Canada Research Chair in
Architecture, Competitions and Mediations of Excellence
French and English. The site for the “Bureau de design de la ville de Montréal” provides a 3 part article “Cahiers des bonnes pratiques en design” in “Nos publications”. The “Cahier des bonnes pratiques 2” deals with “Trois processus performants pour favoriser l’excellence en design urbain : panel, atelier et concours.” The documents are available in french only.
French. The professional association’s site offers a section on public commissions and competitions. Multiple documents are available on this subject, for example the “guide de la commande publique d’architecture et le guide de l’architecte juré”. In addition to downloadable publications, the section provides multiple useful links (Legislative documents, forms for candidates, public competition notices, etc.)
French. The professional association’s site offers a section on architecture competitions. This page includes a link to download the association’s “Guide des concours d’architecture” (2008), which addresses rules regarding professional advisors, architectural program regulation, the jury’s duty, prizes and wages, and also defines terminology relative to competitions.
English. The professional association’s site offers a section on competitions as managed by their association. Sub sections have case studies, a brief description of competition management services, and a link to order their “Competitions booklet”. This section is intended for customers and sponsors.
French and English. The site offers a section on competitions that proposes the reasons for holding an international competition (Pourquoi un concours international?). The “ressources et documents UIA” section announces the “Guide UIA des concours internationaux”, which can be obtained in French or in English when requested from the General Secretariat of the UIA.