Rules and Regulations laid out in this
section incorporate all terms and conditions of the Competition.
The competition is presented and managed via this Web site.
The competition is open to all interested parties worldwide,
regardless of age, discipline, or professional status,
with the following qualifications:
- Finalists should be able
to prepare construction documents suitable for the City
of Houston's building and permitting purposes.
- The firms, professional partners, and immediate family
members of competition jurors are ineligible. An employee
of a juror is eligible to submit an entry if that entry
is prepared without any assistance from the juror, including
but not limited to, providing advice, materials, and
facilities. See Anonymity below.
- Members of the 99K House Competition Committee are
ineligible.
An entry can be submitted by an individual, a team, or
a firm/studio.
REGISTRATION
Competitors are required to register for the competition
prior to submitting their entries. In order to complete
registration, competitors must submit a registration fee
of $99. Registration will close at 5:00 pm
CST (Central Standard Time) on Friday, December 14, 2007.
Registrations sent by mail must have a postmark date no later
than December 14,
2007.
Registration fees can be paid online with Visa or Master
Card, or checks can be mailed (Registration).
All payments are final; no refunds will be made to registered
Competitors who do not submit an entry.
Upon completion of online registration and payment, competitors
will receive a Registration Number. An email will follow
with registration confirmation, the
lot survey, and photographs of the site.
Please see Submission for detailed instructions.
In order to ensure fair evaluation of all entries, competitors
may only submit digital files. The registration fee includes
the high-quality printing (150 dpi), mounting, and lamination
of selected digital entries that will be exhibited at the
Architecture Center Houston (315 Capitol Street) from October
1 - November 30, 2008.
Only one entry per registration will be accepted. Competitors
who wish to submit more than one entry must register separately
by the registration deadline for each entry they intend
to submit.
The 99k House Competition staff will examine entries prior
to jury review to determine whether each entry complies
with the Competition Rules and Regulations and Submission
Requirements. The Rice Design Alliance and AIA Houston
reserve the right to disqualify entries that do not meet
the foregoing requirements. Disqualified entries will not
be viewed by the jury and will not receive a refund.
ANONYMITY
The competition is anonymous. Competitors are required
to omit any identifying marks from their entries other
than their Registration number.
The jury will not receive any information regarding the
authorship of any entries submitted.
Competitors must not communicate with any jury member about
the competition or their entries in any way prior to the
official announcement of the winners. Any competitor or juror
found in violation of this rule will be disqualified immediately.
Jurors are required to excuse themselves from discussion
or voting in the event that they can determine the identity
of a competitor.
FINALISTS AND WINNER
In Stage I, the jury will select three finalists, each
of whom will receive an award of $5,000, provided that they
commit to continuing to develop their design through construction
documents. The jury may also designate honorable mention
winner(s), who will not receive any award(s).
For individuals, only the person whose name appears on the
Entry Form will be acknowledged or awarded prizes. For firms
or studios, awards and acknowledgements will be issued to
the entire firm or studio.
Submission of an entry shall constitute and signify a competitior’s
consent to the use of his/her name, address (city and state
only), voice and/or photograph for commercial, advertising,
and promotional purposes without further compensation.
In Stage II, the jury will select one winner who will receive an additional award
of $5,000. The sponsors intend to construct the winning design and expect the
winning team to collaborate in the construction process.
OWNERSHIP
Any and all materials submitted as
part of a competition entry, including but not limited to
drawings, renderings, photographs, photocopies, and digital
files, shall become the sole and exclusive property of the
Rice Design Alliance and AIA Houston. All competitors grant
to the Rice Design Alliance and AIA Houston a worldwide,
perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive right to use, copy,
distribute, translate, modify, display, and prepare derivative
works of entries, as well as the right to authorize such
uses by others, in any medium now known or hereafter devised,
for any purpose, including, but not limited to, publication
and exhibition of the competition. The Rice Design Alliance
and AIA Houston will make reasonable efforts to credit competitors
at all times.
Rights to build the house based
on the design entries are retained by the entrant, except
RDA and AIA Houston shall have the right to further develop
and construct the winning house design.
By submitting an entry, competitors certify that the materials
and ideas submitted to the competition are original and
have not been previously published. Competitors additionally
certify and that neither their entry, nor the use thereof,
violates, infringes, or otherwise conflicts with any copyright,
trademark, or property right of any third party.
Competitors acknowledge that Rice Design Alliance, AIA
Houston, and their sponsors may exhibit all competition
entries in an online gallery, and a selection of competition
entries may be chosen for physical exhibition and/or public
display following the announcement of the winners. The
Rice Design Alliance and AIA Houston will make reasonable
efforts to notify competitors of any public exhibition
or display entries through correspondence with the primary
contact listed on the Entry Form.
Submission of an entry shall constitute and signify a competitor’s
consent to the use of his/her name, address (city and state
only), voice and/or photograph for commercial, advertising,
and promotional purposes without further compensation.
DISPUTES
Disputes or questions of interpretation arising out of the competition Rules
and Regulations or Registration will be considered by the sponsors of the competition
and their advisors, who will render a final determination.
The jury, by a majority vote, possesses the sole authority and responsibility
to recommend winner(s) at the end of the competition. Any disputes will be resolved
by the Jury Chair in consultation with the sponsors.
By registering to enter the competition, entrants affirm that they have read
and accepted these Rules and Regulations. The laws of the State of Texas apply
to and govern this competition; any disputes or claims must be raised and resolved
in the State of Texas.
