ARCHITECTURAL

COMPETITIONS .

PURPOSE AND GUIDELINES.

SUBMITTED BY:
Simranjit singh
2014ARA036
Joveena
2014ARA060
 ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
• Whenever a client desires to contruct a building, he expects his architect to
supply him with alternatives from two or three architects before comissioning a
particular architect for a job or in a big firm the principal conducts a mini
competition for the project assigned, from amongst the architects employed by
him.

• The aim is to bring out wide range of ideas and most favourable solution to set
of problem.

• Architectural competitions may be explained as the “EFFECTS OF TWO OR

MORE REGISTERED AND ELIGIBLE ARCHITECT ACTING
INDEPENDENTLY TO OFFER THE MOST FAVOURABLE SOLUTION
AESTHETICALLY, SOCIALLY, CULTURLY, FUNCTIONALLY AND
ECONOMICALLY FOR A GIVEN ARCHITECTURAL PROBLEM”.

• If the client or promoter were to employ two or more architects to provide a

set of alternatives, it is essential that both the architects be paid for their
creative.
 ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
 In case of competition cost of competition will be more as
compared to fees of one single architect commissoned for the job,
but having a wide spectrum for choice from outstanding creative
work, will outweigh the additional financial burden and no time to
regret when project work is commissioned.

 To the promoter who is “competition cost conscious” the

guidelines offer to alternative nature of competition namely :
Single stage competion
Two stage competition
 PURPOSE AND ADVANTAGES OF
COMPETITIONS
 Brings out a wide range of ideas and concepts leading to projects of high
standards.

 It gives an oppurtunity to young architects to show their talent and abilities. If

forms venues for them to secure a new clients by winning the competition.

 Since the competitions are research oriented, they offer valuable oppurtunities
for architects to gain experience which will be of use in practice.

 Even if the architect is not successful in competition, his taking part in it forms an
added qualification for the jobs of practically similar nature and infuses
confidence in him at the time of prliminary discussions with the client who has
yet to decide to whom the work has to be allotted.
 PURPOSE AND ADVANTAGES OF
COMPETITIONS

 An awakening is created in the public that projects or monuments of today will

occupy the position of speakers of the past history to the future generations .
Competitions lends an helping hand in it by making the public conscious about the
art of creativity or architecture so that monuments do speak in future.
GUIDELINES FOR ACHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE
Participation in competitions shall be open to :
 Architects registered with council of architecture under architects act 1972.

 Firm in which atleast one partner/ director but not an employee is and shall be
registered with council of architecture under architects act 1972.

 Students of a teaching institution , the qualifying examination of which is

recognized by council of architecture provided that no member of the staff of
that institution is sole official.

 Neither the promoter of the competition , official engaged for the competition
nor any of their associates, partner or employee shall compete, assists a
competitor or act as an architect or joint architect for the competition project.
COMPETITION
The conditions of competitions shall be finalized within framework of
guidelines prescribed by Council of Architecture before any
announcement is made by promoter of competition. The conditions shall
clearly give:
• Type of competition
• Purpose of competition and intentions of promoter.
• Nature of problem to be solved.
• All practical and mandatory requirements to be met by competitors.
• Number, nature, scale and dimensions of documents plans and/or
models.
• Estimates if required in standard form issued with conditions.
• Nature of prizes, Honoraria.
• Name of assessors
• Necessary information required for conducting competitions.
• The competition shall be conducted in english.

BOARD OF ASSESSORS
The board of assessors shall at all times includes architects who are
registered with The Council Of Architecture.
PRIZES , HONORARIA
No competition shall be conducted without adequate premium/ honoraria
and the competition conditions and the media announcements must state
the amounts and number of prizes for competition. The promoter
undertakes to accept the decisions and awards of board of Assessors and
within 3 months of the date there of to pay theprize.

COPYRIGHT AND RIGHT OF REPRODUCTION

Each competitor shall retain Copyright to his own design. A competitor wishes to
submit more than one scheme may do so with payment for each additional entry.
Each scheme should be submitted seperately.
Each competitor shall retain the right of reproduction of his own competition
design.
EXAMPLES OF ANNUAL ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
 12O HOURS: Designing with a short deadline
This competition uses a unique format where participants receive a mere 120 hours
from release of brief to the project submission in order to solve a complex and socially
relevant assignment . Organised independently by students from Oslo School of Architecture
and design. It charges no participation fee.

 FAIRY TALES: Architectural story telling competition

Organised bt New York based online platform Blank space, Fairy tales invites architects,
designers, writers, artists, engineers, illustrators, students and other creatives to submit their
own unique architectural fairy tales. A successful entry crafts a text narrative through five
images in most spectular way possible.

 ARCHITECTURE AT ZERO: Zero net energy design competition

The challenge is to create energy efficient design while the final review includes an
evaluation of the designs technical components. It is open to students , architects, landscape
architects, urban planners, engineers and designers anywhere in world, and student
registration is free.