Design Your Future—Enter the U.S. VectorWorks 2008 Design Competition
How would you like to be noticed by distinguished design educators and professional designers? Win a trip to Boston for the AIA National Convention in May? Meet and talk to prospective employers who are looking for good architectural designers? Maybe even land your designs on a national publication or company website?
Take the U.S. VectorWorks 2008 Design Your Future Challenge, and you can!
Here's how it works:
You’ll use one of three templates from our site and build on it, creating a design that’s judged on three categories: interior environment (ambience), functionality, and design integration. The design with the highest score in each category wins an all-expenses-paid trip* to the AIA 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition in Boston, MA, May 15-17. Each winner will present his/her design to a panel of accomplished design educators and professionals, who will select a grand prize winner for overall design excellence. The winning project will be featured in a national publication and in Nemetschek North America’s company newsletter (the eDispatch). Additionally, NNA will publicize the winner on its website and in a press release to the architectural community.
All entries must be received by April 25, 2008.
So, check out the templates and start designing your future now, with VectorWorks 2008. First stop, Boston.
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Requirements:
Template Drawings:
Choose one of these three template drawings:
- Urban Saver: View a sample Urban Saver Drawing in pdf format
- Full access to the alley must be maintained at all times
- Suburban Dreamer: View a sample Suburban Viewer Drawing in pdf format
- Vehicular access is limited to one curb cut
- Waterfront Oasis: View a sample Suburban Waterfront Oasis in pdf format
- Dock must be no longer than 150' into the water and no greater than 15' in width
Submittals:
Be sure to include all of the following components on a CD or DVD:
- PDF: A one-page PDF (Arch D size) for use during the judging process, with a minimum of the following components:
- Plan
- Elevation
- Building Section
- Site Plan
- A non-wireframe interior perspective
- A non-wireframe perspective
- Presentation PDF: Multi-set of drawings and documents for use during the judging process and final presentations with a minimum of the following components:
- Cover Sheet
- All plans needed to communicate the project
- Two building sections
- Two elevations
- A non-wireframe interior perspective
- A non-wireframe perspective
- VectorWorks 2008 File(s): All VectorWorks file(s) used to create the project and produce the required PDFs.
Mail your entry to:
Student Design Contest
Nemetschek North America
7150 Riverwood Drive
Columbia, MD 21046
For additional information, please contact:
Nicholas La Forest
Academic Program Manager
Phone: 410-290-5114
Fax: 410-290-7266
E-mail: Nlaforest@nemetschek.net
ELIGIBILITY: This competition is open to any student enrolled in a collegiate-level design program (undergraduate or graduate) anywhere in the U.S. Students who will graduate in winter 2007 or spring 2008 are eligible, but must provide a photocopy of their student ID from the 2007–2008 academic year. The online entry form must be completely filled out before an entry will be accepted.
JUDGING CRITERIA: Entries will be prescreened by NNA staff. NNA staff will vote to choose the category winners . A panel of distinguished design educators and professionals will evaluate the category winners and select the grand prize winner at the AIA 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition.
The judges will select the winner based on the following key criteria: Is the solution well-executed? Is it functional? Does the design show real innovation (in aesthetics, function, or materials)? Did the design result from a thorough, thoughtful process? Was the project well-presented? What social, ecological, or cultural benefits does it exhibit (e.g., universal or handicap accessibility, sustainability, eco-friendliness, efficient/cost-effective material usage, etc.)?
CONTEST ID: Your contest ID is derived from your VectorWorks 2008 license number. You can find this number by looking at the last six digits of your serial number. For example, if your serial number is S3WUSE-8ZMTXU-ZQZ1Z9-QNFREE, your contest ID is QNFREE.
ADDITIONAL NOTES: All projects must be completely designed in VectorWorks 2008, without aid of any post-rendering or post-editing programs. Please use IBC 2003 and ADA 2002 (or greater) guidelines to solve all building code, parking, and egress issues. Local building codes need not apply for this contest. All projects will be served by public services. All project documents must have the contest ID number clearly displayed. Please do not include your name or school in any of the documents; use your contest ID instead. All information, images, and projects provided for this contest can be used in any part, or whole, by NNA at any time after the contest ends.
* The all-expenses-paid trip is subject to terms and conditions set forth by Nemetschek North America.