Design Competition

Dollhouse Gallery
About the Competition
Details and Fine Print
Application
Jurors
Green Building

Start Small. Think Big. Build Green.

Eligibility

Open to design professionals and design students.

Schedule

	October 15, 2004 Final postmark date for registration
	December 15, 2004 All dollhouses and accompanying design statements must arrive in San Mateo County, CA (address will be provided). Dollhouses that arrive late or without an appropriate design statement will be disqualified.
	Spring 2005 Entrants notified of the competition results
	Fall 2005 Exhibit opens at Coyote Point Museum

Competition Details

Unleash your creative powers. Remember, this is child's play!

Dollhouse Design and Construction

Dollhouse must arrive mounted on its own real estate no larger than 23 inches x 35 inches.
Dollhouse must be designed and built to the traditional dollhouse scale: 1 inch equals 1 foot (1:12).
Dollhouse must be no taller than 46" including the depth of the platform.
Dollhouse must be durable enough to withstand shipping, as well as handling by museum visitors. We will make every attempt to limit handling by visitors, but cannot make repairs to dollhouses damaged during shipping or while on exhibit.
Your dollhouse should teach people about green building concepts. How you accomplish this is the creative challenge on which your efforts will be judged. Remember that you're not building an architectural model! Your dollhouse does not have to represent a real house but it does need to inspire people and encourage them to embrace green design.

Design Statement

Each dollhouse must be accompanied by a design statement using the form we provide.

Download Green Dollhouse Submittal Form
In the design statement, you will be asked to provide (in 250 words or less) a description of what makes your dollhouse green, including details about materials used and green strategies employed.

Shipping your Dollhouse

The green dollhouse needs to arrive in San Mateo County, CA by December 15, 2004. As you design your green dollhouse, consider how it will be packed and shipped. Please pack it carefully and with little or no assembly required. We won't do repairs.

Awards

The jury will choose winners in two categories – professional designers and design students. Additional awards may given. All decisions are final.

Winning dollhouses will be part of the Coyote Point Museum exhibit and will be featured in the Green Dollhouse Project publicity and exhibit catalog. Winning dollhouses may also be part of a national tour to other museums and venues.

All submitted dollhouses become the property of the Green Dollhouse Project. Dollhouses other than the winners may be displayed to round out the exhibit and offer museum visitors additional examples of green building practices and materials. Exhibited dollhouses may also be included in the project's publicity materials and exhibit catalog.

Dollhouses other than the winners may be placed in a reserve category to be available to replace any dollhouse that is damaged on tour. We will attempt to protect the dollhouses from abuse and damage, but all dollhouses should be designed and built to be durable and withstand handling.

After the exhibit closes, all dollhouses will donated to schools, child care centers or other suitable organizations, or will be auctioned with proceeds donated to the nonprofit organizations that have sponsored the Green Dollhouse Project.

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Fine Print – Get out your magnifying glass.

Upon receipt, all entries become property of the Green Dollhouse project. Dollhouses will be donated to appropriate venues or auctioned in support of local nonprofits at the completion of the local exhibit and/or the touring exhibit.
The Green Dollhouse Project and all sponsoring organizations reserve the right to publish or photograph submissions, drawings, text, and the competitor names, without compensation.
Teams in either student or professional categories are acceptable, providing all team members are listed on the registration form.
For personal or portfolio use, entrants should photograph and reproduce their work prior to submission.
Incomplete entries are subject to disqualification.
The design statement and any additional documentation must be suitable for black & white reproduction. Color is acceptable, but must remain legible when reproduced in black & white.