Rethinking The Future Awards 2015
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Rethinking The Future is working to create a new window on international trends in architecture and design that looks on to radical solutions for the present day problems facing the domain. RTF is a hub of services for architecture and design that was established to bring out the most creative and innovative projects in the field of architecture and hence create an interactive educational platform of highest standards. RTF is working to develop an architectural language that would ‘sustain’ and ‘survive’ the impacts of new age challenges, and evolve into an architectural language of the future - taking sustainability one step ahead.
Rethinking The Future Awards 2015
The RTF Awards are the absolute global architectural award event with 50 categories and 20 esteemed judges across the globe. It’s an Initiative for the Architects, Interior Designers and Product Designers to acknowledge and the Award the Best work done in the industry. After the huge success of Re-thinking The Future Awards 2014. Now RTF in its fourth year, launching the Re-thinking The Future Awards 2015. Last year’s Winners include Bjarke Ingels Group & DIALOG, HOK Houston, UNStudio, WOW Architects, FGMF Arquitects, BIOME Environmental Solutions, LMN Architects and more. With more categories this year, It’s the chance for Architects, Interior Designers, and Product Designers to be distinguished around the best in the profession.
RTF Awards will carry extraordinary eminence to the winner’s work. RTFA’s reputable judges will Award Three winners in each Category.
Also depending on the Jury’s Decision, Some projects will receive Honorable Mentions. Last year there were about 5-6 Honorable Mentions in each Category. Those projects are then will be compiled in a book ‘RTF Awards 2015’, which will be given to every Attendee of the RTF Conference. The book will also be available online for the people worldwide.
Jury Members :
- AZIZA CHAOUNI, Principal, Aziza Chaouni Projects, MOROCCO
- ED GASKIN, Associate, M.Arch, AIA, NCARB, UNITED KINGDOM
- HRVOJE NJIRIC, Founder, njiric+ arhitekti, CROATIA
- JENNIFER MARMON, Principal, Platform for Architecture + Research, USA
- MADHAV RAMAN, Principal, Anagram Architects, INDIA
- LAWRENCE W. SPECK, Professor, School of Architecture, Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment, College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas, USA
- MANIT RASTOGI, Founder Partner, Morphogenesis, New Delhi, INDIA
- LOLA SHEPPARD, Partner // BArch, MArch, OAA, OAQ, MRAIC. Lateral Office, Toronto, CANADA
- LUKE LEUNG PE, LEED® Fellow, Director of Sustainable Engineering, SOM, USA
- MARTAND KHOSLA, Partner, Romi Khosla Design Studios, INDIA
- MOULSHRI JOSHI, Founding Partner, Space Matters, New Delhi, INDIA
- NARENDRA DENGLE, Senior Partner, Narendra Dengle & Associates Pune, INDIA
- SARAH GRAHAM, Founding Partner, AGPS Architecture, Los Angeles & Zurich, SWITZERLAND
- SHIRISH BERI, Director, Shirish Beri & Associates Kolhapur, INDIA
- THOMAS HUSSEY, AIA, LEED® AP, Director, Urban Design & Planning, SOM, USA
- VINOD GUPTA, Partner, Space Design Consultants, INDIA
Categories
Commercial :This award recognises the architectural excellence and innovations in commercial buildings which includes retail and shopping centres.
Culutural :Projects that serve the need of cultural spaces such as Museum, Gallery, Hall or Theatre, Pavillions and Religious & Memorials with innovations.
Sports & Recreation: Stadium or Arena and Recreation Centers with innovation in design that gives the new directions and provide the new generation a food for thought.
Residential – Private House: This award recognises the best residential projects that provide a comfortable and attractive living environment for a private house.
Housing (Upto 5 Floors): This award recognises the architectural innovations in low rise housing upto 5 floors to provide residents comfortable environment in their respective climates.
Housing (More than 5 Floors): High rise housing design that defines the new standards for living, which could be either new technologies based or simply the use of wisdom.
Office Building: This award has been instituted to recognise architectural excellence for office designs that seek the new architectural language to fulfil the functional requirements.
Institutional Building: This award recognises the architectural excellence and innovations in the Institutional Buildings such as Schools, and Hospitals.
