Chapter 1The Evolution of the UK Competition System
Introduction
Founded in 1834, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) was one of the earliest professional architectural associations, and one of the first to seek to regulate the way its members competed for work. The foundations for what is often described as the traditional architectural competition can be traced back to the rules drawn up by the RIBA Council at the beginning of the last century.
The UK, however, has never developed a competition culture comparable with those of many other European countries, and no UK legislation exists, now or in the past, requiring architects for public buildings to be appointed through a formal competition procedure. Repeated ...
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