2nd Polycarbonate Sheets Architectural Design Competition

2^nd Polycarbonate Sheets Architectural Design

Competition Guidelines

Theme: “Sustainable structure for the developing world.”

I. The design challenge:

We are inviting all Architecture Students to submit a modern house design that best demonstrates the utilization of eco-friendly technologies in a holistic environmentally sustainable and contemporary manner. The design approach should also integrate the modern trends in architecture and the most innovative and original use of Shutter Canopy System.

II. Competition Guidelines:

Eligibility

This competition is open to students currently enrolled in any architecture-related program, such as Architecture, Landscape, Construction Management, Interior Design, or any program with an emphasis on the built environment (undergraduate in any year level). Competition entries must be the work of an individual. All schools and students wishing to participate must fill-up the registration forms.

Competition Schedule

Activities	Date
Submission of Entries	On or before July 15
Most Popular Award Voting Period	July 17-22
Announcement of Top 20 Entries	July 23
Final Judging	July 27
Announcement of Winners	July 29

This competition will run from June to July 2013. All entries must be submitted no later than 5:00pm on Monday, July 15, 2013.

Submission Mechanics

A. Registration

Interested participants must demonstrate that they fulfill the eligibility criteria by completing the registration form and by providing the requested information as requirements.

• School ID
• Enrollment slip for the 1^st Semester of 2013

All designs submitted must be the original work of the entrant. It is the entrant’s sole responsibility to ensure that the work submitted does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third party including, but not limited to copyright, trademark and design right. Designs may not have been previously published before July 17, 2013. Each participant is only allowed to submit 1 entry.

Presentation Format
Designers are allowed to use any media (3D software or sketch). However, all boards must be presented in digital image format (.jpg). The maximum size of design is not more 24”x36” in 300dpi.

The design proposal must include a 150 words or less description to make it fully understandable. Any other type of presentation will be disqualified.

All board entries must be submitted electronically by July 15, 2013 to SEA Olympus Marketing, Inc. email address: contest@olympus.com.ph Registration must be completed prior to project submission.

IV. Judging:

Preliminary judging will be conducted by OMI team to verify projects meet required competition rules and requirements. Final judging will be conducted by an appointed panel of 3-5 judges. The jury will be composed of Professional Architects, Civil Engineer and OMI Personnel. Winners will be notified of the competition results directly.

Entries will be evaluated upon design merit, quality of innovative ideas and the impact of the proposal to the theme. Each design will be judged by a panel of experts based on the following criteria:

Relevance to the theme 20%

Clear and easily comprehensible design -both architectural and structural 25%

Originality, Innovations, Aesthetic and Uniqueness of Design 30%

Cleverness and appropriate use of Shutter Canopy System 25%

Most Popular Awards (Facebook Likes)

All entries that passed in the preliminary judging will be posted on OMI Polycarbonate Sheets' Facebook Fan Page and qualified for the most popular design awards. Winners will be determined through the most number of likes.

Guidelines of Most Popular Award:

1. Contest period is from July 17, 2012 –July 22, 2013.

2. 3 entries with the highest number of likes will be declared winners. Announcement of winners will be on July 29, 2013.

3. Using of dummy accounts is not allowed. All likes using dummy accounts will be considered invalid.

4. Winners declared by OMI are final.

Copyright

The author's rights for a competition entry remain with the author. SEA Olympus Marketing Inc. is entitled to make use of the winning entries for our websites or in other marketing promotions related to Polycarbonate Sheets.