Architects Hate Design Competitions Too

A fascinating story in the NY Times about the “no spec” or “no RFP” version of things for the architecture world, “Ready, Set, Design: Work as a Contest.” It tracks down a group of various well-known, world-renowned architects who have said they will no longer participate in architectural competitions, saying that they’re far too expensive and time consuming. Or, alternately, like with Thom Mayne and Peter Eisenman, they’re complaining here, but they say they don’t so much love them, but they have to participate or they lose out on major projects.