COMING SOON
ELIGIBILITY AND CATEGOIRES
The Second Cycle of ADAA 2020-21 eligibility criterion are:
- The ADA Award is open to all Pakistanis located geographically anywhere in the world.
- Architects, interior designers, engineers, landscape architects and design studios/firm are eligible to submit.
- Designers and design firms from all disciplines are eligible to apply.
- Artists from all disciplines are eligible to submit their works.
- NIC or NICOP of the individual submitting their work is required.
- NTN of the firm submitting their works is required.
- All Projects must have been completed by December 31, 2019.
- Products must be prototyped or in production since the last five years.
- Winning projects of the inaugural cycle are NOT ELIGIBLE for submission in ANY corresponding cycle.
- Any query regarding categories, timeline of project(s); email chair.adaa@adapk.com
- Any queries regarding submission process and payment method; email secretariat.adaa@adapk.com
- The submission format has to be followed, failing which the entry to any category will be discredited.
- There will be a single winner (not including Honorary mentions) in each category of all disciplines, regardless of the sub-categories mentioned in the overarching category
- The jury decision on the winners of each category in all disciplines is binding and final and is revealed in the ADA Awards night celebration.
- It is for the ADA Awards jury to decide if any category of any discipline has no exemplary submissions worthy of the ADA Awards
- ADA Awards reserves the right of excluding any entry in moving forward to the final jury on the grounds of false information submitted and or any copyright discretion and in conflicting interests.
- Every submission in each category in all disciplines should be marked as a separate submission
Architecture
Design
Art
- Under 300 sq yards plot size
- Above 301 sq yards to 600 sq yards plot size
- Above 601 sq yards plot size to 1000 sq yards
- Above 1000 sq yards plot size
- Rural/ vernacular residence low income settlements
- House interior
- Apartment interior
- Hospitality interior
- Workspace interior
- Wellness and leisure interior
- Civic and cultural interior
- Retail interiors
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to a complete body of work entry including:
a. Trademark and/or logo, Corporate identity manual and/or Corporate style guide and/or Brand strategy Guide including Point of Sales Design, Misc. Identity and Branding.
b. Collateral: Letterheads, envelope and business cards, Menu, price lists and similar works
c. Print Advertisements | Single or Campaign (demonstrating application of brand guidelines)
d. Social Media Graphics | Single or Campaign (demonstrating application of brand guidelines)
e. Promotional Materials: Calendar, Posters, Invitations etc. (demonstrating application of brand guidelines)
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
Campaigns for conventional and unconventional media including indoors & outdoors advertising, digital (as part of campaign) and/or packaging.
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Packaging Graphics/ Labels
b. Retail Bags & Accessories
c. Single or Campaigns/ packaging for events
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry.ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Infographics
b. Signage
c. Exhibition Design
d. Way-finding Systems, User Instructions
e. Data-Visualization
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Books and/or covers
b. Magazines
c. Newspapers
d. Annual Reports
e. Art and Exhibition Catalogues
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Websites
b. Applications
c. Software/User-interface
d. Game Design
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Photojournalism
b. Editorial
c. Advertisements–print and online
d. Retail/Product (Published either in print or online)
e. Self Expression/Photo Manipulation
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Editorial / Media Illustration– for periodicals, newspapers, books etc.
b. Commercial Illustration- for advertising & media, etc.
c. Illustration in miscellaneous applications including games etc.
e. Self-Expression
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Animation shorts (3 minutes or less)
b. Animation for online usage, events, retail etc
c. Animation long (3-5 minutes)
d. Docufilms-online, events, retail etc
e. Music Video (Maximum 5 minutes)
f. Movie Trailers
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Storage and Display Furniture
b. Seating/ Comfort Furniture
c. Tables and Desks Furniture
d. Kids Furniture
e. Commercial Furniture
f. Public space furniture
g. Self expression/ conceptual
h. Various light design
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Stand-alone/ conceptual
b. Collection
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Pret (Conceptual or practical as one or collection)
– Gender/ Age Specific:
– Boys’ Clothing
– Children’s Clothing
– Girls’ Clothing
– Infant Clothing
– Men’s Clothing
– Plus Size Clothing
– Women’s Clothing
– Sleepwear
b. Event Specific:
– Ethnic Clothing
– Wedding Apparel
– Sportswear
– Stage & Dance Wear
– Uniforms and Costumes
c. Couture:
– Runway Collections
d. Conceptual:
– Garment Concepts
– Stage wear
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Conceptual
b. Gender/ age specific
c. Event specific
d. Uniform
e. Sportswear
f. Formal
g. Casual
h. Bridal
Role of contestant in the creation to be declared with each entry. ONE award given to entries demonstrating innovation and excellence in:
a. Fabric
b. Textures
c. Patterns
d. Cloth Design
Socially Responsive Award & Environmental Leadership Award
All entrants may be considered for the Socially Responsive Award and/or the Environmental Leadership Award. A single winner in each of these categories will be selected from the disciplines of Architecture, Design, and Art.
The Socially Responsive Award projects must display advance social equity and have a positive impact on the community and society.
The Environmental Leadership Award projects must show sensitivity and respect for the use and management of natural resources throughout their lifecycle, especially with respect to materials and energy use. Projects may be entered in one or both categories.
Guidelines
Entries must be submitted and received via the online entry system by 11:59 PM PST on Thursday, August 20, 2020.
Full payment must be received by the submission deadline. Entries submitted without the appropriate submission fee will not be eligible for judging. Payments are only accepted online.
All entries must be in the form of a SINGLE PDF document not exceeding 25MB. All images must be jpg format, at least 300 dpi. Project descriptions and images must NOT contain the name or logo of the designer, architect, firm, company, artist, client or manufacturer.
Registration Fee
Individual | PKR 5,000 per submission
Firm | PKR 8,000 per submission
Applicable to any category in architecture, design, and art
(if paying from outside Pakistan, PKR will be converted to your local currency)
Submission Requirements
Terms & Conditions
- All information and requested materials must be provided or the submission will be disqualified without notice or return of payment.
- Works are excluded from the competition if their presentation would infringe any right(s).
- The entrant authorizes ADA to publish the submission in the print edition of ADA Magazine, on adapk.com, and any websites affiliated with the ADA Awards competition. The submission may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for editorial and promotional purposes.
- No refunds will be issued under any circumstances. Submissions become the property of ADA.
Submission Specifications
Marked categories are required.
Project Description: Write a narrative for the project (not exceeding 500 words) including objectives and how they were met, design challenges, technological and/or material innovations, social and environmental impact. Project descriptions must NOT contain the name or logo of the designer, architect, firm, company, client or manufacturer. Project description should be included at the END of the PDF document. The PDF document must not exceed 25 MB.
Short resume/ bio/ introduction: Write a short description of the firm/ individual (max 300 words) at the END of the PDF document. This text should be included ONLY on the LAST PAGE of the PDF document.
Images: You may submit up to 20 images and/or drawings/renderings (at least 300 dpi) in the document. All images must be placed in a single PDF document not exceeding 25MB.
Video: Entrants are encouraged to share videos of their work that help to communicate the project. Videos should be uploaded to Vimeo/YouTube and links to the videos should be mentioned in the PDF document.
One single category upload MUST NOT EXCEED 25 MB.