Author: Vision,The Center for Enviromental Design and Education

Publication Year: 1979

Media Type: Report

Summary:

Design competitions can ... foster an exceptional spirit which inspires participants to surpass their own limits and those of their peers. As with athletic competitions, design competitions enable emerging, less experienced talent to compete with more established professionals. T

Abstract:

Design competitions can ... foster an exceptional spirit which inspires participants to surpass their own limits and those of their peers. As with athletic competitions, design competitions enable emerging, less experienced talent to compete with more established professionals. The innovative designs that have been developed are proof that competition promotes design excellence. We can look at the St. Louis Arch, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Australia's Sidney Opera House and the British Houses of Parliament to find a few products of design competitions which have become symbols of entire cities and cultures.

The National Endowment for the Arts has been encouraging civic organizations and public agencies to consider sponsoring design competitions to seek alternative solutions to community problems and select designers and designs for cultural facilities, civic buildings, and parks. This publication ... has been prepared to help prospective sponsors determine what kind of activities are appropriate for design competitions. The book discusses the advantages of competitions, the types of competitions, the ways in which a design competition can be organized and some of the major concerns inherent in this type of undertaking. (Introduction).

CONTENTS
1. What is a design competition?
2. What are the purposes of a design competition?
3. What types of design competitions can be sponsored?
4. How are design competitions organized?
5. How are design competitions initiated?
6. How are design competition winners selected?
7. What are the costs of design competitions?
8. What makes a design competition successful?

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Public Art