COMPETITION BRIEFS

DEFINITIONS
SCHOOL/INSTITUTION
Schools or Institutions general refers to the authoritative body that manages, offers and awards
academic programme and its related certifications. A school may offer more than one
architectural programmes.

PROGRAMME
A programme refers to the academic programme in which students may enrol towards the award
of an academic certification, be it at Diploma, Bachelors or Masters level.

PARTICIPANT
A participant refers to registered individuals or groups vying to compete in any of the
competitions offered during this workshop. Participants must be an active students enrolled in any
of the programmes offered by participation school or institution. Those who have completed their
studies at the time of registration are not eligible to participate.
1 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Theme: ESCAPE
Method: Light Painting

Light painting is the process of using long camera exposures in dimly lit or dark areas to create stunning
light effects. Also known as light drawing or light graffiti, light paintings can produce impressive results,
but it is not as easy as one might think. It is quite a technical process and requires a bit of experience
and mastery to produce a great result.

This competition invites all shutter-enthusiasts to explore illuminations in a different way. The theme
ESCAPE welcomes authors to share elevating and inspiring creative expressions that goes beyond the
dull and mundane.
1.2 OBJECTIVE
To instil healthy competition among the students
To promote cooperation and teamwork between students of the same Institution and also inter-
university.
To give experience in light painting photography for the participant who involves the
competition.

1.3 ELIGIBILITY
Open to all students currently enrolled in an architectural programme at any participating institution.

Each participant will automatically represent their respective institutions.

Each participant is allowed a MAXIMUM of TWO (2) entries. No limits per institution.

1.4 RULES AND CONDITIONS

All entries must be original and have not been previously published, received an award and/or
submitted to any other competitions.

All entries shall NOT contain any prohibited, offensive or objectionable materials of any sort (political,
religious, sex, nudity etc.)

Entries can either be in monochrome or colour.

Submission of the photos will be maximum size of A3.

Participants must obtain consent of the subject or owner of the subject featured on their entries.

All entries must not infringe on the privacy, copyright or any other rights of any persons. Participants
must be able to provide proof of ownership to all entries submitted.

1.5 JUDGING CRITERIA

Judging will be based on:

i. Delivery of the theme

ii. Creativity and Originality
iii. Composition and Artistic Merit
1.6 PRIZE
1st prize RM 400 + certificate
2nd prize RM 300 + certificate
3rd prize RM 200 + certificate
Honourable (7x) Consolation + certificate

1.7 OWNERSHIP
The creative work that submitted by a student, in satisfaction of course requirements, legally belongs to
originally from student work.
2 PART 1 DESIGN COMPETITION
2.1 INTRODUCTION
Theme: ADAPTIVE REUSE

Tadashi Kawamata Mark Reigelman and Jenny Chapman

By za-bor architects
Malaysia is rich with heritage, originating from multi-cultural societies and through time creating unique
amalgamation of art, language, food and architecture. Some of these heritages are celebrated, sadly
others forgotten. When old buildings in Malaysia fell out of use, those with less historical or heritage
values tend to get demolished to make way for new developments. Even historically significant buildings
get destroyed if they were not listed as heritage buildings.

This competition looks at opportunities of taking over old, dilapidated or left-over buildings and
revitalize them with new life without having to fully demolish it. Many categories of adaptive reuse
could be used, from straight-forward additions without touching the original structure to extensive
renovations. Designers are invited to showcase creative ideas and innovations on appreciating the old
while celebrating the new.

2.2 OBJECTIVE
To instil healthy competition among the students
To promote cooperation and teamwork between students of the same Institution and also inter-
university
To give experience in designing the building following the theme to the participant who involves
in the competition.

2.3 ELIGIBILITY
Open to all student currently enrolled in architectural programme at or leading to LAM Part 1 level at
any participation institution. This includes Diploma in Architecture and Bachelor of Science in
Architecture (or its variants) students.

