2009 Design Competition and Website Virtual Tour Entries
You, too, can be a STAR! featured on our Website, published in Orange Coast Magazine Home edition, and recognized at a special Joint Chapters Awards Ceremony Gala this coming September.
A major part of marketing our chapter and members is our 2009 Design Awards Competition. Orange Coast magazine has exclusive first publishing rights of all winning projects and will feature our Chapter winners in their September issue, reaching more than 400,000 readers in Orange and Los Angeles County. NKBAwill have a full-page ad in that issue announcing our newly updated Website Virtual Tour. See the Entry Requirements & Competition Checklist (links in blue below) for details. Deadline: Postmarked Monday, June 1, 2009
CATEGORIES
The Competition is divided into the following six categories:
- Small Kitchens (less than 50 sq. ft. of countertops)
- Large Kitchens (more than 50 sq. ft. of countertops)
- Small Bathrooms (less than 55 sq. ft)
- Large Bathrooms (more than 55 sq. ft.)
- Powders Rooms (not containing shower or tub)
- Other Rooms (an open category including Great Rooms or Small Spaces, Wine Cellars, Home Entertainment Centers, Home Offices, Laundry Rooms, Wardrobes, Showrooms, and Garages) If you have a great project, let us see it!
On the entry form, please select the category that best represents your project. The Chapter reserves the prerogative to reassign a category, if appropriate. Each project may be entered into only one category.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
The Designer of Record on all projects must be an NKBA member and all projects entered must be the work of NKBA members. Projects may not have been previously published in a major national consumer publication.
All materials must be postmarked by Monday, June 1, 2009.
To avoid disqualification, please include the following materials with your Submittal:
1. Completed Entry Form click here with a signed Competition Check List click here from the project owner/client.
2. Floor Plans (must be ½”, ¼”, or metric scale)
3. Interpretive Drawings (in elevation or perspective), as required to aid in describing the
project. “Before” photos may also be included.
4. Design Statement t (200-300 words) describing challenges and solutions.
5. Designer Bio (50-100 words) describing you and your business
6. Digital Photographs, plus a Virtual Tour CD utilizing Preview First. They are a Southern California Chapter NKBA industry partners.
7. Entry fee of $225 for non-certified designer/ $200 for certified AKBD, CKD, CBD and CMKBD designer per project must be included. This includes the design competition plus automatic posting of your project into the NKBA Southern California Chapter Website Virtual Tour. You do not need to be a contest winner to be included in the
Virtual Tour. Checks payable to: NKBA So Cal.
JUDGING
A well-designed space requires many elements to make it a classic. An award-winning project must provide both great creativity and stunning presentation that captivates the viewer, transforming an ordinary space into a memorable visual experience.
The San Diego Chapter of NKBA will be judging our submittals based on five core elements: Safety and ergonomics (with reference to the NKBA Kitchen & Bathroom Planning Guidelines), elements and principles of design, design planning, creativity, and presentation.
WINNING ENTRIES RECOGNITION
Contest winners will be featured in the September 2009 issue of Orange Coast magazine plus receive premiere placement featuring their project on the NKBA So Cal Chapter Website – an advantage in highlighting work to potential clients. Contest winners will also receive a complimentary Advertising Spot (value $150) on our Website as it becomes updated with contest entries, plus paid admittance for two to the September Joint Chapters Awards Ceremony Gala in San Juan Capistrano.
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