The competition is open to all students of architecture and design in North America (and members of the AIAS not residing in North America). Entries will be accepted for individuals as well as team solutions. Teams should be made up of no more than four students. Submissions should be principally the product of work in a design studio, building materials class, design charrette, or a person's spare time.

All information and materials needed to successfully participate in the competition are contained in this program document. There is no entry or submission fee required to participate in the competition for AIAS members. There is a $10.00 submission fee for non-members. Competition entries may be the work of an individual or team.

Registrations must be completed through this Web site by 5:00 pm, Eastern Time, on Monday, January 25, 2010. Confirmation of registration will be emailed to individual(s) with instructions on submitting final design files. Please keep a copy of this confirmation for your records as verification.

PLEASE NOTE: If no one on your team is a member of the AIAS, a $10 registration fee is required. This fee can be paid through PayPal, or by mailing a check/money order (made out to the "AIAS") along with a copy of your registration confirmation email to:

AIAS Attn: Rethinking Home Design Competition
1735 New York Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20006

Entries must be uploaded through this Web site by 5:00 pm, Eastern Time, on Friday, March 5, 2010. If the submission is from a team of students all student team members will have the ability to upload the digital files. Once the final submissions are uploaded no additional edits, uploads, or changes can be made. Upon upload of the final submission each student will receive a confirmation email notification.

A final Submission upload must contain the following files in a single (ZIP) folder not exceeding 20 MB*:

• Completed submission information cover page including all team members and faculty sponsors (download PDF here)
• Each of the four 20"X 20" boards individually as high resolution Portable Document Format (PDF) files, or as 150 DPI Image (JPEG, TIFF or GIF) files
• A copy of the design essay as a high resolution Portable Document Format (PDF) file or Document (DOC) file

Please use the file uploader below to submit your final design file (ZIP format not exceeding 20MB). Please name your submission file with your registration number (ex: 1234A.zip).

If you have lost your regsitration number, please email the AIAS at competitions@aias.org.

*Winning designers will be required to submit a CD containing original files/images for use in competition publications and exhibit materials. All presentations must be suitable for black-and-white reproduction. Students may use color if desired, but must ensure that distinct colors will be readily distinguishable tones when reproduced in black-and-white.

Contact the AIAS Office to find out more about the competition or learn how you can sponsor your own student design competition.

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Washington, DC 20006

T 202.626.7472

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competitions@aias.org

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