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The Scottish Design Awards, now in their 21st year, are Scotland s most prestigious awards for architecture firms and design agencies. Our judging panel reward fresh thinking and beautiful execution within Scotland s design industry. contents OVERVIEW OF THE SCOTTISH DESIGN AWARDS CATEGORIES CATEGORY RULES HOW TO ENTER SUBMISSION FORMATS PHYSICAL ENTRY FORM TERMS & CONDITIONS
OVERVIEW OF THE AWARDS IS YOUR WORK ELIGIBLE? Design: Work done by Scottish design consultancies, advertising agencies, printers and client companies. OR Work done for Scottish clients no matter where the designer is based. Work must be published, displayed, broadcast or mailed between 1 February 2017 and 30 March 2018. Architecture: Buildings and projects located in Scotland. OR Buildings and projects designed by Scottish architects, engineers, designers sited anywhere. Projects must be completed between 1 February 2017 and 30 March 2018. Work previously entered into the Scottish Design Awards will not be eligible. Still unsure? Get in touch to ask WHY ENTER? Gain positive PR Stand out from competitors Make your brand/agency famous Personal and staff development Be known as award winning Showcase your talents and skills to existing and potential clients Reassure clients that they are associated with the best Accentuate the importance of design and architecture in Scotland JUDGES The Scottish Design Awards will be judged by two stellar panels: one for design, the other for architecture. Each panel will be compiled of industry experts who will use their insight and experience to deliberate the results. Judges will be announced soon. Visit www.scottishdesignawards.com/judges for updates. The Architecture panel will be hoping to see: Work that is programmatically, formally and spatially rich Design that pushes boundaries Projects that address issues of sustainability A people focussed, client driven approach ENTRY FEES First entry: 175 + VAT Subsequent entries: 99 + VAT Members of The Drum Network receive a 10% discount off the entry fee - see www.thedrum.com/network for more info. DEADLINE AND DATES Entries will close on Nominations will be announced Thursday 7 June 2018 Awards ceremony to be held Thursday 23 August 2018 WHAT ARE THE JUDGES LOOKING FOR? A non-exhaustive guide to what our panels will be on the lookout for... The Design panel will be looking for: Fresh thinking and originality Beautiful execution Great storytelling Work that pushes and progresses the client brief beyond expectations Work which emotionally connects with its audience
CATEGORIES OVERALL Categories cannot be entered selected by panel from all entries. 1. Design Grand Prix 2. Architecture Grand Prix 3. Chairman s Award for Design 4. Chairman s Award for Architecture 5. Design Agency of the Year 6. Architectural Practice of the Year CATEGORIES JUDGED BY DESIGN PANEL Graphic 7. Publications 8. Corporate Literature/Annual Report 9. Direct Mail 10. Corporate Identity 11. Poster 12. Promotional Literature 13. Item of Self Promotion (see rule 1) 14. Packaging 15. Exhibition/Point of Sale Design Crafts 16. Craft - Incorporating: Photography, Typography, Illustration, Copywriting Digital Media 17. Website Design 18. Digital Design 19. App Design Categories Judged by Architecture Panel Lighting 20. Lighting (see rule 2) Interiors 21. Interior Design (see rule 3) Architecture 22. Regeneration (see rule 4) 23. Residential 24. Affordable Housing (see rule 5) 25. Leisure/Culture Building or Project (see rule 6) 26. Health Building or Project (see rule 7) 27. Education Building or Project (see rule 8) 28. Commercial/Office Building or Project 29. Retail Building or Project (see rule 9) 30. Public Building (see rule 10) 31. Proposed Building (see rule 11) 32. Re-use of a Listed Building (see rule 12) 33. Low Cost Project Schemes Under 200k Place Making/Master Planning 34. Public Realm/Landscaping (see rule 13) 35. Place Making/Master Planning (see rule 14) Future Buildings 36. Future Building (see rule 15)
CATEGORY rules 1. Work in this category must have been designed for the submitting company by the submitting company. 2. This category is open to architectural lighting design projects that include exhibitions and event installations that were in excess of 3 days in duration or installations that were used or erected in more than one location and open to the public in excess of 3 days. The lighting design projects shall either be the work of a designer based in Scotland or for a client based in Scotland, but may be for projects sited anywhere in the world. 3. May be a commercial, leisure, retail, residential or domestic interior 4. Projects in this category should be an environmental scheme, building project (new build or upgrade of an existing building) or a programme of new signage or artworks and should form part of a wider plan for the area s physical and economic social regeneration. 5. Affordable housing relates to homes provided by local authorities, housing associations, private developers and individuals and includes housing for rent and subsidised home ownership projects. 6. This category includes Leisure / Culture buildings such as; sports facilities, theatres, arts centres etc. 7. Health covers hospitals, medical facilities etc. 8. Education covers schools (public and private), universities, colleges etc. 10. Can be publicly funded or for public use. 11. This project must be in a proposed state until at least April 2018. Proposed meaning not under construction but still in the planning stages. For buildings under construction see the Future Buildings section. 12. This category will reward a project for excellence in the sphere of conservation, restoration or adaptive re-use and should involve a listed building. Submissions should include information about the condition of the building before the work was undertaken, a short statement about the building s significance and a description of the intention behind the works undertaken. 13. Covers hard and soft landscaping. 14. Judges will look for excellent masterplan design and evidence that the location, orientation of the buildings, the activities that they contain and the design of the surrounding space formed a critical component of the brief and proposed/ complemented project. It is also important to make evident how people have primacy in proposals. For the purpose of these categories, masterplan is analogous to the development plan, design famework, development framework etc. 15. Projects must have been under construction and not completed between 1 February 2017 and 30 March 2018. 9. Retail category covers individual shops as well as retail outlets and shopping centres.
