2008 Educational Interiors Showcase
"The premier competition honoring education interior design excellence."
Have an exceptional project that deserves national recognition? Want to showcase your best work to the largest audience? From state-of-the-art classrooms to innovative media centers, the American School & University Educational Interiors Showcase gives your project a better forum and more national exposure than any other interiors competition.
This special August issue will promote your school or university projects to decision-makers in the educational facilities market: AS&U subscribers and readers, thousands of school board members and school administrators at top education facility trade shows, and an unlimited audience visiting your project on the industry-leading SchoolDesigns.com. See "Who Sees Your Interiors Showcase Project?" for more information about AS&U’s unmatched opportunities for exposure.
Designed to feature seventeen interior project categories, from administrative spaces to vocational/industrial-arts areas, the Educational Interiors Showcase is the industry guidebook for administrators planning and designing interior learning environments. It’s an investment that pays off.
Enter your outstanding projects today for your chance to receive national recognition for you, your project and your school or university.
[Submission Guidelines] [Deadlines] [Entry Categories] [Judging] [How To Enter] [Materials for Entry] [Selecting Your Page Layout] [New Multi-Page Reprint Bonus Offers] [Marketing Extras] [Rates]
Submission Guidelines
All architects,
schools/universities, interior designers and others related to the field are invited to participate in accordance with the following guidelines:
Entries are accepted for instructional, administrative and service facilities for
public, private and parochial schools of all levels, up to and including technical,
community/junior colleges, and colleges and universities.
Projects must have been completed since January 1, 2005.
Deadlines
Entry Form Due:
March 4, 2008
Portfolio Due: April 2, 2008
Categories
Projects will be accepted for the following categories:
| Administrative Areas/Offices | Laboratories |
| Auditoriums/Music Rooms | Libraries/Media Centers |
| Cafeteria/Food-Service Areas | Multipurpose Rooms |
| Chapels/Worship Centers | Physical-Education Facilities/Recreation Centers |
| Classrooms | Pre-K/Early-Childhood Education |
| Common Areas | Residence Halls/Lounges |
| Exhibition Space/Galleries | Student Centers/Service Areas |
| New! Healthcare Facilities/Teaching Hospitals | Vocational/Industrial Arts |
| Interior Renovation (any category) |
Evaluation
Each
year, AS&U carefully selects its jury to represent a good mix of school
administrators and AIA-member architects. The jury evaluates and selects outstanding projects for publication.
Primary consideration will be given to the design firm’s solution to the stated
educational program requirements. The jury will consider:
- Problem statement and technical
specifications
- Architect/Designer response to the program requirements
- Aesthetic characteristics of the solution
- Overall presentation of materials
Awards
& Recognition
Crow Island (K-12) and Collegiate Awards
The jury will select two Grand Prize winners, one in each of the K-12 and
post-secondary categories. Deluxe commemorative plaques featuring the
project's pages from the magazine will be presented for both the firm and its
client.
Citations
The jury will award Gold, Silver and Bronze Citations to additional projects
exhibiting exemplary features. Commemorative citation plaques will be
presented for both the firm and its client.
Outstanding
Projects
Projects that exhibit outstanding designs or qualities also will be
recognized and selected for publication as Outstanding Projects. These projects are an important
part of producing the comprehensive sourcebook for administrators that is
the Educational Interiors Showcase. A commemorative plaque will be presented
to these firms.
1.
Complete the Official Entry Form: Due March 4
Click
here to download
a PDF version of the official entry form or click here
to download an editable Word file of the official entry form. Complete an entry form for each project you wish
to enter and mail or fax to:
Molly
Roudebush, Senior Marketing Manager
American School & University
9800 Metcalf Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66212-2216
Phone: (913) 967-1959, Fax: (913) 514-6959, mroudebush@asumag.com
Note: Multiple projects from the same firm, or the same project in
multiple categories, can be entered and published. Call about special
discounts for entering one project in multiple categories. Projects that
have been entered in the Architectural Portfolio are eligible for entry in
the Educational Interiors Showcase.
Upon receipt of your entry form, you will be mailed a 2008 portfolio packet with instructions on assembling your portfolio.
2.
