Call for Entries Application

Cities across Puget Sound and the Northwest are seeking new and compelling models for their urban waterfronts. Our communities will benefit greatly from the work of architects and design professionals who have tackled similar challenges around the world.

Help us guide these critical decisions about our urban waterfronts.

AIA Seattle seeks examples of innovative waterfront design projects, both built and imagined, from the US and beyond, and tell the stories of the community effort and political will that made them possible.

These exemplary models will be included in compelling publication and traveling exhibition, reviewed and selected by a jury of design-oriented Mayors and Council Members from the region. More importantly, AIA Seattle will leverage the designs to inspire and generate dialogue as part of a community-level campaign focused on the viaduct and other waterfront design issues in our region.

ELIGIBILITY
AIA seeks projects, both real and imagined, demonstrating innovation in urban waterfront design. Individuals or teams practicing or studying either in the US or abroad are encouraged to submit.

WHY ENTER?
Influence - Directly impact critical decisions about the future of Seattle's downtown waterfront, and other urban waterfronts throughout the region Exposure - Include your work in a travelingexhibition and publication, and television or other advocacy material; and benefit from a review of your work by the Mayor's Council and other public clients

ONLINE SUBMITTAL PROCESS
Step 1) Fill in the ENTRY FORM page, found at www.aiaseattle.org after January 17, and submit that information to AIA Seattle to receive your submittal form and a code number for image upload

Step 2) Complete the REQUIREMENTS FORM page, including a narrative about the project and its community significance, and submit that information to AIA Seattle. The REQUIREMENTS FORM is an online form; we will send you a link after we have received your entry form.

Step 3) After receiving a project number from AIA Seattle, submit images on a CD (1536x1024 or 1280x1024 .jpg files) to AIA Seattle, 1911 First Ave, Seattle WA 98101, USA (no Zip or � discs, please). Digital images should help explain the project, its urban waterfront context, and its significance to the community.

A jury will complete a preliminary review of the submittal form and images in mid-March. All submitted projects will be included in a digital exhibition. Selected exemplary projects will be invited to submit additional exhibition material in the form of exhibition boards.

Step 4) Organizers will notify applicants of selection for exhibition boards by late March. Once notified, applicants will receive the exhibition requirements by e-mail, directing submission of up to two 24x36 inch boards and a disk with a .pdf file of each board.

DEADLINES:
2/23/07, 4pm: Online entry form and submittal fee due to AIA Seattle.
3/16/07, 4pm: Submittal form and images due to AIA Seattle office.
4/2/07: Exhibition boards and disk of selected projects due to AIA Seattle
4/12/07: Mayors and Council Members review all submissions and present highlights at AIAS-UW Conference/ 2007 Design Dialogue; exhibition boards of selected projects on view at AIAS conference
4/07: Selected projects incorporated into a presentation, television and/ or radio advocacy piece as part of AIA Seattle's campaign on the Alaskan Way Viaduct
Spring/ Summer/07: Exhibition boards of selected projects on view at AIA Seattle's downtown gallery

ENTRY FEE
AIAS Members: $10/entry
AIA Members (all categories): $50/entry All Others: $100/entry

ON THE WATER JURY OF MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
- Cary Bozeman, Mayor of Bremerton
- Dow Constantine, King County Councilmember (invited)
- Grant Degginger, Mayor of Bellevue
- Alan Merkle Esq., AIA Seattle Hon. Member, Mercer Island Mayor Emeritus
- Cynthia Richardson AIA, Anacortes City Council
- Peter Steinbrueck FAIA, Seattle City Council

CLICK HERE FOR SECURE ONLINE ENTRY APPLICATION
Secure online registration form and contact information for registering via fax, phone or mail.