shadow,
Thanks for highlighting that. Is this competition fully following the UK/EU guidelines on public building design procurement?
Here’s the Irish Government’s relevant policy (which many Departments are, admittedly, struggling to acknowledge, let alone implement) :
“To ensure that the State can benefit from the diversity of available talent, the Government will (….) ensure that procurement policy encourages participation of architectural practices at all scales. – Government Policy on Architecture 2009 – 2015
Can anyone point on the relevant EU or ACE (Architect’s Council of Europe) guidelines on the issue of best practice when it comes to the commissioning the design of public buildings?