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1. INTRODUCTION
wndr museum is a new immersive art experience in Chicago’s West Loop, featuring the first Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirror Room to ever come to Chicago. The mission of wndr is to provoke curiosity, challenge perception, and ignite the sixth sense of wonder through a reimagined museum experience. wndr will unfold in a series of editions that will evolve over time. The wndr museum+Arbazar Design Competition offers the opportunity for artists and designers to contribute to a future wndr edition, along with a total cash prize of $5,000.

This competition challenges artists to create an exceptional installation that fits into the innovative environment of wndr. Proposals should have wide-reaching architectural and tech-integrated designs that are experiential. The specific site location for the winning design within wndr is dependent upon the winning design’s dimensions.

This is a solicitation of visionary design approaches underwritten by wndr museum and Arcbazar, and seeks the expertise and creativity of the global design, tech, and artist communities to bring a shared vision for the chosen site to life. The winning design will have the unique opportunity to have their exhibit paid for by wndr museum. On May 14th, 2019, the winner will present their exhibit to wndr’s founder, executive staff, and VIP Chicago guests.

2. SITE DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE
wndr museum is located at 1130 W. Monroe, a 3-story, 35,000 sq. ft. building in Chicago’s West Loop. The winning design will be displayed on the first floor, with the dimensions and renderings seen in plan image in Files, 174"x174"x120"

3. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Designs shall:
a. be solely the result of the design effort of the designer; and
b. be unique original and not infringe upon any copyright or the rights of any person.

4. SELECTION CRITERIA
All designs shall be evaluated based on the criteria described below:
- Overall Design of Exhibit – 20%
- Quality of the overall experiential components of the exhibit– 40%
- Impact of the exhibit on visitors (social media and educational impact) – 20%
- Creativity – 20%

5. AWARD
The total award shall be $5,000 in total and be distributed as such:
a. 1st Prize: $3,000
b. 2nd Prize: $1,500
c. 3rd Prize: $500

6. SITE VISIT
Local design teams are encouraged to visit the site.

7. SCHEDULE
March 8, 2019: Launch of Competition
April 29,2019: Deadline for Design Submissions
May 14, 2019: Evaluation and Prize Ceremony at wndr

8. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
i. Participation in design competition should consist of the following:
A. Registration to competition at www.arcbazar.com website
B. Brief description of concept (max 250 words)
C. Deliverables:
(1) Plan view, 1:100
(2) Section-Elevations, 1:100
(3) Perspective/Axonometric Views:
a. (x) interior free perspective/axonometric views that best describe your design
(x) Optional - you are welcome to add any additional digital material, such as animations, VR etc.
D. Top submissions will be notified and will be required to submit a 3D model (*.3ds, *.fbx, *.dae, *.obj, or *.dxf ) of the exhibition.
E. Each participating top designer or team, will be asked to upload a video (max.90sec) describing in person/team their design approach. These will be also used by users to understand the design project in more detail.
F. Top designers will be asked to be available online (through video conferencing) during award ceremony in Chicago on May 14,2019. Exact time will be given to top designers.
G. Scale drawings for construction
H. 3D model that we could use to have immersive presentations for evaluation (even with oculus etc)


ii. All submissions should be uploaded on www.arcbazar.com website. Submitted images shall not identify names of individuals, firms or organizations.


11. NOTIFICATION
Award recipients shall receive prizes on May, 14, 2019. The selected designs shall be posted on Arcbazar’s website (www.arcbazar.com). All designers shall receive direct notification.

12. QUESTIONS
The sponsors shall periodically post relevant questions and answers on the project wall at www.arcbazar.com. All questions will be answered on the project WALL.

14. A Matterport VR rendering of the Museum link will be provided once designers register for the competition, and sign an NDA provided by WNDR (please see under FILES)

15. EVALUATION
A. Public Votes
All projects will be open to public voting April 29,2019 - May 14, 2019. Any interested person in the project can vote on the submissions. Registration to vote is free.

B. Digital Jurors
TBD

C. Jurors at Awards Ceremony in Chicago
Brad Keywell, Founder of wndr museum
Molly Vaile, Executive Director of wndr museum
Joanie Faletto, Social Media & Digital Marketing Manager of wndr museum