Towards MidEastPan - Design Ideas Competition
Background:
With the launch of MidEastPan and in order to animate a discussion towards the Forum of Themes and Sites Towards MidEastPan1, a Design Ideas Competition regarding the Built Environment in the Middle East is being held.
Goals:
To invite, to map, to present and to form ideas, themes and sites towards the first session of MidEastPan.
The competition:
The competition is an open invitation for ideas and project proposals within the Built Environment in the Middle East. Projects can be of any scale (communal, local, national, regional etc’) and to address any location and context (real or not).
The competition is open to individuals or teams.
There is no limitation on the number of entries per person / team.
There is no limitation on the number of entries per person / team.
Registration is through the competition website.
General registration fee: 44€
Student registration fee: 28€
* MidEastPan is a community project for the purpose of cultural, social and environmental gain. Registration fees fund the prizes and the on-going management and cultivation of MidEastPan. If you wish to participate in the competition but have difficulty with the registration fee, please do contact us.
Registration to the competition is now closed.
The competition is anonymous. Following registration each entry is assigned with a unique ID code.
This ID code must be used strictly as articulated ahead.
Failure to maintain full anonymity will result in immediate and final disqualification from the competition.
This ID code must be used strictly as articulated ahead.
Failure to maintain full anonymity will result in immediate and final disqualification from the competition.
Submitted Material:
1. One A1 sheet, vertical in orientation (594x840 mm), posted to the offices of MidEastPan in
Aqaba, ASEZ, Jordan.
- The sheet must include an accompanying text in English, in minimum font height of 4 mm.
- The entry ID code (received after registration completion) must appear clearly, in black 1 cm
high font, on the right side of an empty 2cm margin that must be left at the bottom of the sheet.
- The sheet should be sent rolled within a tube.
2. An online project page on the competition website, containing:
- Project name.
- Five images, sized 800x600 pixels each, in JPG format (maximum file size per image: 1 MB).
- An accompanying text in English, of maximum 1800 characters.
- The themes addressed by the entry.
- Translations of the accompanying text to other languages of the competition (optional).
There are no limitations regarding technique.
No identifying details are allowed within the submitted material.
Failure to maintain full anonymity will result in immediate and final disqualification from the competition.
Schedule:
10-2: Registration opening.
23-3: Deadline for submission of questions regarding the competition.
6-4: Publishing of answers to questions regarding the competition.
Launching of online project pages on the competition website.
4-5: Freezing of online project pages editing.
A team of judges will confirm no identifying details appear on the proposal
pages and will give comments and suggestions for each project.
20-5: Proposal pages on the website turn 'public' for viewing and commenting by
other participants in the competition and by other members of MidEastPan -
a possibility for discussion and cross fertilization.
other participants in the competition and by other members of MidEastPan -
a possibility for discussion and cross fertilization.
22-6: Project pages return to ‘private’ mode, and their editing resumed.
5-8: Publishing the list of Jury member candidates.
10-8: End of registration.
Publishing of prize sums.
13-8: Deadline for online proposal pages submission.
19-8: Deadline for sending submitted A1 sheets.
20-8: Publishing of online project pages for viewing and commenting.
7-9: Deadline for receiving submitted A1 sheets in our Aqaba address.
8+9-9: First round of juries - online voting for submitted proposal pages,
from September 8th 10 GMT to the following day, September 9th 18 GMT.
Voting is open to participants in the competition and members of MidEastPan.
* If not otherwise specified, working time is 14:00 GMT.
30-9 > 2-10 Final juries.
Announcement of results.
Prizes awarding.
Juries:
First round - online voting for proposal pages on the competition website:
From September 8th 10 GMT to the following day, September 9th 18 GMT.
Participants in the competition and members of MidEastPan will vote on the submitted online proposal pages.
Each voter will give 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 12 points to seven selected proposals of their choice.
These votes will be factored in the following manner: member of MidEastPan-1x; participant in the competition-5x.
These votes will be factored in the following manner: member of MidEastPan-1x; participant in the competition-5x.
Eleven finalist entries will be thus selected.
Final round - integrated with an 'Online Forum' of Themes and Sites Towards MidEastPan1.
September 30th – October 2nd.
Finalist entries will be presented.
Discussions will take place..
Participants in the competition and members of MidEastPan will vote.
Each voter will give 3,5, 8, 10, and 12 points to five selected proposals of their choice.
These votes will be factored in the following manner: member of MidEastPan-1x; participant in the competition-5x.
These votes will be factored in the following manner: member of MidEastPan-1x; participant in the competition-5x.
Winning entries will be announced.
A protocol of the juries will be kept and included in the competition's report, published on November 4th.
The competition is anonymous.
Failure to maintain full anonymity will result in immediate and final disqualification from the competition.
Prizes:
First prize: 20% of total registration fees = 200 €.
Second prize: 12% of total registration fees = 140 €.
Third prize: 8% of total registration fees = 100 €.
* Prizes are based on registration fees.
All submitted proposals will be published.
Prize winning projects will be widely exhibited and publicized.
Prize winners will participate in the juries of MidEastPan1.
MidEastPan is not responsible for the submitted material. Submitted material will not be returned.
MidEastPan will be the owner of the submitted material and is entitled to use, present, and publicize it.
Copyright is fully kept by the authors.
Good Luck,
:)
The MidEastPan team
Registration to the competition is now closed.
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