Chapter 12New Proposals for the Representation and Assessment of Competition Proposals
Planning competitions are used to harness the talents of several design teams at once in order to investigate possible solutions for a specific challenge, for example, for a site to be developed.1 These competitions are grounded in the tradition of architectural methods of knowledge production, which means that visual imagery and illustrations are the key mode for transmitting ideas and knowledge.2
Proposals to a competition are typically submitted anonymously. The imagery is thus meant to be self-explanatory.3 Instructions and guidelines for submissions are given in the competition brief; these aim to ensure that the design transmits the ...
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