Transportation: Transport terminals such as Railways, Airports, Bus Stations, Boat Piers, Port facilities etc. that take transport architecture to a new level and define some new directions.
Hospitality: Architectural Excellence and Innovations projects like Hotels & Resorts, Restaurants, Bars & Nightclubs and Wellness Centers.
Mixed Use: Featuring a combination of one or more categories, such as hospitality and commercial or residential and commercial or a mixture of all the three categories.
Pop-Ups & temporary: This award recognizes the year’s best architectural temporary structure or pop-ups that come in events like exhibition and installations etc.
Landscape Design: Featuring innovations in providing the comfortable living outdoor environment that characterizes the new models for site planning.
Urban Design: A proposal responding to emerging challenges in areas such as ecology, information technology, socialization and globalization.
INTERIOR
Residential Interior: interior design project featuring innovations in providing the comfortable living environment for inhabitants that characterizes the new models for living.
Public Building Interior: This award recognises the year’s best interior design project featuring the new models for interior environments, which could be either new innovations or technologies.
Commercial Interior: This award recognizes the perfection and excellence in commercial interior spaces like retail, hotels, food courts etc with innovations as of already known to us.
Corporate Interior: This award has been instituted to recognize the best projects in corporate interior spaces. Designs that look for the new building dialect to fulfill the utilitarian necessities.
PRODUCT
Living rooms and bedrooms
Bar furnishings, Bed covers and throws, Bedroom furnishings, Beds, Carpets and runners, Chests, Cupboards, Decorations and accessories, Display cases, Dressers, Floor coverings, Furniture accessories, Home textiles, Lounge furnishings, Mattress frames, Mattresses, Mirrors, Multimedia furnishings, Pillows, Room dividers, Seating, Shelving units, Sideboards, Stools, Storage, Stoves, Tables, Wardrobes, Window blinds , Other
Households
Cleaning devices, Fans, Household appliances, Ironing systems, Sewing machines, Textiles, Tumble dryers, Vacuum cleaners, Washing machines, Waste systems, Other
Kitchens, kitchen furnishings and kitchen appliances
Catering appliances, Coffee machines, Dishwashers, Eat-in kitchens, Extensible kitchens, Extractor hoods, Fitted kitchens, Industry kitchens, Kitchen accessories, Kitchen appliances , Kitchen equipment, Kitchen fittings, Kitchen furnishings, Kitchen isles and blocks, Kitchen technology, Kitchenettes, Luxury kitchens, Microwaves, Mixers, Mobile kitchens, Ovens and hobs, Pantry kitchens, Professional kitchens, Refrigerators and freezers, Serving counters, Sinks, Toasters, Water filtration systems, Other
Bathrooms, spas and personal care
Bathroom accessories, Bathroom drainage systems, Bathroom fittings, Bathroom furnishings, Bathroom mirrors, Bathroom series, Bathroom textiles, Bathtubs, Brushes, Combs, Cosmetic tools, Hair curlers, Hair straighteners, Hairdryers, Heated pillows and covers, Hot & cold stones, Hygiene articles, Infrared cabins, Infrared lamps, Manicure devices, Massage devices, Oral hygiene devices, Pedicure devices, Sauna ovens, Saunas, Shaving and hair removal devices, Showerheads, Showers, Solaria, Sponges, Toilets and accessories, Ultrasonic devices, Wash basins, Weighing scales, Whirlpools, Other
Fashion, lifestyle and accessories
Accessories, Backpacks, Bags, Bodywear, Casual dressed up, Denim, Flacons, Footwear, Glasses, Hats, Haute couture, Labels, Leather goods, Prêt-à-porter, Street fashion, Streetwear and urbanwear, Suitcases, Umbrellas, Other
Interior design elements
Access control systems (e.g. door, building automation), Bar counters and fittings, Building equipment, Carpets, Ceiling fans, Coverings, Décors, Door stoppers, Doors, Elevators, Floor coverings, Funeral parlours (e.g. coffins, urns, gravestones) , Handle systems, Interior fittings, Keys, Mirrors, Object furniture, Partition systems, Photo frames, Photovoltaics and accessories, Pools, Postboxes, Railings, Room acoustics, Room fittings, Room textiles, Sales displays, Screens, Security systems, Smoke alarms, Stairs, Sun protection, Surface coverings, Switches, Tiles, Wall panelling, Wallpapers, Windows, Other
