2006 AIA Housing Committee Awards -- Call for Entries

Photo: Art Grice©

Entry Deadline: November 18, 2005
Submission Deadline: December 16, 2005
2006 Submission Package Order Form

Single-Family Custom Housing
Single-Family Merchant Built
Multifamily Housing
Innovation in Housing Design
Community Design

A Program of the AIA Housing Committee Knowledge Community

Background
The AIA Housing Committee Knowledge Community established this awards program in 2000 to recognize the best in housing design. The program emphasizes the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit, and a valuable national resource.

Recognition
The award-winning projects will receive significant recognition. They will be displayed at the 2006 AIA National Convention and Expo in Los Angeles and acknowledged in AIA publications and electronic media. In addition, recipients may be published in Architectural Record.

Award Categories and Eligibility
The categories are (1) single-family custom housing, (2) single-family merchant built, (3) multifamily housing, (4) innovation in housing design, and (5) community design. AIA-member architects licensed in the U.S. are invited to submit their completed, built projects located in the U.S. In addition, owners of structures or projects fitting the eligibility guidelines may submit those projects for review.

Single-Family and Multifamily Housing
The Housing Committee will recognize two categories of single-family housing: (1) the Single-Family Merchant-Built Housing award will spotlight homes built for the speculative market; (2) the Single-Family Custom Housing award will recognize outstanding custom and remodeled homes designed for specific client(s). Entrants should specify the appropriate category on the entry form.

The Multifamily Housing award will spotlight multifamily housing design. Both high- and low-density projects for public and private clients will be considered. In addition to architectural design features, the jury will assess the integration of the building(s) into their context, including open and recreational space and transportation options.

Any complete structure designed to be a single-family home or multifamily housing is eligible for entry. New construction, renovations, restored homes and buildings, and attached single-family and multifamily housing in the U.S. are also eligible.

Innovation in Housing Design
The Innovation in Housing Design award spotlights innovation in housing and all its aspects. Submissions that reflect innovation in the design of details, use of new technologies, adaptation of materials, and application of the architectural design process are encouraged. Submission entries should clarify exactly how the project is innovative.

Any complete “innovative” design of some aspect of a dwelling is eligible for entry. Newly constructed houses as well as renovated and restored housing in the U.S. are eligible.

Eligibility for Single-Family Housing, Multifamily Housing, and Innovation in Housing Design
Owners of structures and AIA-member architects licensed in the U.S. may submit projects located in the U.S. of any size, budget, or style fitting the eligibility guidelines. Projects completed since January 1, 2002, are eligible.

The entry must have been designed by an AIA-member architect licensed in the U.S. at the time of the project’s completion. “Completion” is synonymous with “substantial completion” as defined in the standard AIA contract documents governing construction.

The submitting architect may qualify as a member of a design team, whether or not serving as head of the team. All significant contributors to the design of the project must be given credit as part of the submission. Project authorship must remain anonymous during jury deliberations. If authorship is revealed on any submission materials—photos, plans, slides, or narrative—the entry will be disqualified.

Community Design
The Community Design award recognizes that through careful planning and design, architects contribute to making safe, attractive, economically viable and environmentally sustainable communities. Livable communities offer choices in housing, shopping, recreation, and job opportunities, as well as multiple transportation options. Residential site planning design and its contribution to the creation of livable communities will be considered in this category. Innovative strategies including plans, codes, guidelines, and delivery systems that result in design and construction excellence of single-family and multifamily homes will be recognized.

Eligibility
Any complete community design plan is eligible for entry. Since community design projects are not “complete” in the traditional sense, design plans currently being implemented may be submitted. Newly constructed neighborhoods as well as renovated or restored neighborhoods in the U.S. are eligible.

Stakeholders in the community design process such as owners, practitioners, and civic organizations, as well as AIA-member architects licensed in the U.S., may submit projects located in the U.S. of any size, budget, or style fitting the eligibility guidelines. Projects completed since January 1, 2002, are eligible. A licensed AIA-member architect must be an author of the project. If authorship is revealed on any submission materials—photos, plans, slides, or narrative—the entry will be disqualified.