Group entries are limited to a maximum of 3 members.

Each entries will automatically represent their respective institutions.

Participants are recommended to note the name of their supervisor (tutor, lecturer or architect who
advised on the entry), if any.

No limit on number of submissions per student or institution.

2.4 RULES AND CONDITIONS
All entries must be submitted on (2) A1 boards, matte finish, colours optional.

Scale of the project should be no smaller than a typical bus stop, and no larger than about 2000sqm
built-up area. It can be a free standing building or structure, or part of an ensemble. The typology is
diverse and open ended. Participants are free to explore the theme within the framework.

All drawings to be submitted upon registration to the organizers.

Each entry must contain:

i. Title of the Project

ii. Explanation on design intention (text, sketches, diagrams etc.).
iii. Clear indication of the chosen site with rationale.
iv. Clear indication of the original structure/building to be addressed in the adaptive-reuse
approach.
v. Illustrations on the Design End Product.
vi. Entries should not include the participants profile and the education institutions name on the
presentation boards to ensure the anonymous judging of the competition.

All submitted materials must be owned by the participant. For any materials not owned or copyrighted
by another (images, designs, graphic templates), participants are required to produce a written
permission for its use.

The presentation boards must not contain any elements that could identify the ownership or affiliation
of the participant (i.e: no names, school name, logos etc).

2.5 JUDGING CRITERIA

Judging will be based on:

i. Concept and Idea

ii. Design Execution
iii. Visual Presentation
2.6 PRIZE
1st prize RM 1000 + certificate
2nd prize RM 800 + certificate
3rd prize RM 500 + certificate
Honourable (3x) Consolation + certificate

2.7 OWNERSHIP

The ownership and the copyright of the submitted entry shall rest with its author. The organizer,
however reserves the right to publish the work with due credit given to the author and the institution he
or she represents.
3 PART 2 DESIGN COMPETITION
3.1 INTRODUCTION
Theme: FORWARD THINKING, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

Evolo Skyscraper Magazine by Paul Aldridge on 12 March 2013

This competition requires the designer to harness a liberal expression of architecture in order to imagine
the future. Designing in a futuristic, imaginary world is nothing new. Visionary architects like Le
Corbusier or members of Archigram (to name a few) tried to imagine what it would be like in the future.
How would living in capsules feel? What would a floating city look like? Could living underground be a
possibility? Questions galore.

In this competition, designers are free to subscribe to any scenario Imagine a post-apocalyptic world
where building material is scarce and resources stretched; architects would have to design with severe
limitations, recycling as they go along, and with no affordances to luxury. Or imagine a post-war world
where a vast majority of the population is disabled or disfigured - how would it change architecture? Or
in a world where sea level has increased, what would a modern Venice build upon the submerged
streets of Kuala Lumpur look like?
These are a few scenarios of a possible future. It might be just a venture into the imagination, but there
is an issue or problem in each, and it is up to the designers to walk right up to it and propose a solution.
It is a bold statement, as designers are commonly presented with a problem and then find the solution.
This time around, designers are given the opportunity to predict a future problem, and work to figure
out how to solve it. Forecast the problem, be the visionary to tackle it, and be the future beacon of
humanity.

3.2 OBJECTIVE
To instil healthy competition among the students
To incite forward, creative and progressive thinking amongst architectural students
To explore futuristic solutions in a liberal yet cohesive environment.

3.3 ELIGIBILITY
Open to all student currently enrolled in an architectural programme at or leading to LAM Part 2 level in
any participating institution. This includes Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture students.

Group entries are limited to a maximum of 3 members.

Each entries will automatically represent their respective institutions.

Participants are recommended to note the name of their supervisor (tutor, lecturer or architect who
advised on the entry), if any.

No limit on number of submissions per student or institution.

3.4 RULES AND CONDITIONS

All entries must be submitted on (3) A1 boards, matte finish, colours optional.

