Eligible

Individual artists are encouraged to enter the competition in
collaboration with an appropriately qualified team. Teams that comprise
a combination of artists, architects, landscape architects, urban
designers, engineers and other design professionals are encouraged. The
team does not need to nominate sub-consultants in Stage 1 but should
identify the key members responsible for the concept design. Entrants
are required to nominate a principal in the event that they are the
winning entry offered the contract.

To be selected to proceed to Stage 2 of the competition, entrants
must demonstrate the capacity to successfully complete a contract for a
major art commission.  While specific experience in is not a
prerequisite for selection, entrants must show that they have
successfully completed projects of a similar scale and complexity, and
guarantee that they have the resources to complete the post-competition
phases of the project within the time frame.

Ineligible

Jurors, technical advisors and other consultants engaged for the
purposes of the competition during the competition period are
ineligible to enter the competition or to assist an entrant.
Principals or employees of the organisations of which the jurors are
principals or employees are ineligible to enter.

Any person who may be reasonably expected to have an unfair
advantage through access to information concerning the competition by
reason of any other relationship with any ineligible person referred to
above, may be declared by the competition adviser to be ineligible to
enter the competition or to assist an entrant. If proponents believe
they have a related interest they are to disclose this information to
the competition registrar.

Selection Criteria

Submissions in Stage 1 of the competition will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

Concept

• Statement of concept design and approach
• Civic presence
• Originality and design excellence
• Response to urban, environmental and pedestrian context
• Relationship to the buildings and open spaces of Forrest Place
• Compatibility with the key objectives of the Forrest Place Masterplan
• Buildability, program and budget sensitivity

Qualifications

• Experience and commitment to the collaborative process
• Clarity of roles and responsibilities of the team members
• Experience in projects of comparable scale and complexity
• Completed projects which have received awards or other forms of recognition
• Demonstrated capacity to complete the project on time and budget.