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Entrants will register through the Harlem Edge Competition online registration system, which will use Pay Pal as the method of payment. Once registered, entrants will be sent a confirmation e-mail with instructions on how to upload their submissions and how to access the downloadable content available for this competition. When registering for a team or group, you must add all team members' names to the confirmation email attached to your submission.
Refer to Submission Requirements for further information.
Registration will open on September 27, 2011.
| Entry Fees | |
| Student | $35 |
| Member* | $50 |
| Single (Non-Member) | $65 |
| Team (2-4 people) | $130 |
| Team (5-10 people) | $300 |
| Academic Lab** | $35 (includes 1 student entry) |
*AIA, Associate AIA & International Associate AIA
**The Academic Lab Fee allows schools and universities to download competition specific material for purposes of academic study and use within design studios. Professors will be eligible to submit one student submission per Academic Lab Fee. Remaining students submitting entries to The Harlem Edge | Cultivating Connections competition must pay the $35 Student Entry fee.
Eligibility
The competition is open to all design students and young professionals, including, but not limited to, architects, artists, engineers, landscape architects, urban designers and planners. Entrants are considered eligible if they have completed their education at the undergraduate or graduate level within the past 10 years of the competition announcement (September 1, 2011). The participants may be licensed individuals within their respective professions.
Submission Details
Submission Requirements:
Project Title & Design Concept (150-200 Words Max.)
Submit (1) 42" x 30" PDF (landscape orientation) 300dpi (12,600 pixels x 9,00 pixels) (Max. File Size 6MB)
Minimum requirements for each board:
Registrants must conform to the eligibility and submission requirements. Any discrepancies to said requirements will automatically disqualify the submission. All submissions should contain original content. All entries must be submitted without identifying marks, including logos, text, insignia, or images on the display surface that could be used to identify the submission's authors. Any identifying information will immediately disqualify the entrant.
Participants of the Harlem Edge | Cultivating Connections competition agree to abide by the competition's terms and conditions.
Exhibition Requirements
Winners will be contacted in February 2011 and required to submit specific enlarged portions at higher resolutions or vector-based image files for printing purposes. Entrants may be asked to produce additional 3-D and/or video materials (subject to budget review). Further details will be revealed in March 2011.
Evaluation Criteria
Submissions will be judged on the creativity of the overall solution and the resolution of the programmatic components listed above. While a rigorous technical or economic feasibility study is not required, the jury should easily understand the benefits of the proposed program.
We would like the proposals to successfully demonstrate the following: