Design competitions are an indispensable element of quality assurance in architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, engineering, and arts. This book provides a wealth of practical and formal information on all issues related to the organization of design competitions. It also presents 60 illustrated practical examples of successfully conducted competitions for 12 building typologies. The authors of this book are architects in Berlin, founders and/or partners of [phase eins]. The company is one of the leading offices in Germany and worldwide for project consulting and competition management in the fields of architecture and urban development and has managed more than 200 design competitions and tender procedures in 22 countries over the past 25 years.

About the Author
Benjamin Hossbach, born 1966 in Darmstadt, Germany. In 1995 he completed his architecture degree at the TU Berlin. After having worked as an online editor of Bauwelt - Germany's leading architectural journal - and as a self-employed architect, in 1998 he founded the firm [phase eins]. Projektberatung + Wettbewerbsmanagement fur Architektur und Stadtebau (Project Consultancy + Competition Management for Architecture and Urban Development). He is also an author of numerous specialist publications on architectural competitions and a guest lecturer, incl. at the ETH Zurich, Harvard University and the TU Berlin. Christian Lehmhaus, born 1963 in Bielefeld, Germany. In 1993 he completed his architecture degree at the TU Berlin. Since 2001, after having been employed as an architect, he has been Partner and Managing Director at [phase eins]. Projektberatung + Wettbewerbsmanagement fur Architektur und Stadtebau. He was also Professor of Project Management and Project Development at Bochum University of Applied Sciences. Christine Eichelmann, born 1959 in Werneck, Germany. In 1986 she completed her architecture degree at the TU Berlin. Since 2008, after having been employed as an architect - incl. at Studio Libeskind (Berlin), OMA (London) and Karen van Lengen (New York) - and as a project manager, she has been General Manager and Chief Representative of [ phase eins]. Projektberatung + Wettbewerbsmanagement fur Architektur und Stadtebau. She was also a research assistant at the TU Berlin und ran her own architectural practice from 1994 to 1997.


Book Information
ISBN 9783869223162
Author Benjamin Hossbach
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint DOM Publishers
Publisher DOM Publishers