All drawings to be submitted upon registration to the organizers.

No limit on the scale of the project. The typology is diverse and open ended. Participants are free to
explore the theme.

Each entry must contain:

3.4.1.1 Title of the Project

3.4.1.2 Explanation on design intention (text, sketches, diagrams etc.).

3.4.1.3 Clear indication of the chosen site with rationale.

3.4.1.4 Clear indication of the original structure/building to be addressed in the adaptive-reuse

approach.

3.4.1.5 Illustrations on the Design End Product.

All submitted materials must be owned by the participant. For any materials not owned or copyrighted
by another (images, designs, graphic templates), participants are required to produce a written
permission for its use.

The presentation boards must not contain any elements that could identify the ownership or affiliation
of the participant (ie: no names, school name, logos etc).

3.5 JUDGING CRITERIA

Judging will be based on:

i. Concept and Idea

ii. Design Execution
iii. Visual Presentation

3.6 PRIZE
1st prize RM 1000 + certificate
2nd prize RM 800 + certificate
3rd prize RM 500 + certificate
Honourable (3x) Consolation + certificate

3.7 OWNERSHIP

The ownership and the copyright of the submitted entry shall rest with its author. The organizer,
however reserves the right to publish the work with due credit given to the author and the institution he
or she represents.
4 STREET FURNITURE COMPETITION

4.1 INTRODUCTION
To get the students involved in a real-world project by designing and constructing street furniture to be
installed around Sungai Segget. The students are expected to get their hands dirty and contribute back
to the society using the furniture. Selected street furniture installations will become a permanent
feature at Sungai Segget.
4.2 OBJECTIVE
To instil healthy competition among the students
To promote cooperation and teamwork between students of the same Institution and also inter-
university.
To give an experience in designing a street furniture with aesthetic value due to the following
theme subject to the participant who involves in the competition.
To design a live size street furniture at Sungai Segget.
To utilize practical and usable design in producing an iconic solution
4.3 ELIGIBILITY
Open to all participating institution, limited to one entry per institution.

Participants and assemblers of each institution must consist of students currently enrolled in an
architectural programme in the respective institution, members of the teaching staff of the institution
and/or support staffs of the institution.

4.4 RULES, REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

List of participants and assemblers must be submitted to the organizers during registration.

The furniture must utilize the materials defined by the brief.

Each furniture must not exceed the dimensions of 3m x 3m x 3m.

Only registered assemblers are authorized to assemble the product on site.

Each group of assemblers is responsible of keeping the workspace tidy and disposal of leftover or by
product of the furniture.

No power source will be provided. The furniture must have its own independent power supply if
needed.

The furniture will be assembled during the N30N Architectural Workshop, beginning right after
registration. The assembly must be completed by 6pm, Day 3 of N30N to qualify for judging. Participants
are free to manage their setup between those times.

The design of the furniture must serve its use as a general street furniture, anthropometric and
ergonomic, withstand the climate challenges and safe for public use.

During the judging, each group may have a spokesperson to explain and highlight the uniqueness of the
design as well as answer any questions the judges may have.

Each participating group must prepare a plaque that can be fitted on the furniture after the judging is
complete. The plaque will contain the following information:

i. Name of Institution and the Academic Programme

ii. Logo of Institution
iii. Title of the Street Furniture
iv. Name of Participants/Assemblers involved
 v. The following inscription at the bottom:
This street furniture was erected in conjunction with the 29th Architectural Workshop N30N
2017 hosted by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

4.5 JUDGING CRITERIA

i. Anthropometric and ergonomic design
ii. Workmanship, durability and suitability of materials used
iii. Creative Design Solutions

4.6 PRIZE
1st prize RM 1000 + certificate
2nd prize RM 700 + certificate
3rd prize RM 500 + certificate
Honourable (7x) Consolation + certificate

