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| the introduction of wind turbines in any landscape changes it, restructures it, changes its balance and its proportions, affects its cultural and socio-economic aspects, and introduces new ones. in conjunction with apci, edf is launching a european competition inviting students and young professionals to think about the definition of these new landscapes and about changes which would make the greatest contribution to regions and landscapes where wind turbines are installed. a global approach must be taken in this project, combining the complementary points of view of those who specialise in objects and space. the competition will concentrate on the environment of wind turbines, close to and far away, and will not consider the design of the turbines themselves. this european competition is planed from november 2002 to june 2003. it is being launched in the following 33 countries: albania, austria, belgium, bosnia-herzegovina, bulgaria, the czech republic, croatia, denmark, estonia, finland, france, germany, greece, hungary, ireland [eire], iceland, italy, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, macedonia, the netherlands, norway poland, portugal, romania, the united kingdom, slovakia, slovenia, spain, sweden, switzerland, yugoslavia. watt’s in the air? wind power plants in the landscape 1/3 european competition organised by edf group [global energy company] with the collaboration of the agency for the promotion of industrial creation [apci] >> statement the introduction of wind turbines in any landscape changes it, restructures it, changes its balance and its proportions, affects its cultural and socio-economic aspects, and introduces new ones. >> general theme in conjunction with apci, edf is launching a european competition inviting students and young professionals to think about the definition of these new landscapes and about changes which would make the greatest contribution to regions and landscapes where wind turbines are installed. a global approach must be taken in this project, combining the complementary points of view of those who specialise in objects and space. the competition will concentrate on the environment of wind turbines, close to and far away, and will not consider the design of the turbines themselves. >> organisers the competition has been organised at the instigation of, and is the responsibility of, the corporate communications of edf. apci is the organiser and the official contact for the competition. >> aim the competition is open to : • students at colleges of art, design, architecture and landscaping, in at least their second year of studies. • young professionals in the same fields, aged under 35. >> participants this european competition is being launched in the following 33 countries: albania, austria, belgium, bosnia-herzegovina, bulgaria, the czech republic, croatia, denmark, estonia, finland, france, germany, greece, hungary, ireland [eire], iceland, italy, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, macedonia, the netherlands, norway, poland, portugal, romania, the united kingdom, slovakia, slovenia, spain, sweden, switzerland, yugoslavia. >> applications registrations are to be made before december 13th 2002 [as determined by the postmark]. registration forms will be available in .pdf format on the apci website [www.apci.asso.fr] or the edf website [www.edf.fr] and should be returned to : apci, 24, rue du charolais, 75012 paris, france, tel. + 33 1 43 45 04 50, fax +33 1 43 45 10 76 e-mail [email protected]. full conditions and specifications can be seen on the apci and edf websites from the end of november 2002. students and young professionals are advised to join together to form multi-disciplinary teams [artists, designers, landscapers, architects]. after december 13th 2002, participants may still join in teams. to this end, lists of participants in the competition will be available on the edf and apci internet sites from december 16th. >> conditions of entry watt’s in the air? wind power plants in the landscape watt’s in the air? wind power plants in the landscape 2/3 >> elements to be included by 14th march 2003, 7.00 pm, teams of entrants should have submitted a detailed study in french or english which will set out their approach and their vision of the project. the study is to be presented in the form of an a3 dossier of no more than 10 spreads on right-hand pages only, comprising: - a one-page summary, which edf and apci can use to describe the project, - the presentation and justification of the chosen site, - the concept, - an illustration of the project and how it would develop, - an aerial plan, - depending upon how visible the turbines are, how visible the project is in the landscape and/or how it would develop over time, one or more versions: from close up, from a short distance away and from a long way away from the turbines, and/or in the short, medium and long term. the sheets are to be numbered and should be able to be presented separately. each project should be accompanied by : - a cd containing all the documentation [texts, photos, designs] in digital form, - biographical details of each member of the