Cultural

Winery
a new tasting experience in Tuscany
 I. II.
Cultural
Winery

About Project
03 Introduction 11 Cultural Winery
05 Vernacular Heritage 13 The Competition
07 Neglected Rural Geographies 15 The Project
09 Podere Fedespina 17 Evaluation Criteria

III. IV.
Competition Brief
19 Submission Requirements 23 Jury
19 Schedule 26 Promoters & Partners
21 Prizes & Mentions 28 Terms & Conditions
21 Registration & Submission 29 Contact
 “LUNIGIANA”
Pontremoli, 2019
© iStock

Introduction

N
estled between northern Tuscany
and eastern Liguria, Lunigiana
embodies a captivating blend of
geographical complexity and his-
torical richness. Between mountains, rivers
and shorelines, its roots trace back to the
ancient roman Diocese of Luni, encom-
passing the Magra river basin within the
From the robust Sangiovese of Chianti to
Provinces of Massa Carrara and La Spezia.
the elegant Brunello di Montalcino, the
This charming Italian region, historically viticulture expertise of this area is world-re-
defined by that same river, serves as a nowned. Within this tapestry, Lunigiana
natural corridor connecting northern Italy’s brings its own narrative to Tuscany's
Apennines with the Po Valley, gently des- wine heritage.
cending towards the Tyrrhenian seaside.
Its unique terroir shaped by the Magra
Renowned for its stunning anthropic River, the altitudes and temperature ranges
landscapes and cultural legacy, Tuscany of the Apennines together with cool winds
encompasses Lunigiana within its own from the Mediterranean Sea, produce
ground. This iconic land boasts a rich character wines mostly influenced by the
heritage of art, architecture and agricul- clay and limestone soils of its mountains.
ture. Throughout its territory, rolling hills
Lunigiana, an enclave of historical signifi-
adorned with vineyards and olive groves
cance and a realm of cultural prominence,
paint a picturesque backdrop for centu-
manifests itself as a celebration of both
ries-old vineyards that have crafted some
rural diversity and oenological excellence.
of Italy’s most celebrated wines.
The wines and the ancient medieval villages,
together with the emerging vines from
these fertile lands, embody not only a
sample of history but also strongly charac-
terise the image of this extraordinary
Italian landscape.

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Cultural “THE CASTLE”
Malgrate, 2024

Winery
© AdobeStock
 Vernacular
Heritage

T
he scenic landscape of Lunigiana
unfolds with the unique charm of
its vernacular farmhouses, typically
referred to as "Poderi". These pic-
turesque structures served for ages as the
heart of small family-operated farms, often
surrounded by vineyards and fertile agri-
cultural expanses. Embraced as integral
components of Tuscany's invaluable agri-
cultural legacy, these buildings stand as
timeless symbols, mirroring the region's
lasting narrative of centuries-old traditions
in farming and winemaking.

The “Podere” represented a fundamental

structural element of rural society from
the Middle Ages until the 1960s, when
demographic dynamics radically changed
due to an intensification of migration
from the countryside to urbanised areas.
However, in several places throughout the
Tuscan territory, this type of construction
still maintains its most intrinsic characteris-
tics and constitutes, above all, a landscape
and cultural element of great value.

The unique construction techniques and

use of local materials of this type of ver-
nacular architectures not only contribute
to characterising these Italian villages
(Borghi) but also define the rural landscape
of the majestic hills where these Poderi
are located. Silent witnesses of the inexo-
rable passage of time and testimonies of
the resilience and adaptability of the local
community, unfortunately some of these
structures are currently suffering the
effects of decay...

