SUBMISSION CRITERIA
HOW TO ENTER
It is simple to enter the awards. Just submit your entry by clicking the SUBMIT button on the nav-bar or at the bottom of each of the award website pages. Make sure that you submit all the details as listed below including the entry fee payment.
Describe the project or product
You will need to supply accurate information for titles and credits for all submissions. We will use this for publishing the entries and winners on our websites, in all promotional materials, media coverage and on any trophies and/or certificates.
Project/product credits
It is important that you detail the clearly the client, architect and/or interior designer and project name. In the case of product submissions you will also need to clearly state the manufacturer, generic name, collection, model name/number and designer (where applicable).
Please caption thus:
1 Name of Client (the owner)/Name of manufacturer
2 Name of project/product name
3 What category is it? (Hotel, spa, resort, restaurant/lighting, carpet, wallcovering etc.)
5 Which category you are entering it in (you can enter it into more than one appropriate category by paying the appropriate administrative fee for each category)
6 Credit the photographer where required
Your details
7 Your name (for PR acting on behalf of third party client please state this)
8 Company name
9 You/your organisations’ involvement in the project/product
10 Your position
11 Complete contact details: address, phone, fax, E-mail
Enter PDF presentations ONLY
12 PDF submissions should be below 10MB
13 All images must be clearly labelled on a single page each with the category you are entering; your project or product; and, designer/manufacturers name on the bottom left
14 Label the image flow eg. 1/6 to 6/6
15 Description text must follow the images included in your presentation. Text should be the last entry on your pdf and describe how the project/product meets the category criteria for entry
Project descriptions
16 For project submissions you can submit up to a maximum of 10 images
17 Description text should not exceed 700 words maximum
18 Description text should include the following:
- The design brief
- How the category solution/adherence was produced
- How successful was the outcome
- Any additional information that you think may benefit your entry such as, working successfully within budget constraints; special attention to materials; is it extraordinary in any way?
Product descriptions
19 For product submissions you can submit up to a maximum of 6 images
20 Description text should not exceed 350 words maximum
21 Description text should include the following:
- Notable design points
- Materials and specification
- Sustainable manufacture
- Recycled content
- Any additional information that you think may benefit your entry such as, what inspired the design; special attention to materials; does it improve on comparable products; is it extraordinary in any way?
Payment and Entry Fees
22 Full payment of US$100 per project submission must be paid online at time of entry. No fee required for product submissions. A receipt will be generated automatically and sent to the submitter’s E-mail
23 If you are entering several categories please follow the respective steps above for each entry. Our payment system allows for five (5) submissionsat a time per payment transaction. For more than five entries please start the submission procedure again for the sixth entry onwards.
If you need advice on your entry please contact Daniel Chan at: hadawards@questexasia.com
Conditions for Entry
- All entries into HA+D Awards must be projects that are opened and have been operating commercially; or products that have been produced and available. Work that has been produced specifically for the awards will not be accepted. For Most Innovative Green Concept submissions should have sufficient information to support their claim for sustainability utilizing technology or processes that are available today.
- All work entered must be an accurate representation of the original, and must not be altered in any such way to affect the judges’ decision.
- Entries are encouraged from the marketing or CSR departments of any architecture, interior design or hotel operating company, developer or organisation that has demonstrated their commitment to an ethical, sustainable, organic service or product. Any entries from advertising, design or communications companies representing their clients MUST BE CLEARLY STATED.
- All entrants agree to their work being published worldwide without reserve by HA+D Awards for publicity purposes.
- All entries do not become valid until full payment of entry fees are received. Entries received without the required entry form or fee will be deemed invalid for entry and withdrawn from the awards.
- Entries will only be accepted via electronic means. Physical submissions will be deemed invalid and will be destroyed/recycled in a sustainable manner.
- HA+D Awards reserves the right to withdraw an entry from the judging process at any time if the entry is deemed inappropriate for any reason.
- HA+D Awards decision is final. No refunds will be made under any circumstances.
- The person named on the entry form will be the person contacted by HA+D Awards if they are successful.
- If the name of the nominated contact person changes, HA+D Awards must be contacted immediately.
- Winning entrants will be required to provide additional information upon request from the organisers or judging panel.
- HA+D Awards and HA+D Green Plus Awards and all its intellectual property remains the sole copyright of Questex Asia Ltd.
Entry Fee: US$100 per entry.
Criteria Summary
The HA+D Green Plus Awards adheres to the definition of sustainable development to include environment, equity and economy. Sustainable development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. At a general level the judging criteria will cover the following aspects for all entries: a) the overall quality of submission/application. b) the degree of originality/innovation in the creative concept and the quality of the creative execution specifically in terms of sustainable design, visual elements such as orientation, choice of building materials etc.
Terms and Conditions
Entered works will not be returned. No refund will be honoured for cancellation once you have purchased via online payment for submitted projects. Questex Asia Ltd/Trefoil Media Group Ltd reserves the right to change the programme without prior notice. All materials submitted for the HA+D Awards 2011 competition will automatically become the property of Questex Asia Ltd/Trefoil Media Group Ltd and may be released for publicity purposes without further notification of clearance from the party concerned. By entering submissions you agree that the entered projects may be published by Questex Asia Ltd, or used in public announcements for any other marketing purposes.
Submission deadline for the HA+D Awards 2011 is 15 NOVEMBER 2011.
Remarks: The organising committee reserves the right to modify the terms.
