UPA '22

Awarding the best architecture portfolios globally

Worldwide

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Rules

Eligibility

1. UPA is open to students and professionals of all institutions, organizations and nationalities in the field of Architecture, Landscape, Planning, Interior Design, Product Design and Urban Design at large.

2. Portfolios created/updated in the last 5 years till the date of submission of this brief are eligible for this award. The projects in the portfolio can be older than this.

3. There is no maximum number of pages; however, the only limitation is the size of the file stated in the submission guide page.

4. Plagiarizing content from different projects/portfolios/images online without credits is solely the author’s responsibility. If such a case exists then the portfolio will be disqualified from the awards.

Voting Rules

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 the most number of authentic likes.
You can begin receiving likes on the project as soon as you upload your entry (even before the submission deadlines).
You can share your project on social media/messaging platforms apart from UNI as well as soon as you upload the project. You do not have to wait for the results.
The voting will close as per the date mentioned in the schedule of the competition page. Any likes coming after this date/time will be not counted in the final calculation.
Creating fraudulent/fake/bot/impersonating accounts to increase public votes will be considered as unfair means and may lead to disqualification with a notice.

Disqualification

The participant or teams will be disqualified in case of unethical practices or disregard for any other competition rules.
Contacting the jury is strictly prohibited.
Plagiarism of any idea/design/image/text will be disqualified with a notice.

The competition is protected by our disqualification policy to support fair play in a competitive environment like UNI. Participants are requested to stick to the details in the brief and connect with the curatorial committee on contact@uni.xyz in case of doubts or revisions.

Please check the link above for details. Failure to adherence may lead to soft or hard disqualification based on violation.