“PODERE”
Tuscany, 2024
© AdobeStock
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Cultural “RUIN”
Tuscany, 2024

Winery
© AdobeStock
 Neglected Rural
Geographies

I
n a region that stands out for the
scenic beauty of its landscapes
and its historic villages that recall
the stereotypical Italian country-
side, one would never expect to verify
the existence of certain dynamics related
to abandonment. However, even in this
splendid region, a number of historic
Nonetheless, as in other parts of Italy,
buildings located particularly in remote
Tuscany is experiencing a repopulation
areas within the inland hills and the
phenomenon in some localities thanks
Apennines, are inevitably affected by the
to the interest of new residents, digital
effects of time and degradation.
nomads and young farmers. These indivi-
One of the main factors that has caused duals are slowly bringing novel economic
this situation is the progressive exodus models, often working remotely and seeking
of the younger generations to the cities, a more sustainable and authentic lifestyle.
often leaving their hometowns in order to
Likewise, local authorities and municipa-
find better job opportunities. As young
lities are trying to take advantage of this
people move to urban areas, villages
trend to preserve and revitalise towns
remain populated mainly by the elderly.
and farms through innovative policies and
This trend gradually leads to a decrease in
cultural initiatives.
the economic and social activities of rural
areas, inevitably favouring the decline of Among these farmhouses, immersed in the
historic buildings. hills covered with vineyards, we find a par-
ticular Agriturismo that has been part of an
ambitious renovation project for the last 40
years: the wonderful "Podere Fedespina".

“DECAY”
Tuscany, 2024
© AdobeStock
7 CULTURAL WINERY | NEGLECTED RURAL GEOGRAPHIES
Cultural “THE WINERY”
Podere Fedespina, 2024

Winery
© Terraviva
“AGRITURISMO”
Podere Fedespina, 2024
© Terraviva
Podere
Fedespina
I
mmersed in a colourful forest of
chestnut and oak trees, "Podere
Fedespina" began its journey in the
1980s as the rehabilitation project
of an old abandoned farmhouse.
Built over the centuries and characterised
by an old vernacular building made of local
sandstone, the first elements of this rural
complex, according to the old land registry,
date back to the 15th century.
Shaped by the typical layout of the
Apennine farm, the manor house takes on
the character of an old cellar with vaulted
spaces to formerly shelter the animals,
preserve the wine barrels and keep the
olive crusher. Its construction took place
in various phases, starting with the ground
floor of the warehouse until reaching the
first floor, which originally served as the
family home.
These farmers cultivated the lands of the
nobles from Pontremoli, a nearby town
that in the 18th century flourished in great
wealth due to commercial trade between
the Tuscan ports and the Po Valley.
The main focus of the Podere remained in
force over time, continuing with agricultural
production, pastures and vineyards.
In the last decade something has changed
and two predominant activities stood
out: the production of top quality wine
combined with the possibility of sleeping in
the complex facilities.
This particular emphasis on the so called
"slow tourism" demonstrates a commitment
to preserve the natural environment and
ensure that leisure practices do not harm
the local ecosystem. At the same time, this
approach encourages a more immersive
and sustainable travel experience, allowing
visitors to interact with the landscape and
the local traditions at a gentle pace.
Currently, as part of the renovation
process of the old farmhouse, the idea is to
expand the rural project with the ambitious
goal of enriching the local cultural
panorama, offering a new touristic and
wine experience within the Podere complex.
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Cultural “THE COMPLEX”
Podere Fedespina, 2024

Winery
© Terraviva
 Cultural
Winery

I
n the heart of a global shift, where
urban hustle and bustle give way to
a slower and more intimate pace,
there is an enchanting renaissance
taking place in small towns and rural lands-
capes. The younger generations, always
seeking authenticity and connection, have
rediscovered the charm of these pictu-
resque places, transforming them into
coveted cultural havens and idyllic vacation
retreats.

As the winds of change sweep through

these once-overlooked areas, a fascinating
trend is emerging: farmhouses and wineries,
anchored in the rich tapestry of rural life,
are embracing this revival with open arms.

These charming establishments are not just

places to sip fine wine or savour farm-fresh
produce; they are evolving into immersive
hubs of experience, weaving together a
tapestry of culture, music, tasting and
hands-on agricultural adventures.

"Cultural Winery" is about imagining a new

concept of tasting, a space in which art,
culture and tradition come together in a
single project. The goal of this competi-
tion is to complement the existing facilities
with a new building capable of offering
a contemporary experience in a space
steeped in history. A one-of-a-kind winery
where leisure, events and nature coexist in
harmony.