4.7 OWNERSHIP
All assembled entries will be exhibited in situ for 4 weeks after the end of N30N workshop. The top 10
entries will become a permanent feature around Sungai Segget and will become the property of MBJB.
MBJB have the right to relocate, repair and dismantle the furniture respectfully.
5 SHORT FILM COMPETITION
5.1 INTRODUCTION
Theme: COLOURS OF EMOTION

Emotions can relate with color. The psychology of color is based on the mental and emotional
effects colors have on sighted people in all facets of life. There are some very subjective pieces to
color psychology as well as some more accepted and proven elements. Keep in mind, that there will
also be variations in interpretation, meaning, and perception between different cultures.

5.2 OBJECTIVE
To instil healthy competition among the students
To promote cooperation and teamwork between students of the same Institution and also inter-
university.
To give an experience in creating a creative short film with the following theme subject to the
participant who involves in the competition.
5.3 ELIGIBILITY
Open to all students currently enrolled in an architectural programme at any participating institution.

Each participant will automatically represent their respective institutions.

Limited to one entry per student (even if in group entries), but no limit per institution.

5.4 RULES, REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

All entries must be originally made for the N30N Short Film Competition and have not been featured
anywhere else.

Maximum duration of each film is 5 minutes. Opening and/or closing titles are not required, but if
added, it may add up an additional 10 seconds in total.

Minimum resolution for the film is 720p, using 16:9 or 2.39:1 formats.

Films may be in any language (if any). English subtitles must be hard-coded for any non-English language
content (narrative, dialogues, visual text etc.).

The theme Colours of Emotion should be addressed in the film. It could be a spoken line, in the
background, as a caption or any creative way to express it on the media.

The films must not contain any elements that could clearly and deliberately identify the participant or
originating school (such as opening credits, institution logo etc.). Actors, backdrops, scenery etc. are
permissible.

No part of the film may contain prohibited, offensive or objectionable materials (political, language,
nudity, sexual etc).

Participants must obtain consent of the subject or owner of the subject featured on their entries.

Participants must ensure they have full ownership of the materials submitted (footage, music, images,
typography etc.). If third party materials or copyrighted contents, please provide written permission of
its use. Entries containing any unauthorised content will be disqualified.
5.5 JUDGING CRITERIA
The jury shall evaluate the entries based on:
i. Creative content

ii. Delivery of theme

5.6 PRIZE
1st prize RM 800 + certificate
2nd prize RM 500 + certificate
3rd prize RM 300 + certificate
Honourable (3x) Consolation + certificate

5.7 OWNERSHIP
The ownership and the copyright of the submitted entry shall rest with its author. The organizer,
however reserves the right to publish the work with due credit given to the author and the institution he
or she represents. The organizer shall retain possession of 2D printed work and digital submission.
6 PERFORMANCE COMPETITION
6.1 INTRODUCTION
Theme: EMOTION

Emotion is the color of life. It is flavored by experience and perception unique to each
individual. This competition is about capturing and expressing emotions to celebrate the
element that makes us all human. The task for each participating school is to prepare a
performance with the theme EMOTION. Each are free to explore the meaning of a chosen
emotion, interpret and eventually express it creatively. We encourage the use of thematic
colors in the performance that is best associated to the chosen emotion.

6.2 OBJECTIVE
To encourage healthy competition
To celebrate talents beyond the architectural norms amongst the students
To embrace diversity and uniqueness of the architectural society

6.3 ELIGIBILITY
Compulsory entry to all participating institutions. Only registered participants and
registered observers are allowed to take part in the performances backstage or on-
stage. Performers must be at least 50% of registered participants.
Participants will make necessary preparation at their own schools before departing to
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
The competition is limited to one set of entry for each institution.

