shelter in a cart (concurso)

http://www.designboom.com/cart_shelter.html

C A L L - F O R - E N T R I E S

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- designboom social awareness award 2006 -




participation is open to applicants from every country in the world,
to design professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts.
free participation.
registration required.

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01 - the subject of the international design competition is
'shelter in a cart'
design a cart that can provide shelter and storage .

urban homeless use carts to carry their possessions and to
collect goods (like bottles, cardboard, etc.) that they then return
to various recyclers in exchange for cash. this provides a small
and valuable income. it is essential that your cart design not only
accommodates all these functions but that it is affordable
(for production and for private parties or charity organisations
who wish to donate them).



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02 – sponsors
holding a design competition like this will have some interesting
impacts; drawing attention to the issue of homelessness and our
environment. we are sure that the talented creatives that enter
this competition will come up with some stunning ideas, meeting
the immediate needs of people who are currently experiencing
homelessness.
on the other hand organising and handling such an international
design competitiion, with it's related promotion and exhibition activities
has a considerably high cost. this current competition cannot exist
without community support. your donation will be used effectivly within
this event to guarantee a big impact and a global audience.

designboom would like to ask our readers to become a sponsor
of this design competition, helping us to create the systemic and
attitudinal changes necessary to bring attention to this rising
problem of homelessness.

sponsorship of the designboom social awareness award 2006
is an excellent way to get involved with schemes that close the gap
between good ideas and social issues.
through sponsorship, you or your company/ association
will have broad exposure to over 700,000 individuals who
read designboom each month.

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03 – awards
the designers of 3 winning entries will be granted with cash prize awards.
designboom will present USD 2000 towards the prizes , which will
increase depending on the number of sponsors who wish to take part
in this competition. the total prize fund will be announced before the
competition deadline.

also the jury will award 7 entries with honorable mentions.
and as always
designboom will publish an exhaustive results report.



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04 – the jury is composed of
jasper morrison, designer, uk
cameron sinclair, executive director of the nonprofit 'architecture for humanity', uk / usa
helen horten-smith, co-ordinator of the london design festival ltd, uk
mark dusseault, publicist, canada
birgit lohmann, editor-in-chief designboom, italy


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05 - design criteria
please don't send in vague concepts, but go a step further.
as designboom wishes to exhibit and prototype some of the most interesting
projects, please consider the feasibility of manufacturing.
the jury will award designs and concepts which are innovative in terms of
their formal aspects as well as their functional ones.

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06 – registration deadline
application registration will be accepted through to february 28th, 2006

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07 - registration
submissions are accepted regardless of nationality and age
and the competition is open to professionals and amateurs alike.
teams register with one name only
- when submitting works you should add all team member's names.
(there is a maximum enrollment, registration may close prior to that deadline)
registrations are now open, please fill in the form.


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08 - submit your entry / entries
whether you're an individual or group, you can submit max.3 works.
you will be requested to supply:
1 - up to 3 files (images or a composition of more images) of your project.
please note: use only .gif, .jpeg, (72 dpi) max 100 kb each file.
image size max 600 (width) x 700 (height) pixels.

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- the original high-resolution image(s)
will be requested if your work is shortlisted -

2 - explanation of ideas
a brief description of your work.
(english text only, explanation is expected to be concise)

3 - you will be requested to accept the competition guidelines
(competition guidelines:
projects participating to the competition, must be original works.
projects must be free from copyrights and any kind of obligation.
the design shall not in any way infringe any third party's right,
including but not limited to copyright, logos, trademark, trade names,
or other proprietary rights of publicity or privacy.
only entries with a declaration of authorship are accepted !)


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09 – deadline for submission of entries
works can be submitted until march 10th, 2006.


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10 - copyright
any moral and paternity right regarding the project sent in for application is
designer's property.

however,
by participating in the competition, all participants authorise designboom
to prototype, publish and exhibit all the designs (including project data submitted)
– waiving compensation – and/or to use them in any further publication / exhibition
that the organisers may deem suitable and/or necessary.

and,
by participating in the competition, all participants authorise designboom
to publish and exhibit all the designs (including project data submitted)
– waiving compensation – at exhibitions and events and/or to use them in any
publications that the organisers may deem suitable and/or necessary.

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10 - questions
inquiries to mail@designboom.com
please write in the subject line : shelter in a cart