“VINEYARD”
Podere Fedespina, 2024
© Terraviva
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Cultural
Winery

“PANORAMA”
Podere Fedespina, 2024
© Terraviva
 The
Competition
From grape and olive picking to jazz
concerts and art performances, this
project could redefine the way of staying
at Podere Fedespina. "Cultural Winery" is
about going beyond a classic tasting space
Participants are therefore encouraged to
with the aim of designing a new concept
design an innovative architecture that will
that allows guests and visitors to expe-
become the new landmark of the Podere. A
rience a 360-degree immersion in history
contemporary headquarter where visitors
and nature.
will have the opportunity to spend their
The challenge is to design a new inde- time, purchase products, dine and delve
pendent structure that not only functions deeper into the winemaking process.
as an extension of the existing complex
As part of the renovation program, the idea
but is also capable of combining different
is to remove certain existing infrastructural
types of activities, such as relaxing, eating,
elements in order to recover and reutilise
working and learning.
spaces of great landscape value. In this
At the same time, the new volume must be case, the electric towers that are located
equipped with spaces suitable for the orga- to the east of the historic house will be
nisation of small events such as theatre repositioned outside the complex allowing
performances, music concerts, movie the use of that panoramic terrain for the
projections, reading sessions and art exhi- placement of the new building.
bitions; in other words, it should become
Besides, a portion of the land located to
a multifunctional hub immersed in the
the north of the property and adjacent to
vineyards of Lunigiana.
the project area will be dedicated to the
extension of the vineyards.

This competition offers the perfect oppor-

tunity to immerse yourself in the world
of oenology through the design of a new
winery capable of blending tradition and
novelty in a single concept.

“THE TOWER”
Podere Fedespina, 2024
© Terraviva
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Cultural “PROJECT AREA”
Podere Fedespina, 2024

Winery
© Terraviva
“AERIAL VIEW”
Podere Fedespina, 2024
© Terraviva

The Project

I
n search of ground-breaking
concepts and original projects,
"Cultural Winery" encourages parti-
cipants to experiment with a wide
variety of shapes, layouts and textures.
The competition program requires the
design of a building within the boundaries
of the project area located next to the
vineyard extension.
What really matters are the distribu-
Naturally, the formal design of the project
tion of spaces, the multifunctionality of
and the choice of materials must be
the different areas and the possibility to
sensibly integrated with both the surroun-
accommodate a variety of programs in a
ding landscape and the existing structures.
flexible way.
The way in which the new intervention
will "dialogue" with the context is a key Designers must locate the building within
point that must be addressed with special the project area indicated in the graphic
attention. files and it will not be mandatory to cover
all the available surface (the perimeter
The most conservative proposals will be
specifies only the limits to place the
evaluated and appreciated in the same
volume).
way as those capable of taking the
project concept to a more experimental The project must be equipped with at least
level. Designers will have the freedom to the following spaces:
intervene creatively both at a landscape
a reception hall, a small restaurant, a
and topographic level.
kitchen, an area for selling local products
The new volume will be the heart of the and wines, a tasting room and a space
winery, the core and meeting point where where bottles and barrels can be stored and
most of the activities will take place. It will displayed, a flexible multifunctional area for
be possible to organise it in maximum three cultural activities, an office and a meeting
levels: basement, groundfloor and first floor. room for the administration, toilets, service
It is not foreseen a minimum or maximum areas and any other space considered
amount of squared metres to cover. essential to define the identity of the winery.

It will be possible to incorporate any kind

of intermediate and outdoor spaces, such
as semi-covered areas, pergolas, terraces
and galleries.

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Cultural
Winery

“WOODS”
Podere Fedespina, 2024
© Terraviva
 “MONT-RAS WINERY”
Spain, 2017
© Jorge Vidal + Víctor Rahola

Evaluation
Criteria
The jury will evaluate all the proposals
according to the following principles:

• Originality of the concept;

• Integration with the natural context;

• Creative interpretation of the program;

• Sensitive use of materials and textures;

• Environmental impact;

• Graphic representation.

Projects that express a special s ­ ensitivity

towards landscape design and quality
­architectural solutions will be highly
appreciated.

