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Rules
This section presents the competition
rules. Please refer to the "Specifications" section for
a description of the competition objectives and requirements.
Article 1 - Purpose of the competition
> 1.1 The purpose of this competition is to study and
produce a series of garden sheds, to be presented as an integral
part of the third International Garden Festival at Reford Gardens.
This consultation stage will allow competitors to reflect on the
theme of the garden shed, its contemporary vision, its use and its
connection with the natural or built landscape.
> 1.2 The overall budget for building each shed is CDN$2,500,
including materials and labour. This budget is subject to change,
depending on funding. Any notices of changes to the budget will
be posted on the competition Website, www.idealhut.ca
> 1.3 A maximum of ten proposed garden shed designs will
be selected, built and displayed as part of the third International
Garden Festival. Sheds may also be displayed, together or separately,
indoors or outdoors, at different exhibition venues in Montréal
or elsewhere, depending on the different plans under development.
Article 2 - Prime contractor
- Partners
> 2.1 The International Garden Festival is the initiator
and main organizer of this competition, as well as the prime contractor
for building the ten sheds selected.
> 2.2 The Ministère de la Culture et des Communications,
the British Council, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the British
Tourist Authority, Z.one Architecture, Galerie Monopoli of Montreal
and the International Garden Festival will each contribute to the
design, organization, exhibition or implementation of the competition
and the "THE IDEAL HUT SHOW / La cabane idéale"
exhibition.
> 2.3 The event concept is based on an original idea by
George Willie and is an initiative of Neil Baxter, commissioner/initiator
of "The Ideal Hut Show" exhibition presented in Glasgow
in 1999 as part of celebrations to mark the city's recognition as
"UK City of Architecture and Design."
Article 3 - Competitors
> 3.1 The competition is anonymous and is open to Canadian
professional designers, defined as follows:
A Canadian professional designer is defined as a Canadian citizen
or landed immigrant holding a degree in the arts or architecture,
design or landscaping. A designer who can show that he is recognized
as such by his peers is also eligible to enter the competition as
an agent.
The above conditions apply only to agents and sole competitors.
An "agent" is a member of a design team set up by him
to represent him for purposes of this competition. Accordingly,
the competition is also open to foreign competitors associated with
a Canadian designer.
> 3.2 Each design team may include one or more designers,
with one of them being the agent, as defined in Article 3.1, appointed
by the team. A given designer (or agency) may not be part of more
than one competing team.
> 3.3 Anyone involved directly or indirectly in the organization
or conduct of the consultation stage or in drawing up the program,
or members of their families and members of the companies, institutions
or companies to which they belong, is not eligible to enter the
competition.
Article 4 - General organization
of the consultation stage
> 4.1 This consultation stage consists of a single phase.
Competitors must submit their proposals in the form and following
the procedures and within the deadlines stipulated in Article 5.
Their proposals will be examined in turn by a technical committee
and a jury, to meet in Montreal between May 3 and May 6, 2002.
> 4.2 The members of the jury are:
Mario Brodeur, Ministère de la Culture et des Communications,
Montréal
Marie-Josée Lacroix, Design Commissioner, Montreal
Denis Lemieux, International Garden Festival , Métis
Sylvie Berkowichz, Musique Plus, Montreal
Benoît Dupuis, Dupuis et Letourneux architectes,
Montreal
Bernard Saint-Denis, École d'architecture de paysage,
Université de Montréal
The organizers reserve the
right to make changes to the composition of the jury.
> 4.3 The members
of the technical committee are:
- Jean Beaudoin, professional consultant,
designer O/I Office Interdisciplinaire,
President of Z.ONE Architecture (Montréal)
- Yvan Maltais, foreman, International Garden Festival,
Métis
Article 5 - Submissions by
competitors - Awards
> 5.1 Competitors must submit the following:
> 5.1.1 Graphic components
Two (2) horizontal panels, A3 format (or equivalent, 17"
x 11") explaining the architecture of their proposal, and
including:
o Panel 1/ Concept:
· (a ) A 250-word text describing the architectural concept,
presenting the uses of the proposed garden shed and explaining
the relationship between the shed and its surroundings;
· ( b ) An illustration, in a style chosen by the designer,
to support the presentation of the concept.
