Competitive standard architecture
The Architecture Competition Standard (WSA 2010) is a regulation issued by the Federal Chamber of Architects and Engineering Consultants for the implementation of architectural competitions in Austria. The currently valid version came into force on June 1, 2010.
history
The architecture competition standard goes back to a long tradition of regulations for architecture competitions. The Austrian Association of Engineers and Architects begins in 1874 with the publication of the principles for the procedure in competitions in the field of architecture and the entire engineering sector . From 1910, the Central Association of Architects in Austria established principles for the implementation of architectural competitions. After the Second World War, the architects' sections of the Austrian Chambers of Engineers published the competition rules for architects in 1953 , which were revised in 1988 by the Federal Chamber of Engineers and were re-announced in 2000 as the competition rules for architecture. With the EU Public Procurement Directive and the Federal Public Procurement Act , new binding rules will come into force at the federal level from 2002. The architecture competition standard published in 2010 takes this into account.
content
The competition rules are divided into twelve sections. The first section explains general provisions. This includes definitions and the meaning and purpose of the competition rules. The second section explains the eligibility and gives reasons for exclusion. The different types of competitions are listed in section three. In the fourth section, statements are made about the composition and tasks of the jury . Prices and fees for architectural competitions are listed in section five. Sections six and seven describe the assignment and the setting of dates. Section eight explains which competition documents are required.
Section nine deals with the actual implementation of the architectural competition. Section ten defines the ownership structure of the competition documents. The last two sections deal with special cases and the exclusion of ordinary legal recourse.