Competitions Panels and Diagrams 2: Construction and Design Manual

Design competitions are used worldwide in public and private projects as a tool to optimize design and select design partners. For small and large projects alike, the quality of urban and architectural design, landscape architecture and art is sustainably improved by this orderly, fair, transparent, and professional process.

Founded in 1998, [phase eins]. is one of the leading offices in Germany and worldwide for project consulting and competition management in the fields of architecture and urban development. On occasion of their 25th anniversary, the partners of [phase eins]. present the fourth volume of “The Architecture of Competitions”. As in the three previous volumes, the competitions coordinated by [phase eins]. in recent years are documented with extensive illustrations and explanations: a total of 27 projects in Germany, Austria, Albania, Ukraine, Kuwait, Belgium, Canada, and Lebanon between 2016 and 2023. In addition to a brief explanation of the respective task and procedure, the submitted designs for the projects in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture are presented in comprehensive illustrations. This collection also includes several texts by the authors on fundamental issues of competitions.

Benjamin Hossbach: Born in Darmstadt in 1966. He completed his training as a carpenter in 1988 and his architectural studies at the TU Berlin in 1995. After working as an online ­editor for Bauwelt and as a freelance architect, he founded the office [phase eins]. project consultants + design competition organizers in 1998. He is the ­author of numerous publications on architectural competitions and a guest lecturer at ETH Zurich, Harvard University, the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and TU Berlin, among others.

Christian Lehmhaus: Born in 1963 in Bielefeld. He completed his architectural studies at TU Berlin in 1993. After working as an employed architect, he has been a partner at ­ [phase eins]. project consultants + design competition organizers since 2001. In addition, he was professor for project management and project development at the University of Applied Sciences Bochum.