CoA GUIDELINES AND CODES FOR

ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS

Dr.M.ELANGO
VII SEM- SAP
Process of Engagement of Architects
 Quality Based Selection
• Interview / Nomination ( Suitable for individuals,
Families, SMSE / Small trust)
• EOI (Open process aids in the identification of number
of suitable Architects by Empanelment or shortlist )
• Request for Proposal (RFP) (Public sector
enterprises, Large Private sector companies , Large trusts,
Govt and Semi- Govt, Universities, Urban Planning )
• Architectural Competitions ( choice of Best viable
project with highest standards and variety of approaches
also promote new hidden Younger talented architects as
their first step to a successful career)
Design Brief
 Time Frames
•Well defined Submission formats, including timing, delivery
method and response format, are crucial for a fair and
transparent tender process.
•Submission Requirements becomes efficient by requesting
well targeted, specific responses.
Type of Projects Recommende Recommende
d EOI d EOI
Timeframes Response
Small Projects 1- 2 Weeks 8 – 10 Pages
Large Projects 3- 4 Weeks 10 – 12 Pages
Project where Multiple Sub- 3- 4 Weeks Add 1-2 Pages for
Consultants are included additional
consultants
 Short listing Process
• Only declared names of members on the evaluation panel
should be allowed to give marks.
• Consider the pre-declared weighing criteria with
percentage marks
• Should not consider any additional submission beyond the
requirement given in EOI
• Avoid any discussion at personal level with partipants
• Not consider any uncalled design submission
• Create short list or a list recommended for empanelment
• Follow fee band and contract condition laid by COA
• If a design response is asked for, then pay the honorarium
in stipulated time.
• Provide well- structured, honest feedback relating to the
evaluation criteria
• Follow two envelope system where the financial offer is
involved.
 ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
• An ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION is a type of
competition in which an organization or government body
that plans to construct a new building invites architects to
submit a design proposal.
• The WINNING DESIGN is usually chosen by an independent
panel of design professionals and stakeholders (such as
government and local representatives).
• Its USED TO generate new ideas for the building design, to
stimulate public debate, to generate publicity for the
project, and to allow emerging designers the opportunity to
gain exposure.
• Such competitions are mainly CONDUCTED FOR
commissions for public buildings: in some countries rules
for tendering public building contracts stipulate some form
of mandatory open architectural competition.
Step by Step Procedure for Conduct of
Competition
Step 1: An Empowered Committee ( CEO/ GM, Admin, finance head,
Head of engineering)
Step 2: Expert / Technical Advisor (min. 20 years of exp)
Step 3: The Jury ( Panel of odd numbers 3/5/7)
Step 4: Specialist Consultant (Optional)
Step 5: Project Brief and role of Expert / Technical Advisor,
Jury and Specialist Consultant
Step 6: Type of Competition
Architectural Ideas Competition
Architectural Single- stage open competition (Quality &cost based
select)
Architectural Single- stage Limited competition
Step 7: Publicity ( as per advisory no: 11/0280/1617- MR&C
dt.17.05.2017 of Min. of Info & Broadcasting)
 Model Templates
I. Invitation
II. Eligibility
III. Approval of Conditions
IV. Persons ineligible
V. Project Brief
VI. Entering in the Competition
VII. Jury
VIII. Prizes and Mentions
IX. Anonymity
X. Queries & Clarifications
XI. Submission of Designs ( Hard copies and on- line)
XII. Disqualification
XIII. Judging Procedure
XIV. Announcement of Awards & Exhibitions
XV. Returning Entries
XVI. Rights
XVII. Settlement of Disputes
XVIII. Time Line
 CODE GUIDELINES
• ARTICLE 1 : Eligibility To Compete
• ARTICLE 2 :Competition
• ARTICLE 3 :Board Of Assessors
• ARTICLE 4 : Prizes, Honoraria & Mentions
ARTICLE 5 : Copyright & Right of ownership
ARTICLE 6 : Other guidelines
 NEED for Guidelines
• The purpose of Guidelines is to indicate the principles
upon which competitions will be conducted and the
rules which must be observed by a promoter for
conducting competitions.
