II International Best Diploma Projects
Show-Competition

"For an Ecological Future". Architecture, Environment & Design
Florence,
17th February - 17th March 2005



 
It
is the second edition

of an international exhibition of diploma projects addressed to Universities/Faculties/Institutes in the field of Architecture, Environment and Design, for the presentation of some diploma projects of their students made during the solar years 2003-2004. Winners of the competition will be awarded. The exhibition will be held in Florence, from 15th of February (opening date) until 17th of March 2005.

Deadline for the presentation of the Works: Monday, 15th of November 2004

  Project Chairmen

Prof. Emma Mandelli
Ordinary Professor at Dept. of Architecture Design at Florence University

Prof. Galina Polyanskaya
Dean of the Architectural Department, Byelorussian State Polytechnical Academy

  Florence Commission of Experts:

Prof. Luciano Alberti
Musical Academy of Florence

Dr. Maurizio Bossi
Head of the Centro Romantico (Romantic Studies Centre) of Gabinetto Scientifico Letterario G.P Vieusseux of Florence

Prof. Angelo Cetica
Faculty of Architecture, University of Florence

Dr. Francesco Civita
Curator of Japanese Section of Stibbert Museum of Florence

Prof. Emma Mandelli
Faculty of Architecture, University of Florence

Dr. Antonio Natali
Director of the Renaissance and Mannerism Department Uffizi Gallery

Prof. Piero Paoli
President of C.I.S.D.U., Faculty of Architecture, University of Florence

Dr. Carlo Sisi
Director of Modern Art Gallery in Florence

Prof. Gennaro Tampone
Faculty of Architecture, University of Florence, President of “Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana”

  Enrolment

Three questions:
1. How many diploma projects from each faculty?
No more than 3 projects, one for each nomination
2. What are the fields of the Diploma projects?
Architecture, Environment and Design, innovative from the ecological point of view.
3. How many Professors should come to Florence?
Maximum 3 Professors can participate: the relevant representatives of the Faculty or the three curator Professors of the Projects

  How to apply - Final deadline

Within 15TH NOVEMBER 2004 the Foundation must receive:
1. the Participation form anticipated by fax (+39055283260) or e-mail info@fondazione-delbianco.org
2. the Certificate of Payment of the “FEES” (not repayable) to be effected into the current account IBAN IT93V0616002806000905512C00 made out to:
Fleming Youth Srl.
- Best Diploma Show-Competition Florence 2005 -
Via del Giglio 10 – 50123 Firenze – Italy
3. the Projects (with the hard copy of the Application form) with the following layout, at the address:
Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco
Palazzo Coppini – Via del Giglio, 10
50123 Firenze – Italia

  Layout

Projects must be presented in ENGLISH in the following formats:

  • 1- Hardcopy:
    Maximum n° 2 A3 format of original works
    Maximum n° 2 A4 format with text in English (total of 4.000 characters spaces included)
    INDICATING: name, surname, university, town, country, topic (Architecture, Environment and Design), title of the project, Name of curator Professor of the Project
     

  • 2- CD-rom
    1 CD-ROM with:
    maximum 10 MB
    maximum 10 slides for a total of 30 seconds
    programme MICROSOFT POWER POINT

Indicating: author’s name and surname, university, town, country, topic (Architecture, Environment and Design), title of the project and Name of curator Professor of the Project

WHEREAS THE PROJECTS PRESENTED DO NOT RESPECT THE RULED LAYOUT OR THE TOPICS, OR EXCEED IN LENGTH OR DIMENSION, FLORENCE COMMISSION OF EXPERTS WILL DECIDE OR TO UNIFORM THE MATERIAL OR TO EXCLUDE THE CANDIDATE FROM THE SHOW COMPETITION.

   International Jury

All the works will be published on the Fly Youth web site www.flemingyouth.it
The International Jury On Line will be from 1st of February – 12th of February 2005.
Each Faculty representative has to express 3 votes, one in each field, representing its own Faculty.
The voting has to be done on-line through the web site. It is forbidden to vote its own works.

  Awarding of the Best Contribution

The winner candidates will win a stay in Florence for 7 days in a three stars hotel of VIVAHOTEL group, room only. Italian participants will win a stay in Moscow for 7 days in a three stars hotel, room only.

  Exhibitions

1. Exhibion in Florence: 1 month from February 17th till March 17th 2005
2. The virtual exhibition: 6 months
During the virtual exhibition will be given also to the public the possibility to express their preference.

  Fees

100 Euro for each Diploma Project presented
70 Euro per person taking part to the show-competition in Florence
Reduction of 50% for the Institutions and their staff, that have already signed the cooperation agreement with the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation at the moment of enrolment, as published in

  • download here the "Cooperation agreement"
    (the agreement should be printed in two copies, filled in and signed by the Representative of the Institute and sent by mail to the Foundation)

  Fees include:

  • 1 Welcome dinner
     

  • 1 ‘Opening of the Exhibition’ cocktail
     

  • 1 ‘Conclusive’ Dinner
     

  • Entrance to Florence Museums
     

  • Possibility to use the Discount Canteen Service Card, for Florence Canteen Services in the City Centre

  General conditions

1. The Foundation is not obliged to return to the participants the diploma projects presented;
2. The Foundation is free to decide if and how to use, to publish and reproduce the works received, both directly than through third persons, without paying any compensation. The author of the diploma project, by applying for the participation, declares he is only interested in the spreading of the knowledge of the diploma presented itself.
3. Participants consent to the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation the free use of their name, likeness and projects presented, without any compensation, for competition advertising and publicity purposes (also trough Internet), for conducting on-line voting, as well as to favour the knowledge of the Foundation’s no profit activity of international integration among people from different cultures and countries; all of this also trough third persons.
4. The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation is not responsible for any reproduction, spreading and showing of the diploma projects presented, also in a public way.
5. For any interpretation, Italian version of the contests counts.
6. The participation entails full acceptance of regulation as above

  Hotel Accommodation

Vivahotels, as supporter of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, will provide esclusively for this event a special 10% discount on the lowest rate published on its website www.vivahotels.com  for the participants who will book a room in one of the following hotels in Florence:
 
Vivahotel Alexander Novoli****
Vivahotel  Laurus al Duomo****
Vivahotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio***
Vivahotel Capitol S. Croce***
Vivahotel Fleming Novoli***


Please contact Vivahotels Reservation Centre in order to check the availability and your preferential rate to the following numbers within 10th January 2005:
telephone+39 055 294687
fax +39 055 290730
e-mail reservation@vivahotels.com

Remark: VIVACARD FRIENDS bearers are kindly requested to specify the number of their card to take advantage of the card conditions
 

In case you prefer 5 stars hotel accommodation, please contact World Site Hotels & Travel  trough reservation@worldsitehotels.com

5 Stars Hotels
Rates Double single use Double Supplement HB
Hotel Savoy Euro 246.40 Euro 327.80
Grand Hotel Villa Medici Euro 264.00 Euro 330.00 Euro 50.00 p.p
Hotel Helvetia & Bristol Euro 323.00 Euro 347.00
 

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