Assemble and Submit Presentation Portfolio: Due April 2
To assemble your portfolio binder, use the packet mailed to you at the time your projects
are entered. This packet will include project description and manufacturer listing forms
to submit in your portfolio binder, as well as instructions on required photos and space
plans. All materials will be submitted in a simple binder with 8-1/2" x 11"
transparent sleeves.
If you are chosen for publication, the materials submitted in your portfolio will be used
to create your page in the magazine. These should be of a quality suitable for judging and
publication, as no additional materials will be required.
Materials for Entry
Project
Description
Completed project description
form from the portfolio packet mailed to you upon entry.
Project
Data Sheet
Completed project
data sheet from the portfolio packet mailed to you upon entry.
Space
Plans
One space plan with legend for each floor or area being judged.
Photographs
(all
photos requested as digital files with color printouts)
- One overall 8"x10" 4-color exterior photograph or rendering that shows the context of the project.
- At least four additional 8"x10" photographs of the project that illustrate various aspects of the entry category.
- If you are entering the Interior Renovation category, Before and After photos are required.
Listing
of Manufacturers
Completed manufacturer listing form from the portfolio packet mailed to you upon entry.
Upon receipt of your entry form, you will be mailed a 2008 portfolio packet with instructions on assembling your portfolio.
Selecting
Your Page Layout
When
you enter the Educational Interiors Showcase, you choose how many pages you
want dedicated to your project in the August issue of AS&U.
Consider how you want to invest in exposure for the school/university and how
much of the project additional pages let you show. Additional pages let
you include a quote you provide from the school, bigger photos, a floor plan or rendering and
allow readers to see all aspects of the design.
Typical Page Layouts
| Pages | Photographs | Description | Quote from School |
| 1 Page | 4-5 photos | 100-175 words | No |
| 2 Pages | 8-10 photos | 250-300 words | Yes |
| 3 Pages | 12-15 photos | 300-400 words | Yes |
| 4 Pages | 15-18 photos | 400-450 words | Yes |
Multi-Page Reprint Bonus: Free PDF
Firms with layouts of more than one page
get a free PDF of their magazine layout for unlimited use on their Web site
and as a PDF to share with their client. Plus, every multi-page layout in the
magazine can include a quote you provide from the school/university.
SchoolDesigns.com:
Every project that appears in the 2008
Educational Interiors Showcase will be featured free, including pictures and project
description, on www.SchoolDesigns.com - AS&U's
industry-leading education design Web site. Link directly to your
project online from your Web site or an e-mail.
Plaques:
Complimentary plaque(s) are provided to all firms chosen for publication.
Extra
Issues:
Receive five complimentary issues (a $50 value) for each project published in the
2008 AS&U
Educational Interiors Showcase.
Client Mailing
AS&U
will mail a complimentary copy of the Educational Interiors Showcase to your client with a
congratulatory letter from AS&U editor-in-chief, Joe Agron.
Press
Release:
A customized press release will be provided to you for distribution to your local
newspapers and associations.
Free
Listing:
Upon selection, your firm will be included free in AS&U's Design Professionals
Directory - printed in the Spring AS&U Buyers’ Guide and
Industry Sourcebook issue and online at SchoolDesigns.com.
Bonus
Distribution:
In addition to the 65,000* educational facilities/business professionals who
receive AS&U every month, the Educational Interiors Showcase will
be distributed at major education
trade shows, including AASA, SCUP, CEFPI, NSPMA, ACUHO, APPA, ASIS and ASBO.
Plus, distribution to school board presidents and members at the National School
Board Association show. *June
2007 BPA Worldwide Circulation Statement/May 2007 issue.
Education Bond
Alerts:
Two complimentary months of AS&U's email update of recently passed
bond issues.
Rates
If your project is selected for publication in the Educational Interiors
Showcase, a fee is incurred to help cover judging expenses, and production, printing and
distribution of the magazine. Pay nothing when you enter. If published, you
receive an invoice in September.
Publication Fee (per page)
| 1 page | 2 Pages | 3 Pages | 4 Pages |
| $1,990 | $1,875 | $1,730 | $1,620 |
Per-page discounts
apply to multiple pages for one project, or when entering multiple
projects.
Call for information about special discounts for
entering one project in
multiple categories.