team, with one or two images of their projects or creations [a maximum of two a4 pages per entrant], - a declaration in a sealed envelope, signed by members of the participating team, confirming that the project is their own work and that all the sections submitted have been produced by them. the projects are not to be signed and must not carry any distinguishing marks except for a reference which will be given to each participating team when they register. teams which are formed after 13th december will have a choice of the references which have been given to entrants who have already registered, and who are members of the team. a preselection will be made at the end of march, the chosen entrants will have to develop their projects further for the final selection which will be held in june 2003. >> selection criteria • originality, • creativity, • relevance of the analysis, • the multi-disciplinary, nature of the proposal, • theoretical feas i b i l i t y, • presentation. >> awarding of prizes the competition has the sum of 16,000 _ to divide between the five prize-winners as follows : • 1st prize : 6,000 _ • 2nd prize : 4,000 _ • 3rd prize : 3,000 _ • 4th prize : 2,000 _ • 5th prize : 1,000 _ prizes will be awarded according to the judges’ decisions. they will be paid by apci to the prize-winners within two months of being awarded. all entrants will be informed in writing of the results of the competition within two months of the closing date. the projects will be insured by the organiser during the selection and exhibition period. >> panel of judges the panel of judges will be made up as follows: - andré antolini, president of the ‘renewable energy syndicate’ and deputy general manager of siif energies [french company in charge of development of renewable energy sources within edf] - anne marie boutin, president of apci, - philippe casens galbusieri, designer - piet oudolf, garden’s designer - philippe poullaec-gonidec, landscaper - jean-françois seguin, head of landscape department, french ministry of ecology and sustainable development, - rainer verbizh, architect, scenographer, - a representative of edf. watt’s in the air? wind power plants in the landscape 3/3 >> ownership of models it is the responsibility of participants to protect their models by depositing a model or a patent with the appropriate organisation. sending back the registration signifies acceptance by the participant of the conditions of this competition. >> confidentiality and preservation of the projects prize-winners’ anonymity is guaranteed until the prizes are awarded. projects will be kept on apci’s premises for three months following the awarding of prizes. during this time, participants will be able to reclaim their dossiers on request, at their own expense. after this time, edf will be free to dispose of projects which have not been claimed. >> grounds for exclusion a project will be excluded: - if it arrives after the closing date. if it is delayed in transit, acceptance will be at the discretion of the panel of judges. - if it does not follow the scheme set out in these conditions. >> valorization of results the projects could be brought together in an exhibition following the competition. a booklet will be published for this and will be available for inspection on the internet. participants will give organisers the right to use their project in information about the competition. they will be quoted as creators of the project. following the competition, edf may offer certain teams a specific contract to develop their ideas. >> contact antoine gastellier, project manager, apci, 24, rue du charolais, 75012 paris, france, tel. + 33 1 43 45 04 50, fax + 33 1 43 45 10 76, e-mail [email protected]. >> calendar / timescale november 2002: rules and conditions sent to schools, colleges, professional organisations and publicity outlets. *december 13th 2002: closing date for registering entries. *november/december 2002: dispatch of rules and conditions to registered teams. * march 14th 2003, 7.00pm: closing date for sending in projects. * mid-march: technical committee. this will be made up of the chairman of the panel of judges, representatives of edf, and a representative of apci, and will examine all the projects which are received. the committee will eliminate those projects which do not conform to the rules and conditions. * end of march: short list. the panel of judges will meet for the first time to examine all the dossiers chosen by the technical committee, and will have the opportunity to look at the discarded dossiers. the panel of judges will choose between 5 and 10 projects. they will have the sum of 7,500 e at their disposal to share out between teams on the short list for the final presentation of their projects. *may 31st 2003: closing date for finalised projects. * june 2003: selection and final meeting of panel of judges. * june 2003: announcement of results and presentation of prize-winning projects. the organisers reserve the right to modify the calendar for this competition as necessary. english link http://www.edf.fr/html/watts/uk/index_uk.html french link http://www.edf.fr/html/watts/index.html |
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