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Originally Posted by RogerWilco
On the contrary if you don't spend the proper resources to ensure your proposal is feasable your entry into a design competition is little more than an exercise in self gradification.
I guess what I am trying to say here is that I know at least a hand full of people that could have spent the time to enter interesting conceptual designs but recognized it as the waste of time it would be. This also totally ignores the fact that the AAA sent formal letters of reprimand to any licenced architect that entered the competition because it was not conducted in compliance with the architects act.
There are very strict rules under the architects act controlling how competitions are to be carried out and who can enter them. So no, not just anyone could have entered the competition
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I think you'll have trouble finding people who are capable of making a feasible design that don't have some kind of architecture or engineering background.
Calatrava is both an architect and a structural engineer, and the ability to do both sides of the design work is part of what makes him great.
The AAAs warning didn't stop the vast majority of the entry's to be from an architect, and every serious entry was by an architect. I don't think it would have taken that much effort to draw up a serious proposal. Sure, a couple of days work. If your idea was good, the competition would pay you to refine the design. Not having the resources is a really poor excuse, IMO.