6.4 RULES AND CONDITIONS

All entries should adopt the theme EMOTION appropriately.
All entries shall NOT contain any prohibited, offensive or objectionable materials of any
sort (political, religious, sex, nudity etc.)
Hazardous and flammable materials are strictly prohibited due to safety concerns.
Entry requirement:

(i) Maximum duration of the performance and multimedia is FIVE (5) minutes plus
TWO (2) minutes for preparation beforehand.
 (ii) Each participating institution is limited to only 15 members in one entire team.

(iii) A short brief of the performance shall be provided in the registration form.

(iv) Each institution is required to register before 15th April 2017 by sending the
completed registration form. (Refer attachment)

(v) Any special effects must be informed and approved by the organizers.

(vi) The sequence of the performance will be decided randomly. Each team shall be
notified of the results 2 weeks prior to the event.

(vii) Each participating team will be notified on the assigned rehearsal schedule a day
earlier.

(viii) Any further information and details shall be informed through N30N official
website.

(ix) Any entries that did not comply with the rules will be subjected to automatic
disqualifications.

6.5 JUDGING CRITERIA

Judging will be based on:

Delivery of the theme EMOTION through creative interpretation

Popular votes

All performances shall be evaluated with 60% of professional judges and 40% of public voting.

THREE (3) professional representatives from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

*Universiti Teknologi Malaysia will be the host and shall not be competing in the competition.

*Selection of judges is subject to change by the organizers.

6.6 PRIZE
1st prize RM 700 + Challenge Trophy
2nd prize RM 500
3rd prize RM 300
7 COMPETITION REGISTRATION FORM

INSTITUTION: ___________________________________________________________

COMPETITION CATEGORY:
Photography ESCAPE
Design: Part 1
Design: Part 2
Street Furniture
Short Film COLOUR OF EMOTION
Performance EMOTION

INDIVIDUAL ENTRY
Participants Name: _______________________________________________________________
Contact Number: _____________________________________
IC / Passport Number: _________________________________
Student ID: __________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________
Submission Title: __________________________________________________________

GROUP ENTRY
Group Leader: __________________________________________________________________

Contact Number: _____________________________________

IC / Passport Number: _________________________________

Student ID: __________________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________

Submission Title: __________________________________________________________

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8 PERFORMANCE REGISTRATION FORM
Please submit the registration form to the Head of the Performance via email to :
competition.n30n@gmail.com before 15th April 2017.

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE : ______________________________________________
TEAM LEADER : ______________________________________________
CONTACT NUMBER : ______________________________________________
EMAIL : ______________________________________________
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AUDIO AND VISUAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:

*Any changes must notify and inform the organizers. Changes are allowed up to 2 weeks prior to
the performance nights.

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9 SUBMISSION TIMEFRAME

DESIGN COMPETITION LAM Part 1 Registration via email by 15th April 2017.
Hand-deliver on 19th August 2017 during
registration session in hardcopy &
softcopy (CD) formats.

Registration via email by 15th April 2017.

Hand-deliver on 19th August 2017 during
registration session in hardcopy &
LAM Part 2 softcopy (CD) formats.
PHOTOGRAPHY ESCAPE Registration via email by 15th April 2017.
Submit softcopy via email by 12th August
2017.
Submit hardcopy (max A3 sized) on 19th
August 2017 during registration.
SHORT FILM COLOUR OF EMOTION Registration via email by 15th April 2017.
Submit softcopy via email by 12th August
2017.
STREET FURNITURE STREET FURNITURE Registration via email by 15th April 2017.
Set up manually on 19th August 2017.

PERFORMANCE EMOTION Registration via email by 15th April 2017.

Send via email any edited music or media
to be used in performance by 5th August
2017.
Performance Night on 19th & 20th
August 2017.

For enquiries you may contact the references below acting on behalf of the Competition Registration
Bureau of N30N 2017:

NURUL BINTI ABDUL SHUKOR (Competition)

017-7040838
competition.n30n@gmail.com

DHIYA DIYANAH BINTI DALIM (Performance)

012-3469537
competition.n30n@gmail.com
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