Nov. 25.

PRIVATE COMPETITIONS.

Private competitions shall be subject to these regulations where applicable, except only as herein modified :-
(a) The use of these regulations for private competitions is confined to public Bodies and other approved organizations where the promoters have no financial interest in the structure.
(b) A private competition shall be judged by an Architectural assessor who shall be a member of the N.Z.I.A. and whose appointment shall be subject to the approval of the committee of the nearest local branch of the N.Z.I.A. unless such Branch Committee invites the President of the N.Z.I.A. to appoint a member of the Institute to act as assessor. If the promoters desire to appoint a representative to act with the architectural assessor, this is permitted, but the judging of the designs shall be done by the Architectural assessor whose decision shall be final and binding upon all parties.
(c) The fee paid to the architectural assessor shall be a matter of private arrangement between him and the promoters.
(d) Each competitor shall receive a specified sum for the preparation of his design.
(e) In addition to the specified sum payable to each competitor, the author of the design placed first shall be awarded a sum not less than 1% per cent. of the estimated cost of the work, and if the project is proceeded with; shall be appointed as architect to carry out the work in accordance with the N.Z.I.A. scale of charges. In this case the 1% per cent. of the estimated cost or such larger sum as specified, shall form part of his ultimate fee, but the specified sum paid to all competitors is exclusive of and in addition to such fee.
(f) All requirements as to anonymity as contained in the regulations for architectural competitions to remain; and no professional adviser or member of the Jury of Award is to be employed, either in an honorary capacity or for emolument, in the design or supervision of the work except in so far as his duties in connection with the competition extend.
(g) If the private competition is limited to local architects or is limited to certain selected members the adjudication may, by agreement among the competitors, be carried out by the competitors themselves on a system of preferential voting ; the competition being based on conditions framed by a professional adviser or by the competitors themselves acting in committee with the promoters.
The essentials of a competition may be set out as follows :-

1. The selection of a professional adviser.
2. The form of the competition.
3. Matters relating to the competitors and their anonymity.
4. Cost of the proposed work and details relating thereto.
5. The method of making the award.
6. The contract with the winner.
   These points are more fully set out in the following paragraphs, which are generally known as "the Regulations for Architectural Competitions."

PUBLIC COMPETITIONS.

I.-The Selection of a Professional Adviser.

The promoters of an intended competition should, as their first step, appoint one or more professional advisers, architects of established reputation, whose appointment should be published in the original advertisements and instructions. The selection of an adviser should be made with the greatest possible care, as the successful result of the competition will depend very largely upon his experience and ability.
The President of the New Zealand Institute of Architects is prepared to act as honorary adviser to promoters in their appointments of the professional adviser and of the architectural member or members of the jury of award.
The duties of an adviser are as follows :-
(a) To confer with and advise the promoters on their requirements and on the questions of cost and premiums to be offered.
(b) To draw up instructions for the guidance of competitors and for the conduct of the competition in accordance with the requirements of the promoters, and incorporating the whole of the clauses of these regulations which are applicable to the particular competition.
The “instructions” or “conditions” must state clearly the date of the closing of the competition, and this date shall not be extended without the written consent of the “Jury of Award” being first obtained; and in no case shall any extension be granted within 14 days of a date already fixed as the closing date.
NOTE.-It is essential in drawing up the instructions to state definitely which of the conditions must be strictly adhered to, under penalty of disqualification from the competition, and which of them are optional.
(c) To answer questions raised by competitors within a limited time during the preparation of the designs, such answers to be sent to all competitors.
(d) As a member of the jury of award, to report to the promoters on the designs submitted, and to assist in awarding the premiums in strict adherence to the conditions.
If the professional adviser considers it advisable that a perspective drawing be submitted such perspective should be taken from a point definitely laid down in the conditions or from a point selected by the competitor; providing always that no perspective showing the building from a point at which it would be impossible to secure a view ordinarily to be secured will be admissible.

II.-The Form of the Competition.

Competitions are of two forms, limited and open :-
(a) Open : All open competitions to be conducted in one stage only.
(b) Limited : In this form, participation is limited to a certain number of architects, as stated in paragraph 6 of Appendix “L,” whose names should be mentioned in the programme, to any one of whom the owner is willing to entrust the work.
The limited form has the advantage that the owner and the professional adviser may meet competitors and discuss the terms of the competition with them before the issuance of the programme. This form is the simplest and most direct form of competition.

III.-Matters relating to the Competitors and their Anonymity.

The following are the essential points relating to competitors :
(1) No promoter of a competition, no adviser or juror engaged upon it, or any employee of either, or any person who has acted in an advisory capacity to the promoters, shall compete or assist a competitor, or act as architect, or joint architect, for the proposed work.
(2) Each design shall be accompanied by a declaration, signed by the competitor, or joint competitors, stating that the design is his or their own personal work, and that the drawings have been prepared under his or their own supervision. A successful competitor must be prepared to satisfy the jury of award that he is the bona fide author of the design he has submitted.
(3) The premiums shall be paid in accordance with the jury's award, and the author of the design placed first by the jury shall be employed to carry out the work, unless the jury shall be satisfied that there is some valid objection to such employment, in which case the author of the design placed next in order of merit shall be employed, subject to a similar condition. The award of the jury shall not be set aside for any other reason. Premiums are exclusive of any architect's fees which become due to the successful competitor consequent upon his appointment as architect to the work.
(4) If no instructions are given to the author of the design selected by the jury to proceed with the work within twelve months from the date of the award, then he shall receive payment for his services in connection with the preparation of the competition drawings of a sum equal to 2 per cent. on the amount of the estimated cost. If the work is subsequently proceeded with, the 2 per cent, previously paid to him shall form part of his ultimate commission.
(5) The number, scale, and method of finishing the required drawings shall be distinctly set forth. The drawings shall not be more in number or to a larger scale than