Reaching deep technical-constructive

details will not be considered extremely
important in the evaluation process.

A complete package with all the documen-

tation regarding the site (photos, maps,
dwg drawings) will be available for all
­participants on Terraviva website.

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Cultural
Winery

“BELL-LLOC WINERY”
Spain, 2007
© RCR Arquitectes
 Submission Requirements
➊ Two A1 panels ➋ A brief text describing
Schedule
[59,4 × 84,1 cm] the proposal “Early” Registrations
• Files format: .jpg • File format: .docx/.doc from 29.01.2024
• File name 1: order n°_1 (ex. 12345_1) • File name: order n°_text (ex. 12345_text) to 29.03.2024 — (h 3:00 pm CET)
• File name 2: order n°_2 (ex. 12345_2) • Text lenght: from 250 to 500 words

• Maximum file size: 20 megabytes each • File layout: A4

“Standard” Registrations
• Panels orientation: landscape • File orientation: vertical
from 29.03.2024
• Text language: english • Text language: english to 26.04.2024 — (h 3:00 pm CET)
The panels must contain all the necessary
graphic information to explain the project ➌ 10 best images from the
in the best way (title, diagrams, sketches, panels + a team photo “Late” Registrations
3D visualizations, plans and sections, from 26.04.2024
renders, collages, model photos). • File format: .jpg
to 24.05.2024 — (h 3:00 pm CET)
• File orientation: vertical
All kinds of graphic representations will
be accepted. • Image size: 1080x1920 pixels

The Order Number (ex. 12345) must be • Image names: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Submission Deadline
placed in the upper right corner of each • Photo size: 1080x1350 pixels 24.05.2024 — (h 3:00 pm CET)
panel.
• Photo name: team photo
The panels must NOT contain any other
reference to the identity of the p
­ articipants Winners Announcement
(name, office, university).
10.06.2024

19 CULTURAL WINERY | SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS + SCHEDULE

Cultural “ANTINORI WINERY”
Italy, 2012

Winery
© Archea Associati
 Prizes
& Mentions Registration & Submission
1st Prize: 5.000 € The registration and submission procedure
must be done online by only one of the
• Follow the instructions contained in
the Download Package to proceed with
team members: the submission of your proposal;

2nd Prize: 2.000 € • Open www.terravivacompetitions.com

3rd Prize: 1.000 €
4 Golden Mentions: 500€ each
10 Honorable Mentions: 1 free competition in 2024
30 Finalists
15% Discount to stay at Podere Fedespina throughout 2024
exclusively reserved for participants
and go to Competitions > "Cultural
• Submissions have to be done through the
same Terraviva website, accessing the
Winery"; Upload section and following the steps
• Click on Register, follow the instructions,
indicated on the page; after completing
the submission process, you will receive
enter the requested information and
a confirmation email;
complete your registration procedure;
• Once the registration procedure is
• Participants can address any questions
to info@ terravivacompetitions.com.
concluded, you will receive a confirma-
tion email with the receipt and the link to
Every question will be answered by email,
and updates will be published weekly
download the “Cultural Winery” package
(please check also the spam folder);
in the FAQ section of the competition
website until May 1st.
• Inside the Download Package you will find
the competition brief and the instructions
for the final submission;

• In the confirmation email you will also

receive the Order Number that will
be your identifier on the final submission
procedure;

prizes awarded by Podere Fedespina

The winery reserves the right to contact the designers

in case it will decide to carry out the executive phase
of any of the awarded proposals

