MATIMEX INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE PRIZE

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1 MATIMEX MATIMEX INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE PRIZE 2nd EDITION 2016

2 CONTENTS CONTEST RULES... 2 PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST... 2 TYPE OF CONTEST... 3 ORGANISER... 4 CATEGORIES... 4 DATES... 5 REGISTRATION AND ADMISSION OF CONTESTANTS... 5 INFORMATION... 5 DOCUMENTATION TO BE SUBMITTED BY CONTESTANTS... 6 ANONYMITY... 7 CONTEST JURY... 7 PRIZES... 8 PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS... 9 RESPONSIBILITIES... 9 EXHIBITION OF PROPOSALS... 9 CONTEST PUBLICITY ACCEPTANCE OF CONTEST CLAUSES FEATURES OF THE PROJECT PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST LOCATION NATURE OF THE PROJECT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

3 CONTEST RULES PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST The purpose of the second Matimex International Architecture Prize is creation of innovative, creative proposals inspired by reflection on the Architecture of Knowledge. The intention is to encourage the birth of new ideas for architectural spaces linked with knowledge in the broadest sense of the term. The creation, transmission and discussion of knowledge requires spaces suitable for a changing society and for the new forms of communication. To facilitate participation and offer inspiration for the projects, we propose three open project categories. GENESIS or CREATION. Any place for creation and reflection, including: Workspaces. Research facilities. Laboratories. Artists studios. LEARNING. Spaces for education at all levels: Nurseries. Kindergartens Primary and secondary schools. Laboratories and training centres. Universities. Vocational institutes. TRANSMISSION. Spaces for displaying and transmitting knowledge, in public or private form:

4 Museums. Libraries. Conference rooms. Meeting rooms. Theatres. The three types do not correspond to particular design categories. The spaces presented in each of them are non-binding. Basically, contestants are asked to design a new space or renovate an existing space with a project responding to the new requirements of creation, learning and /or transmission of knowledge. Projects submitted may be mere ideas, built projects, or projects prepared earlier which have been changed using Fiandre Iris Ceramica Group materials. TYPE OF CONTEST The Matimex International Architecture Prize is an international architecture contest for professionals and students who create projects using Fiandre Iris Ceramica Group materials. It is a private contest for ideas, with the participation of a Jury, in an open procedure, in anonymous form and in a single stage. Proposals must include plans for an indoor or outdoor space, an overall view of a building, or a focus on particular spaces which are part of a larger complex. The project must be accompanied by a brief theoretical and graphic report describing the analytic / creative process that led to the final solution. Projects submitted must include materials made by the Fiandre Iris Ceramica Group, which will form a consistent, integral part of the projects; projects must make use of large ceramic slabs from at least one of the collections listed below: Fiandre Maximum. ( Iris Hilite. ( FMG Maxfine. ( Ariostea Ultra. ( Porcelaingres Just Great. (

5 Eiffelgres Megamicro. ( Other sizes and styles of Fiandre Iris Ceramica Group ceramic products may also be used. Appropriate use of products with the ACTIVE Clean Air & Antibacterial Ceramic will also be taken into consideration. The proposals received will be included in a virtual exhibition published on the PIAM web site to ensure that architects and anyone else who is interested can follow the formal and typological debate. The contest will be regulated by the following rules, and it will be up to Matimex and, at the appropriate time, to the Jury to decide on any aspects which may not be explicitly addressed in the rules. Matimex s only obligation to the contest winners is to provide the prizes identified in these rules. Contest winners will not be asked to sign a contract with Matimex. The purpose of the contest is solely to encourage reflection on the issues addressed, and it will not result in construction of the projects. This contest is supported by the Fiandre Iris Ceramica Group. ORGANISER This contest is organised by Matimex, S.A. Any doubts as to the interpretation of these contest rules may be ed to the address below at any time during the registration and project submission dates, as specified in the Dates section of this document. Web site: premiosmatimex@matimex.es CATEGORIES Registration is open to: 1. Professionals: a. Architects, engineers, interior designers, designers b. Multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, interior designers, designers 2. Students: a. Students of design, interior design and architecture b. Multidisciplinary teams of students of design, interior design and architecture

6 Contestants may participate individually or in groups of up to 5 people. If registering as a group, contestants must list all group members and identify a group representative during registration. The contest is not open to members of the Jury or to people with whom they work regularly, their employees or relatives up to the second degree. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in disqualification of the contestant or of the contestant s group. DATES REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION OPENS: 22 February 2016 CONSULTATION: 22 February 2016 / 31 May 2016 REGISTRATION AND PROJECT SUBMISSION CLOSES: 31 May 2016 PUBLICATION OF THE WINNERS: 17 June 2016 PRIZES AWARDED: July 2016 (date to be determined) REGISTRATION AND ADMISSION OF CONTESTANTS Registration for the Matimex International Architecture Prize is entirely free of charge and will be formalised by registering on the web site Entrants may register and deliver proposals between 22 February 2016 and 24:00 (Central European Time) on 31 May On the web site registered users may access, consult and download all documents which Matimex considers to be of interest for the purposes of contest entry. By registering, contestants officially accept these contest rules and agree to unconditionally accept the Jury s final decision. Each contestant may submit only one proposal, individually or as a member of a group. INFORMATION

