The competition that changed your life: About and beyond winning

Are there recognizable patterns in the way competitions serve the development of architecture practices? How can competitions be effectively used by architects? The paper is based on a survey developed by the Wonderland platform for European architecture in collaboration with the Vienna based practice SHARE architects. 116 stories about ‘the...

Crossing the radical edge. Which kind of innovation can architectural design competitions produce? A differentiated approach based on housing

This paper investigates how the format of architectural competitions influences the degree of innovation achievable. Innovation can be defined as a new combination of means and aims. The applicability of the notions concerning innovation developed the management and social disciplines to architecture has received little attention– especially for...