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Entry Conditions and Requirements

Inside: World Festival of Interiors is on hold for 2012. We will be announcing our plans for 2013 later in the year.

Who can enter?

• Individual designers/architects, architecture/interior design practices, multi-professional teams.
• Developers, funders, contractors and other associated organisations (for example clients), may also enter on behalf of the architect, with the architect/designer's consent.

What can be entered?

• Any interiors projects completed between TBA and TBA.
• There is no limit on the number of buildings/projects that can be submitted.
• Projects can be submitted in more than one category where relevant.
• All designs must be by professionals whose qualifications are recognised by their local accreditation organisation.

Please note: If your project is shortlisted two representatives from your practice will need to purchase tickets and be available to present at the festival in TBA, as well as collect your category award at the awards ceremony on the evening of TBA.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

All entries must be submitted in English. There are three compulsory stages to entry.

1. Explain what project you are entering and submit payment (this will generate a unique identity code which can be downloaded and attached to the physical entry).
2. Completion of online entry - deadline for completion is TBA.
3. Submission of exhibition boards, with identity code attached - deadline for submission of exhibition boards is TBA.

ONLINE ENTRY

Entrants must submit an online entry which will include contact details and a MINIMUM of:

• Six photographs of the project (NOT visualisations).
• 250 words of explanatory text.

and a MAXIMUM of:

• 20 images including photographs, elevations, sections, details and plans.
• 1000-word explanatory text.

The information submitted in your online entry may be used on our website and on www.worldinteriorsdirectory.com

By submitting the entry you acknowledge that Inside World Festival of Interiors and its partners have the right to reproduce photography, drawings and other information materials in whole or part without payment of copyright (where we are made aware of their names, photographers will be acknowledged) in connection to the festival.

Entry boards

Deadline for receipt of exhibition boards is TBA.

In addition to the online entry form, entrants must also submit 2 x A2 boards summarising their entry and a CD with a minimum of six hi-res photos of the project.

Exhibition boards will be used for judging and if the project is shortlisted photographic material and text will be displayed in the awards gallery in TBA. The boards must be shipped to our offices in the UK. You will be able to download address labels within your Inside account at Step 5 of the entry process, 'Submit your boards'.

If entering more than one category, a pair of exhibition boards must be provided for each category.

Hi-res images may be used by our media partners should your project feature in any editorial coverage.

Board contents

• Entry boards must include photographs of the building (in either colour or black and white), a site plan, drawings and a 250-word description in English.
• Entry boards must be A2 size - 420mm (wide) x 594mm (high), approximately 16.5in wide x 23.4in high - preferably lightweight art board or equivalent.
• Entry boards must be mounted.
• Please do not include hanging fixtures on the boards.
• Please ensure your labels are mounted on the top right hand corner of your board.
• Please ensure your labels are securely fixed.
• The orientation of the entry boards can be either portrait, landscape or a combination of the two.
• To ensure anonymity in judging, no names of entrants or collaborating parties may appear on any part of the front of the board. Each board must have an official identity code stuck on the back, plus all contact details.

High-resolution images

• Please send a CD with a minimum of six high-resolution images of your project along with your exhibition boards.
• CD to be labelled with the project and architect name, practice name and entry code and any photography credits.
• Images must be up to 300 dpi and between 1 and 3 megabytes.

Submission of boards

• Deadline for receipt of exhibition boards is TBA. To ensure timely receipt, we recommend using a carrier that guarantees delivery.
• Each set of exhibition boards must be wrapped and labelled with labels provided.
• Entries must be marked as NCV (no commercial value) on any courier documentation. The organisers will NOT accept any courier charges or taxes resulting from delivery. Personal deliveries to the Inside Festival offices are accepted during normal working hours.
• Inside World Festival of Interiors assumes no liability for loss or damage to entry boards on delivery.

Delivery address

Please deliver entry boards to:

Inside 2012 Entry
Emap Networks
Greater London House
Hampstead Road
London
NW1 7EJ
England

Deadline for receipt of exhibition boards is TBA

Return of boards

• Entry boards will not be returned.

Submission of boards' artwork

• Send with the boards a CD of their artwork for each project, with the label provided affixed to the CD case.

Board, CD and address labels

• You will be able to download these labels within your Inside account at Step 5, 'Submit your boards'.

ATTENDING Inside

If an entry is shortlisted, then two representatives must be available to be in TBA for the festival and to present the entry to the jury. Shortlisted entrants will be notified in TBA. Both presenters will be required to purchase festival passes; shortlisted entrants do not receive free passes for the festival. Click here to find out the cost of entering and visiting.

When is the Entry Deadline?

• Entries close TBA.
• All online entries must be submitted TBA.
• Accompanying exhibition boards must be delivered to our offices by TBA.

JUDGING

The Jury

• The decision of the jury is final.
• The jury reserves the right to re-classify, re-categorise or reject any entry that does not comply with the requirements of the competition.
• Details of private jury meetings will not be disclosed.
• No correspondence will be entered into by the organisers or the judges regarding feedback on entries.
• Judges will be asked to declare an interest and remove themselves from the process if they are asked to judge an entry that poses a conflict of interest.

Shortlisted entries

• Shortlisted entrants will be notified in writing during TBA.
• Two representatives/designers of shortlisted entries MUST be able to attend the Festival to present their building live for the jury to be able to win.
• The presenter must be part of the design team and will be expected to use a purchased visitor pass.

WINNING ENTRIES AND PRIZES

• The winner of World Interior of the Year will be announced at the closing awards ceremony on the evening of TBA.
• All shortlisted entrants will be presented with their awards at the closing awards ceremony on the evening of TBA.
• There is no cash prize.

PUBLICATION AND PUBLICITY

At the Festival

All shortlisted entries will be exhibited in the awards gallery on site at the festival, included in the festival catalogue and displayed on www.worldinteriorsdirectory.com directly after the event.

Other outlets

• Winners and entries may be published in our media partner publications (at their discretion).
• Exhibition boards MAY be displayed at subsequent exhibitions.
• We will provide information on all winning entries to other architectural magazines, newspapers and relevant media worldwide.
• Submission of an entry will be taken to imply the granting of permission to publish all material and particulars of the successful schemes, including the jury report. The names and addresses of private residential clients will not be published.
• All entries will feature permanent listing on our archive, www.worldinteriorsdirectory.com directly after the festival.
• All category and section winners go onto feature in the Winners Brochure which will be circulated to 100,000 people across over 65 countries during the following entry period and hosted on our website for 12 months.
• The winning building will feature on the homepage of Inside website and the www.worldinteriorsdirectory.com for 12 months and articles will be posted on www.insidefestival.com.
• All category and section winners will be interviewed live at the festival by Dezeen and feature prominently on the Dezeen website, which receives 2 million monthly visits.