Architecture Competitions and the Production of eee Culture, Quality and Knowledge eee are An International Inquiry ‘Bechara HelalPublished in 2015 by Potential Architecture Books 12-511 Place dArmes Montreal [Quebec], Canada Hay 2W7 ‘yrww-potentialarchitecturebooks.com Copyright © 2015 Potential Architecture Books No part of this book may be used or repraduced in any manner without ‘written permission fram the publisher, except in the context of reviews. Every reasonable attempt has been made to identify owners of copyright. Errars or omissions will be corrected in subsequent editions. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Architecture competitions and the production of culture, quality and knowledge : an international inquiry / edited by Jean-Pierre Chupin Carmela Cucuzzella, Bechara Helal Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-9921317-0-8 [bound] 1. Architecture--Competitions. |. Chupin, Jean-Pierre, 1960-, editor Il, Cucuzzella, Carmela, 1962-, editor Ill Helal, Bechara, 1973-, editor NA2335.A732015 720.79 —2018-900227-3 Keywords: International competitions, Architectural judgment, Design thinking, Digital archiving (databases) Architectural publications, Architectural experimentation Act directionand graphic design : Catherine Bisaillon Infography : Tiphaine Abenia, Claude Bédard, Ange Sauvage Typeset in FF Din aArchitecture Competitions and the Production of Edited by Culture, Quality and Knowledge array Cucursels Bechara Helal An International Inquiry ecnara nesContents 008 024 026 ase 054 07% 10 AWorld of Potentialities Competitions as Producers of Culture, Quality and Knowledge Jean-Pierre Chupin, Carmela Cucuzzelta, Bechara Helal Section 1 — Organizing Architectural Democracy 1.1. We Have Never Been ‘Swiss’ Some Reflections on Helvetic Competition Culture Joris Van Wezemael, tan M. Silberberger 1.2. The Finger and the Moon Belgian Competitions in Their Representational Context David Vanderburgh, Carlo Menon 1.3. The President's Choice ‘An Eventful History of the 1982 Téte Défense Competition Loise Lenne 1.4. AUniversal Space for Ageing Demographic Changes, Eldercare, and Competitions in Denmark, Norway and Sweden Jonas E Andersson 1.5. Greek Concerns and Global Regulations Four Competitions for the New Acropolis Museum (1976-2000) Sofia Paisiow 1.6. Should Competitions Always Be International? Political Reasons in Multipolar World [1988-2012] Jean-Pierre Chupin132 142 1b 162 1% 186 196 216 Section 2— Competing by Architectural Design Index of Cited Competitions Section 3 — Judging Architectural Quality 3.1. Judging in a World of Expertise When the Sum of the Parts is Less than the Whole Carmela Cucuzzella 4.2. Judging Architectural Quality Judgment Criteria and Competition Juries Camille Crossman 3.3. Quality and Iconicity A Study on Swiss Housing Competitions (1997-2010) ‘Antigani Katsakou 3.4, The Honourable Mention {Fictitious Discussion Jan M. Silberberger 3.5. Competitions as Generators From the Redevelopment of Les Halles toa Theoretical Critique of “Compositional” Urbanism Francoise Framonot 3.6. Design Combat American Competitions and Decision-Making ‘Susanna Sirefman230 232 254 212 284 296 298 310 Section 4 — Archiving Architectural Knowledge 4.1. Competitions as Laboratories On the So-Called ‘Experimenta Nature of Architecture Competitions Bechara Helal 4,2. The Canadian Competitions Catalogue Digital Libraries of Projects as Collective Legacy Jean-Pierre Chupin 4.3. Capturing Competition Data Involving Stakeholders in a Swiss Competition Database Ignaz Strebel, Jan M. Silbererger, Denis Raschpichler 4.4, Design Competitions in Brazil Building a [Digital] Culture for Architectural Quality Fabiano Sobreira Section 5 — Publishing Architectural Ideas 5.1. wetthewerbe aktuell Competitions as Impetus for German Building Culture Thomas Hotfmann-Kuhat 5.2. www.competitions.org Competing Globally in the Information Age G. Stanley Collyer332 308 362 378 394 402 5.3. d'architectures Regional Identity and Cultural Diversity in the Wonderful World of Starchitects Emmanuel Caitle 5.4, Competitive Process Leveraging Design Competitions for Effective Urban Development lan Chodikoff 5.5. NAJA and EUROPAN Advantages and Constraints of Two French Trademarks Jean-Louis Violeau Final Cut ‘A Remarkable Cross-Section of Architectural Tendencies Georges Adamcayk Author Biographies Acknowledgments and CreditsA World of Potentialities Competitions as Producers of Culture, Quality and Knowledge oy278 ee eet ec inee Sea Seay ee Pee Cartier} Paar ern) sre ere a et Ce a ett ea Cee £86% in The Netherlands [HD! = 4) 46% in the United Kingdom (HOI = 14) Eee ee a oa eee) Pa eee sneer ce uE cy Rowse oe Perea) Pre tieuel aU an eae Eee RNC ease tegen Out Bee We manor ices Tne Crt AUR oe eee Pa ea KTH Royal Institute of Technology: “Conference on Architectural Competitions’ 2010 (Copenhagen) Copenhaguen Business School: “Constructions Matter. eee eee Meare PO Université de Montréal: “International Competitions and Architectural Quality in the Planetary Age” Poe POC mae Ue CL eat Peete tis PO) Cee get Client Interactions eae coi Main links to databases on competitions ed eerie oN ete Canada ees CRS em cs eee RGU oo Sree reat ra ler eee eee rs eet eer! Pee eee ea ‘Contemporary Practices in rehitecture at Unwersit de MontréalA World of Potentialities Competitions as Producers of Culture, Quality and Knowledge Jean-Pierre Chupin, Ph.D. Directar of the Research Chair on Competitions and Contemporary Practices in Architecture Université de Montréal Canada Carmela Cucuzzella, Ph.D, Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University Canada Bechara Helal, Ph.D. candidate ‘School of Architecture, Université de Montréal Canada ‘Competitions are driven by the desire to go beyond what already exists — unthought-of architecture — whereas commissions are mostly demand-driven and often by those of the market. We could say that competitions are to everyday architecture what competitive sport is to everyday fitness training. Competitive sports break existing human boundaries and set records for bodily capacities. Similarly, architectural competitions are invitations to make conceptual leaps and to open new frames, speeds and scales through which we perceive space and time." Farshid Mousses — The competition: a historical utopia? This book comprises a series of 22 case studies from re- owned experts and new scholars in the field of archi- tecture competition research. In 2015, it constitutes the ‘most comprehensive survey of the dynamics behind the definition, organizing, judging, archiving and publishing of architectural, landscape and urban design competi- tions in the world, These richly documented contributions revolve around a few questions that can be summarized in a two-fold critical interrogation: How can design competi- tions — these historical democratic devices, both praised and dreaded by designers — be considered laboratories for the production of environmental design quality, and, ultimately, for the renewing of culture and knowledge? ‘A World of Potentialities — Chupin, Cucuzzella, Helal on‘The rather long history of competitions in architecture does rot prevent numerous designers of being critical ofthe out- comes of such a process of identifying the best project and/ or the best team fora specific given architectural situation Such criticism can be found for example in the paradoxical stance adopted by Shahei Shigematsu, a pariner at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, director of the New York office of OMA, and the linchpin of some of the agency's most celebrated projects. Answering our question regard ing the importance of international competitions vis-a-vis the improvement of architectural quality, Mr. Shigematsu stated that itis necessary to regularly question whether the competition becomes an abuse of power, more than a form of transparency.' Without summarizing Shigematsu's demonstration, backed by a decade of experience in design competitions, suffice it to say that, according to him, there seems to be no future — for OMA and most “shortlisted” offices — other than participating in design competitions. One could wonder what is at stake in this apparent contradictory stance on competitions by “Mr. Competitions himself, as he is often nicknamed by OMA associates, in- cluding its notorious founder, Rem Koolhaas. Farshid Moussaxi, principal of FMAjin London, adopts the same paradoxical approach to competitions. While ac~ knowiedging her participation n an impressive 218 competi- tions over a span of 20 years (1993-2013) and openly stating that competitions should be regarded as.a locus of “creative leaps”? Mrs. Moussevi still remains somehow critical of the competition process. Drawing a parallel between competi- tions in sports and in architecture, she undertines a major difference by pointing out that, in architecture, “losing can have less to do with your performance than with the theatre of unpredictability within which competitions unfold.”* Far most authors gathered in the international inquiry that is the present publication, i. trom a more objective and scientifically removed viewpoint on competitions, this “theatre of unpredictability” depicted by both Moussavi and Shigematsu does not look as dramatic as architects emo- tionally feel. Although most designers will always remain ambivalent with regards to the question of competitions, it appears that they often also agree on the virtues of a principle of emulation offering a terrain for exploration and renewal much needed by all agencies on a regular basis, if only to stimulate team work. This point being made, what do competitions bring concretely to society as a whole? The hypothesis behind this collective book says o12 that every design competition can be seen as an opportunity for design research, inside and outside design studios or, as we would like to point in these introductory remarks, ‘every competition remains a world of possibilities: an intermediary space-time locus for the search for excel lence in architecture. In some ways, compet function like utopias. Itis not certain, however, that viewing competitions as fertile spaces for utopian experimentation will be re- ceived with serenity by competition organizers, developers and many institutional clients — or even more so, private ‘ones — particularly in our current risk sociely. Even the history ofthis competitive practice still needs tobe written properly. Some of the more knowledgeable amongst the proponents of competitions will evoke a timeless prac- tice in terms of transparency and equity, while others will pinpoint the origins of this practice with the holding of mythical competitions like the one for the reconstruction of the Parthenon in ancient Greece ar, more symbolically forthe building of Architecture as a autonomous discipline the famous competition for the “solving” of the Florence's Dome in the mid 15° Century, brilliantly wan by Filippo Brunelleschi [Fig.1]. More sceptical commentators could trace back alegendary origin of modern competitions tothe infamous cooptation practices ofthe late 20" Century Ecole des Beaux-Arts, using this