I have a non European nationality and I am living and working in Europe, can I participate to Europan ?
I have an European nationality and I am living and working outside Europe, can I participate to Europan ?
I have a non European nationality and I am living and working outside Europe, can I participate to Europan ?
The team leader have to be an architect graduated from an European country or must have the statute of architect following the law of an European country.
Whatever are the nationality and/or the place of living, only is taken in account the fact that the diploma is an European one or that the practice is already recognized in Europe, in accordance with competition rules in force in the participating countries
All other associates can be from other disciplines. Their diploma have to be European ones.
As well, whatever are the nationality and/or the place of leaving, only is taken in account the fact that the diploma is an European one.
Who can be member of the team ?
Teams may include associates and contributors who are of the same or of any other disciplines.
They must be young professionals with a recognized qualification from an European country in their particular discipline.
All members of the team, whatever their profession, must be under 40 years old on the closing date for submission of projects.
ATTENTION : The team leader must be an architect entitled with an European diploma (whatever is the nationality or the residence) or must have the statute of architect following the law of an European country.
ATTENTION : The team is indivisible and its members cannot be members of other teams.
ATTENTION : Photocopies of the diplomas and identity cards of each members of the team must be included in the sealed envelope, and sent together with the entries.
I would like to register under commercial name, is it possible ?
Europan competition is to promote young architects. In order to protect these ones and to avoid that established offices use young employees to participate to Europan, registration can only be linked to one or more physical persons.
I am on the way to get my architectural diploma, can I participate to Europan ?
All architects must be qualified or must have the statute of architect following the law of an Europan country at the closing date for submission of entries by the team.
So : at latest at the closing date of 29 June 2009
I will be 40 years during year 2009, can I participate to Europan ?
“All candidates, whatever their profession, must be under 40 years old on the closing date for submission of projects.”
So : be under 40 years old on 29 June 2009.
So : all personne having more than 40 years old before the 29 June 2009 can not participate.
I wish to participate on several sites, is it permitted ?
Each team leader and/or team can send entries on several sites under the express condition that each site do belong to a different country.
ATTENTION : The team is indivisible and its members cannot be members of other teams.
I wish to buy several full different sites files, how much does it cost ?
The first full site file cost 100 €, for ones after it cost 50 € per file.
How can I get a bill ?
« If the payment is validated, the team’s representative receives a payment”
This ticket act as an invoice.
How can I be sure that I got all the necessary documents in order to participate to competition and to give properly the entry ?
Full sites filles are elaborated under the responability of the national secretaraits.
FAQ, as well as visits of sites, are as much tools to communicate requests, if necessary.
Each new document or each new information, except the reports of the visits on sites that will be published on line, willl be send by national secretariats towards each competitors already registered on the concerned site. It will be done through e-mails contacts.
I am asking questions on FAQ and I do not get answers
The questions do not get immediate and personnalized answers.
Every few days, Europan secrétariats (National ones about sites, European one about rules) gather the questions by subjects and answer following these subjects.
What includes the entry ?
The entry submitted by competitors or teams of competitors must comprise three A1-format panels, an A3-format bound in two copies, a CD-ROM in two copies with documents on PDF format, and one A4-format sealed envelope.
Be careful to write on each document the chosen code and the name of the city.
Three A1 boards
These 594 mm x 840 mm boards consist of graphic documents mounted on flat, stiff, light, strong backings. They should be laid out vertically and numbered 1 to 3 in the top right corner of the board. It is recommended that boards no more than 3 mm thick should be used
Content of the boards:
- board 1 explains the urban ideas developed in the project with reference to the concerns of the city and the thematic orientations of the proposal.
- boards 2 and 3 present the project as a whole, highlighting the architecture of the project, and more particularly the relationship between the new developments and the site’s existing context. This is done through three-dimensional representations of the project, by means of a few significant features explaining the project’s options and forms in terms of the proposed lifestyles.
The scales used in graphic and descriptive documents must be specified on documents. These scales must in all cases be graphic scales.
Entrants are free to use any colours they wish in their submissions. It is up to each entrant or team to ensure that their project is presented in a graphic form that can easily be reproduced for publication and that the three boards can easily be duplicated.
Failure to comply with the above requirements on board presentation may, at the jury’s discretion, result in the disqualification of the entrant in question.
Additional documents or models will not be considered by the jury and may, at the jury’s discretion, result in the team’s elimination.
CD-ROM or DVD
The CDRom or DVD contains, Mac and PC compatible:
- each A1 board, in A1 format, 300dpi resolution
- each A1 board, in 300 dpi résolution PDF format, size A3
- each A1 board, in 72 dpi résolution PDF format, web size (1024 pixels)
- The bound document and any graphic content required to enhance understanding the project, in 300dpi resolution PDF format, size A3
Each document must be in two versions, one in pdf, and one in jpg.
Each document must be given a descriptive name.
Two copies of the CD-ROM or DVD must be sent.
Bound document
The bound document is in A3 format (420 mm x 297 mm).
Two copies of this document must be provided.
It consists of a maximum of 10 pages:
- a brief single page summary of the problems tackled, and the conceptual approach to the project, written in English;
- one page for a reduced colour copy of board 1,
- one page for a reduced colour copy of board 2,
- one page for a reduced colour copy of board 3,
- no more than 3 pages explaining how the project addresses the issues raised by the theme of Europan 10 and the specific site theme,
- no more than one page on the programme chosen and its connection with the programmatic framework proposed on the site,
- no more than one page giving the surface areas of the different parts of the project and the construction process involved,
- no more than one page on the technical and construction details, if applicable,
- drawings may be included or attached to explain the textual content.
Sealed envelope
The documents disclosing the competitor’s identity and proof that the proposal meets all the qualification requirements, must be placed in an A4 (210 mm x 297 mm) envelope.
Please note that failure to include all the documents listed in paragraphs 1 to 4 will result in the team in question being disqualified.
This envelope contains:
1- A printout of the entrant’s or team’s online ID form, with the code entered manually, including the author’s declaration and signed acceptance of the competition rules, as shown on the website.
