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The conclusion chapter revisits the central concern of the book—the pursuit of design excellence through a Competitive Design Policy (CDP) in a globally significant Central Business District (CBD). Considering the various intersections of globalisation, competitiveness, design excellence and design competitions, the chapter is comprised of four sections focused on: the diffusion of design competitions as urban policy, the nexus between design competitions and urban competitiveness, competitions as a pathway to design excellence and competitions as a tool for mediating public and private interests. These sections intersect to underpin the Sydney model’s uniqueness and the contribution that it makes to contemporary design policy for global cities.
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Freestone, R., Davison, G., Hu, R. (2019). Conclusion. In: Designing the Global City. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2056-9_10
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