BOARD OF ACCESSORS AND PRIZE MONEY

FOR ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

AR. MONA
KARUNESH MEHTA (2014ARA018)
AKSHAYNI KHANDELWAL (2014ARA041)
KEY PLAYERS FOR ANY COMPETITIONS:
 Promoter

 Professional Advisor

 Assessor

 Architect (competitor)

PROMOTERS:
 Appoint Professional Advisor

 Appoint Assessors & define their fee

 Define schedule

 Define prize money

 Promise to appoint the author of the winning design as Architect of the project

 Exhibition of the entries

 Return of non winning entries

ASSESSORS:
 Name of assessors is stated in the conditions of competitions.
 No. of assessors may not exceed seven.
 Maximum no. of assessors should be architects registered by C.O.A
 Number of assessors representing promoters shall not exceed two.
 No assessors/promoters shall take part in the competitions
 The board shall disqualify the designs which do not fulfill the conditions.
ROLE OF ASSESSORS:
 He shall assist in preparation and approval of the design brief.
 He shall study and understand the requirements of the local authorities.
 If required , he shall visit and examine the project site.
 He shall advice on the appointment of technical advisors.
 He shall finalise the competition conditions.

ADVISORS:
TWO TYPE OF ADVISORS:
- Technical
- Professional
Senior architect assessor/chairman of the board of assessors, appoint one or more
advisors experts in specialized fields to assist in preparation of competition brief.
They shall not take part in judging process.
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.
3. PRIZE MONEY & HONORARIA
• The condition for any competition must state the number of prizes and the amount of prize money

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.
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.
11. EXHIBITION OF ENTRIES
• 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.

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.
GUIDELINES FOR PAYMENT OF PRIZE MONEY AND HONORARIA
 PRIZE MONEY ANNOUNCED MUST BE GIVEN WITHIN ONE MONTH OF RESULT.
 IN CASE OF IDEA COMPETITIONS OR TOWN PLANNING COMPETITIONS THE PRIZE MONEY SHOULD BE
ADEQUATE AND IN PROPOTION TO WORK.
 IN CASE OF LIMITED COMPETION ALL PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE GIVEN AN HONORARIUM
 IN TWO STAGE COMPETITIONS A HONORARIUM MUST BE PAID TO EACH OF THE COMPETITOR SELECTED TO
TAKE PART IN SECOND STAGE.

OPEN COMPETITIONS:
1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize Merit prizes upto
5 in number
Built up area upto Rs. 125000 Rs. 75000 Rs. 50000 Rs. 10000
5000sq.m
Built up area b/w Rs. 250000 Rs. 150000 Rs. 100000 Rs. 20000
5000&10000 sq.m

Built up area b/w Rs. 500000 Rs. 300000 Rs. 100000 Rs. 40000
10000&25000 sq.m

Built up area above Rs. 1000000 Rs. 600000 Rs. 400000 Rs. 80000
25000 sq.m
 LIMITED COMPETITIONS:
PRIZE
Built up area upto 5000sq.m Rs. 50000
Built up area b/w 5000&10000 sq.m Rs. 100000
Built up area b/w 10000&25000 sq.m Rs. 200000
Built up area above 25000 sq.m Rs. 300000

Honoraria to assessors & advisors

Assessors
Built up area upto Built up area above
10000 sq.m 10000 sq.m

On pre assessment Rs. 10000 Rs. 10000

On assessment Rs. 10000 per day Rs. 10000 per day

Advisors
Built up area upto Built up area above
10000 sq.m 10000 sq.m

Rs. 100000 Rs. 200000

 For two stage competition, above money for professional charges, renumeration may be increased by 50%.