Eligibility

Open to national and international professionals and students in the fields of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and urban design. Professionals must have completed their education from an accredited program within 10 years of the competition announcement (after December 29, 1999). Student applicants must be in their final year of an accredited program working towards a professional degree (in above mentioned fields). Student applicants in a four-year architecture program must be attending an institution with an accredited architecture graduate program. A two-person (maximum) professional or student design team collaboration (of the above mentioned fields) is permitted. Each entrant or member of a team must be of legal age and able to lawfully enter the Competition. In a team option,at least one member of the team must meet the 10-year eligibility requirement.

General Requirements

• Successful TOGS design submissions should push the limits of creativity for exhibiting art.
• The official sizes for the TOGS are both 10'-0” x 10'-0” x 12'-0 or 10'-0” x 20'-0” x 12'-0. You may select one size for your primary design submission, but your design concept must be readily and easily transformable into both sizes.
• The TOGS design should function like a gallery. Designers must keep in mind that the TOGS is intended to be portable, temporary and exposed to outdoor elements.
• TOGS design proposals must, at a minimum, identify a temporary means of installation for the TOGS, and provide illustrations for how the TOGS reinvent the outdoor exhibition space, and how various art mediums can be displayed.
• The design must address portability and transportation.

• TOGS design submissions are to illustrate proper accessibility for the public.
• While not a requirement, TOGS competition submissions are encouraged to incorporate sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions.
• For the purposes of this competition, the context of the site or any portion of the site is to be utilized. Ultimately, the TOGS can be installed in any location.

Jury will evaluate designs based on the following criteria:

• Meets program requirements (e.g., portability, transportability, size requirements)
• Innovation and creativity in design
• Integration of the TOGS TM into the site
• Flexibility in presenting various art mediums

Submission Requirements

1. Presentation Board
One (1) Portrait format, 24" x 36" (60cm x 90cm) mounted on board no thicker than 1/2" (13mm). Images will not project more that 1/8" (3mm) from the surface of the board. The entrant's presentation board is to be numbered on the reverse side and front bottom right corner with ONLY the registration number provided. It is recommended that the presentation include some of the following:

a. Site plan incorporating TOGS™ proposal into the site or portion of the site.
b. Conceptual design process.
c. Plans, sections, and perspective views, but the scale of each is left up to the entrants. Additional drawings and text may be included if they will further explain your project.

2. CD-ROM containing PDF files of the board. PDF files will have a minimum resolution of 200 DPI. NOTE: If you submit via local printer, this item #2 is not required.

3. A copy of the written description (in English), 8.5"x11" (size A4) Portrait Format, PDF File. E-mail to: togscompetition@gmail.com with your registration number as the subject.

NOTE: No names, logos, or other identifying information other than the registration number will be allowed on the submissions. Additional identifying information will immediately disqualify the entrant. Both the CD and text copy will be identified by the entrant's registration number.

Deadlines:
Questions: March 05, 2010 (must be submitted to )
On-line registration deadline: EXTENDED April 5, 2010 5 PM Central Standard Time
In-Person Delivery/Shipping Submission deadline: April 05, 2010 5 PM CST

On-line Submission deadline via Dynamic Reprographics: April 05, 2010 11:59 PM CST

NOTE: Upon receipt of registration, you will receive your entrant registration number. Registration is required before material can be submitted.

Entry Fee: $40US (via credit card; No checks accepted.) Entry Fees are non-refundable and must be submitted at the time of Registration.

Submit boards to:
TOGS 3 International Ideas Competition
c/o AIA Austin
801 W. 12th
Austin, TX USA 78701
Visit competition web site for link to Dynamic Reprographics' (local printer) FTP site for submitting on-line at an additional cost payable to printer. NOTE: If you are delivering in person or shipping, boards must be received at AIA Austin/Austin Center for Architecture by April 5, 2010 5 PM CST.
Art Alliance Austin, AIA Austin and Austin Foundation for Architecture are not responsible for any entries that arrive late or damaged due to shipping.
Required registration must be done on-line

Copyright and Intellectual Material

All material submitted by an entrant will become the property of Art Alliance Austin. Art Alliance Austin reserves the right to reproduce any or all of the entries, in whole or in part. The construction of the winner's submittal is intended to be a collaborative effort between Art Alliance Austin and the winner. Art Alliance Austin reserves the right to proceed with construction of the winning entry if for any reason a collaboration effort is not possible. Art Alliance Austin shall retain ownership of all prize-winning design submissions. Art Alliance Austin plans to hold both an online and a gallery exhibition of selected work submitted in the competition following the Jury. In entering the design competition, entrants grant Art Alliance Austin unrestricted license to exercise the entrants' rights regarding their design submissions, including, but not limited to, reproduction, preparation of derivative works, distribution of copies of the design submission, and the right to authorize such use by others. Art Alliance Austin reserves the right to alter at any time the competition requirements, rules, regulations, or other terms governing the competition as Art Alliance Austin may deem fit or proper at their sole and absolute discretion.

Please see the TOGS Frequently Asked Questions on-line for further information or e-mail any questions to: togscompetition@gmail.com