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Cultural
Winery

“RIBAS WINERY”
Spain, 2019
© Rafael Moneo + Canals Moneo Arquitectos
Jury
Podere Fedespina
Matteo Farina
Mulazzo, Italy
Milanese architect with a background in history
of architecture, sustainability and landscape
design, Matteo graduated in Environmental
Architecture and Architectural Design from
Politecnico di Milano. After a research period of
one year in Ahmedabad (India) studying postco-
lonial modernism, he finalized his thesis entitled
“Laurie Baker Architect: Hybrid Identities and
Contaminations in the Postcolonial debate on
Indian Modernism” After his return to Italy he
moved to the Tuscan countryside, embracing
remote working in sustainable design. His
passion led him to Podere Fedespina, a
remarkable venture where landscape design
converges with wine making and a rural lifestyle.
In this natural setting, he thrives, blending his
expertise to design harmonious environments.
His commitment to sustainability extends
beyond theory, manifesting in the tangible
approach to the creation of his eco-friendly
living spaces.
Cloud Architects
Olga Aleksakova
Tallin, Estonia
Olga Aleksakova is a practicing architect,
co-owner of Buromoscow and Cloudarchitects,
an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia
GSAPP. Born in 1973 in Moscow, she graduated
in 1998 with distinction from TU Delft (NL).
From 1997 till 2003 she worked at OMA as
leading architect for Flick Museum Zurich and
Hermitage General Staff Building in Saint-
Petersburg. Olga was one of the two leading
partners at Buromoscow, an architecture
practice specializing in affordable housing
and urban design. In their work, they closely
combine search and practice. For 15 years
Buromoscow has worked on making standard
housing less standard and more human scale,
yet affordable. In 2022 she has started a new
practice (Cloudarchitects) based in Tallinn, Riga
and Tashkent. She is also a visiting professor at
the Hong Kong University, University of Luzern,
Amsterdam Academy of Architecture and
Shenzhen International School of Design.
Perkins&Will
Renyi Zhang
Boston, United States
Renyi Zhang is a senior architect and urban
designer with a practice spanning the east and
west coasts of the U.S. He earned his Master's
degree in Architecture and Urban Design
from the Harvard University Graduate School
of Design (GSD). Following graduation, Renyi
practiced at Sasaki and Perkins&Will, prestigious
international firms. After he worked at these
renowned firms, he engaged in diverse projects
with clients from various backgrounds, both
nationally and internationally. Renyi has spe-
cialized in multiple scale strategy and his initial
architectural background focus on the design
and delivery of high-quality individual buildings
enables him to conceive of urban design
projects literally “from the ground up,” accom-
panied by a deep understanding of technical
requirements. His diverse portfolio of work
includes industry-leading and award-winning
multiple scale architectural projects, commercial
master plans and campus master plans, ranging
from a few acres to several thousand.
Cream Estudio
Elisa Battilani
Barcelona, Spain
Founder and partner at ‘CREAM estudio’, a
multidisciplinary architecture and design
team based in Barcelona. Elisa is an Architect
graduated at Polytechnic of Torino. She
completed her education at TU/e University
Technology Eindhoven and specialized in sus-
tainability at the University of Geneva. She
gained considerable experience during 5 years
designing projects for international offices in
Rotterdam (the Netherlands). CREAM estudio is
an award-winning design firm featured at MoMA,
New York, in the Architecture and Design Gallery
as part of a global young design talents exhibi-
tion 2013. The office has numerous recognitions,
including the ‘First Prize’ from AJAC COAC
Barcelona, ‘First Prize’ in LIT Awards USA and
received two ‘First Prizes’ in the Light Middle
East Dubai. In 2020 were honoured with the
