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Critical Dune House Design
Awards Purpose: At the conclusion of the program, we hope to have identified numerous examples of innovative design concepts and several new prototypes for houses in the dunes. A book is planned to present successful strategies and techniques for building in the dunes. The submissions of award winners and others will be used as illustrations in this publication. Eligibility An entry must have been designed by an architect licensed in the United States or in one of its territories at the time of the project's completion. "Completion" is synonymous with "substantial completion" as defined in the standard AIA documents governing construction. Either the architect or the owner may submit a project. The architect may qualify as a member of a design team, whether or not serving as the head of the team. When one architect is not the sole author, all other participants contributing substantially to the design of the project must be given credit as part of the submission, regardless of professional discipline. Project authorship will remain concealed throughout the deliberations of the jury. If the authorship is revealed on any of the photos, plans, digital images, or narrative, the entry will be disqualified. Judging Criteria Before public announcement of the awards is made, at least one jury member and one officer of Preserve the Dunes will visit the proposed design award projects. The following are special considerations that the jury will use in evaluating submissions: Preservation of habitat: Measures to control erosion: Minimal removal of native plant materials: Landscaping with native plants and excluding exotics: Legal constraints: Exploit views and setting: The critical dune areas provide views over Lake Michigan and into the surrounding highly articulated landforms and landscapes. Resource-conserving design: Today, in any project, meaningful design response to the environmental costs of construction, construction materials and on-going use is essential. Lakeside settings bring opportunities as well as challenges: taking advantage of lake breezes can eliminate the use of air-conditioning for eight months out of the year; cold winter winds blowing off the lake can increase energy needs for heating. Clarity of response to immediate environment and program: Though the awards program is intended to identify archetypes for homes built anywhere in the dunes, consideration will be given to a project's response to site specific opportunities and challenges, as well as to programmatic requirements. Jury: John Egelhaaf, Executive Director of Southwestern Michigan Commission. John has been the SWMC executive director since June 2003. He is a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and has a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Massachusetts. His experience includes positions with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Morton Arboretum and six years as the planning director for the Clinton County, Indiana Area Plan Commission. Douglas S. Kelbaugh, FAIA, is Dean and Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning in Ann Arbor. He is a designer and planner, educator, author of several books, guest commentator in the print and electronic media, public speaker, and workshop facilitator. Ed Noonan, Principal of Chicago Associates Architects & Planners, is the architect and developer of Tryon Farm, which has been getting attention and praise of architects and environmentalists for its low impact development. Peter Osler, Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning in Ann Arbor. He is an architect who is also degreed in landscape architecture and recently won the Prix de Rome in that field. His practice has focused on garden and landscape design. Charles F. Davis, III, AIA, President of Preserve the Dunes, Inc. and Principal of Davis Associates Architects and Consultants, Inc., Chicago, IL. He is one of the founding members of PTD and has served as President since 1997. He has led Davis Associates since 1975. Charles has been an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Kentucky, and Adjunct Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago. Submission Requirements: Written project description: Drawings:
Drawings can be submitted at any scale in any medium, but the scale must be indicated graphically. All drawings must be on 8.5" x 11" sheets placed in the binder's transparent window sleeves. Oversized or folded plans will be discarded without consideration. Photographs:
CD ROM: All Award entrants must duplicate their entire submission binders onto a CD-ROM. Description text and required forms should be saved as Adobe Acrobat or MSWord documents. Drawings should be in Adobe Acrobat format. 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:
All files should be labeled with binder number and a sequence number indicating the order in which they should be viewed, e.g. ("032-01.doc", "032-02.pdf", "032-03.jpg", "032-03.tif"). Note: All submitted materials, including documentation, CD/ROMs, photographs, and plans will become the property of Preserve the Dunes, Inc. Submitted materials will not be returned. Any project that credits an awards jury member or their firm as architect, associate architect, consultant, or client is ineligible and will be disqualified if submitted. Deadlines and Other Requirements Entry forms with fees must be postmarked no later than January 5, 2006 to allow time for the preparation of submission binders. All material in a submission must be contained in an 8 1/2" x 11" binder that will be provided by PTD. 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 and inclusion in an illustrated book should the project be awarded. Completed submission binders must be returned to Preserve the Dunes for judging postmarked no later than March 17, 2006. 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. Schedule
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