link to prove the obsolescence ‘of competitions in supposedly transparent educational contexts. All these standpoints remain partial views. In fact, despite a handful of notable ancient competitions, ‘organized sometimes at the initiative ofa prince, at other times controlled by the Academies — or both as was the ‘ase for the facade of the Louvre under the regime of Louis XIV — it would be more accurate to historically link the beginning of the contemporary political and democratic Use of competitions to the concerns in the wake of the French Revolution, as “public order” becomes a matter of public welfare”. It is precisely at that time that the often frightening "National Convention”, exceedingly concerned with “liberté, égaité et fraternite” dictates the recourse to procedure supposedly equitable and transparentin order for ‘revolutionary projects” to be designed at the crossroads of aesthetics and ethics. This understanding is borrowed from art historian Werner Szambien's study Les projets de ‘tan: Concours d architecture de ls période révolutionnaire {(7986|, detailing the remarkable competitions held during the revolutionary periad |DATESI. “Szambien catalogued noless than 480 projects submitted to 25 different competitions in the spring of 1794 alone. Mare specifically, 207 projects for architectural programs have been designed through a total of 352 drawings and 12 models [Fig.2]. Projects spanned the spectrum fram realistic to utopian but all were revolutionary: triumphal arches, covered arenas, temples of equality and other public buildings. interestingly, these projects were submitted to not just ane jury, asis the prac~ tice nowadays, but to two grand juries. The first jury — a general Beaux-Arts jury - comprised 51 individuals who judged the overall quality for all Beaux-Arts disciplines, while the second jury of 40 members — comprised of art- ists, plitcians and scientists — was called upon to discuss architectural qualities and to judge the projects for the specific competition. Extraordinarily, such ajudgement pro- cess was set against the backdrop ofa globalizing aesthetics of fine arts, where the same jury assumed the coherence of the politics: a sort of council of the wise for the quality of public space. Highlighting the unusual character of these numbers, Szambien ironically adds: “Before judging, the two juries endeavoured to establish their criteriain a realm of abstraction, a remarkable effort of which juries do not seem capable nowadays”.® — The competition: judging between igno- rance and scheming? The French Revolution marked madern history with its demise of powerful monarchies and churches, and the rise of democracy — a social, cultural, as well a a religious crisis that profoundly modified the role of architects and artists who, until that time, had to pay due respect to their patrons — or what was referred toas their protectors. Like many revolutionary changes, the recourse to competitions had been brewing far some time. Remarkably, uatremére de Quiney promptly includes the word “competition” in his, Encyclopédie méthodique.In hindsight, one could say that he first established the field of research on architectural competitions vhen he calls for an “institution of public com- petitions” in order, “to preserve the artists irom the humli- ation ofthe ignorant pride of their protectors”*, Guatremére de Quincy's theory of competition as a device articulated around a judgement procedure is ofan outstanding finesse, asis seen in the following excerpt, which summarizes with 2 touch of paradoxical humour, what can sil be referred tonowadays as the dilemma of judgment A World of Potentialities — Chupin, Cucuzzella, Helal Fig.t Florence Cathedral. Typlel lew ofthe ome butt Filpe Bruneleseh ater he won the Mstrica Le structural design competion agains! Lorenzo Ghbert Photo Marcus Obal 200, Fig.2 ‘Ar example of unullt project designed inthe renewal of campetitons| during the French Revelation, Monument of Freedom, Weight end Measures & igure of Freedom, brandishing 2 downuards-pointing pear coming out ef Batlle Circa 1741. Anonymavsauther. ang.Te famous runner-up projet by La Corbusier forthe Palais des Nations competion in 1927 |e Fondation Le Corbusier Figs ‘inning projet forthe Musée National des Beaux ‘rts du Québec (Québec, 2008) by OMAVProvencher Rey et Aesocis, arehtectes 014 The competition's main purpose is to remove from the ignoramus the choice ofthe arlists who are responsible lor public works and to prevent that scheming does not usurp the work due to talent. Therefore, on the one hand artists should not be able to plot, and on the other, the ignoramuses must not be able to choose: butifartists judge, or appoint themselves as judges, then intrigue ‘reappears, andif they donot judge themselves, or do nat appoint their vm judges, then we can see that ignorance Influences the order of things again’. Following this revolutionary origin, the history of the democratization of design competitions in the 19° Century will somewhat be linked to the rise of both Beaux-Arts academicism and scientific positivism. The present intro- duction is not the appropriate place for a comprehensive historical survey but a specific competition, organized some 125 years later, should nevertheless be mentioned here in order to further investigate the paradoxes ofthis so-called theatre of unpredictability”: the competition for the Palace of Nations in Geneva in 1927. Often regarded as the ultim- ate clash of neoclassicism and modern architecture, this regrettable competition falls under the category of historical errors in terms of a theory of architectural judgment, and even more so because this competition called for the de- sign ofa building symbolizing the union of all people after the First World War. The fact that the jury awarded the top prize to Nemot and Flegenheimer's extremely conventional project — built but nevertheless absent from any of the 20 Century historical surveys on architecture — is already @ sign of major disciplinary controversy. Furthermore, because the jury was unable to realize a true convergence of ethics and aesthetics, it also resolutely overlooked the modem projects of Le Corbusier, Hannes Meyer and even Richard Neutra. itis now well known that Le Corbusier, inan ‘oppartunistc and ambitious move, turned his loss — and his project — into a symbol of modern architecture's struggle against academicism. His has become a perfect example of “potential architecture” since itis a historical fact that the built laureate of the Palace of Nations remains in the shadow of Le Corbusier's unbuitt proposal [Fig.3]. This ‘competition was supposed to demonstrate exemplary global ‘democracy, in keeping with the mission of the League of Nations [predecessor to the United Nations). Despite the fact that the jury was mainly composed of architects, it ‘demonstrated both ignorance and conspiracy. It took forty years for the Swiss Society of Architects and Engineers torecover fram this controversial competition. At the dawn of the 1960s, another important competition in Geneva for a similarly great organization, the World Health Organization ended with the first prize being awarded to another Swiss architect, the first of an important architectural lineage: Jean Tschumi. If this competition, in a way, healed the ‘wounds of Swiss architecture compatitions, the 1927 com- petition of the Palace of Nations still remains the symbol of a crisis of judgement in the 20" Century. — Six scholars on the problematic of judging architectural quality In all fields of environmental design, judging has @ long disciplinary tradition. There is hardly any design that is rot complemented by a judging pracess, be it in schools, inprotessional offices, or even in this peculiar judging ma- chine called the architectural competition. infact, judgment in design cannot be easily separated from design itselt Although commonin the everyday practice, judgement has beenlittle theorized. When asked to givea theoretical model of judgement, one might quickly fall short of diagrams. Six schalars have been asked to reflect on the problematic of judging architectural quality through competitions. Noting that our risk society imposes its own rules and anincreasing power of expertise over creative enterprises, and drawing cases from the Canadian context, Cucuzzella considers current environmental injunctions and questions the role of norms and certifications on the redefinition of quality as it obviously impacts the judgement process itself. She concludes by wondering “if [the competition format] should not be reformulated by taking into account the space for exploration and innovation and the search for quality” rather than resorting tothe power of environmental certifications given that “the design proposals and the jury deliberation cannot be aptly accomplished through the “ef- ficient” use of quantitative methods that rely on abstract and fragmented models of the world Through this bold and simple question, ” Howis archi- tectural quality judged", Crossman, attempts an inquiry on the effective role of judgement criteria in the jury process. She identifies two conflicting poles following a series of Canadian cases: an elimination-style judgement procedure which results when judges comment on the problematic aspects of a project, and a selective judgement procedure where judges comment on the ideas as well as the efficient and innovative solutions of a project” LFig.4] ‘A World of Potentialities — Chupin, Cucuzzella, Helal Ina study on Swiss housing competitions organised between 1997 and 2010, Katsakou identifies a paradoxical {tension between quality and iconicity and argues that “the procedural framework of architectural competitions can strengthen the demand for iconic architectural projects, even in sectors of the construction activity like the resi- dential, where similar concepts were, until recently, less frequent Also studying mainly the Swiss context, Silberberger provides a short narrative essay that want to demonstrate why “the honourable mention is to be considered an inte~ {gral part of the architectural competition”. He concludes in identifying three processes of translation and transforma tion and suggests that itis the honourable mention that ‘allows for full-blown iteration leaps throughout the whole sequence of an architectural competition” For the French architectural critic and theoretician Fromonot, competitions must be seen as “urban gener- ators”. She shows how a careful analysis of the various ‘competitions for Les Halles in Paris — but most particularly the competitions organized between 2002 nd 2004 — allow for a deeper criticism of what she calls “compositional” urbanism, Here the competition is not so much understood asa judgement process asi is read asa generator of doc- trines and principles that need to be further theorised by scholarly research [Fig.6]. Finally, for American design strategist, competitions ‘organizer and architecture critic Sirefman, competitions do not exist in cultural vacuums The country within which an architecture competition takes place, be it @ public or private venture, informs