- Panel 2 / Physical aspects:
· ( a and b ) 2 main elevations, at a scale of 1:20, line
drawings
· ( c ) 2 main elevations, at a scale of 1:20, and one
plan, at a scale of 1:20, line drawings
· ( d ) an outside view using a technique of the designer's
choice (photomontage, collage, etc.), showing the garden shed
in an environment of the designer's choice (urban, suburban, private
or community garden, etc.).
Submissions will be anonymous. Each panel will have a 6-digit
identification number, indicated in Arial 9-point font in the
upper right-hand corner of the panel. No other form of identification
of the competitor (team or agent) should appear on the panel.
> 5.1.2 Identification
sheet
The identification
sheet is available on the competition Website, www.idealhut.ca.
It is to be inserted in a sealed envelope, identified with the
team's number.
> 5.2 Competitors' submissions must be personally delivered,
and a receipt obtained, or sent at their own cost, liability and
risk, by one of the following methods:
By regular mail or e-mail, to:
THE IDEAL HUT Competition
@ Jean Beaudoin, professional consultant
372 Sainte-Catherine West, Suite 518
Montreal, QC, Canada
H3B 1A2
E-mail:
File your submission on the competition ftp site:
www.idealhut/competition
If you wish to use this option, you must ask the competition consultant
to issue you a username and password before April 29, 2000. Send
your request to: jean.beaudoin@z-1.org
> 5.3 All submissions,
no matter how they are delivered, must be received by 11:59 p.m.
on May 1, 2002 (Montreal time). Competitors have sole responsibility
for meeting this deadline.
> 5.4 The specifications outlining the maximum project
dimensions will be available for consultation and downloading on
the http://www.idealhut.ca Website.
> 5.5 All submissions must be in either English or French.
> 5.6 Each competitor selected by the jury will receive
a prize of CDN$500.
The winners will receive their CDN$500 prize in one instalment prior
to June 21, 2002. The competition organizers reserve the right not
to actually build the proposal, however, in the event of circumstances
beyond their control.
Article 6 - Judging
> 6.1 The jury will apply the following judging criteria:
- concept originality
- architectural quality
- how well the architecture fits into the context
- technical and economic feasibility
> 6.2 Any submissions
that are incomplete or fail to comply with the competition rules
will be rejected. The jury will consider the recommendations of
the technical committee responsible for studying the technical and
economic feasibility of the submissions and for ensuring that the
submission criteria are met and anonymity is preserved. The jury
will not be bound by the comments of the technical committee.
> 6.3 The jury will select a maximum of 10 garden shed
plans, which may be built and displayed in Métis and elsewhere,
indoors or outdoors, together or separately.
> 6.4 The winners will be informed by telephone and/or
e-mail on May 8, 2002.
> 6.5 The results, all submissions and the jury's report
will be posted on this Website.
Article 7 - Copyright - Publicity
The INTERNATIONAL GARDEN FESTIVAL
will have full ownership of all submissions from the time they are
received. Competitors authorize the competition organizers to make
their plans public and to use them for communication and publicity
purposes.
Competitors must keep in mind that their submissions will be displayed
and made widely available. Accordingly, all submissions must be
easily reproducible and of appropriate quality.
All submissions will be part of a permanent exhibition on the Z.one
Architecture site (www.z-1.org).
Article 8 - Responsibility
of winners during construction
The winners will not be responsible for co-ordinating the construction
of their proposals. If the winning proposals are built, the Festival
will follow the plans submitted during the competition phase and
consult the designers with regard to any modifications.
Article 9 - Information for
competitors
The competition was announced by all appropriate means, as decided
by the organizers, and these rules may be consulted on the competition
Website, at http://www.idealhut.ca
All questions should be submitted in writing by e-mail, before May
1, 2002, to the following address: jean.beaudoin@z-1.org.
All answers will be posted on the http://www.idealhut.ca Website
as soon as they are available.
Article 10 - Submissions
All submissions by e-mail or regular mail shall be considered competition
submissions. No other registration is required.
No submission fees will be charged for entering this competition.
Article 11 - General provisions
> 11.1 Submission of a proposal implies acceptance on
the competitor's part of these rules and willingness to accept the
decisions of the jury as the sole authority for applying the competition
rules.
> 11.2 The main competition organizer, as defined in Article
2, and the competitors agree to submit any disputes regarding the
conduct of this competition to out-of-court arbitration. If no settlement
can be reached through such arbitration, it is agreed that the courts
of the Province of Quebec, District of Montreal, will have sole
jurisdiction over any such dispute.
Jean Beaudoin, professional consultant / 12.03.2002
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