INSPIRATIONS

Recognizing social responsibility in commercial interiors

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Entries will be accepted through February 19, 2010

More and more, the commercial design community plays a leadership role in furthering global efforts for social responsibility. In response to these accomplishments, and true to our mission of inspiring commercial design solutions...

Contract Magazine presents its Second Annual Inspiration Awards.
Through a holistic view, Contract Inspirations will recognize commitment in the built and unbuilt environments:
• Recognizing social responsibility in commercial interior architecture—using design and/or design skills to improve the quality of life for those in need, and
• Recognizing cause-related work by the commercial interiors community.
Top honors will each receive a $5,000 grant to the cause supported by this inspirational work.

Contract Inspirations panel of judges:
John Cary, Executive Director, Public Architecture

Prataap Patrose, Director of Urban Design, Boston Redevelopment Authority

Susan Piedmont-Palladino, Professor, Washington Alexandria Architecture Center, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Tech

Winners will be notified March 3.
Inspirations will be awarded in San Francisco on April 8th.
Work will appear in Contract Magazine and contractmagazine.com


Please complete all of the fields below.
Results will be evaluated based on effort, creativity, and positive impact on the human condition.

Two Categories of Work:

A. Project: Conceptual or completed projects B. Practice: cause-related efforts that benefit a community or user group (investment of time and/or services and/or resources)
Entries for both categories must address the following five questions:

• * 1) How did you, as design professionals, creatively and respectfully address the need to improve quality of life?
• * 2) What public-interest client or mission was advanced?
• * 3) What is the bottom line impact to the community or user group, and what will be the lasting positive effect from these efforts?
• * 4) What are the environmental and social sustainability components to the project or practice?
• * 5) What percentage, if any, of the work was completed on a pro bono and/or reduced-fee basis?

Projects must have been completed within the last 24 months.

Contract Inspirations Entry Fee is $100. To pay for your entry

For questions: Contact Stacy Straczynski
Email Stacy.Straczynski@nielsen.com

Technical Specs

Please complete all fields below as accurately as possible. In project descriptions, be sure to include information on the client, project goals, planning, design, and overall project scope in brief terms.

Professional architectural photography is preferred in the initial submission and is required for publication. Please upload up to 10 low-resolution photographs by clicking on the appropriate links below. You can upload .JPG .PNG and .GIF files only. Each photo must be 72 dpi in resolution and at least 4-in. by 5-in. in size. To consider a project, Contract requires images of the entire space, so please make sure your uploaded photos show a range of settings. For example, if you're submitting a corporate space, be sure to include shots of typical workspaces and conference rooms, not just the lobby and executive offices.

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