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CRIT

Critical assessment of architectural competitions

Before you compete, CRIT.

Understand the rules. Question the process. See who benefits.

Analyze a competition Explore a sample report

Sample reports are open to everyone. Analysing your own brief is free — no account or email needed.

Three perspectives

15 criteria · equal weight within each perspective

A

Who competes?

Eligibility, fees, deliverables, compensation and the clarity of the brief determine who can afford to enter.

  • A1 Eligibility proportionality
  • A2 Accessibility
  • A3 Submission burden
  • A4 Compensation
  • A5 Clarity of information

B

Who decides?

Jury disclosure, independence, anonymity, published criteria and accountability shape how decisions are made.

  • B1 Jury transparency
  • B2 Independence
  • B3 Anonymity
  • B4 Evaluation criteria
  • B5 Accountability

C

Who benefits?

Rewards, intellectual property, public value, delivery credibility and participant benefits show where value flows.

  • C1 Reward transparency
  • C2 Intellectual property
  • C3 Public value
  • C4 Delivery credibility
  • C5 Participant value

How an assessment works

AI proposes findings from the documents you supply. Every numeric score must cite a quotation that is verified against the source. You review and correct everything. Scores are then calculated by fixed rules.

  • Missing ≠ zero. A criterion the brief does not address is marked Unknown and excluded.
  • Thresholds. Scores appear only when enough criteria can be assessed.
  • Coverage is separate. How much is documented is shown apart from how favourable it is.
Read the methodology
  1. 01

    Describe the competition

    Name, organizer, location, type, deadline and currency.

  2. 02

    Add the brief

    Upload a text-based PDF or paste the brief. The original is kept alongside every extraction.

  3. 03

    Review the evidence

    Check each finding against its quotation and page or paragraph reference. Correct anything.

  4. 04

    Read the report

    Scores per perspective, evidence coverage, concerns, missing information and questions to ask.

A sample report

All three fictional samples
Fictional demonstration — not a real competition

Mixed documented conditions

Riverside Market Hall Renewal

Corvel Urban Development Trust (fictional)

56/100 overall

Score based on available evidence

Evidence coverage13/15 criteria · 87%
A. Who competes?55/100
Moderate documented conditions5/5 assessable
B. Who decides?63/100
Moderate documented conditions4/5 assessable
C. Who benefits?50/100
Moderate documented conditions4/5 assessable

Documented concerns

  • Compensation: Honorarium of GBP 3,000 per shortlisted team for the full design stage.
  • Intellectual property: The Trust may use ideas from all submissions without further payment.
Open the full sample report

Who CRIT is for

Architects & students

Decide whether a competition is worth your time and money.

Organizers

Review your brief before publishing it.

Jurors

Examine the evaluation procedure you are asked to apply.

Researchers

Compare competition models on a consistent framework.