Tävlingsregler NEB Design Challenge

Confidentiality

The competition will adhere to recommendations of Architects Sweden regarding confidentiality in architectural competitions. Participants are informed that they commit not to disclose their participation in the architectural competition. Confidentiality applies until a decision on the competition winner has been communicated. 
The organizer of a competition shall maintain confidentiality until a winner is chosen and can then publicly announce the results, proposals, and participants.

Language

The language for the competition is English. The feedback from the jury will be given in English. 

Teams

Competing teams must have at least one team member conducting studies in architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, or interior design at a Nordic university or college. In line with the New European Bauhaus, we encourage the formation of transdisciplinary teams to stimulate more creative design ideas.
Maximum 5 students per team. 

Prize money

The total prize money is 20 000€ including VAT. The team with the winning design proposal for each property (total of four cases) will get 4000€, and the two following teams for each property will get 500€ as an honorable mention. 

Competition schedule

• Start of the competition: 01/03/2024
• Last day for questions in phase one: 11/03/2024
• Deadline for submission in phase one: 18/03/2024
• Announcement of qualifying teams for phase two: 03/04/2024
• Last day for questions in phase two: 02/05/2024
• Deadline for submission in phase two: 09/05/2024
• Price ceremony and announcement of the jury's decision 30/05/2024

Q&A

Teams can ask questions to the property owners via the Competition official. 
Questions regarding the competition should be addressed to the competition official via email.

Competition official: Oskar Riby, oskar.riby@ri.se

Competition jury

The design proposals will be judged by a jury consisting of five people, including representatives from RISE, EIT Culture and Creativity, and a member appointed by Architects Sweden.

• Camilla Berggren-Tarrodi, Architect and Project Manager, RISE
• Marlene Johansson, Senior Researcher, RISE
• Ambra Trotto, Architect and Director of Society, EIT Culture & Creativity
• Maja Westman, Architect SAR/MSA and Building Engineer, Kvarteret Konstruktörer
• Patrik Karlsson Ryberg, Architect and Project Manager, RISE

Competition secretary: Anna Forsberg, Process Manager, Architects Sweden.
Competition official: Oskar Riby, Project Manager RISE.

Property owners will provide feedback to the qualified teams.

Competition Proposal - Presentation

The competition proposal should be anonymous. All submitted material must be purged of any traceable information about the author or similar details to guarantee complete anonymity. All documents should have a motto for the proposal in the lower right corner.

Digital submission

The design proposals should be submitted digitally. The format should be A3. One A3 page may be used for phase 1, and 4 A3 pages may be used for phase 2.

The file should be named with the proposal's motto. 

Submission

The competition proposal, completed name tag form, and study certification of at least one team member conducting studies in architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, or interior design should be emailed to oskar.riby@ri.se no later than 18/03/2024 for consideration. 

The qualified teams for phase 2 should email the updated competition proposal to oskar.riby@ri.se no later than 09/05/2024 for consideration.

Submission Requirements 

In phase 1, competition proposals should present:

• Concept description with accompanying analysis.
• Conceptual sketches and diagrams.

In phase 2, competition proposals should present:

• Developed design description with accompanying analysis. 
• Sketches, diagrams and drawings to support your design idea, such as section drawing, elevation drawing, volumetric study, floor plan, and/or perspective sketch.

Evaluation criteria

The competition entries will be evaluated based on the following assessment criteria:

1. How well the proposal presents a relevant and innovative design concept based on analysis and interacts with the surroundings.
2. How effectively the proposal is judged to conserve resources by utilizing existing buildings and materials.
3. How well the proposal captures the site's cultural, natural, and aesthetic values.
4. How well the proposal contributes to increased inclusivity among cultures, industries, demographics, genders, and/or ages.
5. How well the proposal is designed with high craftsmanship and characterized by high artistic quality.
6. How feasible the proposal is to implement considering economic aspects and impact on cultural and natural values.

Exhibition and Publication

During the evaluation period, the competition proposals may be anonymously exhibited by the organizer. The jury's statement will be published when the competition results are announced. The results of the competition will be published on the Swedish Architects' website, www.arkitekt.se, as well as on ri.se. 
Architects Sweden and the organizer have the right to publish all competition proposals on their websites and in the magazines Arkitekten and Arkitektur. 

Ownership, Usage, and Copyright

The organizer holds the material ownership rights to the competition proposals. The proposers retain the copyright and maintain usage rights to their proposals. The property owners hold the right to view all design proposals. The organizer and Architects Sweden have the right to publish the proposals in print and digitally, as well as for exhibition, without providing specific compensation to the proposers. All publications after the anonymity is disclosed will be done with the proposer's name, prior to that with the proposal's motto.