the rules, regulations, procedures, protocols, process, input and outcome of that competition IFig.61. American's culture of “tree choice” has led to @ plethora of ways in which to select an architect therefore making design competitions the exception rather than the rule. = Eight Scholars on internationality and competitions in a multipolar world This section underlines some contradictions and issues related to the differences between national and interna- tional competitions as an interest in the latter can logically be seen, on one hand, as an indicator of an “opening to the world” and, on the other hand, potential instruments ‘of multicultural politics. Is there a new definition of inter- national competitions in a multipolar world differing from the bipolar one of post World War II as exemplified by the 15:Les Halles competition [Paris, 2004). Runner-up project by team Rem Koclhaas [OMA with XDGA and One Architects) ‘model [Photo Bena Grimbert — SEM Paris-Certre 016 history of the Union Internationale des Architectes from the 1950s to the 1970s? Eight scholars have been asked to reflect on international competitions. Analyzing the situation in Switzerland, Van Wezema and Silberberger emphasize the necessity to question the actual international opening ofthe already well-established Helvetic competition culture. Even though Switzerland signed the World Trade Organization Agreement in 1996, ‘the organization of public construction markets according to international free trade agreement does not generate international competitions!” For both authors, it remains clear that a competition would operate at its best when ‘generating discursive space for architectural projects. Intheir analysis of three case studies from the Belgian regions of Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders, Vanderburgh and Menon question the capacity of international compet tions to tackle local issues. They show that, in order to get the most from competitions, organizers must familiarize themselves to a certain point with the definition of bath means and ends or what the authors metaphorically call the “finger” (i. the jury] and the “moon” fie. the project! France remains the country in which the greatest num- ber of competitions has been organized in the last decades and where research on competitions is still rather weak. In a careful reconstruction of the eventful history of the 1982 Téte Défense Competitions (Paris), Lenne very carefully dem- ‘onstrates how a competition can serve asa communication tool and how the culture of various actors — sterting with the President of the Republic himself — can influence both the competition decisions and the resulting built project, ‘The Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden] have long used architectural competitions in order to har- monize advanced social and cultural principles with the ‘organizational forms of residential care homes, Andersson, an expert on competitions in this region, has surveyed 77 ‘competitions organized between 2000 and 2012 for residen- tial care homes, He concludes that a competition is never a guarantee of successful projects, since there is always the danger of counterproductive tensions between socio- political ideas and international findings on architectural devices for ageing well. Greece is perhaps the country in which the history of ‘competitions comprises the oldest examples and, at times, the most paradoxical ones, Paisiou has closely studied the four competitions for the New Acropolis Museum organized between 1976 and 2000 and she shows how international and European regulations literally “landed” on the Greekconstruction scene, by explaining that “architectural com- petition may be thought of as an organizational platform derived from local issues and constraints, which frame the urban projects conforming to international regulations and economic rules” Inthe Canadian context, competitions are still — and strangely — not as comman a democratic device as they can be, when compared to many European countries CChupin reflects on more than two decades of international competitions 1988-2012] and identifies a series of four political reasons for opening a competition at the inter- rational level. On some instances, concludes Chupin : “an international opening does not so much mean to be open to the world, as it means to open the world to your own market” [Fig.7 to 111 — Six experts and scholars on the ar- chiving of competition projects and the pres- ervation of potential knowledge IF potential architecture can be defined as elements within a project that can re-emerge in ather projects long before they are realized, then the phenomenon includes transfers of ideas, solutions, aesthetic or technical figures, from project to project by different — or even the same — architects. It isa complex and scarcely researched phenamenon, since a project can have one of several outcomes: al it can be built, b] it will never be built, orc) it will be renewed while being built (in other words preparing its eventual construc- tion within another project). However, unbuilt architecture can sometimes be as influential as built projects. One could think, for example, of Adolf Loos’ design for the Chicago Tribune competition in 1922, Le Corbusier's Palace of Nations project in 1927, or more recently Rem Koolhaas’ and OMA's Pare de la Villette proposoal in 1982, all of which have became modern paradigms of this potential archi- tecture phenomenon. Farshid Mousavi surnmarizes this phenomenon with convergent historical examples There are then the countless ground-breaking yet competition-losing entries that - like NASA's space exploration positively influencing everyday tite - go on (a inspire other projects. In 1921 a more conservative design triumphed over Mias van der Rohe's skyscraper proposal for Berlin’ Friedrichstrasse. But his depiction of a glacial skyscraper contained the unprecedented idea that a steel skeleton could free the exterior walls, ‘A World of Potentialities — Chupin, Cucuzzella, Helal {rom their loadbearing function. His vision of a glass curtain wall has gone on to inspire legions of architects all over the world. Similarly, OMA's unrealised proposal for the site of two Yokohama markets in 1992 envisioned a 26-hour destination that reframed the whole idea of a master plan away from definitions of fixed space into space that remains continuously active by changing use over lime, The space-time section invented by OMA for this project inspired the work of countless other architects. * ‘The production of knowledge presupposes a research en- vironment convergent on paradigmatic scientific models. ‘The experts gathered in this section all reftect on both the epistemolagical and methodological concitions of know!- ‘edge production through competitions: from experimen tation to digital culture, they point to the current need for the building of ambitious documentary databases of ‘competition projects. While considering the comman understanding of ‘com- petitions as laboratories”, Helal develops a systematic Criticism of the so-called experimental nature of design ‘competitions. Looking at competitions through the lens of a theary of experimentation, he proposes a clarification of the multiple forms of experimentation in and outside design thinking [artistc, scientific. architectural]. As he putsit, after an examination of the famous Parc de la Villette ‘competitions of 1976 and 1982: “used to their full extent, architecture competitions can be experimental in the sense that they will have an impact on the future of the discipline through the construction of knowledge Chupin’s presentation of the Canadian Competitions Catalogue, a unique scientific database first launched in 2006 and totally revised and reprogrammed in 2014, allows for a reappraisal of digital libraries of projects not only as depository but mare importantly as collective legacies. Chupin concludes with an appeal to develop and connect multiple libraries of competition projects, at an international level, as a form of recognition of the inherent value of the numerous instances of unbuilt architecture, which should be seen 2s a true reservoir of knowledge and ideas. The team led by Strebel presents an ambitious proto- {ype for @ Swiss competition database named Konkurado and the multiple issues related to the various stakehold- ers. Their work is "based on a user-centered approach which aims at studying and improving work cooperation between people and information technology”. Although a7Montréal Montréal, 2002 by Saucier et Pr Fig. archtectes [SauclersPerrotte|/Menkés Shoaner Winning project forthe Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Dagens, archtectes 2002 ‘ampetition (Montréal, 202] by De Arete incJLes architects Tétreaut Parent Languedoc e Buling cancelee Runner-up project fr Oe [Montel 20021 by Bern rphanique de Montréal ni arehitecte 2002 Fig.9 Runner-up project for Symphenique de Mont 2002 by Alsop Arete (Monet Lis, 2002, oreFig. 11 Runner-up prec for Orehesre Symphonie de Montréal (Montréal, 2002 by Behnisch, Bennsch & Partners with Architects Allance 002. Fig. 10 Runner-up project for Grehestre Symphenique de Montréal [Monteéal, 20021 by Emo Ambase& Associates ine. 2002, this kind of database is stil in an exploratory phase, they ‘can already identify the main risks regarding a system in which competition organizers and participants upload their ‘own information Finally, for Sobreira, operating in the Brazilian con- text, the so-called digital revolution has a real impact on the promotion, diffusion and judgement of architectural ‘competitions. Presenting some experiences related to on- line disserinations of competitions and their role in the democratization and dissemination of architectural com- petitions in Brazil, his reflection brings together editorial, academic and professional perspectives, — Four chief editors concerned with pub- lishing competition and one sociologist on the production of “culture” between shadows and spectacles. ‘Are competitions true vehicles for the critical debate on architectural qualityin an international landscape of media? Founder of wetthewerbe aktuell in 1971, and perhaps the longest engaged of all experts gathered in this inter- national inquiry, Hoffmann-Kuhnt's views are grounded in more than 40 years of experience on archiving and dis~ seminating competition results in Germany (Fig.121. While recognizing that a large portion of the media is primarily interested in completed projects, he advocates that com- petitions ought to be recognized in a more significant way, as impetus for German building culture An important question remains as to what the future holds for architecture inthe digital age, and how we can bring architectural quality closer tothe public. One pos- sibility fs that those of us in the media can stimulate the debate about architectural quality with ongoing suitable ‘online and print publications. On the other hand, one bras to show tenders and clients that competitions lead tothe best solution for their building projects, and that they may also contribute to positive public relations ‘As experienced as Hoffmann-Kuhnt in the field of com- petition archiving and publishing, Collyer provides pre- ‘cious views on competitions both in the USA and in the world, which need to be considered carefully. Founder of Competitions magazine, Collyer evaluates the role of architecture competitions both in the age of globalization ‘and in the age of information technologies. He concludes A World of Potentialities — Chupin, Cucuzzella, Helal aySE Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Cover of German journal WA Cover af French journal a Iwettbewerbe aktuell, February 2010 [D'erehitectresl,Speca ise on competitions, # 21, Apri 2013. Fig. 14 The "Wter cube", Butt forthe 2008 Being Olympe the swimming ool was designed by architects PTW and engineers Ove Arup an Partners (Competition 2003), Photo: Cucuzzel 020with a call fora greater responsibility: “Media coverage of competitions isa snapshot of the state of architecture, and society. It may even indicate a consensus — or lack there- of — concerning new approaches to solving urban issues in these changing times. Analyzing the selection process and encouraging those involved discussing their priorities when ranking the entries is certainly beneficial for the profession and adds to an ongoing dialogue about design This is where media shoulders its greatest responsibilty” ‘As chief editor of the French journal darchitecture, Caille adopts what is probably the most critical view of the current problematic dissemination of projects in a society dominated by communication devices and proced- tres [Fig.13]. In this global context of media competition, it is less surprising to witness the evolution of anew branch of architects rightly nicknamed “starchitects”. who literally live on competitions in the world, producing projects sometimes atthe expense of regional identity and cultural diversity. As Caille concludes: “tis... necessary to face the fact that the international quality of architecture has now been almost entirely overshadowed by that of starchitects” Considering a less glamorous Canadian context of national and international competitions, Chodikoff, former chief editor of Canadian Architect, now executive director of Architecture Canada, discusses The critical significance of carefully structuring a design competition so that the desired outcome can best rep- resent the goals ofthe cient while ensuring the highest calibre of design excellence possible. Finally, Violeau, from a strictly sociological standpoint, looks at the peculiar conditions of young teams of laureates in the aftermath of competitions, and evaluates what he calls the “advantages and constraints of two French trade- marks", namely: EUROPAN [France], the French branch of the largest competition organiser in Europe, and the Nouveaux Albums des Jeunes Architectes dedicated ta the promotion of new talents. Reviewing closely a series of case studies of French competitions and their winners, he critically wonders if national prizes should not be con- sidered effectively as governmental devices: i.e. a system established to control the profession through rewards. ‘A World of Potentialities — Chupin, Cucuzzella, Helal — Design competitions and their multiple ‘outcomes outside the realms of building industries Why should all the projects of a design competition be disseminated? The question remains an important one when considering the current state of architectural prac- tices and publications, as architects are often reluctant to disseminate architecture at the design stage and, oddly ‘enough, the competition phenomenon always threatened by its spectacular nature. There is a tendency to display and recognize only winning projects, with a limited run for public exhibitions that in no way give all submitted proj- ects any long-term visibility. In our era of communication agents, most public organizers seem to be more and more concerned with controlling the message. This ill situation reinforces the dispersion of documents and ideas, para doxically supporting the depreciation of “architecture as project”. Even though winners are always clearly indicated, ‘some organizers seem overtly worried with the principle ff an equal representation of all submissions, asking for a relative downplaying — if not absolute elimination — of those not chosen by the jury. This “aesthetic cleansing remains a troubling attitude. it brings the question of the valorizing of architecture as project: the very cognitive and creative device atthe center of professional competence. At the same time, as many designers often recognize, ideas and concepts are meant to travel, as do built and unbuilt projects. From this point of view, both built and unbuilt projects have equal value within the production of cutture, quality and knowledge. The study of design competitions in the fields of archi- tectural, urban and landscape design therefore reveals not only the paradoxical tensions underlying these disciplines of the built environment. It also reveals some of the ways projects participate in the structuring of culture: either in a physical and material way, by building the heritage of tomorrow, but also in an intellectual and immaterial way, by building knowledge and culture EFig.14]. These two methods, one concrete, the other virtual, converge within edification”, a grand ancient idee that perhaps needs to be reactivated in our present state of relativism, However numerous the studies and inquiries gathered in the present book, there is still too little research done ‘on the competition phenomenon, in stark contrast to the plethora of richly illustrated monographs. This might ex- plain in part why, in recent years, tears on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean are using the competition as a field of o2tFig. 15 Fig. 16 inning projet for Absolute Desig leas Gompettion Grande Arche in the main aso La Dense IMieszaug, 2008) y MAD oie fvansong Ma, Shen ‘quarters, Competition project by Johan Oe von Hulhu, Yosuke Hayan, Dang Qun, Shen Jun Spreckelsen and Erk Retz, bull project by Paut ‘Andreu competion in 1982) Phote Laie Lenne Fig. 17 The Parthenon ae seen trom the New Acropolis Museum, competition project won by Tzchumi ‘rchitate in 2000, bat in 2008. Phat JPC: 200, 022study and inquiry of contemporary practices in architecture, landscape design and urban planning, Indeed, as we have attempted to demonstrate through this survey, more and mare researchers have decided to devote themselves to the study of competitions. Be they in Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, France, Canada, Germany, the USA, Finland, Brazil, Switzerland or the Netherlands, they study whether the competition is an effective manager af architectural quality and an efficient and reliable instrument of policy procurement, — Final cut on a world heritage ‘Adamezyk, relying on his long experience in teaching, re- searching, dissemination and criticism of contemporary ar- chitecture — whether through competitions or not — pres~ ents in his concluding text, facetiously titled "Final Cut”, what he calls a “remarkable cross-section of architectural tendencies”. Adamczyk here reflects on the theme of archi- tectural representation to show how competition studies allow for a transcultural and transhistorical approach of disciplinary issues and indeed a renewal of knowledge in the fields of environmental design Quality, culture, and knowledge: itis on these three productive roles of design competitions that this inter- national inquiry finds its conclusion. Beyond this longi- tudinal section, the constitution of competition databases, ideally compatible and interconnected, appears to be the next step for this research field to prove its relevance. But these “libraries of projects” should not only be meant to preserve the frustrated memory of what some architects consider to be “lost projects”. This web of databases should be meant to transform the understanding of the multiple roles of competitions and projects for both the profession and the discipline. Such a production of knowledge, useful if architects actively participate in the digital age’s know- ledge society, will not be confined to academia or to some obscure professional archives. If the competition situation promotes research and experimentation, our hypothesis is that the qualitative judoment procedure at the heart of it will continue to contribute to the building of meaning- ful public spaces [Fig. 18] [Fig.16] [Fig.171. Like any true world heritage, the archival and sharing of competition projects will then nourish the debates with the values and orientations of our societies, and lead to the intensification ofreflexive practices and cultural mediations within future architectural, urban and landscape design projects. nother words, through competitions, one can see the edification of our future heritage. ‘A World of Potentialities — Chupin, Cucuzzella, Helal — Notes "Moussa F.. Viewpoints: Farshid Moussav on Competitions: ‘Creaine leaps in te arena of architectural competitions”, The Archtecturat Renew, January 3122013 hohe! Shigematsu communiate this view during his keynote acture at the international Competiions and rchiletual Gualynthe Planeary ‘Age, aninterationl symposium onthe subject of architecture competi= ions whic ook place at the Universite de Montréal on March 16 and 17%, 2012, This symposium ~ argent jaintly by the Research Chair onCompetiions and Contemporary Practices in Architecture any the Laboratoire d Bude de CarcatecurePotentille~swhere mast ofthe jent presented thie book were fie propose Foravieo recording of Shohe! Shigematsu’ ctre see muwcre uments aida phe Tt eMtoussaw, F"Vewpoints, 2073, sta sb, Wi Les projets dean Iscancours darctoctre de lapis riva- lonaire, Pars, cole natenale supérieure des beau as, 986.93 ‘ta, 30K ‘The term “institution af public compettins” belongs to Quatremere de ‘Quincy. Squatremere de Ouiny,A ©. Encyclopédie mhedque: Dictionnaire darch- tecture (Suolmes), ol 2 Pats, Panckoueke, 1788-1801 ~ 182. p38 Woussav, F. Viewpoints” 2013 — References ‘Moussay, Fetsi, Viewpoints Fershié Moussavon ommpettions "create leaps inthe arena of orehitectralcompetions", The Archtecturat eve, January 312013. meareiectura-reviencomieamment-and- phon /arsid-moussav/Last accessed, November 15", 2014) ‘Antoine C., Encylopede méthoaque:Ditonaire Pare, Panckaueke, 1788 1801 ‘ean coneoursdorchlectre dela parade réroluionnar, Pars, ENSBA 176, drehecture (39 023Section 1 Organizing Architectural Democracy 1.1. We Have Never Been ‘Swiss’ — 026 1.2 The Finger and the Moon — 036 1.3. The President's Choice — 054 1.4. AUniversal Space for Ageing — O74 1.5. Greek Concerns and Global Regulations — 092 1.6. Should Competitions Always Be International? — 110 025,Switzerland trations bony atonal eit airs Earessnay ose1.1. We Have Never Been ‘Swiss’ Some Reflections on Helvetic Competition Culture Cover Shade Reet Map of Swizertan Courtesy a The Senorat Libraries, The Univers of Trae austin, Joris Van Wezemael, Ph.D. Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich ‘Switzerland Jan M. Sitberberger, Ph.D. ETH Wohnforum — ETH CASE, Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich Switzerland In Switzerland, the competition was bath the midwife and the baby of an emerging national construction market, a consolidating architectural scene, an emerging architec- tural style and a distinct character of the architect that has become associated with a Swiss identity. However, what is referred to as ‘Swiss’ has been an amalgam from the very beginning as, for instance, the Beaux-Arts and the Semper schools competed in Switzerland. Before this. background we state that ‘we have never been Swiss’ and Use this perspective in order to explore the feature of inter- nationality in competitions. In a first section we recall the historical breakup of the Beaux-Arts school's monopoly in Western Switzerland, Then we discuss the contemporary situation and state that, with regard to internationality, the ‘competition tends to be viewed primordially in its role as ‘a procurement instrument that is bound to WTO regula tions. In fact, a Large share of competitions in Switzerland is juridically speaking ‘international’ in kind — but only few processes use this attribute to flag its project and to stand out of the crowd, Here we highlight the competition's ability to transform construction and design projects into public discourse. These reflections allow us to reconsider how ‘internationality’ can perform and be performed in architectural competitions, oz1.2. The Finger and the Moon Belgian Competitions in Their Representational Context cover The Fight Between Carnival and Lent oxcerpl Pieler Brusgel, 1888. i-on-panel 118x144 em, Kunethteriaenes Museum Vienna ‘Source: Directed Publishing David Vanderburgh, Ph.D. University of Louvain Belgium Carlo Menon, Architect ‘The Bartlett School of Architecture United Kingdom The way in which the majority of architectural competi- tions are conducted in Belgium is far from homogeneous, since each of the numerous public authorities is free to define its own procedures. In this paper we seek to better understand how architectural competitions are conducted in Belgium. Three case studies at different scales, each ‘coming from one of the three Belgian regions — Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders — are studied. Each competition is presented via a specific facet: the brief, the competition ‘entries, and the jury's judgement. We have chosen not to limit our empirical field to “exemplary” competitions since itis often easier to understand a machine when it breaks down, Same considerations on the relationships between architectural competitions and the practice of architecture, ‘emphasizing the representational context in which projects are cartied out, will be discussed. 0371.3. The President’s Choice An Eventful History of the 1982 Téte Défense Competition cover The Grande Arche ins 2016 context viewed rom Hotel Maia under construction, Photo boise Lene, Loise Lenne, Ph.D. student in architecture University Paris-Est France When he became President of France in 1981, Francois Mitterrand, an architecturally inclined politician, started the Grands Travaux (Great Projects) — a policy that intended to leave an imprint on the country as a result of planning of several important buildings. One such building was programmed at La Défense, on a site that had already been the object of many projects. Recalling the history of the competition that led to Johann Otto von Spreckelsen’s Grande Arche [1982-1989], we will study the roles of the various people who participated in the project, chosen by a jury as well as by Mitterrand himself, before analyzing how the competition served as a communication tool. Then, by comparing it with another competition that took place in London at the same period {Lloyd's building, Richard Rogers partnership, 1977-1986), we will explain how the program, its formulation, and above all, how the culture of the various actors influence a decision and the built result, In conclusion, we will illustrate how these buildings may be considered as events, which may be divided into two separate categories; that is, historical and spatial — terms that we will define 055;{7 ors s eee UN) /. tects | — — neil aw, = pes competion netics > oer annourcomente > impementa projets “© competion map ie aes besa a? fe iba be eae > spe BZ tonge'sasgpe Peer tae ary : Sei ig, BRE Tia ae A a el) © rustomene @ sue coma PSM Konkuradoin numbers 568 suoyeonoes ET i ty mt 13 Wetienee ’ te eB nm a ae he cover Konkurado| Neb ef Des venckonkurade ch4.3. Capturing Competition Data Involving Stakeholders in a Swiss Competition Database We report on the first phase of a pracess to build a web- accessible database an architectural competitions in Switzerland. The goal of this database is ta provide data for applied research as well as for stakeholders within the competition business. This application aims at sup- porting existing competition practices, and to eventually optimize competition procedures. According to our estima- tion, around 400 solution-oriented forms of procurement are publically announced in Switzerland each year; ap- proximately 80% of these competitions are advertised by public awarding authorities and 20% by private clients. This number includes an unratable number of non-advertised, and therefore difficult to trace competition procedures. This database should be able to continuously provide a signifi- cant amount of data on all types of procedures, capturing a large diversity of competition procedures in Switzerland, Our work is based on a user-centered approach, which aims at studying and improving work cooperation between people and information technology. Having chosen to take stakeholders and potential users as a starting point to build the conceptual framework for this database, our starting point for this project is the practices of thase invalved in the competition business, with tasks such as competition advertising, administering prequalification documents, submitting projects, and participating in jury/board meet- ings. Fram here, we ask not only how te archive completion data but how the planned internet-platform can support this work. Ignaz Strebel, Ph.D. ETH Wohnforum — ETH CASE Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich ‘Switzerland, Jan M. Sitberberger, Ph.D. ETH Wohnforum — ETH CASE Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich, ‘Switzerland Denis Raschpichler, eng, ‘Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA). ‘Switzerland ‘Two polarizing scenarios of data handling and logging have been put forward: an approach to ad hoc data acqui~ sition and document management “during the competition processes” as opposed to an archival approach, which involves data handling “after accomplishment of the compe~ {ition procedure.” In this way, the web interface is more than an entry mask used to enter data and upload documents, as it will be designed as an interactive tool for competition ‘organizers and participants who may accomplish various work tasks over the internet — this may include advertising, submission of prequalification documents, and the publi- cation of competition programs. We expect this tool-based approach to the documentation of information willbe of high quality, as data will be uploaded ‘live’. However, there are significant risks related to this approach : the interface will ‘only work if its supportive capacity and added value were ‘obvious toits users; and, after this conceptual work, itwas also not clear how the data entered into the system by the user will be used for research on competitions and what its epistemic value is 234.4. Design Competitions in Brazil Building a [Digital] Culture for Architectural Quality cover Competition fora schol ot Guine-Bisau [competition in orO builtin 2012 Professor, Uniceub University — Brasilia Architect, Brazilian Parliament Brazil The ongoing and increasing digital revolution, along with multiple and decentralized possibilities for disseminating, publishing, archiving, debating, networking and sharing ideas have changed the way we think on architectural culture and competitions. Bringing together editorial, aca- demic and professional perspectives, the author reflects on recent experiences related to the “digital revolution” and the promotion, difusion and judgement on architectural ‘competitions in Brazil In the first part ofthe paper. after reviewing the competition culture in the country the auther proposes some reflections on the role of internet-based tools towards the building of an architectural quality culture based on competitions, and presents-in this context-its editorial experience ahead of the website and electronic magazine concursesdeprojeto.org. n the second and final part of the paper, the author presents some recent expe- fiences related to the diffusion and promotion of on-line competitions and their role in the democratization and dissemination of architectural competitions in Brazil 285Section 5 Publishing Architectural Ideas 5.1. weltbewerbe aktuell — 298 5.2. www.competitions.org — 310 53. darchitectures — 332 5.4. Competitive Process — 348 5.5. NAJA and EUROPAN — 362 2975.1. wettbewerbe aktuell Competitions as Impetus for German Building Culture cover The mila see was mantanes From the competition design up to the completed building. Asal ew sf Waten Gy Hamburg) ‘Thomas Hoffmann-Kuhnt, Chief Editor wa wettbewerbe aktuell Germany The journal called, wa —wettbewerbe aktuell was founded in 1971 and has since been dedicated to architectural com- petitions: award-winning designs are documented impar- tially with true-to-scate reduction of the design, photos ‘of the model and the comments of the jury. The journal is suitable for archiving to allow the subscriber to create his ‘own private design-archive. This design-archive, devel- ‘oped since 1971, comprises approximately 6,000 competi- tions and 30,000 designs. It presents an impressive and Unique testimony of contemporary architecture, Initially ‘only German competition results have been published, but since the early 1990s interesting international competition results have been increasingly published as well as the presentation of completed competition projects. The significance of the wa-specific documentation ‘of competitions shall be highlighted by the case studies ‘concerning the HafenCity Hamburg, the Porsche Museum Slutigart, and several examples for everyday architecture Due to these examples it was possible to train the percep- tion of certain trends, to notice aesthetic developments in architecture and to provoke critical debates - to allow future generations to understand which specific criteria at what time conclusively determined the criteria for an ambitious architecture. 299Ni oe eC5.2. www.competitions.org Competing Globally in the Information Age cover New England Bois, psc (MA) USA orton Wiliamcon, 2002-2008) Copyright: Richard Mandekorn 205 6. Stanley Collyer, Ph.D. Director. The Competition Project, Inc. United States of America The advent of the Internet has had a profound effect on the way in which design competitions are organized. First of all, with all the communication advantages provided by the Internet, advertising a competition is now compara- tively easy and inexpensive. The downside of the internet ra, with its reduction in advertising and processing costs, is a lowering of standards and the proliferation of ideas ‘competitions. Now almost anyone can advertise an ideas ‘competition, and there are enough examples of architects ‘setting themselves up as competition sponsors, without a real client in the background, Without a specific site in mind certain competitions tend to be very theoretical in nature, and often are asking the participants to come up with a program. The proliferation of competitions administered in two stages marks a significant change. There are two common scenarios: * A limited competition preceded by a Request for Qualifications (RiQ] to arrive at a shortlist * An open stage competition followed by a second stage with shortlisted finalists The RiQ variety is often laoking for teams having pre- vious experience with the subject at hand, The latter variant ‘can give younger designers an opportunity to break through the glass ceiling and gain an important commission, a5.3. d’architectures Regional Identity and Cultural Diversity in the Wonderful World of Starchitects cover Extract of Winning project by OMA er the exhibit pare ofthe Toulouse urban area (PEX) in 2011 Copyright OM Emmanuel Caille, Chief Editor d'a (d'architecture journal) France The practice of architectural competitions, whether open to international teams or not, has permitted the improve- ment of the quality of public buildings in France for the past. three decades. Gradually, and driven by local government, architectural competitions are naw gaining interest from the private sector. IFitis understood today that the organization ‘of project management consultation has generated a higher production quality, this does not mean that the system is, without its flaws. In the practice of architecture, compe- titions can be seen as the site of crystallized fantasies, paranoia, bitterness and jealousy, all due to a profession ‘confronted with canstant competition. If the way competi- tions operate is still debated, no one in today's France is questioning this selection method. | would add that from a certain size of program and budget — say 10 million — an architectural competition loses much credibility no foreign teams are invited, 333,5.4. Competitive Process Leveraging Design Competitions for Effective Urban Development cover ‘team led by Montreal-based Saucer Perrotta Arctectes was one ofthe five shortisted teams that were Selecte forthe doomed Bank Steet Compettionin Ottawa, Image courtesy Seucer Perrott arcntectes, Director, Architecture Canada Former Editor, Canadian Architect magazine (2003-2012) Canada This paper will discuss the critical significance of care- fully structuring a design competition so that the desired ‘outcome can best represent the goals of the client while ensuring the highest caliber of design excellence possible Managing, brokering and promoting a successful creative process through the mechanism of a design competition demands a level of sophistication on the part of both the ‘organizers and sponsors, from the inception of a critical idea to the management of post-competition results in the media and public sphere. This paper will discuss a number ‘of Canadian competitions over the past decade to illustrate the lessons that can be learned, so that future competition ‘organizers and sponsors can achieve the maximum benefits from the mechanism of a design competition. Factors to ‘consider when evaluating the capacity of competitions to achieve useful debate in the public realm include the ability ‘of the competition organizers, the clients, and the winning design team ta remain committed to the project through effective post-competition management. The greatest role the media and publications play in the success of any design competition is the power to translate architectural ideas with the goal of fostering critical debate on realizable, high- quality architectural designs [Fig.1]. 309aN)5.5. NAJA and EUROPAN Advantages and Constraints of Two French Trademarks cover Project by Boskop Francs elhay, Sophie Dethay, Franck Ghesguire, David Lecomte, Laurent Zig] bulma Seenerie,éco-quartior fel Bostdre-Chenaieneer Nantes, n 2007 Photos: Jean-LovsWoleay [2014 Jean-Louis Violeau, Ph.D. HOR Professeur, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture [ENSA], Paris-Malaquais France Every new promotion drives back by orders of magnitudes its predecessors in the history of architecture. How do the winners of “marketing formulas" fit into the French compe- tition system ? This paper will discuss the following: Firs. the origins and the professional trajectories of the winners renewing the Nouveaux Albums des Jeunes Architectes (NAJA, 2002). Second, the winners’ paths listed and quoted for the first twenty years of the Europan competition (1988- 2008]. Third, the detailed analysis of the situation that took place in Nantes from 1995 to 2005, where three winning teams of the Europan competition (Devin-Rannou, Garo- Boixel, DLN] were in turn called to realise their projects under the leadership of George Décréau, first on behalf ‘of Société Anonyme des Marchés de { Ouest (SAMOI, then for Nantes’ inhabitants. And finaly, | will look back at an innovative procedure, launched by the same client: in this 2003 competition, competitors spent two days reflecting ‘on issues of innovations in housing while "locked away” in basements of homes in Nantes. The winner, Frencois Dethay, then realised his project by constructing a series of fifty-five units named "La sécherie” completed by the end of ‘2008 by the Boskop cooperative, consisting of Francois and his daughter, Sophie Delhay. Rather “innovative,” quickly publicised and part of a dynamic eco-distret located in Nantes (La Bottiére-Chénaie), Sophie Dethay obtained the Albums as eariy as 2006, This double-sided coin, played both on a national and local scale, should lead to a better understanding of how issues of decentralization are broken down, and how they have dramatically changed the practice of architecture in France over the last thirty years. Francois Mitterrand’ ma- jr projects (1981-83) have coincided with Gaston Defferre’s decentralization (1983), and the way it kept alive an “elite ‘group of architects capable of undertaking public com- missions while dissemanating, throughout a competition's ‘entire process, their contribution to the entire country 363Final Cut ‘A Remarkable Cross-Section of Architectural Tendencies 379Final Cut ARemarkable Cross-Section of Architectural Tendencies cover Evaton and longitudinal section ofthe project for the Lapérouse mausolaum ty Head Lavroust. Corinne Béuer, Barry Bergeol ang Marc Le Cur, Labrousa (1801-187) arcitoete Instructare mse en tumire (Pari: Nicolae Chaudun-Ché de (arentectre & cu patrimaine Biblotréque nationale de France; New Yrk: The Museum of Megern Art, 2012, 9.72, Georges Adamezyk, MScA, Codirector, Laboratoire d'Etude de (Architecture Potentielle, Université de Montréal Canada This essay examines the question of representation of archi- tectural projects and more specifically projects submitted in competitions. Among the conventional drawings: plan, elevation, section and perspective view, it is the section that can render visible the formal and spatial qualities of the interiority offered by the design of the building, as well as the relation of the interior with the exterior. Section is always required in competition. Comparing sections designed by the architects permits to take the measure of their particular conceptual positions. Further than just describing the building, its vertical and technical proper- lies, section drawings are also a figurative process of ideas ‘or researches, opening for the observer a potential field of interpretation for the contemporary theory of architecture. 381Author Biographies 395Georges Adamezyk Georges Adamezyk is professor at the School of Architecture of Université de Montréal. He was the Head of the School from June 1999 to June 2007. Previously, since 1977, he was profes sor at the Department of Design of the Université du Québec 8 Montréal. From 1992 to June 1999, he was the Director of the Design Center at UOAM, a gallery dedicated to exhibitions and discussions on the city, architecture, landscape, design and graphic media, He partici- pates regularly in advisory committees, juries on architecture and design competitions. He has contributed to the book Architectural installations published by the Canadian Center for ‘Architecture (1999). He has directed the exhibition (2000) and written the catalogue (2004) of Maisons-Lieux/Houses-Places forthe Biennale de Montréal. He was the curator ofthe exhibition Objets trouvés installed by Saucier + Perrotte at the Canadian Pavillon of the Venice Biennale (2004). He also contributed to Substance over Spectacle by Andrew Gruft (2005) and to the Guide de architecture contemporaine de Montréal by Nancy Dunton and Helen Malkin (2008). ‘As co-director of Laboratoire d’étude de Varchitecture potentielle (L.E.A Pl, he contributes to the Canadian Competitions Catalogue since the inception of the project in 2002. Jonas E Andersson Jonas € Andersson graduated as architect in 1990, and he is member ofthe Swedish Association of Architects, SA. Asa practicing architect, he works with residential architecture in diferent shapes, but also with RCS for dependent and frail alder people, hotels and offices. In 2003, he commenced his Ph D project, and his licentiate thesis was published in 2008. In October 2011, Andersson defended his doctoral thesis, “Architecture for Ageing, on the interaction between frail older people and the built environment at the School of Architecture, Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm, Sweden. During the period of 2012 to 2013, Andersson was employed as researcher at the Danish Building Research Institute. Here, he focused on ac- cessibilty and usability issues in architecture and the built environment. Parallel ta research onarchitecture for ageing and architecture competitions, he is working as an assistant profes- sor in continuing education courses or elective courses at the School of Architecture, Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm Emmanuel Caille Architect and architectural critic, Emmanuel Caille is chief editor of the French journal architectures (¢'a) {www.darchitectures.com). From 1985 to 2000, he participated as archi- tectural designer in several major international competitions. Invited author for numerous Publications on architecture, he regularly direct public debates related to the dissemination of architectural culture. Since 2007, he has been teaching in various French national schools of architecture and has been directing the masters studio “Questionner, formuler, projeter” at the National School of Architecture Paris-Belleville since 2009. He was appointed member of the Advisory Board of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL! in 2009. 