Twelfth Annual AL Light & Architecture Design Awards (2015)

ELIGIBILITY RULES
1. The competition is open to all design professionals worldwide.

2. Projects must be completed after July 2013.

 

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
3. All entry materials – forms and images -- must be submitted and uploaded via the competition website.  

4. Each submission must include an online payment.

5. The Project Details must include the following information:

(a) The project name, location and date of completion, lighting designer, architect, client/owner, photographer, and additional consultants;

(b) The main entry category, and whether the submission is also additionally being submitted in any of the three Special Citation Awards (see Categories);

(c) Project name, project size in square feet, watts per square foot, energy-code compliance, project cost, and lighting installation cost; and

(d) A written description (600 words max.) outlining the project brief and the project’s design challenges and the lighting solutions

(e) Luminaire and lamp type including manufacturer list and applications; and

(f) The digital images should be numbered and provide a brief directional description to clarify what is depicted. Submissions being submitted for any of the Special Citation Awards should include:

(g) The Special Citation Award entry category;

(h) Project name;

(i) Further explanation (300 words max.) of why the project excels in the particular Special Citation Award entry category (ies); and up to 6 additional images numbered and keyed to the 300-word description.

6. Images must be in digital format and be sent in a hi-res (300 dpi) set. Additional image submission requirements:

(a) either JPEG, TIF, or EPS file format;

(b) hi-res set: 300 dpi;

(c) approximately 8-inches by 10-inches.

For main entry categories, please include no fewer than 7 and no more than 12 images. Provide up to 6 additional images for each Special Citation Awards category. Label the image files using the project name and numbers that correspond to the image descriptions. Keep file name length to a minimum, approximately. 12-15 characters

Example: ProjectName_01

7. Please avoid the use of fill light when photographing the project; if its use is unavoidable, identify which shots include fill light.

8. To maintain anonymity during the judging process, no names of entrants, firms, or collaborating parties may appear on any part of the submission except for the on the signed entry form and on the project envelope.

CATEGORIES

9. Identify each submission via its own Entry and through the Project Details as one of the following categories. (AL reserves the right to change the category of a submission.)

Interior Lighting

Exterior Lighting

Whole Building Projects

Exhibition Lighting

Projects will not be judged against each other, but rather as superior examples of a lighting design solution within their category. Each category may have more than one winner or no winner at all.

10. Appropriate submissions may also be submitted for any of the three Special Citation Awards. Projects must first be submitted in a general category in order to be submitted in a Special Citation category. If materials are not provided for the Special Citation Awards, or if they do not meet category requirements, projects will not be judged. These awards require the following additional information:

Best Use of Color: Entrants must include an explanation (no more than 300 words) clarifying the use of color in the project. Use of Color may be interpreted liberally; however, judges will be asked to consider the complexity of the design and the meaningful use of color to complement the design strategy.

Best Incorporation of Daylight: Entrants must include an explanation (no more than 300 words) clarifying how the project integrates daylighting with electric lighting. In addition, entrants must include daylighting analysis and ASHRAE 90.1 or LEED documentation indicating that daylighting provides persistent on-peak energy savings. If this documentation is not provided, the project will not be evaluated.

Best Lighting Design on a Budget: Entrants must include an explanation (no more than 300 words) clarifying why theirs is a budget project; in addition, they must include project construction costs, lighting materials costs, and lighting and electrical subcontractor costs (preferably on a per-square-foot basis). Judges understand costs are relative to project type; however, they reserve the right to determine whether it is truly a budget project.

JUDGING

11. An independent panel of judges will award prizes to projects at their sole discretion, based on the complexity of the project program and the lighting solutions applied. Decisions of the judges are final.

12. Judging will take place in June 2015. Winning entrants will be notified in late June 2015, and their projects will appear in the July/August 2015 issue of Architectural Lighting.

PUBLICATION

13. Winners of the AL Light & Architecture Design Awards agree to have their projects and names published in AL, on AL's website (archlighting.com), and in any other media, and must provide further information and publication-worthy graphic materials as needed by AL. Winners also agree to secure permission for publication from clients, photographers, and videographers prior to entry. Photographer(s) and videographers will receive proper citation credit, but will not receive payment for images or videos published as part of the editorial design awards coverage in both print and online.

14. Winners will be required to fill out a Publicity Release. Winners will also be required to state that the entry is the original work of the winner and does not infringe on any proprietary right, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, and the rights of publicity and privacy of any party, and grants AL the right to use the entry in print and electronic medium.

ENTRY FEES

15. Payment is made through the online registration system. We recommend that you print out a copy of your payment form for your own records.

DEADLINE

16. Regular entries must be received by 11:59p.m. EST on May 11, 2015. Late entries will be accepted up until 11:59p.m. EST on June 1, 2015.

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