ENTRY SUBMISSIONS All materials shall be submitted in an 8 1/2" x 11", clear acetate-sleeved black binder furnished by the entrant. Each submission shall contain the following items in the following order: 1. A concise one-page project statement describing the Owner’s program, site description including any significant physical parameters, factual statement of the design solution and a statement of why the project should be considered for an award. 2. Drawings showing: A. Site Plan B. Floor Plan(s) C. Building Diagrams (where informative) 3. High quality photographs showing all exterior views that are required to reasonably describe the project and interior photos where appropriate. For designs that do not include building exteriors, include photographs, diagrams and/or drawings sufficient to reasonably describe the project. Photographs of project with people to show the design in use are encouraged. 4. A plain opaque envelope containing the “Concealed Identification” of the architect, client, contractor and consultants on the form that will be sent to you confirming your entry. A second envelope marked “Press Release” should contain a written statement suitable for media release. The name of the architect is not to appear anywhere else in the submitted material. 5. Electronic files on CD-ROM representing all text, including project statement, concealed identification and press release in MS Word or text format, drawings, photographs and plans included in the submission. Image files should be 300 dpi 8" x 10" files (color = approx. 28M; grayscale = approx. 7M) or equivalent. Do not include images not represented in the binder. AIA Wisconsin will not accept responsibility for errors in submitted material. By making a submission, each entrant certifies that permission has been obtained from the photographer(s) to publish the photographs, slides and electronic images submitted. DATES, FEES AND ENTRY FORMS An entry letter with advance registration fee of $115 per project, payable to AIA Wisconsin, is required. Entry letter shall include name of firm, the number of projects to be submitted and email address (or mailing address) for receiving entry confirmation and “Concealed Identification” form. Entry letter must be postmarked or submitted electronically (save $10 by submitting electronically) no later than January 18, 2008. All completed submissions must be received at the AIA Wisconsin office by no later than 5:00 p.m., February 13, 2008. Entry letters and binders should be addressed to: Design Awards Committee AIA Wisconsin 321 South Hamilton Street Madison, WI 53703.

The Design Awards Committee invites your participation in the 2008 AIA Wisconsin Design Awards program. The Awards Reception will be held on April 30 in Madison. A display of the winning projects will be featured at the 2008 AIA Wisconsin Convention on April 30 & May 1 at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center. AWARDS Awards may be presented in two categories. Honor Awards recognize overall design excellence. Merit Awards recognize excellence in a particular aspect of project design, such as detailing, energy efficiency or adaptive use. The jury is comprised of distinguished architects from outside of Wisconsin. There are no entry categories and no detailed criteria beyond those in this announcement. Non-building designs are encouraged. The projects are not judged in competition with each other, but rather by measuring the architect’s performance against each project’s potential. Thus, projects of ordinary program or modest budget can receive an award based on the architect’s skill in optimizing the design opportunity. The Architect, Owner and Contractor of each winning entry will receive a certificate of the award. Winning architects will be requested to prepare two 18" x 18" project presentation boards for display at the 2007 AIA Wisconsin Convention and throughout the state during the year and help underwrite cost of special publication featuring the award-winning projects. ELIGIBILITY AND AUTHORSHIP Projects must have been designed by AIA Architect members of AIA Wisconsin, with construction completed by January 1, 2008. Projects previously submitted and not receiving an Honor or Merit Award are eligible. Where design input arises from two or more architectural firms, they shall be listed alphabetically, using the name of the firms at the time of their design contribution. The design architect must be an AIA Wisconsin member. All other participants substantially contributing to the design of the project must be given credit as part of the submission.

Inquiries and RETURN OF ENTRIES
Contact AIA Wisconsin at aiaw@aiaw.org, (608) 257-8477 or (800) 272-4483 with any questions. All entries will be returned within one year after their use by AIA Wisconsin for publicity in the interest of the profession. Earlier return may be requested.

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Concealed Identification Sheet (Word document required with each submission)

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