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Sapporo
International Design Competition The City of Sapporo created the Sapporo International Design Competition in 1991, utilizing the 100 Million Yen Hometown Development Plan (a subsidy allocated from the national budget for each municipality's own unique development project). Excellent designs have diverse possibilities, making daily life beautiful and comfortable with functions and amenities, and leading to the promotion of industry and culture. Considering such designs important factors in city development, the Sapporo International Design Competition has been held every other year since 1991, with the objective of promoting designs as part of citizens' culture deeply rooted in their daily life through honoring, raising awareness of and popularizing excellent designs. This year City of Sapporo will hold "Sapporo International Design Competition 2000", which has started in 1991. This year's theme is"Planning a City of Dreams:Designs for Sapporo." We would like to gather designs-not only around the world-in a wide range of fields which help us imagine new dreams for the international city of Sapporo. We are looking forward to receiving many entries. Entry Requirements for the Sapporo International Design Competition 2000 Theme: "Planning a City of Dreams: Designs for Sapporo" Eligibility: The competition is open to anybody, whether as an individual or a group Number of submissions: There is no limit to the number of entries an individual or a group may submit, except that no entry can have been presented elsewhere. Forms required for entry: Applicants are asked to apply in advance, via mail, fax or e-mail, to the Secretariat for the two required forms for entry: the Entry Form and the Description of the Design Concept. Include your address, name, age, occupation and telephone number. The Secretariat will send these forms, labeled with a registration number, to applicants at a later date. If submitting two or more works, use photocopies of the forms. Official languages: The official languages of this competition are Japanese and English. Applicants are required to complete the forms in either of these languages. Application method: Entrants are required to submit the three items listed below to the special address for entry before the deadline. Do not send them to the Secretariat. Works received after the deadline will not be accepted. Entrants are required to bear all submission expenses. (1) Entry Form (2) Description of the Design Concept (3) Work Submission standards: For (1)and (2), entrants must use the forms provided and describe the design concept as clearly as possible in no more than 400 characters (Japanese) or no more than 200 words (English). For (3), A1-size panels (unframed, 841x594x5 mm, commercially available polystyrene boards, some difference in size acceptable) must be used, and only panel surface may be used for the work. Works which project from the plane of the board or employ mobiles or exfoliative materials will not be accepted. Up to two panels per work may be used. Entrants are required to enter their designated registration numbers and instructions as to top and bottom on the reverse sides of panels. In cases where two panels are used, please enter panel layout instructions. No writing or other marks which may identify entrants are permitted on the front. Types of prizes: 1 Grand Prize: award certificate and 1,000,000 yen prize money-approx.$8,200 1 Second Grand Prize: award certificate and 500,000 yen prize money-approx.$4,100 10 Honorable Mention: award certificate and 100,000 yen prize money-approx.$820 20approx Award of Completion: award certificate (The above prizes are subject to change depending on the judging results.) Announcement of judging results: Entrants will be notified in writing of the judging results. Management of works: Although the organizer of the competition will exercise every caution in the management of works after receiving them, the organizer is not responsible for loss or damage due to unforeseen disasters or accidents. If they wish, entrants may insure their works or take other necessary precautions. Return of entries: Domestic entries will be returned only upon request and expenses for their return will be borne by entrants(C.O.D.). Domestic entrants are asked to indicate in the appropriate blank on the Entry Form whether they wish their entries returned. Please understand that we will not be able to return entries from abroad. Rights to works: Copyright industrial property rights and other rights to works belong to their creators. Entrants are requested to register their designs if they so wish. However, the organizer reserves the right to exhibit the winners' works, print them in related publications or use them for related projects. Other: Works to which the following applies may be excluded from judging or may be stripped of prizes even after the announcement of judging results: (1) works that fail to meet the entry requirements (2) works whose designs are the same or bear a close resemblance to other designs already presented elsewhere, or that obviously infringe copyrights or industrial property rights. Schedule: Entry period: Jan. 10 (Mon.) - Jan. 31 (Mon.), 2000 (works arriving after Jan. 31 will not be accepted.) Judging: early Feb. 2000 Announcements of judging results: mid Feb. 2000 Awards ceremony: Mar. 8 (Wed.), 2000. at the Small Hall of the Sapporo Educational and Cultural Center Exhibition of winning works: Mar. 8 (Wed.) -Mar. 26 (Sun.), 2000, 2F gallery of the Sapporo City Document Museum Judging Committee: Chairman Toru Arai (Principal, Sapporo School of the Arts) Judges Ryuichi Ito (Chairman, Hokkaido Design Association) Akiyoshi Ogaya (Professor, Sapporo School of the Arts) Kunio Shibuya (Chairman, the art studies program, Hokkaido Tokai University) Shigeru Shibuya (graphic designer) Kazuko Nakai (environmental designer) Organizer: Sapporo International Design Competition Executive Committee Supervisory body: City of Sapporo Members: Hokkaido Bureau of International Trade and Industry, Hokkaido Government, Sapporo International Communication Plaza Foundation, Sapporo Cultural Arts Foundation, Sapporo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Supporting Organizations: Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization; Hokkaido Design Association; Sapporo Junior Chamber of Commerce; Northern Regions Center; The Hokkaido Shimbun Press; The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.; Asahi Shimbun Publishing Company, Hokkaido Branch; The Mainichi Newspapers, Hokkaido Branch; The Yomiuri Shimbun, Hokkaido Branch; Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Sapporo Station; Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (HBC); The Sapporo Television Broadcasting Co.. Ltd. (STV); Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (HTB); Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (uhb); Television Hokkaido Co., Ltd. (TVh); FM Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (AIR-G'); FM North Wave (north WAVE) Address: Secretariat of Sapporo International Design Competition Executive Committee c/o Hokkaido Mirai Sogo Kenkyusho, 8F Nishi 7, Kita 1, Chuo-ku, Sapporo Hokkaido 060-0001, Japan Phone: 81-11-207-2630 Fax: 81-11-261-488 Email: design@voicenet.co.jp http://www.city.sapporo.jp/shimin/dezain/english/saphtml/ |
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