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Competition types
Architecture and urban planning are very closely related fields. The spectrum of competition types is also closely related:


 * Open competitions can be international, national or regional with a limited, selected or restricted eligibility parameters, i.e. the conditions of participants' eligibility.
 * Project or ideas competitions: The difference is whether or not there is a precise intention to build the project or if the competition is implemented as a brainstorming tool.
 * Single-stage or two-stage competitions: The choice is often dependent on the complexity of the project and whether or not the procedure is open or restricted.
 * Anonymous or cooperative procedures: Anonymity supports objectivity during the evaluation and awarding process and related discussion. Cooperative procedures include in-person presentations by the authors to the jury to explain design strategies and encourage proposal-specific discussion.
 * Student design competitions are restricted to student participation.

Rules and guidelines
Urban planning competitions are subject to similar regulations as architectural design competitions and landscape architecture competitions. Specific rules for each procedure are defined by the competition sponsor, however they often follow guidelines provided by the International Union of Architects and/or the relevant national or regional professional association or institution.

Major international urban design competitions
Urban development plans whose design originates from a competition include: