Academy Awards 2012 - How to Enter
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Click on the image to download the 2012 Academy Awards Call for Entries
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Who should enter?
The awards are open to international organizations and individuals in both the private and public sectors participating in either research or practice, including the planning, procurement, design, construction and management of healthy built environments.
The 2012 awards programme comprises twelve categories across the key areas of international health delivery. Ten of the categories are open for entry and forms can be downloaded by clicking here. The final two categories including the prestigious Lifetime Leadership Award and the Judges’ Special Award are nominated by the judging panel.
The final awards, which will be presented at a prestigious ceremony to be held on 30 June in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during the 8th Design & Health World Congress, will reflect important aspects of the exceptional work undertaken by researchers and practitioners at the forefront of the field.
Eligibility
Built projects or research programmes completed between 1 January 2011 and 30 March 2012 are eligible to enter. The exception is the Sustainable Design Project categories, which allows entries from projects completed after 1 January 2005, as indicated within the category and criteria information which can be downloaded below. Projects may be entered into multiple categories, provided they are tailored to meet the requirements of the judging criteria. The closing date for each entry is 30 March, 2012.
Entry forms and Submission Statements
Download the entry form and submission statement by clicking on the image above. The principle submission statement form should be used for all categories. with the exception of Product Design for Healthcare Application category, which has its own submission statement form with its own criteria, and Research Project which has its own Entry Form.
Judging panel
The judging panel is constructed from a group of independent experts from Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas. Experts in their field, the judges come from multidisciplinary backgrounds in research and practice, bringing with them a breadth of experience.
John Wells-Thorpe, writer, architect, historian and an international advisor to Design and Health, chairs the programme and approves the award recommendations. The winners of each award are determined by a category chair, who is supported by a panel of three judges with proven expertise in their field. Any judge associated with any of the entries will withdraw from the relevant part of the adjudication process.
Judging process and timetable
The judging process consists of a two phase process.
20 January
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Call for Entries / Awards open for Submissions |
30 March
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Deadline for receipt of Submissions |
10 April
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Phase 1: Entries are scored remotely by each judging panel against the approved criteria. The scores are forwarded to the category chairs who make a recommendation on the shortlisted entries and award winners. |
10 May
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Awards shortlist announced. All shortlisted projects receive an award and trophy, either as a high commendation or the overall winner, and are therefore expected to register and attend the 8th Design & Health World Congress in Kuala Lumpur, from the 27 June - 1 July, 2012 to present their project in a poster display and receive their trophy. Shortlisted projects may be required to elaborate on the project to the judges or submit further information as required.
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May/June
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Phase 2: Members of the judging teams report their final award decisions
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30 June
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Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner at 8th Design & Health World Congress & Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Judging criteria
Each award has its own criteria defined by the lead judges in each category. The full criteria can be found on the Submission Statement for each award category, which must be completed in full and supplied together with the entry form for each submission.
How to submit
Step 1: Complete the 750 word Submission Statement relevant to the category or categories you are entering, which can be downloaded using the links below
Step 2: Prepare a PowerPoint Presentation with a maximum of ten slides
Step 3: Prepare ten low and high resolution images
Step 4: Complete the Entry Form and complete credit card details for entry fee of £150.00 as appropriate for the category entered
Step 5: Send to Design & Health International Awards at the address below, together a maximum of 10 PowerPoint slides, which MUST explicitly address the criteria as outlined on the Submission Statement.
Please refer to the rules for further information on payment and submission requirements.
Design & Health International Academy Awards
International Academy for Design & Health
8 Weir Wynd, Billericay, Essex CM12 9QG
T: +44 (0) 1277 634176
awards@designandhealth.com
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