According to records kept by Chile’s Colegio de Arquitectos for 2000-2006, there were a total of 37 public architectural competitions in the country during that period, including 11 for students and lighting specialists the Philips competition and 26 for professional architects, an average of fewer than four public architectural competitions a year, not counting invitational competitions that call on well-qualified -or sometimes not so well qualified- architectural firms.
De acuerdo a un catastro entre el año 2000 y 2006 enviado por el Colegio de Arquitectos, en Chile se realizaron un total de 37 concursos públicos, 11 de ellos para estudiantes y especialistas en iluminación concurso Philips y el resto, 26, de arquitectura.