39% Author Biographies,lan Chodikoff lan Chodikoff is an architect, educator, and journalist, currently Director of Architecture Canada. He directed Fora Strategic Planning Inc., a consultancy focused an urban-related issues such as public health, social inclusion, economic development, multiculturatism and migration. lan was the Editor of Canadian Architect magazine from 2003-2012 and remains its Editorial Advisor. He holds a Master of Architecture from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. lan has taught and lectured in various universities and cities, has served on numerous design juries, and has volunteered for various causes relating to engaging a greater sense of community. He is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, In 2013, he ended his three-year tenure as 2 member of the City of Ottawa's Urban Design Review Panel which provided him with a privileged overview of Ottawa's development process. As for juries and competitions, lan is currently the professional advisor for an ideas competition relating to increasing the level of private market rental housing development in York Region. lan also has considerable experience conducting various policy research and visualization projects relating to the intersection of social issues and the built environment. He curated an instal- lation focusing on the importance of designing for those suffering from dementia at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre in 2014 as part of his ongoing investigations relating to linking various aspects of public health and urban design. In 2008, lan began studying the effects of ethnicity and multiculturalism on the pracess of urban development in our cities with a specific focus fn the Greater Toronto Area. Further to this, other independent studies have included work fon the influence of transnational migration between Italy and Senegal. Jean-Pierre Chupin Jean-Pierre Chupin is professor at the Université de Montréal School of Architecture, where is holds the Research Chair on Competitions and Contemporary Practices in Architecture and cordirects of the Laboratoire d'étude de architecture potentielle (LEAP). Jean-Pierre is an architecture graduate from Nantes (France), and Portsmouth |UKI. He holds a Masters in History and Theory of Architecture from McGill University and a PhD from the Université de Montréal. He has taught atthe Université du Québec & Montréal [Ugam], Toulouse School of Architecture and Lyon School of Architecture before joining the Université de Montréal in 2000. Historian and theoretician of architectural design and architectural ideas, Jean-Pierre Chupin has been ‘working for mare than two decades on the role of “analogical thinking” in architecture. The first volume of his research on Analogy and Theory in Architecture (On lif, on the city, and on design thinking, even} has been published in French in 2010 by Swiss Infolio Editions lin the series Projet et Théoriel. The second edition, revised and augmented, came out in 2013 and is currently under transtation for a publication in English, Prof, Chupin conducts research projects on contemporary architecture, competitions processes and practical and theoretical issues, such as tectonics, architectural judgment and architectural excellence and experimentation. He coordinates the ongoing updates of two major competition databases llibraries of projects} in Canada [Canadian Competitions Catalogue) and in Europe [EUROPAN-FRANCE competitions (1989-2009). 397Stanley Collyer In 1986 Stanley Collyer became the director of The Competition Project, Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky-based non-profit organization charged withthe sole mission of editing and dissemin- ating information on design competitions. As such, he has been the editor of the U.S.-based quarterly publication, competitions, for 20 years and now oversees the internet E-zine and year-end publication of the competitions Annual. Besides the quarterly, competitions, now being published in China, he has authored 3 number of articles and publications, including Competing Globally in Architecture Competitions (Wiley-Academy, John Wiley and Sons, 2004) He has also been. featured speaker at AIA conventions as well asat universities. Before taking over his duties with competitions, Stanley Collyer lived for 20 years in Europe, initially in the U.S. military, then as a student and lecturer in Berlin, Germany, and finally in Vienna, Austria a5 a journalist. He received his B.A, from Duke University and Ph.O in History from the Freie Universitat, Bertin. Carmela Cucuzzella Carmela Cucuzzella isan Assistant Professor in the Design and Computation Arts Department of Concordia University. Shei also Graduate Program Director of the program Digital Technologies in Design Art Practice. She is scientific director of the Concordia University antenna lab of LEAP. (Laboratoire d'étude de Varchitecture potentielle), which is based at Université de Montréal. She completed her PhD in 2011, fram the Faculté de {Aménagement ofthe Université de Montréal. Her research interests are in the damain of design for sustainability, specifically how these new design imperatives have shifted ideals of quality and in turn, the visual language of contempor- aryarchitectural and urban space. She teaches history, theory and project courses in Design, as well as a cross-disciplinary course with the Engineering faculty in Innovation and Critical Thinking at Concordia University. She is an associated member of District, an incubator space for start-ups at Concordia University. She was contributing author ofthe Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products, published in 2009, which was an international collaborative effort. She has published in numerous articles and books on the topics of design, sustainability, judgment, expertise, architectural competitions, and life cycle thinking Francoise Fromonot Architect by training [studied and graduated from Paris-La Villette between 1986 to1994I, Francoise Fromonot dedicates herself to the critique and pedagogy of architecture since 1995. She is the author of several books on contemporary architecture and urbanism, of note: Jern Utzon et 'Opéra de Sydney (Milan, Paris, Corte Madera, 1998] and Glenn Murcutt (Milan, Paris, Londres, 2003), both of which have received book awards by the Académie architecture in Paris, in 1997 and 2004,and of a critical analysis of the Last consultation to date for the renovation of the center of Paris, La campagne des Halles-Les nouveaux matheurs de Paris (Paris, 2005). She participated as editor and has regularty contributed to numerous journals, such as, Architecture dAvjourd hui, le vsiteur, Casabella, Architectures, and A+ (Brussels) In 2007 she, with 4 other critiques and historians, founded the journal, criticat, where the n®1 appeared in January 2008, lovwncriticatfrl.She is a tenured professor atthe Ecole nationale supérieur d architecture [ENSA) de Paris-Bellevile Iproject, history and theory! and has lectured in the Master d’Aménagement Urbain ofthe school of Ponts et Chaussées, and in the Master of Urbanism of Political Science for many years. She has taught in diverse schools of architecture as invited professor, such as, Berlage Institute (Rotterdaml, at the Akademie der Bildenden Kiinste (Vienna, in the Rome School of Cornell University lithaca NVI, and at the University of Chengdu (Chinal. She equally participates at the Parisian antenna program of Rice University in Houston since its foundation. 398 Author Biographies,Bechara Helal Bechara Helal is a doctoral student in Architecture at the Université de Montréal. He holds 2 Bachelor in Engineering [Ecole Polytechniquel as well as a Bachelor anda Master in Architectural Design [Université de Montréal). His research thesis, conducted within the LEAP [Laboratoire d'Etude de UArchitecture Potentiellel and directed by Professor Jean-Pierre Chupin, deals with the emergence of the laboratory in architectural theory and practice as a space of research and production of knowledge. Thomas Hoffmann-Kuhnt ‘Thomas Hoffmann-Kuhnt was born in 1944 in Wiesbaden, Germany. He qualified as architec- tural draftsman and, after evening classes for further education, he studied architecture at the Technische Universitat in Munich. While still a student, he founded the publishing company wellbewerbe aktuell in 1971, whose editor and editor-in-chief he is to this day. At the beginning of the 90s the publishing company moved to Freiburg and later on the journal was extended by the wa-online presence and the important wa-special subjects series. Antigoni Katsakou ‘Antigoni Katsakou is an architect and holds a PhD degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (2011). Following graduate studies at the National Technical University of Athens (1999), she completed a postgraduate Master course at Barcelona Tech (2001). Co author of the book Concours en Suisse: 2000-2008 |Lausanne: PPUR, 2008 & 2003), she has practiced and lectured in Greece, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. She has presented her ‘workin many international scientific meetings, and published in several languages with various editing houses. She works on the subject of housing competitions since 2006. From 2011 on, her research focuses on the subject of the architectural design, and studies the use of oblique geometry in plan for to enrich, through the construction of visual sequences, the user's experi ence in space. She has carried out a postdoctoral research on the subject, as a Visiting Fellow at the Space Group of the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London (2012. 