UnIATA '19

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UnFUSE a part of UNI serves as a platform to create a global community of architects and designers who are pushing the boundaries of architecture discipline to enrich our built environment. At UnFUSE we promote exceptional works, ideas, experimentations in the field of architecture, landscape, urban design, society, culture, and ecology.

We as a designer invest a lot of time to bring our ideas on paper, to create something extraordinary like a graduation project that can change the kind of built environment we want around us, and make a better world. These ideas are the foundation of new possibilities that have the ability to take architecture ahead. With not limited only to the academia where they come from, but the whole fraternity with it. UnFUSE International Architecture Thesis Award (UnIATA 2019) is a step taken to identify and promote such exceptional projects across the globe. UnIATA will focus on the graduate and undergraduate projects that happened in the last 3 years and will bring it to the community of Uni.

 

 

PARTICIPATION

You can enter UnIATA in two modes.

1. Participant only (Award eligibility: A. Best Masters Thesis Project / B. Best Bachelors Thesis Project)

Description: As an individual/team of individuals with a single project

Checklist: Project Submission, FAQ questions, Complete profile with clearly stated master's/bachelors education in profile.

This mode is open for all participants from all around the world submitting their graduation projects as an entry for UnIATA to become eligible for the Best Masters Thesis Project (Jury and People’s Choice Category) and Best Bachelors Thesis Projects (Jury and People’s Choice Category).

2. Participant + Institution (Award eligibility: A. Best Masters Thesis Project / B. Best Bachelors Thesis Project + C. Best institute for Graduation Projects - Worldwide ‘19)

Description:  A set of projects authorized by the institute with a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12 projects

Checklist: Form of authorization - By the institute | Project Submission, FAQ questions, Complete profile with clearly stated masters/ bachelors education in profile - By the participants / Team

This mode contains all the formalities from mode 1 and includes a “form of authorization” from the institute which can be submitted by any of the participants on behalf of the set of projects entering UnIATA. The eligible participants can endorse themselves to participate or get suggested by an academic panel. More details are on the registration page of UnIATA. This process can be lead by any of the alumni/ students/faculty.

 

 

EVALUATION

Scrutiny:

Participant only: 

The entries coming in for UnIATA in this mode will be moderated by Unfuse - Awards team and Committee composed of professionals and academicians to filter the submitted entries before merging these with the jury pool of evaluation.
 

Participant + Institution

The entries coming in for UnIATA in this mode will be directly entered into the final jury pool of entries to be evaluated because of the pre-moderation of entries coming in from the participating institutes.

 

Shortlisting (For all submitted projects)

After receiving all the entries a shortlist of 10 projects (5 Bachelors, 5 Masters) will be declared out of all received projects across each of the 7 regions (10 projects x 7 regions = 70 projects) as mentioned in Pg.12. The bachelor and master's winners from each region will compete for the final worldwide trophy. Two proximate regions can be merged if the participation from a certain region is below the expected average of received projects.

 

Institutional Evaluation (For ‘2. Participant + Institution’ only)

The average score of all submitted projects per entering institutes will be tallied on the leaderboard which will give the institutional winner.

 

 

The detailed requirements of the entries are as follows:

1. Images - A minimum of 6 images per project is necessary. There is no limit on images to be uploaded. But we request you to make a complete presentation with an appropriate number of visuals as your project needs - Not too high - Not too low. (JPEG/GIF/PNG/TIFF) (120ppi)

2. The questionnaire was given on the submission page under "Download resources".

3. Cover image of size 2000px x 800px or larger in aspect ratio 2.5:1.

4. Profile: Information heads to be completed in profile section (This serves as your registration form) - Bio, Info, Work, Education

5. (For Mode 2 Participants only) Cover Letter signed by college:

To do:

• Have page/sheet number placed per image for sequentiality.
• Have the project name/topic/drawings clearly stated?
• A light web presentation which has a moderate density of information on images.

To avoid:

•  Do not place your name or any mark that reveals your identity on your sheets/images.
•  Do not submit print presentation sheets - Instead, compose your entry as a web presentation. Learn more on how to make one here. https://goo.gl/fmmcP7

The submission of the entry has to happen on our submission portal at uni.xyz only with the format given on the website. No other mode of submissions will be accepted. In order to avoid last minute rush, plan and try uploading your entries prior to the submission deadline. Check this video tutorial on how to make the submission on the platform.

1. UnIATA is open to people of all nationalities in the field of Architecture, Landscape and Urban Design. There is no entry fee for the award submission.

2. All the graduate/masters and undergraduate/bachelors projects completed in the calendar year 2017, 2018, and 2019 are eligible to take part in UnIATA 2019. Participants of UnIATA '18 are not allowed to take part in UnIATA '19.

3. Participation in the competition is free, however, each participant will have to register on our platform at UNI to submit their entries separately.

4. Group, as well as Individual entries, are allowed, in such a case all the participants will have to register on our platform.

5. Employees of UNI/Jury member/Curator/ organizing a panel or anyone who is in direct/close relation to them is barred from receiving any cash prize money. However, they can enter into the UnIATA to submit their entries. Such entries if found are worthy will be displayed under the shortlisted categories.