Penn IUR Publications
Document Type
Conference Paper
Date of this Version
August 2006
Subject(s)
Economics, Economic Development and Real Estate
Abstract
Design competitions are commissioned for many reasons, almost none of which have to do with design and all of which have to do with political motivations. A political agenda always presides over the important but ancillary search for new design possibilities, innovative solutions, or a compelling architectural or urban vision. Though political agendas vary quite a lot, they are lodged in the fundamental need to create or cultivate a strong constituency and garner the necessary resources to advance a desired project.
Date Posted: 22 February 2007
Comments
Reprinted from Politics of Design: Competitions for Public Projects, edited by Catherine Malmberg, August 2006, Section 1, pages 29-52.
Published by the Policy Institute for the Region.
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