prestigious Award Hispania Nostra from Spanish
Queen Sofia. In 2023 achieved the ‘First Prize’ of
Sustainable Construction from the Instituto de la
Construcción (Spain)
CULTURAL WINERY | JURY 23
Jury
Olos Atelier
Valentina Del Motto
Varese, Italy
Graduated in 2007 at Accademia di Architettura
in Mendrisio (Switzerland), she worked for
different international architectural practices
traveling between Spain, England, Portugal and
Switzerland. After specializing in Urbanism and
Landscape in 2014, since 2020 she is founder
and partner of OLOS ATELIER, an Architecture
and Landscape Atelier, based in Varese (Italy)
and Mendrisio (Switzerland). Her dream always
was to create a laboratory of ideas and research,
dedicated to architecture and landscape
projects, exploring dynamics and dialectics
between memory and innovation, dealing with
various aspects of design: from green and
urban areas, to the recovery of fragile places
and buildings, aiming at a multidisciplinary
approach and a multi-scale perspective. With
OLOS ATELIER she workend on several projects,
exploring very different scales and achieveing
excellent results, including victories in various
international competitions.
ETH Zurich
Giulio Galasso
Zurich, Switzerland
Giulio Galasso is an architect and researcher
based in Zurich. He graduated from Politecnico
di Milano, IUAV and TU Munich, and he is
currently a researcher at the Chair of Christ and
Gantenbein at ETH Zurich. His field of research
is XX century Italian middle-class housing, and
he has lectured at Accademia di Architettura
di Mendrisio, TU Delft, FAUP Porto, Biennale
svizzera del territorio, ENSA Paris Val-de-Seine,
Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Milano and
University of Antwerp. He has collaborated
with several Swiss architecture firms and from
2023 he runs continentale, an award-winning
architecture practice based in Zurich. With
continentale, he is working on the climate
adaptation of post-war housing neighbourhoods
across Europe, as well as on projects for public
buildings in Switzerland. He is a recipient of the
LINA Fellowship for the year 2024.
Pelli Clarke & Partners
Tianhui Zhang
New Haven, United States
Tianhui Zhang is a dedicated designer and
researcher with more than 3 years of profes-
sional experience in the field of architecture.
She joined Pelli Clarke & Partners in 2021 and
has since been an indispensable member of
the office. Her project experience includes
the headquarter renovation of a fortune 5
company, competition entry for commercial
mix-use towers, residential high-rise, and more.
Her expertise lies especially in project designs
with high sustainable development ambitions,
including the implementation of design strate-
gies for net-zero energy and carbon emissions,
and the creative reuse of circular components.
Her work focuses on the interplay between archi-
tectural and sculptural forms in a broad sense,
as well as the use of artificial intelligence in this
design process. Her current research interests
include circular design tectonic and the applica-
tion of Genetic Algorithms to spatial design.
Zaha Hadid Architects
Biagio Amodio
London, United Kingdom
Biagio is an Italian Architect and Computational
Designer currently working at Zaha Hadid
Architects in London. He has studied at the
University of Naples and Technische University
Munchen and graduated with a Master Thesis
in computational design. He has started his
career at Mario Cucinella Architects working on
several projects, varying in scale and function,
through all stages of design. Most of his
work focuses on the development of complex
facade and roof structures using parametric
design tools. He also had the chance to hold a
Grasshopper course for the students of School
of Sustainability and tutored one of the work
groups with the development of the 3D printed
house TECLA in collaboration with WASP, MAPEI
and MILAN ENGINEERING. He took part to the
DEZACT summer workshop interim review as a
guest reviewer.
CULTURAL WINERY | JURY 24
Cultural
Winery

