Malgorzata TOMCZAK
Urban strategies - competitions
Competitions are one of the hottest topics in our architectural world. And despite the fact that it is one of the best and most democratic ways to discuss quality in architecture, virtually every contest that is decided has its dissatisfied group, who more or less rightly complain about its results, shape, conditions, criteria for evaluating the works, etc. It is impossible to satisfy everyone, but we can probably agree that holding competitions is one of the best tools for shaping space and selecting the most interesting buildings.
Competitions also foster the development of innovation in architecture, providing the developer with the opportunity to look at many alternative solutions to the same problem, enabling him to make the right choice and select the best work that responds to the complex issues of the competition.
In this issue, we look at selected competitions and try to answer the question of what determines their success.
