Design Competitions
Design competitions offer us a unique opportunity to pitch for work and investigate contemporary preoccupations with issues such as sustainability or urban planning. The design of healthcare environments tends to be dominated by conventions and complex processes, which often results in very dull hospital design. Competitions offer us the chance to leap forward in design quality.
Medical Architecture frequently take advantage of the opportunities to enter healthcare design competitions in order to explore future design trends, presentation and communication techniques and to innovate in form and functional relationships. International competitions occasionally offer the chance to work alongside the worlds leading design consultancies offering a specialist medical design perspective. Senior individuals provide briefing or contribute to competition assessment panels providing informed judgment on the design of healthcare environments.
Engagement in design competitions provide varied experiences for staff as a whole and to create a mentoring experience for less experienced staff. Winning important competitions has made the careers of many signature architects and we see participation in design competitions as an important part of professional development.
