e_competition:
POSSIBLE FUTURES
Bienal Miami + Beach 2005

OPEN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF "UNBUILT" ARCHITECTURAL WORK VIA THE INTERNET 2005.

Registration: September 10 to October 21, 2005.
Deadline: October 21, 2005.

Competition Brief 
This architecture competition follows the successful electronic competition of unbuilt work celebrated at the Bienal Miami + Beach 2001 & 2003.

The goal of this competition is to promote and reveal the potency of "new conceptual and experimental work" in architecture today. The objective is to award extraordinary unbuilt projects and architectural ideas. Design works that provoke new cultural visions, new professional practices, and new understandings of urbanity of the contemporary world.

The competition is open to all architects, designers and students of architecture regardless of citizenship. The only requirement is that the project has not been constructed by the deadline of the competition.

The organizing committee of the Bienal + Miami 2005 calls for this contest to be an open competition about the possible futures of architecture. The word "architecture" or "architectural" in this competition it is an open word. The committee's belief is that we live in an age in which we are forced to redefine our traditional notion of design and architecture. The committee's conviction is that a major part of the future of architecture lies in a discourse that can be found mostly in "un-built and experimental" work from around the world. The objective of the competition is to reveal this discourse. In order to review and promote these projects worldwide all work must be submitted via the Internet.

This prize is designed to award single projects. The jury will evaluate each project individually. There is no limit on the number of projects that can be entered but each project has to be registered individually.

The competition is organized as part of the Bienal Miami + Beach 2005 which is sponsored by The School of Architecture at Florida International University, AIA Miami Chapter, Miami, and the Federacion Panamericana de Arquitectos.

This electronic competition is and has been supported by several architecture magazines, publications and events:
- ARCH'IT rivista digitale di architettura, Italy
- Competitions Magazine, USA
- Concept Magazine, Korea
- TodoObras, National Periodical on Architecture, Chile
- iMage, viewpoints on architecture, Italy

Final Jury 2003
Alfredo Andia, Florida International University, USA
Dean DiSimone, KDLAB, New York, USA
Douglas Garofalo, Garofalo Architects, Chicago, USA (Winner 2001)
Bernhard Franken, Franken Architekten, Frankfurt, Germany
Mark Goulthorpe, dECOi, Paris, France
Jan Kaplicky, Future Systems, London, England
Michael McInturf, McInturf Architects, Cincinnati, USA (Winner 2001)
Chad Oppenheim, Oppenheim Architecture, Miami, USA
Alberto Sartori, Univ. Uniacc, Sartori Arquitectos, Santiago, Chile
Nader Tehrani, Office dA, Boston, USA

Final Jury 2005
To be announced

First Phase Jury 2005
To be announced

Organizing Committee
Alfredo Andia, Ph.D., Chair, e-competition, Bienal Miami+Beach
Jaime Canaves, FAIA, IIDA, Executive Director, Bienal Miami+Beach
Carlos Casuscelli, FPAA, Director, Bienal Miami+Beach
Jorge Eduardo Gonzalez, Florida International University
 
Registration and Format of Presentations 
- The registration and submission period of the individual projects will be from September 10 to October 21, 2005 (Registration will be available in this web site on September 10, 2005).
- The registration fee is USD $30 payable with a credit card on the registration page (link will be included after September 10, 2005).
- The participants must submit their work in the format of web pages accessible via the Internet. There is no limit in the size or style of the web page presentation. However, it is recommended that the participants consider that the jury will review the projects from different computers around the world and will access the Internet at different speeds.
- It is recommended that the participants restrict the use of plug-ins and if they are forced to use them, they must properly describe them in their pages. Please note that the jury will evaluate the content based on the architectural design and ideas, and not on the multimedia presentation.
- The official language of the e-Competition is English
- The initial web page must include the title of the project. This first page must also include a link called "contact" which must be located in the upper left corner. The "contact" link must include the name of the participants, e-mail, contact address, phone numbers and affiliation. The name of the participants must not be included in any other place of the web site. The web pages must include a description of the project, site, program, concepts, plans, elevations, sections and perspectives.

Deadline 
Registration and submission of web page via the Online Registration: September 10 to October 21, 2005 (in this web site).

Jury Process 
The jury process will be divided into two stages.
- First Stage: The first stage jury will select in three rounds the semifinalists and finalist projects.
- Final Stage: The final jury will review all final projects and will recommend the Winners and Honorable Mentions. Award Winners will receive a certificate of award. Prizes will be divided according to the recommendations of the jury. The decisions of the jury are final and cannot be reverted after they are submitted. The results of the competition will be published November 10, 2005 during the "Bienal of Miami + Beach 2005" and in this web site.

Awards 
The Bienal Medallion will be awareded to the best project of all categories:
1st Prize, Gold Bienal Medallion
2nd Prize, Silver Bienal Medallion
3rd Prize, Bronze Bienal Medallion
Honor Bienal Medallion will be presented at the jury discretion

Finalists and semifinalist will also be exhibited during the Bienal Miami + Beach 2005.

Sponsorship 
Federaci¨Žn Panamericana de Asociaciones de Arquitectos (FPAA)
Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, USA (AIA/Miami)
Competitions Magazine (USA)

Question & Answers 
The organizing committee of the Bienal Miami + Beach 2005 will not respond to individual questions regarding the competition. All questions that cannot be answered by reading this web site will be responded in the Question and Answer section of this web page until August 30th. Questions can be submitted via email to:bienalmiami@alexandria.cc

Are multiple entries allowed?
Yes, however, as stated above for each registration you can register only one unbuilt project.

Is there more information about the e-Competition?
All the information about this competition will be posted in this web page.
There will be no additional information regarding the competition.

Copyright Notice
The participant(s) by registering in the competition gives to the "Bienal Miami + Beach" the rights to publish and exhibit part or all the contents of the competition entry in any format. The participant(s) warrant by registering in the competition that are the sole author(s) of the competition entry. The participant(s) warrant that have full ownership of the material submitted and that have made no license or other transfer to anyone with respect to the copyright of the entry. The participant also warrant that the entry does not libel anyone, infringe anyone's copyright, invade anyone's privacy, or otherwise violate any statutory or common law right of anyone. The participant remains liable against any claim or action alleging facts, which, if true, constitute a breach of any of the previous warranties.