Submission: October 19, 2015
Registration: October 19, 2015
Language: English
Location: Concept
Prizes: Please check details in the post
Type: Open
Relationships between actions and spaces are changing. Traditional definitions of space, form and function are no longer able to fully adapt to the new and continuously evolving behaviors of our society. These new ways of interaction are a consequence of new technologies, which have drastically changed the patterns of social engagement.
How can we address these new modes of interaction? What are the new objects/tools produced by the hybridization of traditional definition of spaces and these new engagement opportunities? Let’s challenge, RE-Form, and re-structure established notions of verb and space.
Participants are free to define a contemporary social/civil “problem” created by the juxtaposition of specific actions and spaces. They should propose an object “solution” to the contemporary “problem” they have identified.
The proposed solution could be as small as a water bottle or as big as a car. Some of the issues that could be address are homelessness, technology, workplace, environmental awareness and so on and so forth. Design an object or interaction that inspires or has been inspired by a new contemporary behavior!
IMPORTANT DATES
- October 19, 2015 – Entries must be submitted online by 6:00pm
- November 9, 2015 – Recipients will be announced at a dedicated EAC event at the District Architecture Center (DAC). Winning submissions will be printed full scale for the competition display.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION / NARRATIVE
Written description of design solution, 500 words maximum, describing your targeted “problem” and your design solution.
2. IMAGE UPLOAD
Each entrant must submit a single PDF of 6MB or less. The PDF should include the main project presentation board plus a selection of individual high-resolution project images (already used in main presentation board).
Presentation Board parameters:
36” x 42” board at 150dpi
The board must contain the following information:
- Title – Name for your object/product
- Selected Verb and Space
- Explanation of “problem” and “solution” through Text or Diagram
- Drawings/views of object
- View(s) of object in context being utilized
AWARDS
GRAND PRIZE
- Travel to ICFF Show in NYC next May 2016 with Price Modern (including tours of Poltrona Frau, Cappellini, Cassina).
- Haworth Collection / Poltrona Frau Group gift certificate for $3,000.00
- Lunch Mentorship / Consultations from panelists.
FIRST PRIZE – Student/Assoc. AIA
- Travel to ICFF Show in NYC next May with Price Modern (including tours of Poltrona Frau, Cappellini, Cassina).
FIRST PRIZE – Young Professional
- Travel to ICFF Show in NYC next May with Price
- Modern (including tours of Poltrona Frau, Cappellini, Cassina).
FIRST PRIZE – Professionals
- Travel to ICFF Show in NYC next May with Price Modern (including tours of Poltrona Frau, Cappellini, Cassina).
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
- Haworth Collection piece.
REGISTRATION FEES
- $25 for Students & Assoc. AIA members, Assoc./Junior members of professional organizations (IIDA, ASID, etc.)
- $40 for Young Professionals (non-members)
- $100 for Professionals (over 10 years of experience)
All entry fees are non-refundable, including for submissions that are late, incomplete, or disqualified.
Entries must be submitted online by 6:00pm on October 19, 2015.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
All submissions must contain original content. All entries must be submitted without identifying information such as: names, logos, text, insignias, or images that could be used to identify the submission’s author.
The AIA|DC will use all information submitted on display in exhibitions. AIA|DC’s Emerging Architects Committee shall also pursue and encourage publication of winning entries in the following media:
- Online: Design web sites, including AIA|DC and affiliated organizations.
- Print Publications: Professional journals, industry magazines, etc.
Entries must be submitted online by 6:00pm on October 19, 2015.
Recipients will be announced at a dedicated EAC event at the District Architecture Center (DAC) on November 9, 2015 and their entries will be printed full scale for the competition display.
