NOMAarizona 2024 DESIGN COMPETITION
Lonyi Village Innovation Learning Center
Moyo, a remote district in Northern Uganda, is still grappling with the aftermath of the three-decade-long Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency that ended over 15 years ago. While many other districts are gradually rebuilding, Moyo continues to struggle with food insecurity, unemployment, and trauma. The civil war in neighboring South Sudan has exacerbated these challenges, forcing millions of South Sudanese to seek refuge in surrounding countries. As a result, Moyo’s refugee population nearly matches its local population.
Due to its remote location and transportation challenges, Moyo is an underserved region, presenting an ideal opportunity to address the needs of the community and improve the quality of life.
Competition Brief
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Registration
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Only one member of a team must be identified when registering a new competition team. All members of a competition team must be identified upon submission of the competition entry.
Entrant Requirements
- The competition is open to everyone and anyone who wishes to enter.
- An entrant may be an individual or a team, but teams may not exceed six (6) members.
- NOMA Arizona members of the Competition Committee, and members of the Competition Jury are not able to participate.
- Anyone employed at the same firm as members of the committee and jury are able to participate.
Submittal Requirements
Entrants must submit their competition boards as: One (1) 36” x 36” board to be used freely to express a distinct physical design concept and visual narrative. All information regarding the competition entry must be included on the competition board for consideration.
Provide a clear and simple narrative describing the design and the entrant’s approach to how the prompt was addressed. The response must not exceed 500 words and must be integrated into the board(s). Text must be legible at full resolution of the board.
One (1) physical board and one (1) identical digital copy of the competition board must be submitted by the submission deadline listed in the Competition Schedule. Entrants must submit their competition entry no later than 5PM Arizona Time, on the day of the Submission Deadline via email to info@nomaarizona.org. The submission may be made as an attachment to the email or through a file transfer link.
- Deliver the physical copy to Shepley Bulfinch, Attn. Omar Bailey, 3443 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012. Boards must be mounted on rigid backing.
- Deliver digitally (PDF or JPEG) at no less than 150 dpi.
Entrants must not identify themselves on the board. Upon receipt of all submissions, entrants will be provided an entry number and that number will be applied to the back of the physical board and used to identify the boards.
Entrants may submit a video or VR file associated with their entry, but are not required to do so and these files will not be considered by the Competition Jury to determine winning entries. These files may be used to further illustrate a design concept. Entrants submitting videos may upload their videos to a video streaming service (such as Vimeo or Youtube) or submit their files via a file transfer link.
Entry Fee
Entry fees are $50 for all participants including students and professionals. Fees are used to support the competition monetary awards and other competition expenses.
Schedule
July 15 Registration Opens, Start of Q&A Period All questions must be sent to Paul Marquez | pmarquez@shepleybulfinch.com or Julia Lopez | jalope33@asu.edu
August 16 Close of Q&A Period at 11:59 PM
August 21 Responses to Q&A Posted to NOMAarizona Website
October 14 Submission Deadline: All Entries Due by 5:00 PM Arizona Time
October 22 Winners Selected
October 26 Display at Pipeline Worldwide fundraiser at Creighton University, downtown Phoenix
Awards & Recognition
Winning entries and honorable mentions will be selected by the Competition Jury and will be recognized as described below.
Awards & Cash Prizes
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Winning Entry $500
- Runner Up Entry $100
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Honorable Mentions
Publication of Competition Entries
All entries will be on digital display at the competition awards ceremony on October 26, 2024. Competition boards of winning entries will be printed, mounted, and displayed at the competition award ceremony at no cost to entrants.
NOMA Arizona may seek to publicize the competition winners through online and print media outlets and hold the right to reproduce project imagery at their discretion. Entrants maintain all copyright of their work and will be properly cited in any publication.
Jury
Organization Partner
Pipeline Worldwide aims to leverage their experience and serve as a community catalyst to address the needs of the communities.
With a mission to achieve a lasting positive impact in East Africa’s most vulnerable communities, Pipeline Worldwide aspires to provide opportunities for everyone to engage in meaningful activities that enhance the lives of these communities.