Submissions
All entries for all categories must be submitted in the manner outlined below, or the jury will not consider them.

Judging Criteria
Each entry will be judged for the success with which the project has met its individual requirements. Entries are weighed individually and not in competition with one another.

Submission Materials
Project Description/Narrative
For each submission, provide a one-page description of the original design objectives. Descriptions shall be 500 words or less. Explain the distinguishing characteristics of the work and its design elements. The jury will use the project description as a guide to evaluate each submission.

Photographs
Provide 8" x 10" or 8½” x 11" high quality glossy color prints. Do not submit color photo-copies or magazine reprints. Photos must include at least the following in the specified categories:

Single-Family and Multifamily Housing Awards

Minimum of one site plan, descriptive floor plan(s) adequate to explain the building(s), and one building section.
Minimum of one photo showing the immediate context of the home/housing units; this photo may be eliminated if the home’s relationship to its environment is clearly defined in other prints or drawings.
For projects involving renovations or alterations, provide “before” and “after” photos, to the extent possible; the photographs should convey a sense of the architects’ new work.
Minimum of two photos of the interior.
Contextual images or plans are also encouraged.

Innovation in Housing Design Award

Minimum of one photo showing the innovative design in context.

Community Design Award

Minimum of one overall site plan, plus site plan vignettes at a larger scale as appropriate to illustrate the planning concept. Show graphic scale and North arrow.
Minimum of one photograph of certain aspects of the community that highlights its design.

CD-ROM
All Award entrants must duplicate their submission binders onto a CD-ROM. This includes all project description text, Concealed Identification and Copyright Release Forms, project images and one photograph of the architectural team. Two sets of the images must be included on the CD-ROM. One set must be scanned at no larger than 150 dpi resolution and saved in the JPEG file format with size kept under 200kb. The other set must be scanned at 300 dpi or higher resolution in CMYK color mode, image size at least 5 inches by 7 inches, and saved in the TIF or PhotoShop EPS file format. Should your project be selected as a recipient, the higher resolution images will be used for publication purposes. The lower resolution images will be used during jury deliberations to evaluate your entry.

Label the CD-ROM with your Binder Entry Number and place it in the corresponding numbered sleeve. Please create a list of images with thumbnails including:

The Binder Entry Number
Images numbered in the order in which they should be viewed
A brief one-sentence description of the image
Photographer credit

Deadlines and Other Requirements

Entry forms with fees must be postmarked no later than November 18, 2005, to allow time for the preparation of submission binders.
All material in a submission must be contained in an 8½” x 11" binder that will be provided by the AIA.
Project authorship will remain concealed throughout the deliberations of the jury. If the authorship is revealed on any photos, plans, slides, or narratives, the entry will be disqualified. Rights to photos, slides, and plans must be cleared for publication. Entrants are responsible for any royalties or copyright photography fees. Before entering, entrants must have owner’s approval to submit the project. Owners must be informed of the significant recognition in the media should the project be awarded.
Completed submission binders must be returned to the AIA for judging postmarked no later than December 16, 2005. The postmark date is strictly observed—no exceptions will be made. No entry fee will be refunded for entries that are disqualified, late, or incomplete.

Note: All submitted materials, including documentation, slides, photographs, and plans, will become the property of The American Institute of Architects. Submitted materials will not be returned.

Any project that credits a 2006 Housing Committee Awards jury member or their firm as architect, associate architect, consultant, or client is ineligible and will be disqualified if submitted.

Questions?
Call 202-626-7586, E-mail honorawards@aia.org, or visit the AIA’s Web site at http://www.aia.org.