HOW TO ENTER 1. Register or log in to the website: www.scottishdesignawards.com 2. Decide which categories you are going to enter. You may enter as many categories as you like but each must be treated as a separate entry and payment made for each. 3. To add an entry, go to the dashboard in the menu at the top of the page and choose My companies from the drop down. On the next page, choose or add the company you would like to enter on behalf of and then click Add an Entry from the option. 4. Add a short description of no more than 60 words as an overview of the project. Please note: In the event your entry is nominated for an award, this text will go live on the website. 5. You have the option to acknowledge another company if the work has been jointly created. 6. Upload your entry report see Submission Formats for details. 7. Upload hi-res images (at least one image require - file limit 10MB. Accept jpg, gif or png files) of your work and include any supporting YouTube or Vimeo video URLs. Please note: In the event your entry is nominated for an award, the images and videos will go live on the website and the first image will be used in the awards ceremony presentation. 8. Make sure you are happy with all aspects of your online entry as changes cannot be made once submitted and paid for. 9. Once you have uploaded all* of your entries, go to the dashboard in the menu at the top of the page, chose My Companies again from the drop down, chose the company whose entries you wish to pay for. add all to your basket and proceed with payment from there. *Please note: You will only receive the subsequent entry discounted rate if you pay for all your submissions at once. You are able to leave entries saved in your basket until they are all ready. 10. Once payment is processed you will be sent a confirmation email and a receipt will be sent to your accounts department. 11. Once you have submitted and paid online, please prepare and post your physical entries see Submission Formats for details. 12. All entries must be received by the deadline on Friday 20 April 2018.
SUBMISSION FORMATS For the online part of your entry, follow the step by step instructions outlined in the How To Enter section above. For most categories, your online entry must be coupled with a postal submission. Please see the below guidelines for what should be included. Formats by Category Please see the web page: Entering your boards in info section on the website Design Graphics Mounted artwork (max size A2) except for brochures, annual reports, publications, posters and direct mail where samples should be submitted. High-res Images of your entry must be uploaded online. Packaging & Point of Sale Examples where possible or photographs should be mounted onto boards (Max size A2) plus High-res Images of your entry must be uploaded online. Exhibitions Photographs mounted onto boards (max size A2). Exhibition plans should also be provided plus High-res Images of your entry must be uploaded online. Digital Media Please supply websites as URL s and upload 3 high-res screen grabs online. Digital Design - Entries into the including Animation must be supplied as an embed code from youtube or vimeo and 3 screen grabs online Craft - Mounted onto boards (max size A2). Exhibition plans should also be provided plus High-res Images of your entry must be uploaded online. Interiors Mounted artwork onto boards (max size A2) plus High-res Images of your entry must be uploaded online Lighting One A1 board and one A4 file containing hard copies of the following: 300 word (max) overview of the design concept for the lighting and the relationship of the lighting design to the building and site. word document or pdf. 100 words (max) - A technical summary of equipment used, control methods, power used by the installation and any specific technical challenges in the project. word document or pdf. Conceptual information as presented to the client, presentation material, CG Images etc - word document, pdf or JPEG images. MPEG, Quicktime or.mov file of the lighting installation or the judges to view it in situ. Photography of the project indicating the final lighting effects achieved. Any additional lighting, the use of High Dynamic Range imaging or digital post production work to be noted with caption information - JPEG images. 3-4 high-res images of the lighting installation uploaded online. These images will be used for publication in the event of a nomination JPEG images. Architecture, Engineering, Place Making / Master Planning, Environmental and Future Buildings One A1 board and one A4 file containing hard copies of the following: Photographs of the finished product Site plans, elevations and sections 400 word (max) overview of the project including purpose and brief, location and site characteristics, cost (This must be included in your A4 file and submitted online when entering) Background material including computer generated images, copies of preliminary sketches, alternative preliminary schemes, information on context, precedents for design and excerpts from working drawings may also be submitted. All entries must be accompanied by a HIGH-RES PDF or JPEG 360 dpi uploaded online.
PHYSICAL ENTRY FORM To be completed for each piece of work entered (photocopies are acceptable). All information given may be published therefore please state clearly. PLEASE ENTER ONLINE BEFORE POSTING BOARDS Submitting Company: Category Number: Category Name: Client: Entry Title: Boards and materials should be sent to: The Scottish Design Awards, 4th Floor, Mercat Building, 26 Gallowgate, Glasgow, G1 5AB. The Scottish Design Awards are organised by Urban Realm which is a publication of the Urban Realm Ltd.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS All entries must be supplied in line with the How to Enter and Submission Formats sections. The judges reserve the right to re-allocate entries into other categories where they feel necessary. The judges also reserve the right to remove categories that aren t strong enough to have work nominated. These entries will not be refunded as they will have been judged accordingly with the rest. The organisers reserve the right to retain entries for subsequent publication/exhibition in relation to the awards. No feedback will be given relating to individual entries. The judging panels decisions is final. If you do not abide by the rules, which results in a cost to the organisers, then the submitting company is liable for costs. Each entry must be treated as a separate entry and paid for accordingly. Entering work is at your own risk. Except for high value samples, entries cannot be returned. To discuss a return, please contact us in advance. Whilst every care will be taken in the storage of entries, the organisers will not accept responsibility for loss or damage of entries. All entries submitted should conform to the British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion. Any entry that has a complaint upheld against it by the Advertising Standards Authority will be disqualified. Once entries are submitted, they will go forward for judging and cannot be amended. Entries must be paid before the judging date. Entries not paid for will be taken out the judging process and therefore, the awards. After judging, entries cannot be withdrawn and refunds cannot be given.