ENTRY KIT COMPONENTS:

ENTRY KIT INSTRUCTIONS:

Project Submission via Website

Step 1: Registration - Provide project details and payment in full. Then, once complete:

Step 2: Submission Materials - see preview below

• Written Materials: Entrants are required to answer the following four (4) questions. Each description must be 350 words or less (unless noted otherwise) and the design firm name cannot be used in any responses. 

1. Provide a project statement to describe project objectives/goals. 200 words or less. 

   • Think “elevator pitch” for the project. 

   • This description will be used for People’s Choice Voting

2. What makes this project an example of a Brilliantly Executed Space? 350 words or less.

   • Background of project 

   • Design philosophy

   • Any special challenges on the project and the creative solutions to these challenges

   • If Best on a Budget, include information on budget strategies

3. How was sustainability or equitable design incorporated into the design process or project components? 350 words or less.

   • Discuss vision, process, and final outcome

4. How did the design team collaborate with other stakeholders? 350 words or less.

   • i.e. Consultants, Managers, Manufacturer’s, Contractors, Furniture Dealers, etc. 

   • How did this collaboration push and improve the design?

   • (Student Project Category exempt from Question #4)

• Visual Materials: Entrants will be required to upload the following to the the project submission website:
  • Floor Plan(s). Max upload size of 25 MB. Do not include title blocks or company logo.
  • Concept, schematic, or design development sketches (maximum of 5 images). Max upload size of 25 MB.
  • Photography. Maximum of 8 images per entry with a max file size of 25 MB.
  • Project Presentation Template -
    • A PowerPoint template is provided. Please include information as indicated on slides.
    • All text in the PowerPoint should be Century Gothic font and centered on the slide both horizontally and vertically. The size of the text should be maximized for ease of reading. 
    • The background of the PowerPoint should be white. Do not add any additional graphics. 
    • When submitting images, remove all title blocks, logos, and firm names from all image. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.