2006 AIA Housing Committee Awards Jury
Kerry Dietz, AIA (Chair)
Dietz and Company Architects, Inc.
Springfield, Massachusetts

David Baker, FAIA
David Baker Partners Architects
San Francisco

Mark Ginsberg, AIA
Curtis and Ginsberg Architects, LLP
New York

Jane F. Kolleeny
Architectural Record Magazine
New York

Rosemary McMonigal, AIA
McMonigal Architects, LLC
Minneapolis




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	Photo: Art Grice© Entry Deadline: November 18, 2005 Submission Deadline: December 16, 2005 2006 Submission Package Order Form Single-Family Custom Housing Single-Family Merchant Built Multifamily Housing Innovation in Housing Design Community Design A Program of the AIA Housing Committee Knowledge Community Background The AIA Housing Committee Knowledge Community established this awards program in 2000 to recognize the best in housing design. The program emphasizes the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit, and a valuable national resource. Recognition The award-winning projects will receive significant recognition. They will be displayed at the 2006 AIA National Convention and Expo in Los Angeles and acknowledged in AIA publications and electronic media. In addition, recipients may be published in Architectural Record. Award Categories and Eligibility The categories are (1) single-family custom housing, (2) single-family merchant built, (3) multifamily housing, (4) innovation in housing design, and (5) community design. AIA-member architects licensed in the U.S. are invited to submit their completed, built projects located in the U.S. In addition, owners of structures or projects fitting the eligibility guidelines may submit those projects for review. Single-Family and Multifamily Housing The Housing Committee will recognize two categories of single-family housing: (1) the Single-Family Merchant-Built Housing award will spotlight homes built for the speculative market; (2) the Single-Family Custom Housing award will recognize outstanding custom and remodeled homes designed for specific client(s). Entrants should specify the appropriate category on the entry form. The Multifamily Housing award will spotlight multifamily housing design. Both high- and low-density projects for public and private clients will be considered. In addition to architectural design features, the jury will assess the integration of the building(s) into their context, including open and recreational space and transportation options. Any complete structure designed to be a single-family home or multifamily housing is eligible for entry. New construction, renovations, restored homes and buildings, and attached single-family and multifamily housing in the U.S. are also eligible. Innovation in Housing Design The Innovation in Housing Design award spotlights innovation in housing and all its aspects. Submissions that reflect innovation in the design of details, use of new technologies, adaptation of materials, and application of the architectural design process are encouraged. Submission entries should clarify exactly how the project is innovative. Any complete “innovative” design of some aspect of a dwelling is eligible for entry. Newly constructed houses as well as renovated and restored housing in the U.S. are eligible. Eligibility for Single-Family Housing, Multifamily Housing, and Innovation in Housing Design Owners of structures and AIA-member architects licensed in the U.S. may submit projects located in the U.S. of any size, budget, or style fitting the eligibility guidelines. Projects completed since January 1, 2002, are eligible. The entry must have been designed by an AIA-member architect licensed in the U.S. at the time of the project’s completion. “Completion” is synonymous with “substantial completion” as defined in the standard AIA contract documents governing construction. The submitting architect may qualify as a member of a design team, whether or not serving as head of the team. All significant contributors to the design of the project must be given credit as part of the submission. Project authorship must remain anonymous during jury deliberations. If authorship is revealed on any submission materials—photos, plans, slides, or narrative—the entry will be disqualified. Community Design The Community Design award recognizes that through careful planning and design, architects contribute to making safe, attractive, economically viable and environmentally sustainable communities. Livable communities offer choices in housing, shopping, recreation, and job opportunities, as well as multiple transportation options. Residential site planning design and its contribution to the creation of livable communities will be considered in this category. Innovative strategies including plans, codes, guidelines, and delivery systems that result in design and construction excellence of single-family and multifamily homes will be recognized. Eligibility Any complete community design plan is eligible for entry. Since community design projects are not “complete” in the traditional sense, design plans currently being implemented may be submitted. Newly constructed neighborhoods as well as renovated or restored neighborhoods in the U.S. are eligible. Stakeholders in the community design process such as owners, practitioners, and civic