2009 Design Awards

CALL FOR ENTRIES
You are invited to enter the 2009 Central Pennsylvania Excellence in Design Awards Program. Registered Architects and Intern/Associate Architects are highly encouraged to submit their best built and unbuilt work for review by a jury of peer architects. Eligible work includes architecture, interior architecture, historic preservation, adaptive reuse, renovation, and restoration projects as well as planning and urban design efforts. Built and unbuilt projects completed after January 2004 which have not received an award in their respective category by the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the AIA are eligible. Awards may be given by the jury recognizing Honor, Merit and Citation levels of achievement.

Winners will be announced and all work celebrated at the Design Awards Gala at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at the Art Association of Harrisburg. Event details will follow.

For more information, to download forms or to register for the Gala Event, go to www.aiacentralpa.org or email aiacpc@aiacentralpa.org. The cost per entry is $75 and includes (1) one Ticket to the Gala event. Additional tickets to the Gala Dinner Event are $30.00 each.

FIRM ENTRY FORM
The Firm Entry Form must be completed and returned with the binder submissions. All submissions must be received no later than 4:00 p.m., Friday, September 25, 2009 to be eligible for judging. Entry submissions shall be delivered to the offices of AIA Central PA (240 North Third Street, 12th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101).

PROJECT CREDIT FORM
Complete the Project Credit Form for each submission and place it in a sealed plain white envelope on the inside cover of the binder. All credits in publications will be based on this information. Any errors or omissions are the responsibility of the entrant. The project information envelope will not be opened until after the jury’s final selections have been made.

GENERAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Each submission shall be presented in a binder with images in no more than (10) ten, 2-sided 8.5" x 11" transparent sleeves for review by the jury.

All submissions must be completely anonymous. The firm name cannot appear on any part of the submission that goes to the jury. Reference to previous awards or project publications shall be considered reason for disqualification.

The entrant must receive permission from photographers and others whose copyrighted material is included. By making a submission, each entrant certifies that permission is granted to publish the submitted material.

In addition to the project binders, each entrant is strongly encouraged to submit a presentation board for display at the Gala Event and Awards Presentation Ceremony. Each entry shall be presented on a 40” x 40” x ½” black or white Gatorboard with taped edges (no frames). Each board may be comprised of drawings, photos, prints, and other information to describe the projects. Firm identifications should be included on the boards. AIA Central Pennsylvania and the State of Pennsylvania assume no liability for original drawings and other submission materials or loss or damage to any part of the submission. AIA Central Pennsylvania retains the right to reproduce any of the submission materials in its publications, educational programs, and website. Boards are due to AIA Central Pennsylvania (240 N. Third Street, 12th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101) by 4 PM on Friday, October 9, 2009.

DIGITAL IMAGES
Each entrant is required to submit at least seven digital images (slides) in JPG, TIF, or PDF format (8x10 at 300 dpi resolution) for use in any awards presentation or publication of awards. Include these digital images with your Project Credit Form in the plain white envelope on CD-R. Each image must have title, project name, and firm and/or member name included on the border of the electronic slide. Compact discs will be retained by the Chapter for archival purposes.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Include the following information within the submission:

• Name of Project
• Date project was completed.
• Key information such as program requirements, size, cost, site issues, etc.
• Brief explanation of project background and design concept.
• Brief descriptions of advancements in design made by the project such as technical, societal and environmental.

• One image showing each exposed side of the building or environment.
• One additional image showing the context of each exposed side of the building (may be omitted if the project’s relationship to its context is defined clearly in other prints).
• For a group of buildings, one image of the project sufficient to illustrate the complete project, including its relationship to its environs.
• For projects involving exterior alterations one image of each altered (exposed) side together with one image of the same side before alteration (unless evidence is submitted on the unavailability of the latter)
• One image showing context of interior.
• For interior projects, submit at least five photos (four interior photos and one exterior photo of the building in which the interior is located).

Drawings
Provide a site plan, at small scale, showing the project and its context. Also provide a floor plan or plans and one or more sections sufficient to explain the solution.
For interior projects provide floor plan(s) with furniture, fixture and lighting information and any other drawings necessary to explain fully the project’s use.

JUDGING CRITERIA
Each entry in the program is judged for the success with which the project has met its individual requirements. Entries are weighed individually, not in competition with each other. While all the submissions are judged together in one category, the submission requirements differ in order that the project can be shown in a manner that best describes it.

The judging criteria for Architecture/Interior submissions are as follows:

• Citations will be given for projects illustrating a high level of design conceptualization and implementation.
• Merit Awards may be given for projects illustrating a higher lever of design achievement.
• Honor Awards may be given for projects that exemplify the highest design quality at the Jury’s discretion.

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