• These guidelines have been drawn up in the interest of
both the promoter and the competitor and to ensure
that the architectural competitions are properly
conducted and that selection of the design will be on
merit alone and will satisfy the promoter's
requirements.
• The Code of Professional Conduct of the Council of
Architecture does not allow Architects to give unpaid
services in competition with each other and
competitive designs shall only be submitted through
competition organized within the framework of these
guidelines.
 ARTICLE 1 : ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE
• Participation in any and all competitions shall be open to (on
the date of announcement of the competition and thereafter.):
1. Architects registered with the COA under the Architects Act,
1972
2.Firms in which all the partners shall be registered with the COA.
3.Students of a Teaching Institution, which is recognised by the
Council of Architecture (Provided that no member of the staff
of the said institution is the sole Assessor or in a jury).
4.Neither the Promoter of the competition, Assessor/s engaged
for the competition nor any of their associate, partner or
employee shall compete, assist a competitor or act as an
architect or joint architect for the competition project.
• Competitor may be requested to submit a proof of
qualification, copy of his valid Registration certificate issued by
the Council of Architecture, and in case of a student, a
certificate from the head of his institution which is qualified as
per 3 above.
 ARTICLE 2 :COMPETITION
• 1. The word 'Competition, Participation' shall apply to any competition
and qualification described in Schedule 1.
• 2. The draft competition conditions including time table, registration fees,
prize monies/honoraria, board of assessors, the programme etc. of
competitions shall have been finalised within the framework of the
guidelines prescribed by the COA before any announcement is made by
the promoter of the competition.
• 3. The conditions of the competitions shall clearly give:
– Conditions based upon guidelines prescribed by the Council of Architecture.
– Type of Competition.
– Purpose of the competition and intentions of the promoter.
– Nature of the problem to be solved. All practical and mandatory requirements
to be met by the competitors.
– Number, nature, scale and dimensions of the documents, plan and/or models.
– Estimates if required in standard form issued with the conditions.
– Nature of prizes. Names of Assessors.
– Necessary information required for conducting the competition.
• 4. The competition shall be conducted in English.
• 5.All competition designs shall be submitted anonymously.
• ARTICLE 3 :BOARD OF ASSESSORS:
– The Board of Assessors shall at all times include Architects who
are registered with the COA and shall be in a majority of at least
one.
• ARTICLE 4 : Prizes, Honoraria & Mentions :
– No competition shall be conducted without the competition
conditions and the media announcements must state the
amounts and number of prizes for the open competition and
the amount of premium or honorarium to each competitor in a
limited competition and in the second stage of a two stage
competition.
• ARTICLE 5 :
– Copyright & Right of ownership : 1.Each competitor shall retain
Copyright and rights of reproduction of his own competition
design.
• ARTICLE 6 :
– All competition designs including those disqualified by the
Board of Assessors shall be exhibited for public free of cost at
least one week, together with a copy of the signed report of the
Board of Assessors.
Enrollment form
Announcement for
Open Architectural
Ideas Competitions
 TYPES OF COMPETITIONS
• Project/ Idea Type
• Open/ Closed Type
• One/ Two Stage Type
• Anonymous /Cooperative Type
• Student Design Type
 TYPES OF COMPETITIONS
1.PROJECT/IDEA TYPE
• It may be either "Projects" or "Ideas"
competitions or in certain circumstances a
combination of both.
– PROJECT : the aim is to find the best solution for an
actual building project and to appoint its author to
carry out the commission
– IDEA :is to only generate new ideas like an exercise to
elucidate certain aspects of architectural and town
planning problems.
– The winner may be commissioned to carry out work,
hence students can participate at the discretion of the
promoter.
TYPES OF COMPETITIONS - OPEN /LIMITED/SPECIAL
TYPE
a) OPEN COMPETITIONS
• In this type ,all Architects are invited to participate through
an announcement by advertisements in suitable media and
through circulars which may be issued by the promoters.
• Its projects estimated at less than Rs. 10,00,000 could be
restricted to Architects who have their main or branch
office in the State of the project site.
b) LIMITED COMPETITIONS For Competitions By Invitation
• Competitions in which limited no of Architects (about 5 to
8) are selected by the promoter on the advice of the Senior
Architect Assessor or Board of Assessors, are invited to
participate.
