EnteKochi Design Competition

— The competition is open for all Indian nationals above the age of 18 – to participate in teams having multidisciplinary backgrounds. The minimum size of the team is 3 members. Teams must mandatorily comprise at least 1 member of stream 1. Furthermore, it is highly recommended that the team includes members from the streams 2 and 3, to ensure a multidisciplinary approach. There are no qualification restrictions for any additional team members.

— The team member from stream 1 (Architect/Urban Designer/Spatial Planner/ Landscape Architect) must be registered with the Council of Architecture (CoA) or Institute of Town Planners of India (ITPI). The member will be asked to fill in the required details at the time of registration for UDC. This is important for being able to have a legal contract with GIZ to carry on the fruition of the proposed design ideas to the level of a complete Detailed Project Report (DPR).

— We also encourage the involvement of a local practitioner from Kerala in the participating team to ensure contextually relevant solutions, a key criterion to be judged as a winning entry. However, this is not a mandatory requirement. Moreover, please note that the winners will be required to closely work for the next steps in coordination with the Kochi Municipal Corporation for the implementation of a financially viable ‘good for funding’ DPR.

— Persons involved in the organizing and judging of this competition, including members of their families and professional colleagues from their respective organizations are not eligible to participate in this competition.

*STREAM 1 REQUIRED: Bachelor's Degree with min 6 years of work experience or Master's degree with min 3 years of work experience and a valid COA or ITPI registration.

**STREAM 2 & 3 RECOMMENDED: Degree or Work experience (min. 2 years)..

The following 3 DELIVERABLES must be uploaded via a shared link with the Team Code Name in the subject line:

1.High-resolution PDF (suitable for printing) of the two A1 sheets showcasing the project idea. Both A1 sheets must be combined into one PDF file.
—a. Maximum file size of PDF: 20MB
—b. Name of the PDF file: *team code name*.pdf (e.g. 0001.pdf)

2.150 dpi resolution JPEGs (suitable for web page viewing) of the two A1 sheets showcasing the project idea.
—a. Maximum file size of JPEG: 1MB
—b. Name of the JPEG file: *team code name sheet number*.jpeg (e.g. 0001_1.jpeg)

3. The title and a 1000 word summary of the proposal in a Word document
—a. Maximum file size of document: NA
—b. Name of the Word file: *team code name*.doc (e.g. 0001.doc)

The entire submission package must be SUBMITTED BY SUNDAY 9TH OF AUGUST 2020, 23:59 (IST) for the entry to be considered. Entries not adhering to even one of these submission rules will be IMMEDIATELY DISQUALIFIED.

THE FOLLOWING GOALS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE DESIGN

—a. Integrated urban development approaches to problem-solving, which brings together a holistic perspective using the core competencies of a multidisciplinary team in an integrated manner.

—b. Urban intervention which addresses the core concerns (refer to Section 3) identified through the public participatory process - like flood mitigation, walkability, and connectivity, safety, mobility, etc. Thereby, effectively tackling 3 or more of the suggested opportunities (refer to section 4)

—c. Barrier-free environments

—d. Gender-inclusive designs

—e. Inclusion of the marginalized and the urban poor

—f. Participatory approach and inclusive impact aiming to improve the quality of life for all inhabitants in the area, and for citizens of Kochi as a whole - demonstrating a sound understanding of the needs of intended beneficiaries.

—g. Integrating sustainability within existing informal housing settlement (integration of basic services with existing housing infrastructure through problem-solving to make them healthy, inclusive, and sustainable) - applicable to a subsite.

—h. Replicable and scalable (to other parts of the city)

—i. Climate-proof and energy-saving regenerating healthy life and living.

—j. Beneficial to public health and safety

—k. Flexible, dynamic, and adaptive to the uncertainties of climate change and other future developments

—l. Contextualized, demonstrating a deep understanding of the vulnerabilities and the planning context of the city

— m. Adheres to all existing local norms and regulations of development, CRZ regulations, as well as the requirements of the National Green Tribunal

—n. Innovative, practical and implementable

—The top 3 entries - as identified by the jury - will be provided contracts jointly worth INR 25,00,000. The break-up will be determined by the jury with a minimum contract value of 5,00,000

—The lead members (belonging to stream one: see section 6.1) representing the multidisciplinary teams of the top 3 entries will have to be engaged under contract. Each team will be contracted for a total amount of min. 120 person-days to further evolve their ideas into tangible, implementable solutions in the form of a DPR over a minimum period of 3 months as per GIZ rules.

—The top three entries will get an opportunity to present, discuss, and develop their ideas with international experts from Germany and India in a 2-day workshop following the exhibition opening. Within the public exhibition, all shortlisted entries will be displayed.

—All three winning teams will get an opportunity to present their ideas to the concerned authorities in Kochi.

—Apart from the award (in form of a contract), exhibition, and publication opportunities to the winning teams, lead members of each of the three winning teams are invited for exposure to Germany/another country/ India (subject to COVID pandemic influence).

—This is not a simple open ideas competition, implementability is key during the whole process. In case a winning team is not willing to be contracted, no remuneration will be provided and the next ranked entry shall be considered.

1. Submission must be legibly composed on 2 landscape-oriented A1 sheets (59.4 cm height & 84.1 cm width).

2. Any technique of the team’s choice – sketches, diagrams, 3D visualizations, physical model photos, CAD drawings, text, walkthroughs/ videos, etc. – is acceptable to convey their ideas.

3. The participating team’s code name, which will be sent during the registration process must be clearly mentioned in the bottom right-hand corner of each sheet.

4. Except for the code name, the submitted sheet must not include ANY information that could disclose the team’s identity and lead to disqualification. The anonymity of the participants is key to this competition’s process.

5. A working title for the proposal must be included in the A1 sheets.

6. A 1000-word (maximum word limit) summary text in English, explaining the project idea must be included along with the A1 sheets. The summary text must cover the following aspects of the proposal:

— a. The main concept, especially referring to the aspects of climate-proof integrated urban development
— b. The level of intervention which the proposal is focused on
— c. The opportunity areas that the proposal is aiming to tackle
— d. Target group/beneficiaries of the proposal
— e. The text must be written in the English language.

• Cover image / Thumbnail of size 2000px x 1000px or larger in aspect ratio 2:1.

• Answering FAQs #

#The FAQ’s have to be answered as instructed in the FAQ document in the ‘additional resources folder’.

• People's Choice Award is applicable to all the participants.
• The People's choice award will be given on the basis of a project (in either student or professional category as per the award list) with most UNIq votes.
• You can begin receiving UNIq votes on the project as soon as you upload your entry.
• The voting will close as per the date mentioned in the schedule of the competition page. Any UNIq votes coming after this date/time will be not counted in the final calculation.
• You can share your project on social media/messaging platforms apart from UNI as well. 
• Creating fraudulent/fake/bot/impersonating accounts to increase public votes will be considered as unfair means and may lead to disqualification with a notice.