Documentation: A&A Event MAY09: What's Wrong With Competitions For Art And Architecture

Synopsis: The final event of our Procurement series will take a close look at how Architecture and Art projects are chosen, as a result of various competitive processes. We ask: are our competitive models serving us well? Have changes in organization resulted in better projects? Does the process itself have a detrimental affect on the final work?
Judith Strong is director of A-AP Consulting. Judith has written and commentated on the competitions process over many years; she is the author of two definitive books on the subject: Participating in Architectural Competitions and Winning by Design: Architectural Competitions. Judith is a consultant to CABE on the competition process.
Isabel Vasseur is the director of the public art consultancy ArtOffice. A pioneer of the UK Public Art movement, she coordinated Garden Festivals in both Glasgow and Gateshead, orchestrating over 150 commissions; she has been an influential consultant for the Arts Council and is a trustee of the Baltic Gallery in Gateshead.
Tonkin Liu are a small design based London architectural firm. In recent years they have been very successful at winning competitions; notably with their art projectThe Singing Ringing Tree. Mike and Anna have taught at the Architectural Association, london Meteropolitan University and that University of Bath; they practice in London and the Far East.

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