Oldie but goodie. Came across this 2002 article with a bunch of competition renders for the Eyebeam Space downtown, and felt it related to the discussion we had about the Highline renders last class.
It was an paper RFP call to design a museum for new-media… while at the same time also way for the Eyebeam to promote its agenda in the media.
A lot of the firms that participated were unknowns then, but are well respected now. In some cases their ability to leverage press recognition from these (unpaid + never to be built) competitions as a form of self promotion brought them new clients and allowed them to expand their practices.
Click here for the article
Click here for the RogersMarvel Renders
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This is really great. I hadn’t thought about the ethics of architecture competitions before, but the argument for media exposure as partial compensation is interesting. It’s too bad the museum expansion was shelved… Thanks for posting!
Sometimes its not about the compensation, but the ability to creatively stretch out your wings with out worries about budget or client or code. After all, not everyone is lucky enough to have fabulous clients like Corbusier, with Parisian rooftop apartments requesting mechanically animated hedges. (We can dream about it though…)