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FENTRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGE2013: UPCYCLED ARCHITECTURE

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Fentress Global Challenge is an international competition created to stimulate students worldwide in the exploration of future design possibilities in public architecture. In its third annual competition, students are invited to envision Fentress Architects’ concept of “Upcycled Architecture”. “Upcycled Architecture” is defined as the art of redesigning an existing structure for purposes other than those for which it was originally intended. “Upcycled Architecture” additionally advances an existing building’s sustainable, dynamic, and programmatic uses.

Winning students will receive cash prizes and gain international exposure. Winning designs will also be exhibited at the A+D Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles, California.

Social and economic changes are creating phenomenal possibilities to upcycle our old structures. Buildings typically outlive their original purposes and today’s architects face the challenge of creatively bringing new life and function to them. Upcycled Architecture offers the chance to embrace our past designs while looking to the future for more adaptive uses.

Repurposing a building is a time-honored and extremely effective method for achieving sustainability. Demolishing an existing structure to build a new one from scratch requires transportation, materials, and labor. However, preserving and repurposing an existing building can reduce the need for of all these resources. In many cases, retaining older buildings – especially those of architectural or historic character – has a transformative and positive impact on local communities, economies, and cultures.

The current economic climate has also increased the public’s interest in repurposing outmoded buildings. “Upcycled Architecture” can achieve our society’s goals more quickly and efficiently than ground-up architecture. This competition is intended to encourage design students to envision and articulate innovative concepts for “Upcycled Architecture”. Entries need to respond to the changing environment and context surrounding a given site while engaging its history and existing limitations to create a new architectural destination. Participants must develop a new program for the building that is for public use.

“We want participants to use their imaginations and submit visionary proposals with inspiring ideas that could play an important role in the redevelopment of not only the chosen site, but the greater community.” - Curtis Fentress, FAIA, RIBA, Chairman and Principal in Charge of Design at Fentress Architects.

All students presently enrolled in an accredited college level Architectural or Interiors program are invited to participate. Recent 2013 graduates that are not employed at an architecture, interior design, engineering or construction firm may also enter. Individuals and teams with a maximum of three members are eligible. Only one registration is necessary for each team.

Register online at www.fentressarchitects.com by Thursday, December 19, 2013; registration is free. You will automatically be emailed a registration number to use for your final submission.

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Competition Announcement Thursday, May 30, 2013 Online Registration Deadline Thursday, December 19, 2013 Online Design Submission Deadline Thursday, January 16, 2014Short-list Notification Thursday, February 13, 2014 People’s Choice Award Online Voting Thursday, February 13, 2014 Winners Announced Thursday, March 13, 2014 Internship at Fentress Architects Summer 2014

1st Place - US$10,000 prize and a certificate of merit (US$10,000 prize includes US$3,000 cash, 4-week paid internship at Fentress Architects, coach round-trip airfare, and lodging at a location of Fentress’ discretion for the duration of the paid internship).

The 1st Place student or team will gain exposure to the architectural industry with an internship at Fentress Architects, an award-winning international architectural and interior design firm. If the 1st place winner is from outside the U.S., that individual(s) is responsible for obtaining necessary visa and paperwork; Fentress Architects will provide a letter stating the offer for internship. If a team is selected as the 1st Place winner, all team members will be offered internships, however the total first prize amount of US$10,000 prize will be split between all members of the team. Internship details will be arranged with the winning team.

2nd Place - US$1,000 cash prize and a certificate of merit.

3rd Place - US$500 cash prize and a certificate of merit.

People’s Choice - US$300 cash prize and a certificate of merit (Online voting will be available starting February 13, 2014).

Honorable Mention - Certificate of merit.

Winning designs will be exhibited at A+D Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles, California. Exhibition dates are to be determined. More information about the museum is available at www.aplusd.org.

Winners understand and accept that there may be income tax implications based on the total value of the prize including prize money, travel, and lodging accommodations.

1. Must be an existing site already occupied by a built structure 2. Must be in urban context; reducing sprawl and focusing development and efficiencies in the urban environment3. Must be a public building that adds urban vitality, and brings relevance and meaning to the community and

people4. No restrictions on the type of site or size. Examples include, but are by no means limited to, disused factories,

power plant, schools, apartment blocks, etc. 5. Must show physical location/address and image(s) of current structure6. Building must be 10 years or older7. Take into consideration the advances in technology, the exploration of sustainable systems, and the alignment

between proposed new use and characteristics of the existing building 8. Demonstrates original architecture and design concepts9. Includes an innovative vision for the site 10. Responds to the site’s context

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This is a digital competition; hard copies of entries will not be accepted. Participants must submit their conceptual design online at www.fentressarchitects.com by the end of the day on Thursday, January 16, 2014 (24:00 MST). Only one submission per individual or team. The official language is English. The design concept shall be submitted in PDF format, including:

• Two boards with the project information including project title, plans, sections, drawings, elevations, and perspectives.