• Each participant who submits his designs shall receive an
honorarium.
 TYPES OF COMPETITIONS –
OPEN /LIMITED/SPECIAL TYPE
c) SPECIAL COMPETITIONS
• A competition that combines town planning as
well as design problem, and may involve the use
of industrial components or participation of
developers.
• In such competitions participation may be
required to be limited to professionals or group
of professionals with certain definite expertise.
• In such cases the competition announcement
shall clearly define the field of expertise.
 TYPES OF COMPETITIONS –
ONE/TWO STAGE TYPE
• THIS IS DEPENDING ON THE ORGANISATION OF THE
PROJECT.
i. SINGLE STAGE COMPETITION
• In single stage competition the competition ENTRIES
SHALL BE - FAIRLY COMPLETE DRAWINGS i.e. plans,
section, elevations, etc. - & SUFFICIENT TO EXPLAIN the
scheme as set out in the competition conditions.
• The designs so submitted shall be ASSESSED BY THE
ASSESSORS for the award of the prizes and the
appointment of the architect.
• Such competitions are recommended for SMALL AND
SIMPLE PROJECT.
 80 % weightage
for Quality

OPEN- SINGLE STAGE –

 TYPES OF COMPETITIONS –
ONE/TWO STAGE TYPE
II.TWO STAGE TYPE
• FIRST STAGE is for soliciting ideas .
• Competition entries at this stage would be limited to planning on
broad basis and drawings sufficient to indicate the intentions of the
competitor.
• the Assessors for selecting a small number of competitors (between
5 and 10) for second stage.
• To maintain anonymity, each competitor will be informed individually
whether he has been or has not been invited to participate in the
second stage. (Responsibility of the promoter to not to reveal same
to assessor or other persons)
• After the end of the first stage, the Board of Assessors, may(with the
approval of the Promoter) CLARIFY OR AMPLIFY POINTS in the
competition conditions for the benefit of the second stage
competitors..
• With in 6 months the participants should submit the designs for
Second stage.
 TYPES OF COMPETITIONS –
ONE/TWO STAGE TYPE
b) SECOND STAGE
• It is limited to only a part of the subject dealt with
in the first stage.
• Members of the Board of Assessors shall be the
same as initial stage.
• The designs submitted for both the first stage and
the second stage shall be exhibited and/or
published ONLY AFTER the final award of the second
stage competition. Otherwise, it will be disqualified.
• Two stage competitions are recommended for
TOWN PLANNING AND FOR LARGE SCALE OR
COMPLEX PROJECT.
TWO STAGE OPEN COMPETITION – Stage 1
TWO STAGE OPEN COMPETITION – Stage 2
 TWO STAGE OPEN COMPETITION
• Two Stage Design competition for CoA's
Centre of Excellence at Bengaluru
• Registration of nearly 1500 teams from all over
India.
• Stage 1 Shortlisted entries:
• Ar. Arvind Ghose, Gurugram
• Ar.Shilpa Arvindbhai Mevada, Ahamadabad
• ArchitectureRed- Chennai & Ar.Shashank B
Muralidhar, Mysuru- ‘A Place in Between’
• Ar. Ramakrishna P, Hydrabad
• Ar. Madhu Jagdish Malukani, Ahamadabad
 REGIONAL SPECIAL CATEGORY
COMPETITIONS
• This type of competition is intended FOR
SMALL PROJECTS OF CHARITABLE
ORGANISATIONS
• 4 to 6 local firms will compete for the
appointment as the Architect.
• NO PREMIUMS are given and the winner shall
be appointed to carry out the project.
 ADVISERS
(I) TECHNICAL ADVISER
• in consultation with the Senior Architect Assessor/Board of Assessors
appoint one or more technical advisers are appointed by Promoter.
• They ASSIST in the brief preparation for the competition project and
ADVISE the Board of Assessors (if needed)
• The advise of the technical adviser will be LIMITED TO HIS EXPERTISE
and he will have NO VOTING RIGHTS.
(ii) PROFESSIONAL ADVISER
• For a two stage competition a Professional Adviser who shall be an
ARCHITECT REGISTERED with the COA may be appointed.
• He will NOT BE CONNECTED with the Board of Assessors or attend
any of its meetings.