7 Questions or correspondence regarding the contest may be ed to: between 22 February 2016 and 31 May If the questions and answers are considered to be of interest to all contestants, Matimex will publish a summary of the information requested and supplied in a document on its web site, which will be available to the public for consultation. DOCUMENTATION TO BE SUBMITTED BY CONTESTANTS Documents will be provided in digital form in two parts: Graphic Documentation and Written Documentation. Graphic Documentation: Two illustrations prepared for printing in A1 format and two copies of these illustrations in A3 format will be submitted. The illustrations must ensure a general understanding of the space under study and contain a detailed description of the materials used; functional studies, technical specifications, photographs, collages, etc. may be submitted. Contestants must follow the online instructions to upload the following files: Graphic documentation: - Registration No_A11 containing graphic documentation in A1 format of the first illustration. - Registration No_A12 containing graphic documentation in A1 format of the second illustration. - Registration No_A31 containing graphic documentation in A3 format of the first illustration. - Registration No_A32 containing graphic documentation in Ae format of the second illustration. Each of the files required as part of the graphic documentation must be uploaded to the web page in.jpg format with a resolution of 150 ppp. All graphic techniques and forms of expression illustrating the proposal are permitted. No material other than the items listed above may be submitted. Written Documentation. a) Title of the proposal (maximum 140 characters). b) Description ( maximum 8,400 characters), in Spanish or English, containing: - A motivated analysis of the type selected for the project

8 - A conceptual analysis of the project concept underlying the submission. - Analysis of the environmental technologies used. c) Materials information sheet (maximum 2,800 characters), in Spanish or English, specifying how Fiandre Iris Ceramica Group ceramic materials are used in the project. The text must be written directly on the web page at the time of submission of the work. No trademarks, logos or other elements that could identify the author may be added. The author of the graphic submission will be identified through the title and registration number, which must appear in the upper right hand corner of all projects. The order in which the illustrations should be viewed must be specified. The Jury will assess the proposals online, displaying them on a computer screen. The deadline for submission is identified in the Dates section of these rules. Matimex will make sure that the Jury can access all the proposals presented and that they remain anonymous at all times. Proposals submitted after the deadline will not be considered. ANONYMITY Matimex will be responsible for ensuring the anonymity of all proposals at all times and during all stages in the contest. Submissions will be presented with their title and registration number, which must appear on the cover page of the written document and in the upper right hand corner of illustrations, so that the Jury may examine them in anonymous form. No trademarks, logos, icons or other signs permitting identification of the author may be added to the documents. Failure to comply with this rule will result in disqualification. Matimex will classify the images on the basis of registration number, withholding all additional information that could connect the registration number with a contestant. The Jury will not be informed of contestants names until it has announced its decision. CONTEST JURY The composition of the Jury is extremely important for Matimex, which has therefore selected prominent figures from the world of architecture to assess the proposals. The jury will include:

9 1. Federica Minozzi. Managing Director of the Fiandre Iris Ceramica Group, Italy. 2. Juan-Luis Grafulla Matimex General Manager. 3. Eric Draper. Broadway Malyan Associate Director. Director of the Interior Department at Broadway Malyan España. 4. César Ruiz-Larrea. Architect. Partner and Director in Ruiz-Larrea & Asociados S.L. Professor, master s degree programme director and lecturer. CSCAE consultant. 5. Jaime Sanahuja. Architect. Partner and director of Sanahuja&Partners. Associate Professor at ETSAV and researcher in Modern Spanish Architecture. 6. Gabriel-Ángel Ortín. Architect. Head of Technical Assistance with MAPEI in Spain. 7. Francesc Rifé. Interior Designer and Industrial Designer. Founding member of Francesc Rifé Studio. 8. Hugo Berenguer. Architect. Design Director of Studio Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos. The Jury s tasks include: - Making a decision as to the admission or exclusion of individual projects, providing reasons. - Analysing the proposals submitted and assessing them on the basis of the established criteria. - Supervising and strictly guaranteeing that the documents are examined in anonymous form. - Proposing a final decision: the decision as to the outcome of the contest must include motivation for the final decision. The document containing the decision must specify the reasons for it. The members of the Jury will proceed to analyse all the files submitted by contestants, in digital form. In the presence of discrepancies or a tie in online voting, the jury will be summoned to meet in full to agree on a decision. The motivation for the awarding of the prize will be publicly announced and filed among the contest documents. The decision regarding the awarding of the prize will be announced on 17 June The Jury s decision will be final and incontestable. PRIZES Students Prize: 1st Prize. 1,000 (Net one thousand euros) 2nd Prize. 500 (Net five hundred euros) Professionals Prize: 1st Prize. 3,000 (Net three thousand euros) 2nd Prize. 1,000 (Net one thousand euros)

