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all contest #competition - THE FIVE DESIGN CHALLENGE IS A FIVE-WEEK-LONG IDEAS COMPETITION CALLING ON LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL THINKERS FROM ANY DISCIPLINE TO GENERATE IDEAS FOR SOLVING REAL CHALLENGES FACING OUR CITY, CINCINNATI, OHIO, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER MID-SIZE CITIES ACROSS THE U.S.

BY INVITING PEOPLE FROM ANY DISCIPLINE FROM ANYWHERE ON EARTH, WE HOPE TO SPUR PROBLEM-SOLVING FROM A 360 DEGREE VANTAGE POINT. EXPLORE THE SITE TO FIND OUT HOW THIS UNIQUE COMPETITION WORKS.

The competition is open to designers of any ilk. The goal of the FIVE Design Challenge is to inspire young designers to be involved in important and challenging design issues.

Design Challenge PRIZES
TOTAL PRIZE AMOUNT: $5,500
First Place | $2,500
Second Place | $1,500
Third Place | $750
Fourth Place | $500
Fifth Place | $250

Design Challenge SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Please read all submission requirements carefully as files that do not meet the requirements will be rejected. Late submissions will not be reviewed.

All entries are to be submitted electronically emailed to five@msaarch.com.
Drawings | One 24” x 36” board, 300dpi, pdf format. Layout may be landscape or portrait. Pdf should graphically convey the solution to the design problem chosen. Plans, sketches, collage, 3d rendering, diagrams or model photographs are all recommended but not required. Boards will be printed by competition committee for judging.

Digital Images | Also to be submitted are smaller jpg files of each board (600 x 800 pixels) as well as a single thumbnail of your submission cropped to your preference (100 x 100 pixels).

Anonymity | You will receive numerical file naming requirements in the registration confirmation email. This number is to be the only identifying element used as a watermark on your board.

Watermark is to be placed within 3 inches of one corner of the board with text to be 3/4” high. The names of participants, affiliations or sponsors must not appear anywhere on pdf and is subject to automatic disqualification.

Text | A brief essay is required of each submission. Text is limited to 500 words and should be incorporated into your layout as you prefer. Brevity and succintness is much appreciated. Separate text files will not be reviewed.

Alternate Submissions | Because graphic boards can’t always convey experiential qualities of an idea, alternate submissions may include video or audio files. Please email the committee at five@msaarch.com in advance of your intention and we’ll work with you to accommodate a streamlined version of the requirements.$0D

Design Challenge website: http://www.fivedesignchallenge.com/