ANSWER 1(1)

• Exercise Your Creativity / Freedom

It can be easy to focus solely on projects that pay a commission, especially if architecture is your means of
earning a living. However if we were in it purely for the money, then many of us would have chosen a different
profession. If architecture is something you are passionate about, then architecture competitions are a chance
to explore that passion in news ways and without the limits and constraints of a client or a supervisor. The
freeness of a competition should be a welcomed breath of fresh air in the sense that you are truly designing for
yourself.

Red Square Tolerance Pavilion architecture competition entries were judged on their ability to conceptually
deconstruct ideas for tolerance, remembering those who were victims of fanaticism and representing those
who firmly defend and believe in a future without violence against any minority.

• The Competition is its own reward

If you don’t manage to win the architecture competition you enter, does that mean that you’ve wasted your
time? Or is there still a reward even when there isn’t a financial one? Architecture competitions usually have
strict submission deadlines and time limits can be short, forcing you to work quickly and decisively as well as
creatively. This is no mean feat and a skill that experienced architects will tell you is invaluable throughout your
career.

• Practice new skills

Whether you’re a seasoned architecture professional, an architecture student or simply an architecture

All winning entries are provided with in-depth jury comments, offering what the panel feels to be strengths and
weaknesses of the project and to encourage future growth and development.

• Getting your designs noticed

A good architecture competition will have hundreds, maybe even thousands, of participants, and a huge part of
taking part in one is getting your designs noticed by the jury to get to the next round. Just as you would in any
professional presentation. Experienced architects may have the edge in this department and those still
developing their skills are given a chance to strengthen their graphics so as to catch the jury’s attention.

• Free from Reality

Many architecture competitions are conceptual, and the winning designs are never actually constructed. But
remember, reality is overrated and you have the rest of your careers to focus real life projects with all their real
life problems, these competitions are a chance to focus entirely on what you love about architecture; they are
about the idea, and it is so crucial not to lose sight of the importance of the architectural idea.
That being said, strong and successful ideas can be developed into something tangible at a later stage. Many
widely recognised projects began their life in conceptual competitions and later became real life projects.

• Build Your Portfolio

Novice architects and architecture students are often focused on building their portfolio, and architecture
competitions are a great way to get experience without experience. Competitions are also a chance for even
seasoned architects to build their portfolio, working on designs and projects that they’ve either not had the
opportunity or the skills to before, It’s a chance to investigate an area where you haven’t before, something
that’s interesting to you and build your portfolio at the same time.

• Get International Recognition

Many architects cite particular architecture competition victories as having been instrumental in elevating their
respective firms in marketplace visibility or even been the turning point for their entire careers.

ANSWER 1(2)

Benefits of being a IIA member are-

• Job boards and recruiting

• Leadership training

• The latest industry info

• Opportunities to give back

• Savings on conferences and events

ANSWER 2

The main duties of the client on all construction projects are to:

• Ensure that suitable management arrangements are made for the project

• Select & appoint a competent and resourced Principal Designer.

• Select & appoint a competent and resourced Principal contractor.

• Notify the relevant enforcing authority of certain projects (notifiable).

• Ensure sufficient time and resources are allowed for all stages of the project.

• Provide the pre-construction information (PCI) to the designers and contractors.

• Verify the sufficiency of the construction phase plan (CPP) prior to construction commencement.
 • Verify that suitable welfare facilities are in place prior to construction commencement.

• Contractor training - Ensure the necessary information, instruction and training is received and
appropriate supervision is provided to comply with the regulations.

• Ensure co-operation and co-ordination between the client's employees and client contractors with the
project contractors where the client's work activities overlap the construction work and to enable
others to perform their duties.

• Subsequent to receipt of the health and safety file from the Principal Designer, maintain the
information up to date and provide access to any person who needs to see it for health and safety
purposes.

ANSWER 3

GUIDELINES :

ARTICLE 1 : ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE:

Participation in any and all competitions shall be open to:

Architects i.e those who are registered with the Council of Architecture under the Architects Act, 1972 on the
date of announcement of the competition and thereafter.

Firms in which all the partners shall be registered with the Council of Architecture under the Architects Act,
1972 on the date of announcement of the competition and thereafter.1

Students of a Teaching Institution, the qualifying examination of 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 of
three or more Assessors, only one Assessor is from the staff of the said institution.

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

The word 'Competition' shall apply to any competition described in Schedule 1 and participation shall be open
only to those qualified as per Article 1.

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 Council of Architecture before any announcement is made by the promoter of the
competition.

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.

The competition shall be conducted in English.

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 Council of Architecture
and shall be in a majority of atleast one.

ARTICLE 4 : Prizes, Honoraria & Mentions :

No competition shall be conducted without adequate premium/honoraria and 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 :

Each competitor shall retain Copyright in his own competition design.

ARTICLE 6 :

All competition designs including those disqualified by the Board of Assessors shall be exhibited for atleast 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.