- Bridging the Gaps: A Scientific Analysis on Design Competitions    click here to open paper content542 kb
by    Liang, Zheng | lz717@hotmail.com   click here to send an email to the auther(s) of this paper
Short Outline
Based on our scientific analysis on design competitions, it is found that the whole design competition process is full of gaps and needs procedural and systematic innovations.Possible implications of design competition will be given.
Abstract
Design competition plays a role as platform for better communication,
especially when dealing with the different levels of design knowledge
interaction. They are often used as platforms for accumulating ideas to
integrate with international design trend along with large-scale projects,
specially confronting with city competitions in China. However, there is a
lack of scientific analysis on design competitions. In this paper, I will
analyze how the design competitions were translated in an international and
local perspective with a systematic knowledge basis of design competitions
in Europe. The research methodology is based on content analysis integrated
with the I-C-F (design issues, design concepts and design forms) analytical
instrument.

Different roles of stake holders, evaluation criteria and their relations
with competition result were carefully coded, securitized and examined.
Based on our analysis, it is found that the whole design competition
process is full of gaps and needs procedural and systematic innovations.
Possible implications of design competition in relation to urban
development will be given as a result.

Keyword: design competition, content analysis, ICF analytical framework,
Comparative analysis, evaluation criteria
Keywords
design competition, content analysis, ICF analytical framework, Comparative analysis, evaluation criteria
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