2013}. Her work has been supported with numerous grants and funding awards by several Swiss Institutions. She currently lives and works in London, United Kingdom. Loise Lenne Lise Lenne is an architect undergoing a PhD about event in architecture at the University Paris-Est. She teaches at the schools of architecture of Marne-la-Vallée and Paris-Malaquais. She is a member of the editorial board of Marne(s). She took part in the writing of La Défense, 4 Dictionary (Parenthéses, 20121 Carlo Menon Carlo Menon {198}, Italy] is a qualified architect and a researcher. After graduating from La Cambre, Brussels, in 2004, he worked in public service organizing competitions for the Belgian French-speaking government. Since 2012 he has been pursuing postgraduate studies in archi- tectural history and theory at The Bartlett, London. His main field of research is authorship in collaborative ventures such as architectural magazines and competitions, both intended as fields of conflictual representations producing a collective result. He currently lives between London and Brussels, where he participates in various teaching and publishing projects. He is co-founder of a large-format, experimental magazine called Accattone, 399Sofia Paisiou Sofia Paisiou works as a researcher at the Institut of Architeture at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of North-western Switzerland [FHNWI. Her current research for the project ‘MWB - Hindernistreies Wohnen” isa study of the residential building typologies in the canton of Basel-Stadt followed by a detailed analysis and problem solving for representative types. The research gives important answers about the typology of existing buildings stock in Basel- Stadt in regard to Universal design and produces innovative tools that address the Universal design potential of these types. Sofia Paisiou graduated as an architect-engineer from the National Technical University in Athens, Greece and also holds a Master in Urbanism from Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. In 2008 she began her PhD studies, work- ing on the SNF funded project (SNF No. 120595] ‘Design competitions, @ procedural analysis under the supervision of Prof. Joris Van Wezemael at the Dept. of Architecture at ETH Zurich. Sofia Paisiou has worked as an architect and urban designer in architectural offices in Athens, Rotterdam, Vienna and Bern. Jan M. Silberberger Jan M. Silberberger is a Post-Doc researcher at ETH Wohnforum-ETH CASE [Department of ‘Architecture, ETH Zurich). He has studied Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Stuttgart/Germany and Visual Communication and Fine Arts at the Hochschule fuer bildende Kuenste in Hamburg, Germany. In2011 he finished his PRD studies atthe University of Feibourg’s Geography Unit. His research focuses on decision-making within planning processes. Susanna Sirefman Susanna Sirefman brings a number of dimensions to her role as founder and president of Dovetail Design Strategists, but none as essential as her training as an architect, which she received at the renowned Architectural Association School of Architecture, Landon. Her firm, Dovetail Design Strategists, the leading independent architect selection firm in the United States, provides a comprehensive range of services designed to identify the right architect for a client's building program. Ms. Sirefman’s deep knowledge of the field informs her ability to advise on design, synthesize architectural concepts, and make architecture accessible to the general public. Ms. Sirefman is a contributor to the Wall Street Journal and has authored five books on contemporary architecture (http://mww.dovetailstrategists.com/publications) includ- ing Whereabouts: New Architecture with Local dentities. For Whereabouts, and its accompany- ing exhibition and symposium, Ms. Sirefman received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Graham Foundation for the Fine Arts. Ms. Sirefman has taught on the faculty of Parsons School af Design and City College New York School of Architecture and serves as ’ popular speaker and visiting critic at architecture and urban design programs across the country. Susanna Sirefman is a Fellow of the Forum for Urban Design; and a member of the Author's Guild Fabiano Sobreira Fabiano Sobreira, architect and urban planner (Federal University of Pernambuco, 199, Doctor on Urban Development (Federal University of Pernambuco / University College London, 2002]. Post-doctoral research at LEAP (Research Laboratory of Potential Architecture), Ecole architecture, Université de Montréal [2009]. Architect, chief of the Section for Accessibility and Sustainable Design, Brazilian Parliament. Professor at University Uniceub, Brasilia. Editor of concursosdeprojeto.org, Architect, associate of MGS - Macedo, Gomes & Sobreira. 400 Author Biographies.Ignaz Strebel Ignaz Strebel is a geographer within the research unit ETH Wohnforum - ETH CASE (Centre for Research on Architecture, Society & the Built Environment), Faculty of Architecture, ETH Zurich, He took his PhD at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland in 2003. He was previously a researcher in geography and architecture at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and his recent work has focussed on urban transformation accomplished in work settings, such as, among others, building care, research laboratories, and the offices of building administration, planning firms and housing administration David Vanderburgh David Vanderburgh is an architect and professor of architecture at the University of Louvain, Belgium, where he has taught design theory and history since 1995 and is currently head of the “Engineer-Architect” Bachelor Program. He holds degrees from Harvard College and the University of California, Berkeley. His PhO Thesis [Berkeley, 1992] was entitled “Cultures of Public Architecture: The Reform of French Provincial Prisons, 1830-1880.” He has published and lectured on, among other subjects, architectural reform, the discipline of architecture, architectural competitions, and theories of representation, He remains involved in design practice through competitions, small-scale design and exhibitions. Joris Van Wezemael Prof. Or. Joris Van Wezemael is an associated Professor (Privatdozent) at the Department of Architecture [ETH Zirich] and an invest ment manager at a private company. He studied Geography with Sociology and Economics at the University of Zurich, where he also did his PhD in Urban Studies and Housing. During his Postdoc period in the UK he worked mostly in the field of spatial planning. He obtained his Habilitation [state doctorate] in Architectural Sociology [ETH Zirich] and was called on a Chair for Human Geography at the Universtity of Fribourg. His interests in research and teaching focus on the metamorphosis of contemporary urban landscapes. Jean-Louis Violeau Sociologist, Jean-Louis Violeau is 2 professor at ENSA Paris Malaquais. He heads the team called, Architecture-Culture-Society affliated with CNRS. His work spans the study of archi- tects, the elite, and the multitudes. Specifically, the institutional body of architects, its history, and the spaces for learning, it's position in the division of labour, and of course the practices that animate the end users or the citizens ~depending on the point of view. His thesis on Les Architects et mai 68 Was available in 2005 from the publishers Recherche, review launched under the aegis of Felix Guattari and of the CERF. The continuation of this wrk, Les architectes et ‘mai 81, appeared in 2011 from the same publishers. He has just finished coordinating (with Craig Buckley] the translation in 2011 of an anthology of the journal Utopie. Texts and Projects, 1967-1978, supported by the publishers Semiotexte and MIT Press. He is part of the editorial committee of the Nantes urtian journal Place Publique et the Parisian journal Urbanisme. He regularly collaborates with the magazines AMC-LE Moniteur architecture et da /architecture, as well as the journal Esprit. 401Acknowledgments and Credits ‘This book is the result ofa collective endeavour. The editors would like to acknowledge the following authors, individu- als and institutions for their invaluable contribution, help and generosity in the preparatory research work, in the organizing of the symposium in 2012 and in the final editing and design of this book in 2014 AtUniversité de Montréal, both the Laboratoire d’étude de Larchitecture potentielle and the Research Chair on Competitions and Contemporary Practices in Architecture contributed to the intial research work that paved the way for the present book. Both entities organised a symposium, which gathered most contributors to this international in- quiry. Entitled "International Competitions and Architectural Quality in the Planetary Age” this conference took place at the Université de Montréal on March 1éth and 17th 2012 (For complete and detailed information on this conference please refer to: http /Amwmccrc.umontreal.ca/index. php). The editors would like to thank Mr. Shahei Shigematsu, part- ner and director of OMA, New York, and Mrs. Line Ouellet, director of Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, for aiving the keynote lectures that marked this event and which confirmed the need for an international compendium of expertise. Professors Anne Cormier, Nicolas Roquet, Denis Bilodeau and David Vanderburgh kindly participated in the peered review process and provided necessary orientation All authors gathered in this book have generously of- fered their contributions for a better understanding of the crucial role of international competitions in the shaping of culture and the building of knowledge. ‘Ange Sauvage, Claude Bédard and Tiphaine Abenia did a wonderful work for the infography and collected informa- tion for the index of cited competitions. We would like to thank Konstantina Theodosopoulos, Dale Byrns and Samuel Dubois, for the preliminary translation as well as Tracy Valcourt and Sheena Hoszko, for the extensive work on the translation, editing and proof reading of most chapters: The editors and publisher would like to express special thanks to Catherine Bisaillon for her fine typographical work and for the graphic layout and design of this new collection and book. Many thanks to the Université de Montréal, through its Vice-décannat& la recherche la création et innovation for its invaluable support to the Research Chair on Competitions ‘and Contemporary Practices in Architecture. Successively, Vice-provost Joseph Hubert and Vice-provost Genevigve Tanguay provided a clear direction and financial support for the creation ofa unique Research Chair on Competitions at the Université de Montréal. Complementary and substen- tial funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Councit [SSHRC] of Canada and Fonds de recherche Société et culture Québec [FRSC] allowed for the initial scientific ‘event and for the editing and printing ofthis book. — Illustration Sources Please refer to each chapter and each image legend for precise references per author. Every effort has been made to gain permission {rom ‘copyright holders and photographers where known for the images reproduced in this book. Each author has taken special care to correctly caption and credit images and is responsible for acquiring respective copyright. Any omis~ sions are to be understood as unintentional and the editors will include corrected credit captions in future editions it further information is brought to the publisher's attention, 403Architecture Competitions and the Production of Culture, Quality and Knowledge ‘An Internationa inquiry This book comprises a Series of 22 case studies from renowned experts and new scholars in the field of architecture competition research, In 2015, it constitutes the most comprehensive survey of the dynamics behind the definition, organizing, judging, archiving and publishing of architectural, landscape and urban design competitions in the word These richly documented contributions revalve araund a few ques- ‘tions that can be summarized in a two-fold critical interrogation: How can design competitions — these historical demacratic devices, both praised and dreaded by designers — be considered laboratories for the produc- ton of environmental design quality, and, ultimately, for the renewing of culture and knowledge ? Georges Adamezyk Jonas E Andersson Emmanuel Calle lan Chodikoft Jean-Pietre Chupin Stanley Collyer Camille Crossman Carmela Cucuzzella Francoise Fromonat Bechara Helal Thomas Hoffmann-Kubnt Aantigani Katsakou ‘Leise Leane Carlo Menon Sofia Paisiou Denis Raschpichler Jan, Silberberger Susanna Sirefman Fabiana Sobreira lanaz Strebel David Vanderburgh Joris Van Wezemaet Jean-Louis Violeau