What are the objectives of “Architectural Competitions”?

Give the brief

description of Limited Competitions and compare its advantages and
disadvantages over the open competitions

Submitted By
Shilpi Arora
Objectives of Architectural
Competition
 To select a design;
 To select an architect;
 To provide awards for design ideas and/or
research
 Competitions typically provide a wide range of
design solutions that would not be possible by
pre-selecting one architect.
 A well-planned competition should be
straightforward to manage and beneficial to the
sponsor, the participants, and the community.
Limited Competition
 Competitions in which limited amount of Architects
(approx. 5 to 8) selected by the promoter on the advice of
the Senior Architect Assessor or Board of Assessors, are
invited to participate
 Purpose of a Limited Competition
 To restrict entry to a specific group of architects. The
reasons are:
 To make use of national, regional, or local talent/expertise.
 To fulfill a requirement for awareness of and sensitivity to national,
local, regional, or cultural issues, styles, and concerns.
 When an open competition is inappropriate for cost or other
reasons.
Characteristics of a Limited Competition

 The sponsor decides how the choice of architects will be

limited by geographic area or location.
 The sponsor decides whether the competition will occur in
one or two stages:
 One-stage: Sponsor allows any registered architect who falls
within the limits of competition to enter the competition.
 Two-stage: Sponsor wishes to narrow the number of registered
architects who fall within the limits of the competition.
▪ Stage 1: Limited design submission such as a concept design. Sponsor
chooses those architects who can compete in Stage 2.
▪ Stage 2: The competition, which includes more developed designs, such
as schematic design.
Advantages of limited competition
over open Competition
  A few architects or firms are commissioned to submit
designs and customarily are paid an honorarium for
their participation
 Obtain a limited number of solutions from qualified
competitors
 There is no waste of time and money
 Projects are almost always built
 There are chances to win the competition because of
less competition
 Provides a lot of publicity
 Does not devalue Architects
Disadvantages of limited competition
over open Competition
 Does not provide a chance for new architects
to come with their ideas.
Thank you…..