• It will be the responsibility of the Professional Adviser to MAINTAIN
THE ANONYMITY of each competitor
• Clarification of any aspect of the competition project HAS TO BE
CONVEYED to the competitors selected for the second stage only by
the Professional Adviser/Promoter
• GENERAL CONDITIONS CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATION GENERAL CONDITIONS PRIZE
MONEY & HONORARIA ANONYMITY
COPYRIGHT & RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP
INSURANCE COMPETITION TIME TABLE COST
ESTIMATES TERMINATION OF THE
COMPETITION APPOINTMENT OF ARCHITECT
EXHIBITION OF ENTRIES RETURN OF DESIGN
DRAWINGS
 CONDITIONS FOR CONDUCTING
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
1. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION
• The publication of competition shall constitute an offer of a contract by the
promoter, and, by submission of design for the competition, the competitor
accepts this contract.
2. GENERAL CONDITIONS
• The competition project brief and the conditions of the competition may be
prepared by the promoter in consultation with the Senior Architect Assessor.
• The conditions including the programme of requirement of the competition
shall be identical for all competitors.
• The conditions shall clearly indicate which of the requirements are mandatory
and which could be freely interpreted by the competitor.
• Draft of the conditions of competitions approved as per (i) above shall be
submitted to the Council of Architecture for information before publication
and issue to the competitors.
• Each design shall be accompanied by a declaration on the prescribed form
signed by the competitor in a properly sealed envelope that the design is his
bonafide work and that the drawings have been prepared under his
supervision and that he undertakes to accept the award of the Assessors as
final and binding.
 CONDITIONS FOR CONDUCTING
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
• The Board of Assessors must make awards which shall be final and
binding and shall be made public by a date stated in the conditions.
• The Board of Assessors when making an award may at its discretion
adopt "promoters' choice".
3. PRIZE MONEY & HONORARIA
•The condition for any competition must state the number of prizes
and the amount of each prize money.
•In Ideas competition and in competitions such as those for Town
planning, where subsequently the work is generally carried out by
official bodies, it is particularly important to allot adequate prize
money to re-compensate the competitors for the ideas and the
work they have done.
•Each participant in a limited competition (or competition by invitation)
shall receive an honorarium.
•In a two stage competition a reasonable honorarium shall be paid to
each of the competitors selected to take part in second stage.
 CONDITIONS FOR CONDUCTING
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
4. ANONYMITY:
• The anonymity of the competitors shall be maintained until the final
award of the Board of Assessors and in the interest of the
competition.
5. COPYRIGHT & RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP
• Each competitor shall retain copyright in his own competition design.
• The competition design awarded the first prize only shall be used by
the promoter.
• No other design whether permitted or not shall be used wholly or in
part by the promoter.
• The promoter's right on the design awarded the first prize or the
designs selected covers one execution only.
• Each competitor shall retain the right of reproduction of his design.
6. INSURANCE
The promoter shall insure for damage or loss by fire, floods, or by any
other reason Competitor's design drawings submitted in competition.
 CONDITIONS FOR CONDUCTING
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
7. COMPETITION TIME TABLE
• The notice of competition shall clearly indicate the last date for
application for the competition conditions and the last date for
submission of the design drawings.
• The competition time table shall under no circumstances be shortened.
8. COST ESTIMATES
• The competitors may be required to submit cost estimate of their
design on areas or volume basis.
9. TERMINATION OF THE COMPETITION
• The promoter may terminate the competition if in the opinion of the
Board of Assessors none of the competition designs could be declared
as a winning entry.
10. APPOINTMENT OF ARCHITECT
• The award of the first prize to the competition design places the
promoter under an obligation to appoint its author as the architect for
the commissioning of the project.
 CONDITIONS FOR CONDUCTING
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
11. EXHIBITION OF ENTRIES
• All competition designs including those disqualified
by the Board of Assessors shall be exhibited for at
least one week together with a copy of the signed
report of the Board of Assessors.
• The exhibition shall be open to public free of
charge.
12. RETURN OF DESIGN DRAWINGS
• All drawings, plans, models etc. submitted by the
competitor except those of the winning design shall
be returned by the promoter at the end of the
public exhibition at his own cost.