2- For the team leader, a photocopy of his or her European diploma or statute of architect following the law of an European country.
3- For every associate, whether as an architect or in another discipline, a photocopy of his or her European qualifications.
4- A photocopy of the ID document of each team leader, associate and collaborator, providing evidence that they are under the age of 40, whatever their profession.
The sealed envelope should contain no documents other than those listed in paragraphs 1 to 4. It should not contain the CD-ROM.
What includes the sealed envelope ?
The documents disclosing the competitor’s identity and proof that the proposal meets all the qualification requirements, must be placed in an A4 (210 mm x 297 mm) envelope.
Please note that failure to include all the documents listed in paragraphs 1 to 4 will result in the team in question being disqualified.
This envelope contains:
1- A printout of the entrant’s or team’s online ID form, with the code entered manually, including the author’s declaration and signed acceptance of the competition rules, as shown on the website.
2- For the team leader, a photocopy of his or her European diploma or statute of architect following the law of an European country.
3- For every associate, whether as an architect or in another discipline, a photocopy of his or her European qualifications.
4- A photocopy of the ID document of each team leader, associate and collaborator, providing evidence that they are under the age of 40, whatever their profession.
The sealed envelope should contain no documents other than those listed in paragraphs 1 to 4. It should not contain the CD-ROM.
Is it possible that one team submit two entries in two different countries that share the same jury?
Rules say :
"1.4. 1 Number of entries to the competition
Each team leader and/or team can enter submissions on several sites, provided that those sites are in different countries."
Is the Towns and Juries Forum on November 2009 public ?
No.
Towns and Juries Forum is working time carried out in house to compare entries at an European level. There, the anonimity of projects is still keept.
Are prize money amountings free of taxes and when do the prizewinners receive them ?
The winners will receive prize money amounting to the equivalent of 12,000 € (including tax) in the currency of the country in which the site is located (at the exchange rate on the date of payment of prize money).
Runners-up receive prize money amounting to the equivalent of 6 000 € (including tax) in the currency of the country in which the site is located (at the exchange rate on the date of payment of prize money).
Some countries are taking out of the prize amount taxes when prizes are send to foreign country.
The organisers undertake to abide by the decisions of the national juries and to pay the prize money within 90 days of the announcement of results.
Can I participate in different teams working (or not) on different sites ?
No, whatever the configuration is as in the rules is written :
"The team is indivisible and its members cannot be members of other teams."
Is the diploma sufficient to participate to Europan 10?
Yes, the diploma by itself is sufficient to participate to Europan 10.
The various professionnal training courses necessary to register to the various professional registrations of the various professional national associations or chambers are not required to participate to Europan 10 competition.
Is it allowed to participate alone?
Yes of course but in that case you have to have the diploma of architect as the "team leader" has to have the diploma of architect.
Just you team is empty.
Can the team be composed of several architects or of several societies/companies of architects ?
The team can be composed of several personnes, architects or not (only the team leader have to have the diploma of architect) living or working or not in different countries.
Attention : the registration is only nominal because the competition adresses to personnes. No society can regsiter : in order to protect young architects being salaryman in a well settled architectural office to be used to participate to Europan 10.
I work for a consultant company that has a professional relation to the parties responsible for the site in question. However, I intend to compete as a private person. Is that possible?
I work for a consultant company that has a professional relation to the parties members of the jury in question. However, I intend to compete as a private person. Is that possible?
NO : In the rules are listed the conditions of non-eligibility :
No competition organizers, members of technical committees, observers or jury members are eligible to take part in any of the competitions.
No person may enter the competition in a country where he or she:
- has any commitment to, or is professionally involved with, any of the parties responsible for the proposed sites;
- works for the practice or professional organization of any member of the jury;
- has family ties with any competition organizer or member of the technical committee or jury, or with any person having any commitment to or any professional involvement with any of the parties responsible for the proposed sites.
1- I graduated from Middle East Technical University as an Architect and have a Masters degree of Urban Design from the same university in Turkey. Can i participate with my team also graduated from the same university?
2-Regarding rule number 1.1.2 : "must be young professionals with a recognized qualification from an European country in their particular discipline." can a team with all members holding architecture diplomas from Israel participate ?
ERRATUM : Diploma from Turkey University are considered as European ones. Thoses from Israel University are not considered as European ones.
Can salaymen of a Company belonging to a member of a jury participate on a site from another European country.
Yes, of course.
I want to participate in several sites. Do I need to purchase all of the sites, or can I just purchase one of them and thereby get an entry to the whole competition?
In the rules is written that to participate to one site, you have to register for 100 euros to be able to get the complet folder of your choosen site.
Then, if you want to get more complete folders of sites, and so to answer on them (no more than one per jury), you have to pay an additional payment of 50 euros per site.
For your entry, and for each site, you have to send in the sealed envelop, the original of your team file on which is automatically written your choosen site on web.
Do the contributors have to be under 40 years old at the limit date of entries?
Inrules is written :
1.1.1 Entrants
..............
All candidates (team leader, associates, contributors), whatever their profession, must be under 40 years old on the closing date for submission of entries (see timetable).
Does the A3 bound document have to be written completely in English or is just the first page with the overall description required in English and the detailed explanations can be written in the site's language?
If preselected, and this happens before the final selection, the project through its A3 bound document is analyzed as an international level by European experts from differents countries.
The official langage of Europan is English in that kind of works and meetings. If you use national langage, these international experts will not be able to find more interest in your project.
Who can be the team leader ?
The team leader must be an architect graduated from an European country or must have the statute of architect following the law of an European country. Urban planner, Urban designer, landscaper, etc. can not be team leader.
We are graduated since December 2007 et we wish to participate to Europan, but we do not have the official paper of the diploma yet. Is a certificate of the university/school enough ?
Yes, of course
Can the team include a non European member with a non European diploma as collaborator?
