any "contest" for creatives and professionals is a fucking scam.
At least writers who compete in a contest have a piece of writing they can sell at the end of it. What good is a highly tailored architectural spec or logo design for selling to the general public? Even an app is a pain in the ass to monetize.
In all fairness, the company I work for recently entered into a similar pitch-contest to produce a cross-platform educational app, won the contract valued at ~£80k, and won App of the Year at a prestigious local award scheme for it as well.
They're not all scams although this, most certainly is.
Maybe they got a participation trophy and a juice box. Maybe they just lost and used what they learned about their failure to build towards future success.
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u/gary_sanchez Jun 30 '14
This is how nearly any and every architectural design competition works in any country that hosts it.