The demand for quality in architecture:project competitions

The necessary condition for a good architecture is the support of an adequate pro- cedural framework. The organisational modalities of an Executive Project and the plan- ning tools that put the project competition in place are of particular importance. Cur- rently, public architecture is the result of administrative decisions: pivoted on economic criteria, these decisions often result in construction interventions whose quality is close to zero. With a rigorous methodical approach, the shift from the planning phase to the actual project are analysed in their procedural and operational aspects; legal and nor- mative aspects are also taken into account. Therefore, the competition procedure is pro- posed as an effective method of planning-project.