In your team
-as associate so as co-author, all members have to have an European diploma whatever each member nationality or place of living
- as contributor, member do not need these requirements (even to have a diploma) except to be also under 40 years old at the limit date on entries. But be carefull, it can not be a way to escape the rule to have an European diploma as the contributor are and will not be recognized as author of the project. Depending of countries, his or their names are mainly not even published.
Can a Russian graduate take part in the competition ?
Yes, he can.
Having a DSA (Diplôme de Specialisation et d'Approfondissement en Architecture) in France and Having a no European diploma of Architect diploma, is it possible to participate as an associate of a team with this kind of diplome?
Associate can have any kind of European diploma (no need to be an architect) and this DSA is from Europe.
Is it enough to have a bachelor degree in architecture or do you need a master to register ?
A master is needed to register as team leader or as architect associate.
To be a bachelor in architecture do not allow to be considered as architect.
Can an architecture student who is working professionally as architecture photographer be an associated member of the team?
If you have a diploma of photographer, you can be associate as photographer.
Besides 3 A1's can we also enter with an animation and/or a website, if this is indispensable for understanding the design / design-process?
No, all entries have to be on same supports as writtent in the rules
"No person may enter the competition in a country where he or she: - works for the practice or professional organization of any member of the jury" Does this include substitute jury members?
Yes of course, it includes substitute jury members.
if the team includes a specialist from a different discipline not related to design (scientist etc.), can he/she appear as associate or just as collaborator?
He/she can appear as associate if he/she has a diploma (whatever is).
If he/she has no diploma, he/sher will be a collaborator.
Having a non European nationality and also an Architecture diploma from a non- european country, but having got a Master Degrees in an european country and being currently living in Europe, is it possible to participate to EUROPAN?
Nationality is of no meaning for registration to EUROPAN competition. As well as location of living. vOnly diploma have to be European one.
If the European master degree is of architecture, it is possible to participate as team leader.
If the European master degree is of another field, it is posible to participate as associate.
Being participating on a site in a country as a team, is it possible to participate alone in another site in another country ?
No : in the rules is written "1.1.2 Formation of teams - Changes to teams - The team is indivisible and its members cannot be members of other teams."
Are the visits on sites compulsory ? is the attendance at them checked ?
No. By the way, these visits occur before the limit date for registration.
I am a graduated architect. Can I participate alone in one or more sites?
Yes
Having a non European nationality and a non European diploma, but having European architectural license, can I take the position of a Team leader or an Associate?
You can be both : or associate or team leader.
I have an european diploma in architecture and im younger than 40, therefore following the rules of europan 10 i should be able to participate at the competition. Some weeks ago i recieved an email from the Netherlands, the country where i've registerd myself, telling me that only architects with european diploma, living in the Netherlands and registered with the Stichting Bureau Architectenregister can participate to the competition. Europan should be open for young european architects but in this way the Netherlands are excluding all the foreign architects. This new rule has been called "Dutch supplement to the general Europan 10 rules concerning the qualification of the participants". How does this story works, first you pay and than they put a new rule telling you that you can not partecipate? I would like to know if i can participate to europan 10 in the Netherlands also if im not inscribed in the Stichting Bureau Architectenregister. If not the Netherlands shouldn't participate to european competition if they turn it in a national one and i would like to have my money back since the email is arrived only after the inscription. Tanks for your attention.
There are no national rules : the general rules of Europan applies to all countries.
In the rules is written :
"1.1 Eligibility
1.1.1 Entrants
Europan 10 is open to any team of young urban and architectural design professionals (architects, urban planners, landscape designers, engineers). Teams may also include young professionals from other disciplines.
All candidates (team leader, associates, contributors), whatever their profession, must be under 40 years old on the closing date for submission of entries (see timetable).
1.1.2 Formation of teams
Team Leader
He or she must be an architect graduated from an European country or must have the statute of architect following the law of an European country."
>>> "Following the European rules of the competition, and voted each session by all participating countries since a long time, for registration to Europan as competitor is only asked a diploma of architect (level master) of one of the European country. And it is only if they don’t have this diploma that is asked a registration to a chamber of one of the European country. It means that it is not necessary to have the professional authorization to build or a registration to a professional chamber."
when I try to register to a third site i've back this message what does it means "Duplicate payment request Access refused!" I have just registered to two sites and I want to go on with other registrations
The is a security on paiement for duplication by error or for stolen cards (dates and amounts to near from each other). It means that you just have to wait to continue to add registrations with the same credit card or to use another credit card.
We have made a team to participate to europan competition but we don't have yet a team leader with the right requirements. Can we start to make registration to have the site's instances using one of our name? and after, when we will find, can we change the team's leader's registration? I have read that we can make inscription's change until may, but i don't know if it works for leader's particulars too.
Yes, you can.
The team leader has to be for the 29th of may : limit date of registration and changes of team.
If the team members (team leader and associates) have a qualification certificate in architecture in a European language which is neither English nor a site's local language, is an official translation needed? If so, in which language should it be translated?
• If you translate in English, it is the more easy as you can enter in any country you want.
But actually you just need to make your qualification clear to the national secretariat of the site that you chose (so it can only be in the concerned national langage).
• This translation can be made or just your qualification can be acted by your own national europan secretariat or any that can recognize your diploma.
Is it a minimum level required for diploma to participate as associate to Europan competition ?
No
Which are the European countries Europan 10 recognize the Diploma of Architecture?
The European countries of which the Diploma of Architecture is eligible to participate to Europan 10 are the 47 members of the Council of Europan (www.coe.int)
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedoinia, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Swiss, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
We are italian architects and we’d like to register on a foreign site:
-are degree and qualification test certificate to be translated and certificated by notary act?
- is the architects’ register enrolement certificate equivalent?
siamo degli architetti interessati ad iscriverci al concorso su un sito straniero
- i certificati di laurea o di abilitazione da allegare all'iscrizione saranno da tradurre e certificare con atto notorio?
- è equivalente il certificato di iscrizione all'ordine degli architetti che raduna le due caratteristiche (laurea e abilitazione)?
