ARCHITECTURAL TYPES

COMPETITION
 PROJECT/IDEA TYPE
An architectural design competition is a type
 OPEN COMPETITONS
of design competition in which an organization
that intends on constructing a new building
 LIMITED COMPETITIONS BY
invites architects to submit design proposals. 
INVITATION
 SPECIAL COMPETITON
OBJECTIVES
COMPETITION ORGANISATION
An architectural competition can have one of
 SINGLE STAGE
three objectives:
 TWO STAGE
 To select a design and an architect;
 To select an architect;
 To provide awards for design ideas
and/or research.

BENEFITS
FOR SPONSORS: When a number of
architects focus on a single problem, the process
contributes to design excellence and variety.

FOR ARCHITECTS: Several significant

architects have launched their careers because
their designs were selected as the winning
schemes.

FOR THE COMMUNITY: Competitions can

create community interest and involvement, and
contribute to community identity and pride.

FOR CORPORATIONS/INSTITUTIONS:
Competitions can bring positive attention to a WHY ARCHITECTURAL
project and help promote and corporate/ COMPETITIONS?
identity.
 EXERCISES CREATIVITY
 BOOSTS PORTFOLIO
 BUILDS SELF CONFIDENCE
 GAIN DESIRED RECOGNITION
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COMPETITIONS
PROJECT:

 The aim of a roject competition is to find

the best solution for an actual building
roject and to appoint its author to carry
out the commission.

IDEA:

 An exercise to elucidate certain aspects of

architectural and town planning problems.

The winner of such a competition may not be

commissioned to carry out the project
OPEN COMPETITONS
LIMITED COMPETITIONS (BY
All Architects are invited to participate through an INVITATION)
announcement by advertisements
Competitions in which 5-8 Architects selected by
the promoter on the advice of the Senior Architect
Open competitions for projects (less than Rs.
10,00,000/)is restricted to Architects who have their Assessor or Board of Assessors, are invited to
main office in the State of the project site. participate.

Each participant who submits his designs shall

receive an honorarium

SPECIAL COMPETITONS

 Competition that involve town planning

as well as design problem and involve the
use of industrial components or
participation of developers.

 In such cases participation is limited to

professionals with certain definite
expertise.

 In such cases the competition

announcement shall clearly define the field
of expertise.
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SINGLE STAGE COMPETITION
In single stage competition the competition
entries shall be fairly complete drawings
with plans, section, elevations, etc. to a
suitable scale and sufficient to explain the The period between the Assessors award for the
scheme as set out in the competition first stage and submission of designs for the
conditions. second stage shall not exceed six months

The designs so submitted shall be assessed

by the Assessors for the award of the prizes
and the appointment of the architect.

Such competitions are recommended for

small and simple project.
TWO STAGE COMPETITIONS
SECOND STAGE
 In two stage competition, the first Same Board of Assessors
stage is for soliciting ideas and is
limited to planning on broad basis The designs submitted for
with drawings to a suitable scale boththe first stage and the
explaining the intentions of the second stage shall be
competitor. exhibited and/or published
only after the final award
FIRST STAGE of the second stage
competition failing which
o Assessed by the leads to disqualification
Assessors for
selecting a small o Two stage
number of competitions are
competitors recommended for
(between 5 and town planning
REGIONAL SPECIAL andCATEGORY
10).
o The author of these This type of competition is intended for small projects of
charitable organisations in which four to six local firms
selected designs will compete for the appointment as the Architect.
will be invited to
take part in the No premiums are given and the winner shall be
second stage of the appointed to carry out the project.
competition, and
each architect so K.SRI CHAANTHANA
invited would be 37210901
paid a specified
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