Competition Competition 2011 is Here!

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Competition Competition 2011 is Here!

January 28, 2011

Of all the competitions you’ve ever done, what percentage were winners? Unless you’re BIG (or really, even if you’re BIG), the figure is probably pretty high.

One of the things that makes this profession so economically treacherous is the sheer amount of time we spend working on projects that will never see the light of day. Paradoxically, we’d claim that all those countless proposals, entries, and ideas are usually your most interesting and vibrant work. And we want to recognize them: in the words of Architizer Programming Director Ryan Quinlan, “We want to rescue these worthy designs from the annals of flat files and off-site hard drives everywhere. Re-submit your work and let it be re-judged on its merits.”

So, Architizer + Relative Space are teaming up to bring you the second installment of Competition Competition. Upload your unrewarded competition entries onto Architizer.com and give them one more chance at glory.

Below, more details including entry requirements (there are very few, you’ll be pleased to learn), the amazing jury, and some of last year’s winners.

Competition Competition’s 2010 winner, Dubai-ing, from Mickael PAPIN, David NEIL, SILANDE PIERRE, LOMBARDI Nicolas, LAMOUREUX Magali.

The Prizes: The jury will choose one winner and five honorable mentions. The winner will receive a $1,500 prize. Winner and honorable mentions will receive additional editorial coverage on Architizer.com. All entrants can also be a part of an upcoming exhibition about un-winning competition entries.

Deadline
February 20th
11.59pm EST

Fees? Nope. Having to pay people to look a second time seems pretty lame.

The Jury:

Amale Andraos, Co-founder, Work Architecture Company (WORKac)
John Beckmann, Founder, Axis Mundi
Felix Burrichter – Editor/Creative Director, PIN-UP Magazine
Olympia Kazi, Executive Director, Van Alen Institute
Jing Liu - Founder, SO-IL
Dung Ngo, Senior Editor, Rizzoli International Publications

Submission Requirements
Submissions must be uploaded to Architizer.com. The project profile must include the following:
- At least three (3) clear images / renderings of the project
- one (1) technical drawing that explains the inner workings of the building
- A text description of the project that must touch upon the following
What was the competition for
What your design submission is all about
Why you deserve a second shot at glory (i.e. why your project is so cool it deserves to win)
- The lead design firm or project leader
- Team members who worked on the design
Original boards are not necessary – in fact they are not preferred – and may not best explain your project through the image gallery on Architizer
- the tag “CC2011″ must be added as a tag to the project profile, without this tag the project will not be eligible. (If you have never uploaded anything on Architizer and you don’t know what we mean by that, just you click on the > arrow in the teaser photo above we´ll show you an example where the tag has to be entered)

Check out the full competition page, and feel free to email us at info@architizer.com with any questions. We’re looking forward to seeing your work.