It is neither not necessary to translate degree and qualification test nor to certificate them by notary act
The architects’ register enrolement certificate is equivalent because joins toghether degree and qualification test.
Non è necessario nè tradurre i certificati nè certificarli con atto notorio
L'iscrizione all'ordine è equivalente poichè riunisce laurea ed abilitazione.
Is it possible to register on different sites with the same team but with different team leader (named inside the same team)?
E’ possibile iscriversi su siti diversi con lo stesso gruppo di persone ma variando di volta in volta il capogruppo (preso all’interno dello stesso gruppo di persone)?
No the team leader must be the same and the team is indivisible and its members cannot be members of other teams.
No il capogruppo deve essere sempre lo stesso, il gruppo è indivisibile e i suoi membri non possono far parte di altri gruppi.
To be registered as a team leader (also on sites other than italians) is the inscription to italian architects’/engineers’ order necessary?
Per iscriversi al concorso in qualità di capogruppo (anche su siti stranieri) è necessaria l’iscrizione all’albo ?
Inscription to italian architects'/engineers' order is not necessary.
Non è necessaria l'iscrizione all'albo.
LS, I have a question concerning the regulations of Europan. It says: No person may enter the competition in a country where he or she: - works for the practice or professional organization of any member of the jury; that seems obvious and reasonable, until you see that in the Dutch jury a certain Mr. De Hoog participates who is a professor at the TU Delft and also works at DRO, the Amsterdam municipality. The TU Delft is a huge university with a lot of part-time teachers - young architects with their own offices, but working their for a day a week or so - students who graduated allready in for example architecture, doing a urbanistic master for example. DRO is part of the amsterdam municipality where also a lot of young designers work. So by taking this man in your jury, you exclude a huge amount of people from participating in the dutch Europan sites (which, for the dutch, are the most obvious to join). Unless you say, 'works for the practice or professional organization' means only the innercircle of people who this particular guy works with. You run the risk that a lot of people who f.e. work part-time as a teacher in Delft, are simply unaware of the fact that he is a professor there, also because it is not on the site, and are at the end confronted with the fact that their entry won't be taken into account. You could, off course, also discuss this with him, as it seems rather inappropriate that one jury member causes the exclusion of so many potential participants. regards, Peter
National organisations of Europan are responsible for the composition of their jury.
Indeed, following the rules, competitors who have a clear acquaintance through work with a member of the jury can not choose a site that will be jugded by this member of jury.
The composition of juries are displayed on the web in order for those in this kind of situation to choose a site of another country.
Is it possible to participate in different sites of a same country with different teams?
No
Can an office participate in Europan? A friend and I have started an office recently. we are both under 40. She has an European diploma and I have a non-European diploma, though my nationality is British. Can we join Europan as an office? Or that she must be the team leader and I must be a contibutor?
Europan is a competion for young professionnals as persons.
An office can not register mainly in order to protect young architects to be used by well settled offices to participate to Europan competition of Ideas.
In this case, the team leader has an European diploma of architect and the contributor a non European one. Team leader will be recognized as author of the project but not the contributor as written in the rules.
I have an M.Arch diploma from a European Institute, but my B.Arch diploma is not from a European Institute. Can I participate?
You need to have a diploma of architect recognized in one of the European countries.
Does the diploma have to be from the same country that I am participating? If not, in that case, if I am lucky enough to win and the project would be built, what will happen since I do not have the local architectural licence?
You need to have a diploma of architect recognized in one of the European countries.
I have a non european diploma homolgated in Spain; is it possible to participate in countries others than Spain?
You need to have a diploma of architect recognized in one of the European countries.
In the competition rules it is said, about the team leader, that “He or she must be an architect graduated from an European country OR must have the statute of architect following the law of an European country.” (1.1.2 Formation of teams). Yet, by reading the answers to the questions already posted, I understand that national certification (in Italy, abilitazione all’esercizio professionale) is compulsory. I would like to have some explanation about this point, especially regarding Italian certifications: is self certification acceptable? If no, must the certificate be original or can I submit a photocopy? Will these documents and the team members ID cards be submitted with the entries or should we provide them before? Thanks.
1) all team members team have to be graduated.
2) It is possible to accept a Self certification to be submitted toghether with entries and all other documents.
In the Rules document, under > 1.2.Registration < There is a requirement to submit the national identity cards of all participants. Is this a unique document, or can other forms of identification eg. passports be used ?.
Passports can be used
I graduated last week in Italy, therefore I will be able to show a copy of my diploma/degree... Can I participate alone (as Group Leader then) on a non-italian site without the professional abilitation required in Italy?
Yes. Professionnal habilitation are never required.
I am registered on a site as a team leader, can I participate as a collaborator in another site?
No.
Rules : "The team is indivisible and its members cannot be members of other teams.".
I have an european diploma of architect in Portugal (Certificado de Licenciatura), is this sufficient to participate as team leader or I need the inscription in the national chamber of the architects (ordem dos arquitectos) ?
It depends. Some of private Schools in Portugal deliver architectural diploma whose the level to be architect in not recognized in Europe.Please check this.
Is it possible to obtain the full-site files of different sites in one country and then choose one to submit an entry (as is stated in the rules that only one site per country is permitted per team)?
Yes but you have to pay each one.
I have got the Master degree in Architecture from School in UK, but I am not the licenced architect, could I participate as team leader?
You just need to have the diploma of architect not the professionnal habilitation.
Does the Team Leader have to be a member of an Architectural Chamber? He has graduated at a german technical University, Facuty of Architecture, but is not yet Member in The Chamber.
You just need to have the diploma of architect not the professionnal habilitation.
if I already subscribed for one site in one country is it possible to change and subscribe for another site in the same country
Yes, but you have to pay it.
I have a diploma in a completed year-unit art/design course, but I also have a 3-year bachelors degree in architecture. Can I participate as an architect associate?
You can be associate but not architect associate as you have not the diploma of architect.
We are a group of Spanish noblemen, who are also architects. Is necessary using our real names while registering of can we use our titles?
Only real names are your real identity that we can check on ID.
