fˈeɪməs ˈɜːli ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ʌv dɪzˈaɪn kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃənz wɜː fɚðɪ ækɹˈɑːpəliz ʌv ˈæθᵻnz ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt bˌiːsˌiːˈiː, ænd ðə dˈoʊm ʌvðə flˈɔːɹəns kɐθˈiːdɹəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn.
Famous early examples of design competitions were for the Acropolis of Athens in 448 BCE, and the dome of the Florence Cathedral in 1418.