NEWH Sustainable Hospitality Design Competition
Registration Deadline: Friday, Dec 18, 201511:20 AMEDT
Submission Deadline: Friday, Feb 19, 201611:20 AMEDT
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RULES OF COMPETITION:
You must be a currently enrolled student with current eligible debt through your school for tuition, books, supplies or other related educational needs incurred at the time the scholarship is awarded in May 2016.
Awarded scholarship funds will be sent to and directly distributed through winning student’s school.
If student does not have stated eligible debt at time of award, the funds will be awarded to student’s college Interior Design Program.
If a winning graduate student is not selected by the panel of judges, the scholarship award will go to the INTERIORS PROGRAM of the winning undergraduate student’s school, and vice versa. The interiors program may utilize the award to enhance the educational needs or materials of the design studio.
To receive scholarship award the winning student’s/school representative must be able to attend the award presentation May 4-6, 2016 (exact date to be determined) in Las Vegas with travel and 1-night lodging provided by JLF|lone meadow & NEWH, Inc.
DESCRIPTION OF COMPETITION:
Open to ALL interior design students (Junior level and above) attending an accredited program.
Undergraduates must be a minimum 4-year program.
Students do not need to be a NEWH member to participate however, membership is FREE to students and full-time educators. Go to www.newh.org and click on “Join” for more details.
Students must execute a dynamic, creative, cutting edge design utilizing the very best products and technologies which encompass sustainable topics including: site selection, water efficiency, energy conservation, products/materials, and indoor environmental quality. In addition to the physical aspects of design, the functional daily use of the space and how the occupants can operate the facility in a sustainable manner, such as encouraging recycling and reuse, water and energy conservation to create a truly sustainable business must be considered.
TYPICAL SUSTAINABLE PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
Project involves the design of a Sustainable HOTEL BAR/RESTAURANT
This design story should demonstrate a focused specialty that will attract locals as a destination, as well as guests who would prefer to stay on property, rather than go elsewhere. The food and drink menu concept would contribute to this, as well as the "vibe" of the space.
o Location possibilities could include the Lobby, Roof Top, and Pool/Recreation Area, Outdoor/Indoor Foodservice or the student's choice.
It is not necessary to use a property that actually exists. This is a conceptual project.
Student may locate their project in an urban destination of their choice. The Bar/Restaurant may be part of a restorative/regenerative project or a new build hotel.
Student must include all areas required for the various functions in the space. Design may include: restaurant, bar, reception, private dining/party rooms, music/entertainment space, technology component - such as audio/visual or operational function, kitchen or rest room locations.
All work must be student’s original work.
o Only one entry allowed per student.
o Two (2) students may work as a team on one project, but only one (1) scholarship will be awarded.
DESIGN MUST INCLUDE (but is not limited to):
Orientation of unit/building and its connection to the outdoors, i.e., outside light/window treatments, heat generation into space (efficient use of energy)
Sustainable relationship with the surrounding community, culture
Description of building materials and construction (concrete, steel, etc…)
Water-use – efficiency of plumbing, fixtures, etc…
Air quality as related to material and furniture selections
Energy efficiency as related to lighting/heating/cooling of spaces
Interior material and furniture specifications meet USGBC guidelines
Recycling, re-use as it relates to daily usage of the spaces
Students are expected and encouraged to research sustainable products/practices. NEWH offers Sustainable Links online http://newh.org/sustainability/sustainable-links/ which may be utilized by the student for location of sustainable resources, manufacturers and others involved in the production and design of sustainable products.
SUBMITTAL OPTIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
All student Intent to Participate Applications must be signed by the school advisor, dean or program director and are due on or before December 18th, 2015.
Instructors wishing to use the competition as a class project may do so and submit one (1) Intent to Participate Application listing all participating students’ information as indicated on Intent Form (name/address/email/phone, etc) by December 18th, 2015. Instructor must evaluate class work and may submit no more than five (5) of the best projects to NEWH by the February 19th, 2016 deadline. All work submitted must follow the guidelines as outlined for individual submissions.