Is it possible for a teammember or teamleader [a team or a member of that team] to sent in more than 1 projects for the same location?
Please read the rules.
It is clearly not possible : 1) The team is indivisible and its members cannot be members of other teams. and 2) Each team leader and/or team can enter submissions on several sites, provided that those sites are in different countries.
On the contrary, it leads to invalidation of your participation.
I have a non European nationality, I am not living in Europe and I did not graduated from a European country. However, I would like to be part of a team with all qualifications stated above. Can I enter Europan 10 as a contributor?
Yes.
Keep in mind that contributor is not recognized are author of the project.
I am a sustainability/Code for Sustainable Homes consultant and work for an architect company and wish to be a member of a team. But I am not really sure what type of recognized qualification I would need to provide? Are you able to advise if I am suitable to participate and what I would need to provide?
To be associate, you need to provide a diploma whatever is the concerned field.
we are still a bit confused regarding the date that the quallifications and identity cards must be sent in. Is it with the competition proposal or is it before the last day of registration?
All documents have to be send together.
I have an european diploma in Italy: laurea specialistica in ingegneria Edile-Architettura, is this sufficient to partecipate as team leater
If it is a diploma of architect, yes.
To participate you just need to have the diploma and not the professional registration.
The rules state ; "No person may enter the competition in a country where he or she: - has any commitment to, or is professionally involved with, any of the parties responsible for the proposed sites;" Where a country has two different sites, and I am ineligible on only one of the sites due to a professional involvement with the party responsible for the site, I presume I can enter on the other site where I have no involvement ? The statement in the rules above could be interpreted to mean that any involvement with any site in the country means that I can't enter that country at all.
Following the rules, you can participate to the sites on which you have no involvement with the party responsible for the site, so you should be able to participate to the other site of which you are speaking about.
I finished my Master degree 5 weeks ago. I'm not sure if I can show the Diploma copy untill the closing day. However i have an official confirmation from the Secretary of my University, that i'm finished. Besides this i have also a german dilpoma- Diplom 1 (it corresponds to Fachhochschuldiplom). Can i participate just with the second one or with the confirmation?
You can participate as team leader with the confirmation.
How do i go about changing the password i obtained upon registering and paying for one of your sites?
the password can not be changed.
Which is the right-complete address to submit the entries for GALWAY (Ireland)? Is it in Dublin or Galway?
In the rules are writen : All entries have to be send to the national europan secretariat of the country of the choosen site : so in your case it means the national europan ireland secretariat. You can find the exact adresse on web site.
On the Riga EUROPAN 10 COMPETITION BRIEF at the end it is stated that all entries should be submitted by the 29th of May. Is this a Typo or is Riga playing it along with a different schedule?
This is a typo error. Limit date of entries is 29th of June.
I just called ups to check on shipment for my entry: UPC does not work on anonymity. How do you suggest sending the entry package? DHL might do it but the more carrier I can inquire the more info I can get on prices.
Each national secretariat uses an extra structure person to receive the packages of entries and to put off the paper over the parcel as soon as this person receive it.
I am a 'solo' member -non project leader- can I enter the competition for two sites in two different countries with two different teams?
NO
In the rules is clearly written : "The team is indivisible and its members cannot be members of other teams."
Is in the registration fee of €100 sales tax included?
No taxes
I have an architect certificate from Architects Association in my country’s language and I am participating in an Europan foreign country. Can I just send (as attachment to the original) my English translation of that document or that translation must be recognized by any legal authority?
Yes.
Copy the original in the original language, then add the translation in english of it. This translation do not need to be certified by a legal authority.
Once registered how much does it take to get the password?
In the rules is written : "Once payment has been confirmed, a receipt will be issued to the team leader within 48 hours. The login and password will be sent to the team leader’s e-mail address only"
So, it says clearly that it can take 48 hours as a maximum of course.
Does an associate have to be a qualified architect? Is it enough for an associate to have a diploma (MSc Architect and Urban Designer) of a European University?
Associate who wants to be team leader has to have the diploma of architect.
Associate can have any kind of diploma.
Both have to have diploma from an European university/school.
1) The only way to inscribe for two different sites for two different countries, is to keep exactly the same team ( same team leader and same components which means some ammount of people )? 2)or there are other possibility?
1) Yes
2) No
When do I get a code?
You choose by yourself following the rules
What happens if i am of a specific nationality, but living in another country? Once having registered, my team file lists the name of my nationality as the name of the country i am from? Ex. if i am of Austrian nationality living in Italy, it will appear Austria on my team file. Should i care about that at all?
It will appears austria just for you, nationality is linked to person.
Can an architect-urbanist with a six-year university diploma but without the two-year additional professional practice completed be a team-leader?
Yes if your diploma is a diploma of architect. Additional professional pratice is not asked to participate to europan competition.
you say we must add a "project title" on all documents: it is not clear if this title is given by each competitor to his own project or if it is the title given by europan to the site.
The title is given by each competitor to his own project.
I've graduated as an architect in Russia. Do I need to apostil my diploma to participate to Europan in the Netherlands? Do I need to make the official translation of my documents from Russian to English or Dutch?
You need to send copy of the original diploma and to make translation into english but it does not need to be an official translation.
I'd like to change my site for another one in the same country. How can I do?
You just pay for an additional site and get the folder of the new site. Than you send your entry of your choosen site to the national secretariat of this site. (only one site per country)
Do prizes refer to each site separately? E.g. a country with 4 sites distrubutes 4 first prizes ? or is it the aggregate of sites that produces one overall first prize?
In the rules is written :
"Each entry is judged on its merits alone and the winning teams are not chosen on the basis of an equal distribution between sites.
Subject to quality, the jury may freely decide to replace any prizewinning projects that might be disqualified when the validity of their participation in the competition is checked.
Each country retains in its budget the equivalent, for each site, of a Winner’s prize and a Runner-Up prize.
The jury can distribute prizes among entries up to his will and can decide not to award all the prizes. In this case, the reasons will be made public."
