AIA Colorado 2018 Design and Honor Awards Submission Process Information SessionJune 7, 2018

1. Introductions2. Key Dates and Entry Fees3. Process and Juries4. Design Awards

a) Eligibilityb) Submission processc) New this yeard) Online Portal

5. Honor Awardsa) Eligibilityb) Categoriesc) Submission Process

6. Submission Do’s and Don’ts by Nicole Marshall 7. Promotions8. Questions

Welcome

• AIA Colorado ContactMegan Concannon – Education and Programs Managermegan@aiacolorado.org | 303.228.3912

• Design Awards Committee:• Chair: Julianne Scherer, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, IPMA-D; HDR, Inc.• Eric Bottenhorn, AIA; Craine Architecture• Daniel Nelson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C; Tryba Architects• Kitty Yuen, AIA; BurekttEUA

Welcome and Introductions

Entry Fees and Deadlines

Key Dates -• Submission Deadline:

Friday, July 20 at 7:00 a.m.• Design and Honor Awards Gala:

Friday, Sept. 7Seawell Grand Ballroom, Denver

Entry Fees• $250 per entry• For local section award recipients

between the years 2014 and 2017 – resubmitting for statewide recognition: $150

• Design Awards Committee –• Comments on process • Criteria and awards information

• Design Awards Jury – based in Portland • Honor Awards Jury – AIA Colorado members appointed by Board

• Maria Cole, AIA • David Barrett, FAIA• Scott Lindenau, FAIA

Process and Juries

1. The project must have been completed within the last five calendar years (on, or after, Jan. 1, 2013).

2. Submitted by an AIA Colorado member architect in good standing. a) Non-licensed members only eligible to submit for the Unbuilt Forward project type. b) Projects may be done anywhere in world – but an AIA Colorado member must be the design

architect or the architect-of-record

3. Resubmissions:a) Projects that have previously received statewide recognition are not eligible to resubmitb) Projects that have previously received a local section award between 2014 and 2017, and

have not yet received statewide recognition, may resubmitc) Projects that have not yet received any award may resubmit

4. There is no limit to the number or submissions per eligible architect member or firm. You may enter as many projects as you wish that meet the eligibility criteria.

Eligibility – Design Awards

Submission Process

Categories –• Single-Family Residential (formerly two categories)• Commercial (formerly combined with institutional)• Institutional (formerly combined with commercial)• Unbuilt Forward (New! Opportunity for emerging professionals)• Architectural Detail (New! Celebrates a particular material, detail or technology)

Awards -• As was done last year, the Local Section Awards and the Statewide Awards are combined

• Notable in Denver, Notable in the North, Notable in the South, and Notable in the Western Slope• Advance to AIA Colorado 2018 Design Award

• Emerging Professionals invited to apply to the Design and Honor Awards

New this year -

Online Portal - Instructions

Step One:Create an account

Online Portal - InstructionsStep Two:Your contact information

AIA Colorado Member Number of nominee

Create a password for logging back in

Online Portal - InstructionsStep Three:Cadmium Policy (Cadmium is the online portal through which AIA Colorado collects its Design Award Submissions)

Online Portal - Instructions

Step Four:Create a new project submittal

Online Portal - Instructions

Step Five:Project Name, Award Type, Award Category

Award type – select a local section, or select “AIA Colorado 2018 Design Award (Statewide Recognition)” if project previously received a local section award.

Local Section Award –architect of record in the submission must have an address on file with AIA Colorado that matches section submitted for.

Online Portal - Instructions

Step Six: Task List

Online Portal - Instructions

1. Project Name2. Owner/Developer/Client3. Project Location4. Lead Design Firm5. Additional Architecture Firms to be Credited6. Contractor

Online Portal - Instructions

Online Verification Forms:1. Project Data Verification – information is complete and accurate2. Attribution – AIA member in good standing3. Intern Declaration Policy 4. Owner Release – permission obtained from owner/client5. Photographer release6. Photograph release – photos may be used on AIA Colorado website7. AIA National Code of Ethics

Online Portal - Instructions

Step Six: Task List

Online Portal - Instructions

You can save your submittal to finish at a later date. When all tasks are completed, this button will show as “Submit Project”

For individual awards: nominees must be licensed architects in Colorado and members of AIA Colorado

For team awards: eligible firms’ main or founding office must be within the state of Colorado and the principal, or principals, must be members of AIA Colorado

Nominations may be completed on behalf of an individual or firm that meet these requirements.

Honor Awards - Eligbility

Honor Awards Categories

Individual Awards: • Architect of the Year• Young Architect of the Year

(licensed fewer than 10 years)• Leadership Award• Associate AIA Member of the Year

(not licensed)• Contribution to the Built Environment by a

Non-Architect

Team Awards• Firm of the Year• Young Firm of the Year

(in business 10 years or less)• Innovative Practices Award• Twenty-Five Year Award

Honor Awards Submissions

Email PDF to office@aiacolorado.org with “2018 Honor Award Submittal” in the subject line.

1. Nominee Information 2. Biographical Data3. Letters of Recommendation4. Photographs5. Intern Compensation Disclaimer Form6. Photo Release Form

*Extra requirements for Firm of the Year and Twenty-Five Year Awards, see packet

AIA Colorado Design AwardsInformational Session

“The Do’s and Don’ts from an Experienced Award Submitter”By: Nicole C. Marshall, MBA

Do’s

• Do tell a story about your project, not just the facts and figures. Make sure to narrate how the project’s design approach solved a problem or a challenge – site conditions, budget, conflicting uses, etc.

• Do include sketches, inspiration images, concept fundamentals, then lead into the resulting project. Beautiful pictures of a building alone won’t be memorable. A beautiful idea that turned into a beautiful result will resonate much better.

Do’s• Do include diagrams that explain a concept along side a finished

image. And make time to make these by not preparing your submission at the last minute.

• Do invest in professional photography. Project photography is the most important marketing and business development investment a firm makes, and can make or break an award entry.

• Do include big, full bleed images for your best photos.

• Do include captions that can help describe a concept diagram or a concept within an image.

Don’ts

• Don’t include too long of a narrative. If there is a lot to say about a project, try to break that text up into digestible bites with one bigger opener followed by smaller statements inserted along the way.

• Don’t forget that these are “design” awards. They are not project success awards, or budget management awards, or technical detail awards. If you didn’t have a creative concept, a design idea, a design strategy that drove the project, then it likely won’t win.

Don’ts

• Don’t forget to curate your own work. Sure you have 20 images that show all of the spaces in a project, but does that mean you should include them all? No. Be critical not exhaustive.

• Don’t hesitate to ask the AIA questions. If you’re concerned about a formatting restriction, or a deadline logistic, just give them a call. So many people wait and hope it works out, but after the submission deadline is too late to find out you did something wrong.

Don’ts

• Don’t forget to promote your awards after you win them, especially to the project owners and partners! Congratulate all involved in making your design vision a reality.

• Don’t just hang the award on the wall after that. Also share the news with your current & past clients, with the press, with your social media followers, and with your own staff. Shout about these design awards from the rooftop as these awards provide a great, timely excuse to remind your network why you’re a firm worth hiring, worth referring, or worth working for.

Example Submissions Available

• Printed for today’s attendees• Email megan@aiacolorado.org for digital copies

Promote the Design and Honor Awards

• Help us encourage submissions! • Share this presentation• Send your friends and colleagues to

www.aiacolorado.org/design-honor-awards• Copies of the submission instructions available

Questions?

AIA Colorado ContactMegan Concannon – Education and Programs Managermegan@aiacolorado.org | 303.228.3912