“SILVER OAK WINERY”

United States, 2018
© Piechota Architecture
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Cultural “Les Davids Winery”
France, 2021

Winery
© Atelier Marc Barani
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P. TerraViva S.r.l. has the right to modify competition’s dates,
jury’s composition or the methods for project’s submission. Any
change will be notified at least 48 hours before the submission
deadline through the media channels of TerraViva S.r.l.;
Q. These Terms and Conditions, in any case, do not constitute an
offer to the public;
R. By registering to the website of TerraViva S.r.l. participants
declare to fully and unconditionally accept all the Terms and
Conditions of the competitions without any exception;
S. The Terms and Conditions and any other rule can be modified
by TerraViva S.r.l. without prior notification. The Terms and
Conditions and any other rule can be waived by special rules
pertaining to single competitions;
T. The Italian law regulates the rules of the competitions and any
other rule on the website. Any controversy that might arise
shall be of exclusive competence of the Court of Milan;
U. The Terms and Conditions will be provided also in Italian and
other languages, but, in case of doubt of interpretation, the En-
glish version shall prevail;
Ineligibility Rules
The occurring of any of these cases will be ground for the disqua-
lification of the participant and/or their teams without exception:
a. Any gross violation of the Terms and Conditions;
b. Submission of any material using a different procedure from
the one indicated in the submission requirements;
c. Submission of any material after the expiry of the submission
deadline;
d. Naming any file in a way which is different from the one indi-
cated in the submission requirements;
e. Submission of panels containing any reference to the identity
of the participants (e.g. name, office, university);
f. Submission of layouts with texts not written in English;
g. Submission of any material which is not in line with the com-
petition principles or that is considered incomplete;
h. Submitting a project which differs in a macroscopic way from
the purposes of the competition;
i. Participants having a family relation within the second grade or
direct professional relationship with any of the jury members at
the time of the competition and/or in the two previous years;
j. Submitting a project which is not new and original or which is
not the outcome of the intellectual activity of the participants
TerraViva S.r.l. and its members and officers from and against all
legal claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or any costs, expenses and
(i.e., does not belong to them); any legal fees that arise out of any activity stated in the Terms and
Conditions or from the participation in a competition;
k. TerraViva S.r.l., with a mere technical and objective evaluation,
discards the projects that do not meet the requirements listed
in the Terms and Conditions or in the special rules of the single
competition and/or that constitute any of the above listed cases. Privacy
The discarded projects will not be evaluated nor considered by
The processing of participants’ personal data will be carried out,
the jury. Disqualified participants and/or their teams will not
with both manual and digital means, by TerraViva S.r.l. for the sole
receive any refund;
purpose of the participation in the competition and distribu-tion of
l. by accepting the Terms and Conditions participants expressly the prizes in compliance with art.13, EU Reg. 2016/679. We invite all
declare that they do not fall under any of these causes of competitors to read it carefully. Participants will be held accountable
ineligibility; for the data – including personal data ­– they provide. TerraViva
S.r.l. does not assume any responsibility for wrong or false data
provided. In any case, according to privacy policies, TerraViva S.r.l.
Intellectual Property Rights has the right to verify participants’ personal data by requesting a
copy of an identity document that reports the same data entered
Each submitted document, both in paper and digital format, will for the registration;
remain in full and exclusive property of Podere Fedespina, which
may add all the necessary modifications at its complete discretion
in any way it should consider appropriate, without admitting any
kind of claim from TerraViva S.r.l. or the participants of the com-
Website
petition. The material may be published by Podere Fedespina and The website and its contents cannot be copied, reproduced, pu-
the participants of the competition expressly renounce to any right blished or distributed without the permission of TerraViva S.r.l.; by
related to the material produced under these Terms & Conditions. submitting a project in any way to TerraViva S.r.l. the individual or
The authors of the projects that have been awarded, including team accepts full responsibil-ity for the text, images, video footage
mentions and finalists, commit to provide TerraViva S.r.l., in due and any other form of media that is provided. TerraViva S.r.l. is
time, with any additional graphic material which can be required not responsible for the communications between users and third
by TerraViva S.r.l.; TerraViva S.r.l. reserves the right to use the parties on its website, nor can guarantee that the website or the
submitted material for paper or digital publications and exhibitions, downloadable files are without viruses or similar harmful software.
and the right to use, adjust, modify, publish, show, reproduce and
distribute the projects for marketing and advertising purposes
in any way or form and with any means of communication and/
or support, according to the “Reproduction right and Publication
right” (art.12, L.633/1941, i.e., Italian Copyright Law). TerraViva S.r.l.
is not responsible in case the intellectual property of the uploaded
projects does not pertain, fully or partially, to the participants, or
in case the candidates do not own the rights of exploitation of the
project, including the right to take part in a competition of this kind;
Withdrawal and Refund
In accordance with the Italian Consumer Code (D.lgs. 206/2005),
the right of withdrawal is valid within 14 days from the day of the
fee’s payment (weekends and public holidays included). In any case,
the right of withdrawal cannot be exercised after the submission
deadline, nor if the participant has downloaded the material for
the competition. Refunds are executed in the same currency of
the original payment and are therefore subject to cur-rency ex-
change rates. to exercise the right of withdrawal, write to: info@
terravivacompetition.com;
Indemnity
Participants agree to indemnify and hold TerraViva S.r.l. harmless
from any cost or damage connected with the infringement of any
third-party intellectual property right. by taking part in a competition
and accepting its rules and the Terms and Conditions, participants
declare to be authors (and/ or co-authors in case of a team) of the
uploaded materials. Participants accept to completely indemnify
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