I'm an architect registered in Italy and according to europan 10 rules, I can partecipate to all site, but I received an email from Sandra Garib who writes: How is possible that she writes smethig different to the rules? I'm registered in a dutch site, may I partecipate?
For architects living in Netherlands (Dutch or from an other nationality), to have the title of architect, it is necessary not only to have a European university diploma but also a registration to the SBA.
For architects who are not Dutch, they only need to register with an adress out of Netherlands to be accepted without this national registration
I would like to do the project alone and thus, I will be team leader. I have a non European nationality and a non European diploma, but have a UK Architect License, am I eligible to participate?
Yes, you can.
when I try to regist to another site I receive the message "Duplicate payment request Access refused!" when I try to pay con creditcard. how can I register to another site
be patient it is a security of your bank refusing same order, same card, same amount at same time. You just have to wait and then try again.
is it possible to appear as associate if you have concluded your architectural education, except for the final exam, but since then have worked as an achitect for five years?
You need to have your diploma or a professional habilitation.
our group has 2 members who are non european. they have their bachelor degrees from non european countries. however, one of them is doing the masters degree in Italy and the other is doing his PhD also in Italy.are they qualified to as authors to the project?
No. But they can be collaborators.
I have a diploma of Urban Planning (Pianificazione Urbana e Politiche Territoriali PTUA) in Italy. Can I partecipate as a team leader in the italian site?
No, you can be associate but the team leader have to be an architect.
How can I submit a site-specific question???
Questions on sites are closed since the 1er of may.
Is the A3 bound document horizontal or vertical ?
The binding is on the small side
Again a question about Netherlands. If the whole team lives in Netherlands, only the team leader should be registered to the SBA or also associates?
Only the team leader.
I am an architect graduated at the Swiss Italian architecture academy and I have the permission of OTIA to work in Canton Ticino. Even though I live in Italy, can I partecipate to the competition as a group leader and having the Otia permission as a register certificate?
In Switzerland, competitions are open to any architects located in Swiss or in any country belonging to the ones that signs the OMC agreements on public markets, and if architects meet the following requirements:
To have a diploma or a diploma equivalence with the Zürich and Lausanne federal polytechnic schools, or with the Institute of Architecture of the Geneva University (IAUG or EAUG), or with High Specialized Studies (HES or ETS). To be registered with the architects professional register REG A or B (Swiss Foundation of engineers, architects or technicians Registers.
In Europe, the swiss conditions are available; therefore, European conditions precise more in details the requirements for partnerships.
Our team is made up by a landscape architecte DPLG (Ecole de paysage Bordeaux France) and a town-planner having a diploma of the l’Ecole Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme d’Alger (EPAU) Algeria, a Master of town-planning obtained at the Institut d’Urbanisme de Paris (IUP) France and a diploma of specialization in architecture DSA town-planner (3rd grade) obtained at the l’Ecole d’Architecture, de la Ville et des Territoires de Marne-la-Vallée, France. The author has to be an architect, I would like to know if the architect’s diploma obtained in Algeria is enough to present our candidature or if it is necessary to proceed to formalities of equivalence? If yes which ones?
Only the Algerian candidate could be the author. The landscape designer can only be associated. But for the Algerian candidate, his candidature is only accepted if he has obtained an equivalence of his diploma in France - perhaps he has obtained this when he made his postdiploma studies but it has to be confirmed by an official document that he has the right to practice in an European country. Because even a French DSA (post diploma of the 3rd grade) does not give him automatically the architect title in Europe, as he has the diploma of an Algerian architect. If he does not meet this conditions, only an architect having obtained a diploma in an European country will be retained.
I have a diploma as a town-planner recognized by the University of Geneva, as well as a post-grade diploma in urban management. Can I take part in the contest?
In Switzerland, competitions are open to any architects located in Swiss or in any country belonging to the ones that signs the OMC agreements on public markets, and if architects meet the following requirements:
To have a diploma or a diploma equivalence with the Zürich and Lausanne federal polytechnic schools, or with the Institute of Architecture of the Geneva University (IAUG or EAUG), or with High Specialized Studies (HES or ETS). To be registered with the architects professional register REG A or B (Swiss Foundation of engineers, architects or technicians Registers.
In Europe, the swiss conditions are available; therefore, European conditions precise more in details the requirements for partnerships.
I have a title as a town-planner and a master in landscape architecture. I am member of the order of architects, town-planners and Italian landscape architectes with a qualification for town-planning. Can I register as leader or has that to be an architect?
You need to have a diploma of architect.
Does the team leader need to send in the sealed envelope only the European Diploma of Architecture or also the license of architect?
As only the diploma is asked to be able to participate to europan competition, please send only your european diploma.
I work for the municipality of The Hague as an urban planner. I intend to compete as a private person together with friends and we choose Site The Hague. The municipality of The Hague has property and responsibilty of part of the site, that is the public space. However there is no one from the municipality of The Hague in jury or otherwise involved. I would like to know if there is conflict of interest in this situation and wether I can participate?
No :
As say in the rules : it is forbiden for you ans so all your team to participate on den haag site.
1.1.2 ………
"Non-eligibility
………
No person may enter the competition in a country where he or she:
- has any commitment to, or is professionally involved with, any of the parties responsible for the proposed sites;
- works for the practice or professional organization of any member of the jury;
- has family ties with any competition organizer or member of the technical committee or jury, or with any person having any commitment to or any professional involvement with any of the parties responsible for the proposed sites."
We are a greeck architect (team leader) and an italian one (team associate) and we are registered for den haag site. We are studying in the Netherlands in a post-graduate master. We received this e-mail from europan nl (s.garib@europan.nl): For the entrants that live in the Netherlands: The team leader - who is obliged to be an architect - as well as the team members entering the competition as an architect, interior designer, landscape architect or urban designer, have to be registered with the Stichting Bureau Architectenregister (SBA, see www.architectenregister.nl ) in Den Haag. Do the team leader register in Dutch architectural association or not? and the team associate?
