BIENAL MIAMI + BEACH 2007 - General Information

Program:
The Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Bienal Miami + Beach announce the design competition for the interior of a self contained Pavilion of 200 square feet representing the city of Miami in the 2009 AIA National Convention to be held in San Francisco. The pavilion will be the main feature advertising the Miami 2010 AIA National Convention. The selected project will be built following the winning design, and will eventually be reused in Miami as a welcoming and information booth. Designers are asked to consider issues of modularity, transportability, construction, lighting, sound, and electronic/digital media display. Computer connections should be provided as well as a display area for articles such as t-shirts, souvenirs and books. There should be preparation and serving areas for Cuban Coffee and Mojitos. Through their own issues and creativity, designers are also encouraged to explore other multi-cultural aspects and image issues of the City of Miami+Beach.

Addendum to the program - September 22, 2007:
Due to consultations, it is important to emphasize that the Pavillion will be located inside an enclosed space. For this reason, the maximum allowed height is ten feet (10'-0").

The floorplan and footprint configuration are left to the competitor's discretion.
(Maximum area: 200 square feet)

This is all the available information.
No additional questions will be answered.

Awards
The awards will be as follows:
First Prize US$ 1000.
Honorable mentions will be distributed at the juror’s discretion. They will not carry monetary awards.

Registration

Register via Fax ONLY to US+(305) 448 0136 using the form below. The same form shall be attached in a sealed envelope to the back of the submission board.

General Information.
All registration fees must be sent to the following address which is also valid for all submissions and general information.

Bienal 2007
275 University Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33134, USA
Att. Jaime Canaves FAIA, IIDA
bienal@bienalmiami.com

Submissions
All designs are to be presented on one 24"x 36" sheet oriented in a vertical position and can be rigid lightweight (foam core) or rolled prior to submission. Only one board is allowed per entry.

English or metric scales will be accepted and must clearly show the scale of all drawings except perspective views.

Competitors may utilize any drawing medium or style they wish. Clarity and directness of representation should be the primary purpose of any graphic system used. Color is allowed. The panels are not to have projections or lift up overlays.

Required drawings and text
Plan, elevations, sections, construction details and perspectives (isometric or axonometric are allowed) should be drawn at a convenient scale to illustrate the design. A brief descriptive memory limited to a space of 8 ½ “ by 11” (21 x 28 cm) should accompany each project and be included in the overall design of the board. Any other text must be brief and to the point. The languages of the competition are English or Spanish.

Eligibility and anonymity
The competition is open to all architecture students of all countries. The presentation sheet may not contain any copy or marks that may identify the authors of the design. In the event that any such identification is ascertained, the entry will be disqualified.

The author will attach a sealed envelope to the back of the presentation sheet that contains the completed entry form for identification. In another sealed envelope with the words Registration clearly visible, the competitors will include proof of payment of the registration fee and proof of the institution in which the authors are matriculated.

Entrants are allowed to submit more than one entry as long as they pay the registration fee for each one of them.

Questions
Given the extension of the program there will be no question and answer period. Therefore, no questions will be answered regarding any aspect of the competition.

Announcement, display and publication of results
The organizers will have the right to publish, display, reproduce or otherwise publicize all design submissions.

The authors will be identified in all such publications or displays.

The organizers shall have the exclusive right to issue all public announcements regarding the results of the competition.

Ownership and use of design submissions
The organizers will retain the ownership of all awarded submissions.

The organizers will not return any design submissions. For that reason, competitors are advised to make record copies of their design submissions prior to sending them.

No restriction is placed on the use of any design submission by its authors, excluding the design awarded first prize.

The winning design and the winning competitor
The organizers shall own and have the right to exhibit and publish all entries.

The winner designated by the jury will be paid the total amount of US$1000. This amount will cover the cost of the documents submitted by the 1st place winner during the competition stage.

Authorship
All competitors, individual or team, entering the competition agree that the work they submit is entirely their own, and does not infringe any patent or copyright.

Disqualification
Any competitors who break any of the competition rules or who fail to fulfill the requirements of the competition program will be disqualified and their submission will not be considered. All participants should be undergraduate or graduate students of any architecture school worldwide at the time of the deadline for submissions.

Registration form

Register via Fax ONLY to US+(305) 448 0136 using the form below. The same form shall be attached in a sealed envelope to the back of the submission board.