THE HIDDEN STRUCTURE OF JURY’S DISCUSSION AND ITS ISSUES OF ARCHITECT SELECTION FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN JAPAN

In the architect selection for public buildings, it is important that appropriate discussions and evaluations take place in the jury. However, in Japan, there are few opportunities to discuss the mechanism and structure of jury’s discussions leading up to decision. In this study, we clarify how the structure of the debate changes depending on the judging format and jury composition. As a result, it was confirmed that when judging is open to the public, discussion points switch frequently and decisions are made early, and that it is hard to get inside information about the administration on the agenda.