organizations, as well as AIA-member architects licensed in the U.S., may submit projects located in the U.S. of any size, budget, or style fitting the eligibility guidelines. Projects completed since January 1, 2002, are eligible. A licensed AIA-member architect must be an author of the project. If authorship is revealed on any submission materials—photos, plans, slides, or narrative—the entry will be disqualified. Submissions All entries for all categories must be submitted in the manner outlined below, or the jury will not consider them. Judging Criteria Each entry will be judged for the success with which the project has met its individual requirements. Entries are weighed individually and not in competition with one another. Submission Materials Project Description/Narrative For each submission, provide a one-page description of the original design objectives. Descriptions shall be 500 words or less. Explain the distinguishing characteristics of the work and its design elements. The jury will use the project description as a guide to evaluate each submission. Photographs Provide 8" x 10" or 8½” x 11" high quality glossy color prints. Do not submit color photo-copies or magazine reprints. Photos must include at least the following in the specified categories: Single-Family and Multifamily Housing Awards Minimum of one site plan, descriptive floor plan(s) adequate to explain the building(s), and one building section. Minimum of one photo showing the immediate context of the home/housing units; this photo may be eliminated if the home’s relationship to its environment is clearly defined in other prints or drawings. For projects involving renovations or alterations, provide “before” and “after” photos, to the extent possible; the photographs should convey a sense of the architects’ new work. Minimum of two photos of the interior. Contextual images or plans are also encouraged. Innovation in Housing Design Award Minimum of one photo showing the innovative design in context. Community Design Award Minimum of one overall site plan, plus site plan vignettes at a larger scale as appropriate to illustrate the planning concept. Show graphic scale and North arrow. Minimum of one photograph of certain aspects of the community that highlights its design. CD-ROM All Award entrants must duplicate their submission binders onto a CD-ROM. This includes all project description text, Concealed Identification and Copyright Release Forms, project images and one photograph of the architectural team. Two sets of the images must be included on the CD-ROM. One set must be scanned at no larger than 150 dpi resolution and saved in the JPEG file format with size kept under 200kb. The other set must be scanned at 300 dpi or higher resolution in CMYK color mode, image size at least 5 inches by 7 inches, and saved in the TIF or PhotoShop EPS file format. Should your project be selected as a recipient, the higher resolution images will be used for publication purposes. The lower resolution images will be used during jury deliberations to evaluate your entry. Label the CD-ROM with your Binder Entry Number and place it in the corresponding numbered sleeve. Please create a list of images with thumbnails including: The Binder Entry Number Images numbered in the order in which they should be viewed A brief one-sentence description of the image Photographer credit Deadlines and Other Requirements Entry forms with fees must be postmarked no later than November 18, 2005, to allow time for the preparation of submission binders. All material in a submission must be contained in an 8½” x 11" binder that will be provided by the AIA. Project authorship will remain concealed throughout the deliberations of the jury. If the authorship is revealed on any photos, plans, slides, or narratives, the entry will be disqualified. Rights to photos, slides, and plans must be cleared for publication. Entrants are responsible for any royalties or copyright photography fees. Before entering, entrants must have owner’s approval to submit the project. Owners must be informed of the significant recognition in the media should the project be awarded. Completed submission binders must be returned to the AIA for judging postmarked no later than December 16, 2005. The postmark date is strictly observed—no exceptions will be made. No entry fee will be refunded for entries that are disqualified, late, or incomplete. Note: All submitted materials, including documentation, slides, photographs, and plans, will become the property of The American Institute of Architects. Submitted materials will not be returned. Any project that credits a 2006 Housing Committee Awards jury member or their firm as architect, associate architect, consultant, or client is ineligible and will be disqualified if submitted. Questions? Call 202-626-7586, E-mail honorawards@aia.org, or visit the AIA’s Web site at http://www.aia.org. 2006 AIA Housing Committee Awards Jury Kerry Dietz, AIA (Chair) Dietz and Company Architects, Inc. Springfield, Massachusetts David Baker, FAIA David Baker Partners Architects San Francisco Mark Ginsberg, AIA Curtis and Ginsberg Architects, LLP New York Jane F. Kolleeny Architectural Record Magazine New York Rosemary McMonigal, AIA McMonigal Architects, LLC Minneapolis
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