The competition will be held in the AlumForum for the first time.

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The contest for the best aluminium item assesses a design solution in developing a harmonious, functional and expressive form of an object.

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Oragnizers:

Union of architects of Russia,
Union of Moscow architects.

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Founder:

Russian Aluminium Association.

Targets

— Engage the attention of designers and young specialists for working with

aluminium;

 — Demonstrate the extensive application of aluminium in

industrial, interior and environmental design;

— Develop competencies related to the application of

aluminium in industrial, interior and environmental design.

Participants

Designers, architects, artists, design-engineers, architect

and design bureaus, specialists in the aluminium industry,

university and college students are invited to take part in the

Competition.

Sections

— Realized

— Unrealized

Topics

— Industrial design

— Interior design

— Environmental design

The Competition asses a design item – a design solution in

developing a harmonious, functional and expressive form.

Categories in each section

Furniture item

Luminaire

Interior item or element

Art object

Small architectural form, urban and landscape element
 

To be presented

— Pieces of furniture made solely of aluminium or aluminium

combined with other materials: sofas, tables and chairs,

benches, outdoor furniture, etc.;

— Elements and details of interior, small architectural forms and furniture pieces - doors,

blinds, aluminium partitions, stairs, wall panels, wall decor,

sculpture, art objects, decorative elements;

— Luminaire, lamps, chandeliers, sconces, lanterns, etc.;

— Elements of engineering, technical and domestic

equipment in the interior;

— Small architectural forms and elements

improvement of territories (flowerpots, litter bins, benches,

public transport stops, etc.);

The work can be performed with various technologies.

The main evaluation criteria: original and innovative design

solutions; high functional, ergonomic and environmental

qualities; innovations in aluminium materials and

technologies.

Awards

Grand Prix for the best design project and a valuable gift.

Diplomas for the best design project in every category

within the IMPLEMENTATION and DESIGN sections as well

as special awards from the Aluminium Association.

The jury will determine the number of diplomas to be

awarded.

Deadline

Deadline for submitting the application and the project

on August 9, 2021.

Exhibition of the projects will take place on September 21-23, 2021

at the 2nd International Forum on “Aluminium in architecture and construction” in Technopark of the

Skolkovo Innovation Centre in Moscow.

The award ceremony will take place on September 23, 2021, in

Technopark of the Skolkovo Innovation Centre in Moscow.

Terms for participation

In order to take part in the Competition, submit the following

documents to competition@alumforum.ru (убери двоеточие, выдели жирным)

— Application for participation and Appendix,

— exposition material,

— brief description of the project (idea, materials and

technologies used, dimensions) — 1 page (А4 format)

in a separate doc/docx document.

If an author (authors) submit several projects, every project

must be submitted with a separate application and payment

of a registration fee.

The authors of the submitted projects guarantee that these

projects and the relevant information do not violate any

copyright or property rights of third parties and assume all

responsibility in the event of claims by third parties.

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Exposition material

Exposition material (poster) must include:

— information field (leave a 10 cm high empty space

on top of the each board, to be filled in by the Competition organizers

in the basis of the participant’s applications);

— images of the represented object in any technique

which can demonstrate the idea of the author (photos or 3D

pictures, graphical projections, sketches and/or drawings.

Photo montage can be used for better visualization);

— a brief description of the object (idea, materials and

technologies used, dimensions)

Additionally, it is possible to exhibit the model or the item

itself in full size.

Competition  organizers will print out all the materials

for the exhibition.

Requirements to the materials:

— exposition materials must be submitted in electronic form

as TIF image file, 95 х 95 cm, 150 dpi resolution

— exposure of one project is on one poster.

Catalogue

For publishing the information about the projects

in the catalogue and uploading it on the website,

please submit the images to be presented on the posters

in the original high resolution

(TIF, CMYK 300 dpi.
High-quality JPG images can also be submitted)

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Registration fee

Registration fee – 100 € for one project including VAT.

The Registration fee includes poster printing, publication in

the catalogue (1 page A4), exposition design, renting

exhibition structures, posting information on the websites

of the Forum, Union of Architects of Russia and Union of Moscow Architects, Aluminium Association and the information partners.

Payment is due by August, 9, 2021. The project will be

included in the list of participants after the payment

notification has been received.

Publication of advertisements in the catalogue (optional): 1 page A4 - 550 €

 Additional conditions

— All competition projects will remain at the disposal of the

Organizer. Projects  not chosen by the jury may be

returned to the participants within 30 (thirty) days after the

announcement of the results at the address: 7 Granatny per.,

Moscow

— Images of competitive projects and information about them can be used

 at the discretion of the Organizer of the competition in advertising purposes.

— The results of the competition will be posted on the

websites of the Forum, the Union of Architects of Russia, the

Union of Moscow Architects, the Aluminium Association and

specialised media.

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