1. Boards should be 24’ h x 48’ w in HORIZONTAL format2. The resolution of the boards must be 150 dpi, RGB mode, and saved as one PDF file3. Renderings must evoke an emotive quality using innovative techniques4. Diagrams that describe how the project addresses the competition challenge statement5. Registration number located clearly in the upper right corner of both boards6. Text must be no smaller than 12 point font7. The file must be named after the registration number. For example: 2013FGC0000.pdf

• PDF file containing the project statement (600 words max). This file must be named after the registration number followed by the word “statement”. For example: 2013FGC0000STATEMENT.pdf

• PDF file containing copy of student ID(s). This file must be named after the registration number followed by the word “ID”. For example: 2013FGC0000ID.pdf

• Digital file may be no larger than 15MB

Finalists will be required to submit a three minute digital video that presents their design to the jury.

The competition will be judged in two stages by two panels comprised of distinguished experts. The first round jury will select the finalists for the final jury to review. The final jury will select the three final winners and honorable mentions. Jury members will be announced in the fall.

Participants should use clear, concise language to convey ideas, key points, and design solutions. Photographs, diagrams, renderings, plans, and other visualizations are encouraged to help explain your concept per the rules previously described.

To assist with the judging process, the evaluation criteria are divided into four categories:

1. Creativity2. Sustainability3. Program4. Response to site

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In 2010, Curtis Fentress, founder of Fentress Architects, was awarded the American Institute of Architects’ Thomas Jefferson Award, the highest award in public architecture, recognizing “a portfolio of accomplishments that evidences great depth while making a significant contribution to the quality of public architecture.” The Thomas Jefferson Award is a testament to Fentress’ vision, design philosophy, and excellence in the field of public architecture. Fentress Architects launched the Fentress Global Challenge in 2010 to further advance the pursuit of innovative design in public architecture and to stimulate the imagination of designers around the world.

If you have additional questions, please email [email protected].

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• No changes are allowed once the entry is submitted unless approved by Fentress Architects.• Participant agrees that, if requested by Fentress Architects, he or she will supply high resolution images

for marketing, printing, or exhibiting.• All materials submitted for the competition must be the participant’s original work. It is the participant’s sole

responsibility to ensure that the work submitted does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third party, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, and design rights. Fentress Architects shall not be responsible for participant’s infringement of any third-party intellectual property rights. Participant shall indemnify and hold harmless Fentress Architects against any claims related to third-party intellectual property rights regardless of whether said infringement was known, unknown, or should have been known by participant.

• Participant agrees that Fentress Architects and competition sponsors are granted the non-exclusive reproduction rights to all entries for Fentress Architects’ advertising, promotion, exhibition, print publication, and internet purposes directly relating to the competition. Fentress Architects shall have no responsibility for any unauthorized use of entrant’s works by any third party, including but not limited to the sponsors.

• All published and online media, including social media, related to the Fentress Global Challenge must be reviewed and approved by Fentress Architects.

• Fentress Architects is not a designated exchange visitor program sponsor. Winners outside of the United States will be responsible for obtaining a J-1 visa with a J-1 sponsorship and Fentress Architects will provide an official offer of internship. Fentress Architects is not responsible for any costs related to obtaining a visa or eligibility work in the United States. The prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative is available.

• No prize transfer, assignment, or substitution by winners permitted. If a prize (or part of a prize) is unavailable, Fentress Architects, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the original prize (or that part of the prize) with an alternative prize to the equal monetary value and/or specification, unless to do so would be prohibited by law.

• Entrants agree that personal data, especially name and address, may be processed, shared, and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the contest and any other purposes outlined in these official rules. The data may also be used by Fentress Architects in order to verify the participant’s identity, postal address, and telephone number or to otherwise verify the participant’s eligibility to participate in the contest. Participants have the right to access, review, rectify, or cancel any personal data held by Fentress Architects by writing to Fentress Architects, C/O Fentress Global Challenge, 421 Broadway, Denver CO 80203. Personal data will be used by Fentress Architects exclusively for the purposes stated herein.

• Fentress Architects reserves the right to verify the validity and originality of any entry and/or entrant (including an entrant’s identity and address) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these official rules or who tampers with the entry process. Failure by Fentress Architects to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.

• Fentress Global Challenge rules and regulations are subject to change without notice.• If for any reason the contest is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus,

denial of service attacks, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Fentress Architects that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, Fentress Architects reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the contest. If Fentress Architects elects to cancel or terminate the contest, Fentress Architects will not retain any rights in the submitted designs.

• Any claims related to participation in the competition must be brought in Denver, Colorado and will be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.

• This contest is void where prohibited. • Participants will be disqualified if any of the competition rules are not followed.• Contacting any member of the jury is prohibited.

regUlationS By participating in the Fentress Global Challenge, participant accepts these regulations and all other rules and terms related to the Fentress Global Challenge.

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