ENTRY GUIDELINES

IIDA MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT
You do not have to be an IIDA MAC member to submit a project. However for IIDA member submission pricing, at least one design project team member who substantially contributed to the project's success must be an IIDA member of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, and in good standing as of January 1, 2023. 

DESIGN FIRM LOCATION
The design firm must be located within the IIDA Mid-Atlantic chapter region as noted on the Event Information page. If a design firm has multiple locations, the project team responsible for the design must work out of an office located within the Mid-Atlantic chapter region: District of Columbia, the State of Maryland, cities of Alexandria and Falls Church Virginia and the following counties in Virginia: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William.

PROJECT LOCATION AND COMPLETION DATES
There are no restrictions on project location, only restrictions on design firm location listed above. However, projects must have been completed after January 1, 2021.

PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED PROJECTS
Design firms are encouraged to resubmit all eligible projects previously entered in the IIDA MAC design awards, as long as the project was not previously honored as a winner of an IIDA MAC award and project meets completion date requirement. All previously nominated champions who did not win an award may also be nominated again, as long as nominee meets all other eligibility requirements. There is no limit to the number of submissions a firm may enter.

FLOOR PLAN AND IMAGE SUBMITTAL
Each entry form must include at least three (3) and no more than ten (10) high-resolution JPEG images with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. No TIFF files permitted. Photographs should include a variety of spaces to provide a sense of overall project area. Photograph 1 will be considered default image for use in awards show and must be a single (1) image photo. All other photos may be collaged photos. Do not include images that reveal the name of the designer, design firm or contractor. Renderings shall not be permitted, only completed project photos allowed. In addition, each entry must include a floor plan of the space (PDF format is acceptable). 

ENTRANT vs ENTRY CONTACT
The 'Entrant' (lead interior designer or architect) on the design team portion of the submission is the professional primarily responsible for the design of the project. The entry form application may be completed by other team members or design firm employees, such as a firm's marketing representative. These individuals are designated as the 'Entry Contact' on the registration portion of the submission (not to be confused with 'Entrant').  

USE OF SUBMITTALS
All entries, including images, become the property of the IIDA Mid-Atlantic Chapter. The Entrant certifies that he/she has obtained permissions from the photographer(s) and project owner(s) to publish the photographs, floor plans and any relevant project details (project name, design team names and project partner names). IIDA MAC will use images from all submitted projects in multimedia presentations in the Premiere Design Awards show, and IIDA MAC's website & social media sites. IIDA MAC reserves the rights to use the submissions for publicity and public relations. Any information deemed confidential by the design firm or the project client, must be listed as "CONFIDENTIAL CLIENT" on submission form. 

ANONYMITY OF JUDGING
To maintain anonymity for the juror process, all entry submissions must not contain any identifying information of the design firm or the design team. No names of entrants, design firm, firm logos, project partner names or other identifying entrant information may appear on any part of the pictorial submission, image files or in the project description. Failure to comply may result in the rejection and disqualification of the submission. Registration fees will not be refunded.

ERRORS AND OMISSIONS
The Entrant and Entry Contact are fully responsible for any errors or omissions in the information supplied. The 'Entry Contact' specificed on your Registration Form will be the official contact for the entry and shall receive all necessary correspondence and communication from the Chapter. Failure to comply with the rules and entry guidelines may result in the rejection and disqualification of the submission. Registration fees will not be refunded.

RECENT SUBMISSION CHANGES
Design is storytelling and to help you more fully express your project (and even your design firm's) story, we modified the previous 250 word limit project statement into five prompts to give you more space to highlight what makes the project special. The prompts are not new requirements that projects need to meet, but rather features that are always part of a project and meant to help guide you to more easily describe the project's story. To help in your planning, an brief overview of the prompts are: 

• THEME: Share the concept and overall message the project conveys.
• PROCESS: Identify notable elements of the project's process. 
• MATERIALITY: Identify how material choices, products, details, specifications, etc contribute to the project's success.
• CLIENT PERSPECTIVE: Describe the project through the client lens.
• COLLABORATION: Share ways in which the project team notably altered the project's success.
• WINNER DESCRIPTION: This section is not one of the prompts, but a final opportunity to provide information to the judges and also for recognition at the show if the project wins an award. Combine elements from the five prompts to create a simple project statement, which will be read verbatim. 

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