10 1st Honourable Mention. No cash prize 2nd Honourable Mention. No cash prize. Prize winners will be contacted and prizes will be presented in person to the representative identified at the time of registration at an awards ceremony to be held in July PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS Personal data collected through contest registration will be entered in a database belonging to Matimex S.A, which will act as data holder and data processor. Users personal data will be used by the data holder in compliance with the principles of personal data protection and current legislation in this area. Unless otherwise agreed with the express consent of the authors, the proposals submitted may not be used for any purpose other than publicity of the contest and its outcome. The authors maintain intellectual property rights to the submissions entered. RESPONSIBILITIES The organisers may not be held liable for postponement or cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances or for any losses, damage, delays or misplacement of any kind that may occur during submission of documentation. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of these rules shall result in disqualification of the project. EXHIBITION OF PROPOSALS All projects presented and admitted to the contest will be published on the contest web site: Matimex may also hold a public exhibition at its MAE showroom featuring proposals selected by the Jury in printed form (A1 format). All contestants will be notified if an exhibition is held, whether or not their proposals have been selected for exhibition. Some of the proposals submitted may be published, with the authors consent and mentioning their names. All illustrations submitted for the Contest will be included in a permanent exhibition in the Matimex digital

11 archives, and included in any material that may be exhibited and published about the event. CONTEST PUBLICITY AND PROMOTION Contestants grant Matimex S.A only those rights to use corresponding to the purpose of publicising the contest and its outcome, such as disclosure and exhibition of the projects submitted. Contestants who do not win prizes and have expressly requested anonymity in their registration forms will remain anonymous. ACCEPTANCE OF CONTEST CLAUSES Participation in the contest implies knowledge of, consent to and complete acceptance of all the regulations contained in these contest rules, and unconditional acceptance of the Jury s final decision

12 FEATURES OF THE PROJECT PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST The purpose of the second Matimex International Architecture Prize is creation of innovative, creative proposals inspired by reflection on the Architecture of Knowledge. The intention is to encourage the birth of new ideas for architectural spaces linked with knowledge in the broadest sense of the term. The creation, transmission and discussion of knowledge requires spaces suitable for a changing society and for the new forms of communication. To facilitate participation and offer inspiration for the projects, we propose three open project categories. GENESIS or CREATION. Any place for creation and reflection, including: Workspaces. Research facilities. Laboratories. Artists studios. LEARNING. Spaces for education at all levels: Nurseries. Kindergartens Primary and secondary schools. Laboratories and training centres. Universities. Vocational institutes. TRANSMISSION. Spaces for displaying and transmitting knowledge, in public or private form:

13 Museums. Libraries. Conference rooms. Meeting rooms. Theatres. The three types do not correspond to particular design categories. The spaces presented in each of them are non-binding. Basically, entrants are to design a new space or renovate an existing space with a project responding to the new requirements of creation, learning and /or transmission of knowledge. Projects submitted may be mere ideas, built projects, or projects prepared earlier which have been changed using Fiandre Iris Ceramica Group materials. LOCATION The Contest is not held in any particular location or context. Each contestant or team may choose their project location. The project must establish a relationship with its surrounding environment, whether real or fictitious. This relationship must be explicitly stated in the graphic documentation or in the written documentation, in the title or in the intention of the proposal. NATURE OF THE PROJECT There are no limits or restrictions on project size. Depending on the type of Architecture of Knowledge chosen by the contestant, the proportions of the project will be determined on the basis of its particular features or environment. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA The contest Jury will make its decision on the basis of the following assessment criteria: Creativity of the general project concept and consistency of project criteria

14 Quality of the use of space. Originality and adaptation in use of Fiandre Iris Ceramica Group materials, particularly large ceramic slabs from the collections listed below: - Fiandre Maximum. ( - Iris Hilite. ( - FMG Maxfine. ( - Ariostea Ultra. ( - Porcelaingres Just Great. ( - Eiffelgres Megamicro. ( * Other styles and sizes of Fiandre Iris Ceramica Group ceramic products may be used. Appropriate use of products with the ACTIVE Clean Air & Antibacterial Ceramic finish will also be taken into consideration. Precise, accurate preparation of the Description, expressing the idea behind the project and choosing suitable sizes, colours and quantities of selected Fiandre Iris Ceramica Group materials The Jury s decision will be final and binding for the awarding of prizes