They can be used for buildings, engineering work, structures, landscape design projects or public realm artworks.
The independence of the jury is vital to the fair conduct of a competition.
The competitions process is often used to generate new ideas, create blue-sky thinking, stimulate debate, raise the profile of the project and allow an opportunity for emerging talent to grow as well as established design practices.
In 1871 the RIBA appointed a special committee to draw up the first set of model rules and regulations for competitions.
[3] From 1971 onwards a permanent Competitions Office was established at the RIBA.