions
Presentation available on
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