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ARCHITECTURAL
COMPETITIONS

Open and closed type of competition

Project / idea competition
And comparison between them
 INTRODUCTION:
• Architectural competitions are an important avenue to encourage talent to come on the front.The main purpose of
holding an architectural competition is to give the promoter of competition, the choice of the best available design
selected on the basis of jury's expert knowledge while giving the participants a fair deal.The scope and dimension of
architectural competition may be explained as the efforts of two or more registered and eligible architects acting
independently to offer the most favorable solution aesthetically, socially, culturally, functionally and economically for
a given architectural problem.The Indian Institute of Architects as well as the Council of Architecture has
formulated guidelines for the conduct of such competitions.

CLASSIFICATION OF COMPETITIONS:
 The architectural competitions are either:

 Open Competitions

 closed Competitions

 Special Competitions

 Regional special category competition

 OPEN AND CLOSED TYPE OF COMPETITION
• Open Competitions:
• Competition in which architects are invited to participate through an announcement by advertisements
in suitable media and through circulars which may be issued by the promoters.
• Open competition for projects estimated at less than Rs. 10, 00,000 may be restricted to architects
who have their main or branch office in the state of the project site.

 Closed Competitions:
 The promoters short-list a few architects on the advice of jury members or on certain pre-
determined criteria for such a competition. Such short-listed or selected Architects are invited
to take part in such a competition.
 The basic difference between an open competition and a limited competition is that every
participant in a limited competition is paid a fixed sum as honorarium and the winner is asked
to execute the project.
 CLOSED /LIMITED
TYPE
• LIMITED COMPETITIONS For
Competitions By Invitation
• Competitions in which limited no
of Architects (about 5 to 8) are
selected by the promoter on the
advice of the Senior Architect
Assessor or Board of Assessors,
are invited to participate.
• Each participant who submits his
designs shall receive an
honorarium.
  Normally three prizes are given in
OPEN TYPE
In this type ,all Architects are
invited to participate through an
announcement by advertisements
in suitable media and through
circulars which may be issued by
the promoters.
 Its projects estimated at less than
Rs. 10,00,000 could be restricted
to Architects who have their main
or branch office in the State of the
project site.
 Students are not permitted to take
part in such competitions.
each competition.The winner is
given the responsibility of design
and execution of the project.
CLOSED COMPETITION

Submission: October 15, 2017

Registration: October 15, 2017
Language: English
Location: India
Prizes: Four Prizes of Combined Total INR 1,16,000.00
Type: Student Competition( closed competition)

Landscape Foundation Students’ Design Competition

2017 is an attempt to encourage students to explore and
visualize surrounding areas around monuments and
heritage precincts with radical and fresh approaches so as
to make them meaningful and relevant spaces along with
the historical spirit in which they are sited, thus
becoming part of the daily life of the city or a town or a
village.
PROMOTIONAL MEDIA
 OPEN TYPE COMPETITION

Submission: November 08, 2016

Registration: November 08, 2016
Language: English
Location: Mumbai, India
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

In this type ,all Architects are invited to participate

through an announcement by advertisements in
suitable media and through circulars which may be
issued by the promoters.
POSTER
 PROJECT TYPE IDEA TYPE

• PROJECT :the aim is to find the best This type of competition is not
solution for an actual building project and necessarily project specific.
to appoint its author to carry out the
commission .
• These competitions are related to specific  These are promoted to generate
sites and specific types of buildings.The innovative ideas of design of buildings
purpose of promoter is to get a design of and town planning.
high creativity within the available
constraints of space, cost and time.
• The ultimate objective is to award the
project to the winner of the competition.  The winner of such competition is not
expected to execute his design.

 IDEA TYPE COMPETITION

• Submission: January 31, 2019

Registration: January 31, 2019
Language: English
Location: Concept
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Ideas Competition

 There is no scale, site or program to the

given problem.The competition will allow
for full freedom of approach to the briefs,
as the participant sees fit. Intervention can
be of various scales and types, from nano
to macro levels.The intervention can be
placed in abstract locations or specific
places depending upon the narrative. Every
proposal should be focussed on their
concep and their story, that is clearly
communicated and developed.
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