Yarışmalar-Competitions

Invitation
OITAF and the [x]-Institut für experimentellen Hochbau at the University of Innsbruck invite all students at Departments and Schools of Architecture worldwide to participate in a design competition on projects for transportation by rope.

The competition calls for visionary projects that are going to be presented at the 9th International Congress for Transportation by Rope in Innsbruck/Austria from September 27 to October 1 2005.

Subject
of.f. lines is not going to be telling merely 'of lines' (or rather ropes and cables). The competition aims for innovative approaches to the subject of transportation between different ground levels and concepts for high altitude transportation that exceed the common notion of cable-cars.

A printed catalogue is intended to be available to a larger audience, containing a selection of projects and a list of all submitted projects alongside the names of the participants.

The competition committee intends further publication in a hardcover book or on CD-ROM.

Awards
The winning entries will be awarded with the following prizes:

First Prize EURO 3.000,-
Second Prize EURO 2.000,-
Third Prize EURO 1.000,-

The jury will also grant 4 honourable mentions, awarded with EURO 500,- each.

The winning entries and a selection of the submitted projects will be published at the International Congress held by OITAF in Innsbruck.

Jury (to be Confirmed!)
Odile Decq, Paris/France
Volker Giencke, Graz/Austria
Hans Hollein, Wien/Austria
Patrik Schumacher, London/UK
Kjetil Thorsen, Oslo/Norway

Registration
Registration will be possible until submission deadline.

Submission Requirements
The official language of the competition is English.

Participants are requested to submit their projects with the following specifications:

-2 Drawing boards
2 Print outs, each with dimensions of 50cm in width and 70cm in height. For easier handling it is suggested to submit the drawings printed out on paper, rolled and sent via mail in cardboard-tubes or similar.

Each board must be labelled with an 8 digit registration code (1 cm by 8 cm in size) in the upper right corner!

Maximum formats need to be obeyed!

-CD-ROM
CD-ROM with image files of submitted boards.
file format jpeg (*.jpg) colour mode cmyk (32-bit)
dimensions 2953 x 4134 pixel (equals 50x70 board with 150dpi)
resolution 150 dpi
file names the 8 digit registration code plus the letter 'A' for drawing board 01 and the letter 'B' for drawing board 02 (e.g. registration code 123456, file number 01 has to be named 12345678A.jpg and file number 02 12345678B.jpg

CD-ROM also must be labelled with the 8 digit registration code.

Registration form
Registration form in a white envelope, to be sealed and labelled with the 8 digit
registration code. The registration form will be downloadable from the competition website.

Apart from above formal requirements the type of presentation is to be chosen freely by the participants (number of drawings, text, diagrams, photos, visualisations, ...).

Schedule
Submission and Registration 17 June 2005 12.00h

Institut fuer experimentellen Hochbau Technikerstr. 13; A-6020 Innsbruck; Austria

Participants need to make sure, submitted work arrives in time at above location.

Jury meeting week 26 (27 June to 1 July) 2005

Publication and presentation of awards International Congress for Transportation by Rope in Innsbruck/Austria from September 27 to October 1 2005

Copyright
The entries will not be returned to the participants.

The competition committee reserves the right to organise further exhibitions and publications of submitted projects after the Congress in Innsbruck.

In the case of a printed publication the copyright of submitted material will be transferred to the publisher. Copyright for ideas and the right to make further use of projects remain with the participants.

By submission participants acknowledge authorship for their projects. Competition committee and jury cannot be made responsible for unauthorized use or duplication of copyrighted work.

Publication
Awarded and additionally selected entries will be presented to an international audience at the 9th International Congress for Transportation by Rope in Innsbruck/Austria from September 27 to October 1 2005.

An exhibition of the chosen projects and a projected presentation of digital images will be held at this event and possibly in further locations.

A printed catalogue is intended to be available to a larger audience, containing a selection of projects and a list of all submitted projects alongside the names of the participants.

The competition committee intends further publication in a hardcover book or on CD-ROM.

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OITAF
O.I.T.A.F. was founded in Rome in 1957 on the occasion of the 1st International Congress for Transportation by Rope. It is open to all administrative entities, institutions, companies and persons who are interested in technical, legal, administrative or economic problems in connection with transportation by rope.

The 9th Congress will take place from 27th September to 01 October 2005 in Innsbruck/Austria and will deal with the topics of 'Visions, Trends and Lifestyle' discussed in a number of expert lectures given by top-class speakers from all over the world. The Congress also welcomes non-members of OITAF who are interested in the industry.'