A design competition is an alternative procurement strategy that invites a range of design proposals early in the development process. They promote innovation, enhance a city’s design reputation, and support emerging and local design practices.
Design Competition Guidelines
The Guidelines set out a clear and ethical process for a City of Melbourne design competition.
The intent of the Guidelines is to strengthen industry collaboration toward a common goal of design excellence, and to improve the quality of public and private development in the municipality.
Next Steps
Consultation on the draft Design Competition Guidelines is complete and the updated Guidelines will return to Future Melbourne Committee in 2023.
Following Council endorsement, the Guidelines will proceed to publication and implementation.
Council will continue to socialise the Guidelines and communicate with community, key industry bodies and the Design Excellence Advisory Committee.
Council will lead the implementation of the Guidelines through competitions on Council owned sites and projects.
The following are key next steps in the implementation process:
- Continue to identify sites and projects suitable for design competitions
- Inform the community about selected projects
- Explore the pathway to integrating mandatory design competitions for strategic sites