For architects living in Netherlands (Dutch or from an other nationality), to have the title of architect, it is necessary not only to have a European university diploma but also a registration to the SBA.
For architects who are not Dutch, they only need to register with an adress out of Netherlands to be accepted without this national registration.
I work for a consultancy office and work temporarily on a specific project of the municipality of the Hague as an architect. Can I work on the site of the Hague for Europan?
No :
As say in the rules : it is forbiden for you ans so all your team to participate on den haag site.
1.1.2 ………
"Non-eligibility
………
No person may enter the competition in a country where he or she:
- has any commitment to, or is professionally involved with, any of the parties responsible for the proposed sites;
- works for the practice or professional organization of any member of the jury;
- has family ties with any competition organizer or member of the technical committee or jury, or with any person having any commitment to or any professional involvement with any of the parties responsible for the proposed sites."
What should be the "title of the project"? Where is positioned in the table?
Up to you for both question.
I would like to change my registration on a Dutch site into another Dutch site. I know I can get the fullsite info for another €50. I need to know what the procedure is for changing the registration. Or just send in the entry for the final choice?
yes, you just send the entry of your final choice.
In order to register for a site, is it enough to fill out the online registration for all team members and choose a team leader, or do we have to send copies of our ID cards and Diplomas untill the 29.05.09
This is an anonymous competition.
Please follow the rules and send the sealed envelopp closed with all needed documents for your entry.
We are 2 groups of architects. the first group is registered for a site; the second group is registerd for another site in a different country. The 2 groups completed the registration process indipendetly (with 2 payments, 2 passwords etc.). At this point, is it possible to add in the first group the members of the second and to add in the last one the members of the first? In this case (considering taht the two groups would have the same list of team members) how can the 2 groups be considered? 1) Must they be considered as 2 different teams because they have different registration process? 2) Or can they be considered as a single team? And, if they could be considered different teams, can they have different team leaders?
A team is indivisible.
So if you gather, it will be considered as one team. A member can not be in differents teams or it will exclude all the team of the competition.
Is the same team allowed to partecipate to two different sites in two different countries with two different registrations and by paying two times 100 €?
Yes, but it is cheaper to get an additionnal complete site folder for 50 euros.
I'm an italian Engineer graduate on Civil Engineering, the italian office say to me that is possible to register as team leader, it's correct?
If the Italian europan secretariat says so, it means that with this diploma you can build a building so it is OK.
I am a student of architecture yet. I will finish the career the next year in Spain ( ETSAB, Barcelona ). If i would participate in this edition, what kind of member i would be? ( associated or colaborator )
you can participate as collaborator only. It means that you will not be recognized as one of the authors of the project.
According to the "closing date for registration" I would be thankful for an answer to the following question before Friday 29 May 2009: It is stated in the rules, that "no person may enter the competition who is employed by, or is carrying out work for any member of the jury or the local technical committee". May I participate on a site in a country, though I am employed by a member of the local committee of ANOTHER site in the same country? The statement quoted above could be interpreted to mean that I can't enter at all.
you can participate if the persons of the local committee of this other (than yours) site has no connection with the persons of the local committe of your choosen, and no connection with members of jurys.
Can an engineer partecipate as a team leader at the Europan italian site?
If you are an architect and have the right to build, yes.
can junior architects be team leaders? (is an italian definition diploma after 3 years)
No
Can I be a contributer to a team when one of the member of the jury is my boss?
No
29 of june is the last day for arriving the panels to the secretariat or the last date that should be written on the dispatch of the envelope(so then the panels will arrive to the secretariat after 29 of June)?
29th of June is last date for every competitors or to put in national secretarait of the choosen site or to send by post.
Are there any specific requirements for the packaging to be sended? To garant the anonimity of the material must it be packed 2 times? I mean one external package for the shipment to be put away by the secretariat and one internal containing the boards, the A3 bounds, the cds and the A4 envelope?
it is written in therules : a specific outsider personn will receive all entries in order to put away tha package anonymously
Must the Project Title be positioned in a specific way (such as the site name, that must be located under the code)
no
up to you
Are the entrants free to choose the scales of the drawings themselves for their presentations?
Yes
Is a bachelor degree (in landscape architecture, BOKU, Vienna) sufficient to be named as Associate Member?
For associate, yes
I am architect, graduated in the netherlands, registered to the SBA, resident in Italy, and also registered in italy as an architect (ordine degli architetti). Can I be teamleader for a German site?
yes
Is it possible to provide to the competitors of each site the answers to all the questions in a PDF file?
Please ask the national secretariat of the choosen site as it is under their responsability.
Already most of them put the FAQ int the complet site folder in the under folder _new_docuemnts_after_registration.
"A copy of the team leader’s national identity card and diploma or statute of architect must be included with the entry form." Must these be befor the 29 of may (Closing date for registration), or in the end when we send the project (Closing date for submitting or sending entries:Monday, June 29, 2009) ?
As said in rules you have to send before the 29th of June :
"1.4.4 Items to be submitted by the entrant or team
Contents of the submission:
Three A1 boards
These 594 mm x 840 mm boards consist of graphic documents mounted on flat, stiff, light, strong backings. They should be laid out vertically and numbered 1 to 3 in the top right corner of the board. It is recommended that boards no more than 3 mm thick should be used
.
Content of the boards:
- board 1 explains the urban ideas developed in the project with reference to the concerns of the city and the thematic orientations of the proposal.
- boards 2 and 3 present the project as a whole, highlighting the architecture of the project, and more particularly the relationship between the new developments and the site’s existing context. This is done through three-dimensional representations of the project, by means of a few significant features explaining the project’s options and forms in terms of the proposed lifestyles.
The scales used in graphic and descriptive documents must be specified on documents. These scales must in all cases be graphic scales.
Entrants are free to use any colours they wish in their submissions. It is up to each entrant or team to ensure that their project is presented in a graphic form that can easily be reproduced for publication and that the three boards can easily be duplicated.
Failure to comply with the above requirements on board presentation may, at the jury’s discretion, result in the disqualification of the entrant in question.