Students can submit their final projects via email, mail or DropBox
Mail: Must be received by February 19th, 2016
Email: Must be received by February 19th, 2016 with electronic medium JPEG or PDF files
DropBox: Go to www.dropbox.com create your free account. Request DropBox folder access from NEWH Inc. prior to February 18th, 2016 and load your project. DropBox space is limited please consider the best option for submittal so your project is received on time in the best format.
Submissions materials shall be retained by NEWH and will not be returned to the applicant.
SUBMITTAL OPTIONS/REQUIREMENTS (continued):
Student retains copyright to their documents and design, but must agree to grant perpetual royalty free license to NEWH, Inc. and NEWH Sustainable Hospitality to use their entry either partially or in its entirety in future NEWH Inc. marketing materials and/or presentations.
Winning students agree to their work being shown at HD Expo Las Vegas May 4-6, 2016 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center (room to be announced) and on the NEWH website, social media sites, and NEWH Magazine.
Winners who are photographed agree to sign a release allowing NEWH, Inc. to use their image in marketing materials, publications and/or presentations.
COMPLETE SUBMITTAL (must include but is not limited to):
MARK ALL SUBMITTALS WITH STUDENT NAME, SCHOOL AND PROJECT TITLE
Design Intent, Presentation, Plans, Drawings, and Specifications–in Power Point per below checklist:
Rapid visualization/sketches of concept (actual and/or virtual)
Conceptual floor & reflected ceiling plans
Conceptual interior elevations: essential walls only, to communicate important elements of the design concept. Note: the communication of your concept should be active rather than static. Using rapid visualizations and perspectives are the preferred method of communicating your story. This is a “story board” project – please strive to keep your presentation dynamic!
Finish plans & finish schedule for all areas presented in their design concept
FF&E floor plans and specifications, including art and artifacts
Millwork design, lighting schedule and specifications – essential elements only as needed to communicate concept
Student should include signage, menu design and other graphic elements as they are related to their concept/design
Index of green sources
A budget is not required for this project so have fun!
Format presentation in Power Point with all back up work linked into the document
Actual work may be completely created virtually and submitted in this format or actual work may be photographed and submitted digitally
SUBMIT BELOW IN SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL FILES:
Bibliography in PDF format. Students will supply a complete bibliography of any and all research sources which influenced the design of their project including websites, magazines, books, and work by others – architects, designers etc… and any other sources used in their research. Please note that this is in addition to the index of green sources and would include research sources used that are not listed on your green source index such as published articles or the work of other professionals.
Design Intent narrative in WORD format – max 500 word essay describing their design intent and project description
Short Biography about student in WORD format
Student Resume
High resolution Photo/Headshot (JPEG/PNG FILE) suitable for use in press release-no selfies.
A signed press release Project Submittal and Release Form (included in application packet)
Optional: 10 minute AVR file of a personal presentation of your concept
QUESTIONS:
Go to your home Facebook Page
Go to “SEARCH” type in “NEWH Sustainable Design Competition”
Click the “LIKE” button and post your question
Email: newh.scholarship@newh.org or Call: 800.593.6394
JUDGING:
Submissions are judged by NEWH, Inc. scholarship committee using the above stated competition criteria and are also judged on their professional appearance.
In addition, a minimum top five (5) finalists (graduate and undergraduate) will move on to be judged by a panel of professional judges.
The winning students shall be selected from the judges’ recommendations and scores from submitted competition criteria materials.
All applicants will receive a personal letter on their status via email late-March.
The winning students must be able to attend the award presentation May 4-6, 2016 (exact date to be determined) at HD Expo in Las Vegas with one night stay and airfare provided or forfeit the award to the next runner up.
DEADLINES:
Complete an “Intent to Participate” and email, mail or fax to the NEWH, Inc. office by
December 18th, 2015.
All completed project entries will be due post marked/emailed/uploaded to DropBox prior to February 19th, 2016.
Include with project entry a completed Project Submittal and Release Form
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