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Date: October 3, 2008

Location: The Great Auditorium, Ocean Grove, New Jersey

The AIA New Jersey Annual Design Awards Program brings public and professional recognition to architectural projects which exhibit design excellence. Architects are invited to submit their work for review by the distinguished Design Awards Jury.

Winners will be announced at the AIA/NJ Design Conference 2008.

Awards will be presented at Awards Ceremony, January 10, 2009.

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2008 Design Awards Jury:

Roger Duffy, FAIA,
Design Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP

Scott A. Erdy, AIA
Erdy McHenry Architecture

Dan Wood, AIA, LEED

Work Architecture Company

Please check back for the final list.
Additional jurors will be announced in the near future.



Click here to see information on Design Conference.

Deadline for entry: 2007

fill out form (downloadable below)
and FAX (609-393-9891) or mail with payment to:

AIA-New Jersey
Design Awards Program
414 River View Plaza
Trenton, New Jersey 08611

 

Design Submission Form


      This Form is in PDF format and is printable and/or downloadable.

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Schedule

September 19, 2008 Deadline to submit Design Awards entry form and fee
October 1, 2008 Submit project boards at The Great Auditorium
between 10 am and 4:30 pm
October 2, 2008 Design Awards Jury convenes
October 3, 2008 Exhibition of design submission boards and announcement of Design Award winners at the Awards Reception
January 10, 2009 Presentation of the Design Awards at Awards Dinner

Submission Requirements

1. For each project, submit one 40" by 40", 1/4" thick foam core design submission board displaying drawings, photographs, sketches and narrative to fully explain the project. Models may not be submitted.

2. On a 2" identification strip at the bottom of the design submission board provide the project name, project location, architect's firm name and owner's name. The identification strip must be covered at the time of submittal until after the jury has completed its deliberations. It will be removed for the exhibition. The material covering the information strip could be masking tape, or black 20# paper and should be easily removable without damaging the board. The Architect's firm name must be covered while the projects are being judged or the board will be disqualified. The project name may appear on the Board in photos, sketches etc.

3. The Design Board submission must be accompanied by a disc that is clearly marked with the firm and project name and contains the following items.
• Four to six JPEG images of the project. Each image must have two files; a "high resolution" and a "low resolution" version. The "low resolution" file must conform to the following size requirements: a maximum of 350 pixels wide and/or a maximum of 350 pixels high saved as a JPEG file.
• A text file with the description of your project saved as a PDF file. The description should be one to two paragraphs in length, maximum one page.

Should your project win an award, you must submit a release form from each photographer or copy write owner for AIA NJ to use the JPEG photos that you submitted. The release form will be sent to the winners. Execution and return of this release form is required as a condition for publicizing award winners’ photos. No award winner photos will be publicized without the return of an executed release form.

4. All design submission boards that meet the submission requirements will be exhibited.

5. Design submission boards must be submitted between the hours of 10:00am and 4:30 pm on Wednesday, October 1st, to the AIA/NJ representative on the grounds of the Ocean Grove Auditorium in Ocean Grove, NJ. Specifics will be sent upon receipt of the Design Submission Registration Form. Deadline to register a project is September 22nd.

6. Design submission boards must be removed at 5 PM on October 3rd at the conclusion of the Design Conference program.


Eligibility for AIA Members ONLY
Non AIA Architects are not eligible to participate

1. Built and un-built architectural projects completed since January 1, 2006 may be submitted.

2. Architects with offices and licenses in New Jersey may submit projects located anywhere in the world.

3. Architects with offices outside of New Jersey may only submit projects located in New Jersey.

4. Submissions are encouraged for all types and sizes of projects.

5. Each project may be awarded in only one category.


Design Awards Categories

1. Different categories are designated for Built and Un-Built projects and you must specify the category for your project when you register it. Each project must be entered into one of the four categories below.

  A) Unbuilt Projects: Those projects where the design work has been completed and the construction has not yet been completed. In this category, design documents only may only be submitted.
  B) Built Projects- Open Category: Any completed project.
  C) Built Projects - Preservation Category: Projects where the primary design objective was the "restoration" of a historic building or structure.
  D) Built Projects - Design/Build Category: Any completed project where the Owner held a single contract with an entity responsible for both the design and construction of the project.

2. The Design Awards Jury may make two types of Awards: Honor and Merit.

3. The Jury may make more than one award in each


Publicity

Drawings, photographs, slides and JPEG images of each winning project will be used for unrestricted publicity on the AIA/NJ web site, in other approved AIA/NJ publications and at the discretion of AIA/NJ. Each winner must clear all drawings, photographs, slides and jpeg images included in the submission for future reuse and reproduction by AIA/NJ.



 

 

 
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