Additional documents or models will not be considered by the jury and may, at the jury’s discretion, result in the team’s elimination.
CD-ROM or DVD
The CDRom or DVD contains, Mac and PC compatible:
- each A1 board, in A1 format, 300dpi resolution
- each A1 board, in 300 dpi résolution PDF format, size A3
- each A1 board, in 72 dpi résolution PDF format, web size (1024 pixels)
- The bound document and any graphic content required to enhance understanding the project, in 300dpi resolution PDF format, size A3
Each document must be in two versions, one in pdf, and one in jpg.
Each document must be given a descriptive name.
Two copies of the CD-ROM or DVD must be sent.
Bound document
The bound document is in A3 format (420 mm x 297 mm).
Two copies of this document must be provided.
It consists of a maximum of 10 pages:
- a brief single page summary of the problems tackled, and the conceptual approach to the project, written in English;
- one page for a reduced colour copy of board 1,
- one page for a reduced colour copy of board 2,
- one page for a reduced colour copy of board 3,
- no more than 3 pages explaining how the project addresses the issues raised by the theme of Europan 10 and the specific site theme,
- no more than one page on the programme chosen and its connection with the programmatic framework proposed on the site,
- no more than one page giving the surface areas of the different parts of the project and the construction process involved,
- no more than one page on the technical and construction details, if applicable,
- drawings may be included or attached to explain the textual content.
Sealed envelope
The documents disclosing the competitor’s identity and proof that the proposal meets all the qualification requirements, must be placed in an A4 (210 mm x 297 mm) envelope.
Please note that failure to include all the documents listed in paragraphs 1 to 4 will result in the team in question being disqualified.
This envelope contains:
1- A printout of the entrant’s or team’s online ID form, with the code entered manually, including the author’s declaration and signed acceptance of the competition rules, as shown on the website.
2- For the team leader, a photocopy of his or her European diploma or statute of architect following the law of an European country.
3- For every associate, whether as an architect or in another discipline, a photocopy of his or her European qualifications.
4- A photocopy of the ID document of each team leader, associate and collaborator, providing evidence that they are under the age of 40, whatever their profession.
The sealed envelope should contain no documents other than those listed in paragraphs 1 to 4. It should not contain the CD-ROM."
in a competition timetable it is said that closing date for submitting enteries is monday, june 29, 2009. Does it mean that enteries can be submitted ALSO ON june 29 or is it meant to be deliever BEFORE june 29?
also on 29th of June.
Can a collaborator sign the declaration of authorship and partnership?must we write by hand the code, name of the city title of the project, in the declaration? what it means a sealed envelope?MUst to fill the adress and code also by hand?
A collaborator doesn ot need to sigh as he is not an anthor of the project.
Beacuse of reason of anonymity, after printing your team file, you write by hand code + name of project. Adress is automatically printed with.
For sealed envelop, means closed envelop.
Can I participate if a substitute member of the jury is my teacher from school?
Please participate to another country than the one in which your teacher is a member of the jury.
Im architect from Spain since 2008, and I have a certificate, in spanish, from the University of Madrid to certify that I have completed the studies of architects in the School of Madrid, and I have paid the fees for issuance of the title. Therefore, the university issued the certificate for having the same effect that the title until the final edit. I asked for the European Supplement Degree but it is in process of elaboration so I got another certification to take effect, english and spanish. Should be this three certificates enough as photocopy of my qualifications?
The first certificate is enough (having completed the studies of architecture).
It is written about the team form; This form contains all the information on the team. No changes can be made to the form after the closing date for registration (see timetable). This form, with photocopies of all the qualifications and national identity cards of the team leader and associates as well as photocopies of the national identity cards of all the contributors, must be printed and enclosed in the sealed envelope. Are we supposed to send this envelope by 29th of May? or is this envelope enclosed with the submission of teh entry in june? It is said that no changes are to me made to the form after 29th if May, but if its not due before June we can change title and number until then?
This envelope is enclosed with the submission of the entry in latest 29th of June.
No changes of names of team leader, associates, titles, adresse, etc. can not be made after 29th of May (team file will be locked).
Code + title have to be written by hand after printing your team file, because of anonymity, so this is up to you until you send by post or put in national secretariat of the choosen site (latest 29th of June).
I can't remenber the site i've selected. how can I get it?
It is written on your team registration file under your login and password.
Is the sealed envelope supposed to be sent May 29 or should it be sent with the rest of the documents in june?
It should be send with the rest of documents latest 29th of June.
For dutch architects a registration at the Architecten Register is required. Do we need to write this registernumber somewhere on the forms or applications?
no need
Is it compulsory to use the 3 A1 panels in portrait or is it also allowed to submit the A1 panels in Landscape fomat. And are the 3 A1 panels always hung in the same order next to each other, so that it is possible to have images and drawing running over the indivdual panels forming one whole?
In the rules is written to use the A1 panels vertically.
Panels are next from one to tother so you can pass drawings from one to the next, etc.
What is the closing time for registration on Friday May 29, 2009?
midnight
My profession is not mentioned in the profession list when signing in as associate. Is this a problem? The team leader is an architect of course.
It is not a problem.
Please choose a general qualification that can iclude yours.
Is the project title intended to be a motto ?
yes
the payment for the 3-rd additional site is not being accepted due to some technical security reasons. Is there a possibility for paying within 24 hours from the closing time?
Sorry not, the rules have to be respected for all the same. The security is of your (all anyway) banks. You could have used different credit cards.
Should I send the images that are on the boards in the cd-rom?
yes
Do you inform the team leader when the project's package is delivered?
as it is anonymous, it is impossible.
Must the bound document be sent in JPG version?
yes, also
should the whole submission incl. text on the diagrammes be in english?? or the local language...
The bound document has to be in english as preselected project are analyzed by international experts.
Concerning the code for the anonymity, is there any rule to chose it? or just the two letters and three numbers I want? what would it happen if uncannily two competitors chose the same code?
Up to you.
No problem. No same site and if by extremely rare case it is same site, it is impossible to have same title of project.
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