IABSE Guidelines for Design Competitions for Bridges
Why use a Design Competition
There may be several reasons for procuring a bridge via a design competition route, some of which may be: • The bridge is sited at a landmark, commemorative, environmental or politically sensitive location • The bridge should complement the local building culture • The bridge may be part of a development and the developer wants to publicise the development by means of a visually unique and beautiful structure • The owner wants to acquire a bridge that has interesting and/or innovative features and can be acquired within his budget • Gives an opportunity to put a locality on the map and bring attention to it by a landmark structure • To obtain a sustainable design • To improve the visual quality of a location • Obtain best value for money • Special constraints, unusual site, budget, means of construction and operation may require a non-standard solution • Help an inexperienced client to acquire a unique or visually interesting bridge • To select an appropriate design team for a project IABSE
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