Who judges the judges in design competitions?
In recent weeks I’ve been involved in some well-publicised competitions as a loser, a winner, and a judge. And I don’t want to carp, crow, or rejoice respectively about my role in each of them, but I have been reflecting on the great art of the Competition, the significance of the Prize, and the merits of the Jury process. Take the competition classics: Paxton’s blotting paper sketches, and Utzon’s scribbles. Both have legendary status as the conceptual precursors to great […]
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chris wise engineer 