Office furnishings and office chairs
Boards, Conference and meeting room furniture, Desks, Lecterns and writing desks, Lounge furnishings, Multimedia, Office accessories, Office chairs, Office chairs, Office equipment, Office furnishing systems, Office furnishings, Quiet areas, Reception and waiting area furnishings, Roll and freestanding containers, Room deviders, Seating furniture systems, Shelves and closets, Storage spaces, Wardrobe, Other
Lighting und lamps
Bathroom lighting, Bedroom lamps, Built-in lighting, Ceiling lighting, Chandeliers, Construction lighting, Desk lamps, Downlights, Floodlighting, Floor lamps, Floor lighting, Garden lighting, Guidance systems, Kitchen lighting, Lamps series, LED lamps, Light bulbs and tubes, Lighting systems, Living room lamps, OLED lamps, Outdoor lamps, Outdoor lighting, Path lighting, Pendant luminaires, Reading lamps, Retail lighting, Solar-powered lamps, Special-purpose lamps, Sports lamps, Spotlights, Table lamps, Torches, Wall lamps, Other
Schedule:
12th Jan 2015 Registration Begins
15th Jan 2015 Submission Begins
14th Mar 2015 Last date of recieving queries
30th Mar 2015 Last date for answering all queries
30th Apr 2015 (UPDATED!) Registration Ends
30th Apr 2015 (UPDATED!) Submission Deadline
20th Apr 2015 Jury Meeting – Evaluation period begins.
25th May 2015 Winners Announcement
Selection Process:
1. Jurors will only assess the ‘qualifying submissions’. A ‘qualifying submission’ should meet the following criteria :
(i) It should be free from any identifying information to ensure anonymity and impartial judging.
(ii) It should emerge from Entrants who are eligible.
(iii) It should be in strict adherence with all ‘competition guide lines’.
2. A submission shall be advanced to the judging round ONLY if the submission strictly follows all the imperatives of the’Re-thinking The Future Awards’ Rules.
3. Non-compliant submissions shall be disqualified.
4. The Promoters are under no obligation to notify the Entrant of a submission’s disqualification.
5. Jurors will base their judgement and selection on their own expertise, the work submitted by the Entrants.
6. Qualifying submissions shall be advanced to a panel of jurors convened for the awarding of the winners and honorable mentions.
Submission Requirements :
- Submissions may contain any or all of the following, i.e. text, diagrams, plans, sections, sketches, photographs, graphics, collage etc, in a combination without restrictions that can convey the visual summary of the design intent of the entrant comprehensively illustrating the :
(i) Response to challenges outlined in the Hypothesis.
(ii) The emergence of unified and relevant image of Design
- Submission must contain Hypothesis (not more than 500 words) in .doc file.
- Max. of 6, A3 size sheets (420mm X 297mm), in horizontal format and submitted as digital, colored, high-resolution files, meant for printing in JPEG format needs to be upload at Re-thinking The Future Website prior to the submission deadline.
- Each submission must contain the ’Registration ID’ provided by the RTF at the time of registration, this ID must be written in bold Arial font, 5 mm in height on the top right corner of each submission entry.
- Submission must be free from any kinds of identifying marks, such as and including firm logos, name of participant.
- The submissions will ONLY bear the Registration ID, given to an entrant after their successful registration, as a means of identification and any other identifying mark will make the entrant liable for disqualification.
Eligibility :
- Professional and Students are invited for ‘Re-thinking The Future Awards 201’.
- Entries are invited from all the nations.
- The projects submitted are considered by the author that submits the entry for the Award. Every violation of copyright will be punished with immediate disqualification.
- Signing up at re-thinkingthefuture.org and participating in the awards, you are accepting the ‘General Rules’ and the ‘Terms of Use’ of re-thinkingthefuture.org.
- The works reached out of time will be excluded.
- It is absolutely prohibited the participation to the awards of a Jury member, a relative or a person or body connected professionally to the jury.
- Participation in the competition implies full acceptance of these rules.
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