2586

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

necessary clearly to explain the design, and such drawings
shall be uniform in size, number, mode of colouring, and
mounting. As a general rule a scale of 16 ft. to an inch will
be found sufficient for plans, sections, elevations, or in the
case of very large buildings a smaller scale might suffice.

Unless the professional adviser advises that perspective
drawings are desirable, they shall not be admitted.

(6) No design shall bear any motto or distinguishing
mark; but all designs shall be numbered by the promoters
in order of receipt.

(7) A design shall be excluded from a competition :—
(a) If sent in after the period named (accidents in transit
excepted):
(b) If it does not give substantially the accommodation
asked for:
(c) If it exceeds the limit of site as shown on the plan
issued by the promoters, the figured dimensions
on which shall be adhered to:
(d) If the jury shall determine that its probable cost will
exceed by 10 per cent. the outlay stated in the
instructions, or the estimate of the competitor
should no outlay be stated. If the jury be of the
opinion that the outlay stated in the instructions
is inadequate, they shall not be bound in the
selection of a design by the amount named in such
instructions, but the question of cost shall neverthe-
less be a material element in the consideration
of the award:
(e) If any of the conditions or instructions other than
those of a suggestive character are violated:
(f) If a competitor shall disclose his identity or attempt
to influence the decision.

All designs and reports submitted in a competition for
a public building except any excluded under clause 7, shall
be publicly exhibited after the award has been made, which
award shall be published at the time of exhibition; and
all designs and reports submitted in a competition for a
private building shall be similarly exhibited to the
competitors.

All drawings submitted in a competition, except those
of a design selected to be carried out, shall be returned to
the competitors. Should the promoters wish to adopt or
make use of any feature in the design of any of the placed
or unsuccessful candidates, this can only be done with the
consent of the author upon payment to him of a reasonable
fee for his design.

IV.—The Cost and General Dimensions of the Proposed Work.

No competitor can produce any satisfactory solution of
the problem involved unless fairly full details are supplied
of the dimensions and the accommodation necessary, together
with an estimate of the total sum proposed to be expended
on the building. The conditions should also state the
commencing and ending of the period when questions may
be asked and answered, the date upon which the competition
closes, and the subsequent date upon which the award will
be made.

The conditions should also clearly state the remuneration
to be paid to those competitors placed first, second, and
third. This should be of an amount reasonably com-
ensurate to the value of the work done, and the amount
of the first prize shall not be merged in the commission to
be paid.

V.—The Jury of Award.

To insure a wise and just decision and to protect the
interests of both the owner and the competitors, the com-
petitive drawings should be submitted to a jury of award so
chosen as to secure expert knowledge and freedom from
personal bias.

Such a jury must be persons capable of thoroughly
understanding and appreciating the intent of the drawings.
It discovers from them their author's skill in design, arrange-
ment, and construction. Because of its trained judgment,
its advice as to the merits of the designs submitted is of the
highest value to the owner.

The jury must consist of at least three members, rep-
resentatives of the interests involved, and a majority of
whom must be registered architects; one or more mem-
bers of the jury should be chosen by the competitors. The
professional adviser is eminently suitable for appointment
to the jury.

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Should the jury consist of more than three persons then
the number of architectural representatives must be pro-
portionately increased.

It is the duty of the jury to study carefully all con-
ditions relating to the problem and the competition before
examining the submitted designs; to refuse to make or
recommend an award in favour of the author of any design
that does not fulfil the conditions distinctly stated as man-
datory in the programme; to give ample time to the careful
study of the design; and to render a decision only after
mature consideration. The jury should see that a copy
of its report reaches every competitor.

In the case of small competitions the jury may consist
of one person only, provided he be a registered architect.
In these instances also the duties of the professional adviser
and of the jury may be carried out by the one and the same
person.

VI.—The Contract with the Winner.

The promoters of a competition assume the moral obli-
gation to retain one of the competitors, to be selected by
the jury of award, as architect for the proposed building,
and in order that architects of repute who desire to compete
may determine whether or not they will take part in the
competition, it is essential that they should know the terms
upon which the winner will be employed. It is therefore
of importance that these terms should be clearly defined
and that a clause should be inserted that the architectural
work shall be awarded to the winner and that he shall be
paid in accordance with the scale of charges sanctioned
and published by this Institute and that such scale of
charges shall become part of the contract entered into with
the winner.

VII.—Payment of Professional Advisers and the Jury.

While the President of the Institute is willing to act in
an honorary capacity as adviser to promoters in the selection
of the professional advisers and the architectural members
of the jury of award, the registered architects acting in
these capacities must be paid for their services.

Except in such cases where the time involved is very
slight, the minimum remuneration is as set out hereunder:—

Members of the Jury of Award.

(a) When the personnel of the jury is limited to one—
a fee of fifty guineas, plus one-fifth per cent. upon the
estimated cost of the proposed works.

(b) When the personnel of the jury includes two archi-
tectural members, to each architectural member the
following: A fee of forty guineas, plus one-eighth per cent.
upon the estimated cost of the proposed works.

(c) When the personnel of the jury includes three or
more architectural members, to each architectural member
the following: A fee of thirty guineas plus one-tenth per
cent. upon the estimated cost of the proposed works.

In every case all out-of-pocket expenses shall be reim-
bursed by the promoters.

Professional Advisers.

The fee chargeable by the professional adviser or advisers
shall be based upon the extent and nature of the works
and the time involved, and shall be a matter of arrange-
ment between the parties concerned, but in no case shall
they be less than half the amount charged by the profes-
sional members of the jury of award as set out above.

When the professional adviser acts also as a member of
the jury of award his fee for the latter work shall be as
set out above and in addition to his fee as a professional
adviser.

In pursuance of the provisions of the New Zealand Insti-
tute of Architects Act, 1913, His Excellency the Governor-
General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council, approves of the foregoing regulations.

GALWAY, Governor-General.

Approved in Council, this 17th day of November, 1937.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Clerk of the Executive Council.