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Why an International Competition ? |
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International Architecture and Town Planning Competitions
conform with UNESCO-UIA regulations and approved by UIA
The choice of an architect lies with the client responsible for the construction of the building. It is for the client to decide to organise a competition, at the end of which a jury composed of a majority of architects unanimously designates the winner responsible for directing the work.
Such has been the case for many prestigious buildings or territorial sites:
The Sydney Opera House (Australia)
Architect: Jørn Utzon
The Georges Pompidou Center in Paris (France)
Architects: Renzo Piano, Richard Rodgers
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Architect: Henning Larsen
The Tokyo International Forum (Japan)
Architect: Rafael Viñoly
The Bibliothèque de France in Paris (France)
Architect: Dominique Perrault
The Arche de la Défense in Paris (France)
Architecte : Johann Otto von Spreckelsen
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt)
Architects: Snøhetta
The International Union of Architects was conferred the authority of ensuring the observance of conditions for the launching and carrying out an international architecture and town planning competition, according to the UNESCO-UIA international competitions and town planning regulation, adopted by the UNESCO General Conference.
This document which comes with the terms of application of the regulation, is published in a bilingual Competitions Guide (English-French), available at the UIA General Secretariat.
The UIA has undoubtedly become the only international body to thrive in this field due to years of experience.
Why consult UIA ?
The experience acquired by the UIA over the last 40 years has brought every guarantee of efficiency of the methods to use, and allows for a general economy in the organization and budgeting of a competition.
The UIA communication network is the only one likely to reach the large community of architects throughout the world.
The authority conferred on the UIA by some of the highest cultural authorities in the world allow it to be a reference on the matter of ethics at all times
Competitions allow the horizons of command to widened by calling for international contributions whose aim is to:
Witness an era (Georges Pompidou Centre - Paris)
Symbolize a civilisation (Indira Gandhi Centre in New Delhi - National Museum of Seoul, Prado National Museum in Madrid)
Arouse collective international interest (Alexandria Library, Convivial Spaces - Habitat II)
Respond to new needs (Design of Bioclimatic Housing in Tenerife - Spain)
Valorize neglected themes (Solutions to problems of the homeless - CINTUS)
Encourage the progression of creativity
Reveal talents
Stimulate education (UNESCO Prize for Architecture, Habitat II, Living in the City)
Emphasize the role of architects
