In late January 2020, a call out to design The Tottenham Pavilion went live, engaging more than 1000 people and resulting in the submission of 166 entries from creatives worldwide. Since 2016 CHART Architecture engages in a 72-hour competition, inviting postgraduate students or newly graduated architects, designers and artists working in the Nordic region to explore and challenge the crossovers between art, design and architecture through realising temporary pavilions. 

Architecture competitions are much more than just a format, but rather spaces of true experimentation for the discipline itself. Beyond the world of academia these can be catalysts for research where ideas are put forward and boundaries are challenged. My name is Federica Zambeletti, founder of KooZA/rch, and in this podcast l will be in conversation with Carolina and James from the Tottenham Pavilion, as well as Nanna Hjortenberg, director of CHART to discuss the format of the competition and its role within the production of architecture, both physically and conceptually.