1. Enrolled / bonafide undergraduate students of the University of the Philippines System ONLY, under the following programs B.S.

. in Architecture, B. Landscape Achitecture or B.S. in Interior Design. 2. Participants may choose to joins as individuals, or as groups with a maximum number of three (3) people. 3. Groups can either be purely B.S. Architecture students, or a mix of the three courses provided that there is at least one student from the College of Architecture in the group.

ELIGIBILITY:

STUDENT DIVISION

Open to all Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Design Professionals / Practitioners May join as an individual or a group with a maximum of three (3) members only, inclusive of the team leader. Team Leader must be LICENSED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL (Architect, Landscape Architect, or Interior Designer) and must have an affiliation with the University of the Philippines, as any of the following: UP Alumni, UP Faculty , UP Employee or as a UP Graduate Student

ELIGIBILITY:

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

Team Members should be graduates of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or Interior Design; BUT For the Professional Division, team members may not necessarily be licensed professionals, i.e. fresh graduates. and may not necessarily be from or affiliated with the University of the Philippines.

ELIGIBILITY:

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

We can only allow an individual to have one entry, or join one team only. Double entries, or teaming up with another group, i.e. making a double entry, cannot be allowed.

INELIGIBILITY:

NUMBER OF ENTRIES

Members of the UP Architecture Student Council (ASC), who are directly involved as Bibliothecas Organizing Committee or Secretariat are ineligible to participate. UPCA faculty and REPS, who are directly involved as Bibliothecas Organizing Committee or Secretariat are ineligible to participate.

INELIGIBILITY:

WHO CANNOT JOIN?

STUDENTS NOT ALLOWED TO JOIN: Alex Aldaba Japhet Allen Lao Marquez Ken Pineda Isobel Yap Stephanie Martinez Marty Reyes Raphael Satina Padios Miguel Sebastian Gabby Camacho Timothy Augustus Ong

INELIGIBILITY:

WHO CANNOT JOIN?

UPCA REPS & FACULTY NOT ALLOWED TO JOIN: Prof. Mary Ann Espina Prof. Dolores Madrid Arch. Edra Belga-Casono Arch. Gerard Rey Lico * And their spouses are not allowed to join the competition.

INELIGIBILITY:

WHO CANNOT JOIN?

 Deadline for registration, payment and submission of validation documents is on November 8, 2013 (Friday). Registration can only be confirmed once you receive your registration slip. Only submission from confirmed registrants will be accepted. The Secretariat can only issue registrations slips once all documentary requirements have been submitted, and payment for registration fee has been made.

IMPORTANT DATE:

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

SAMPLE REGISTRATION SLIP

 Accomplished registration form, signed in original handwriting by each member. Xerox Copy of Form 5A of each member. (please present original when registering) ID picture of each member (passport, 1x1 or 2x2 size)

DOC REQUIREMENTS:

STUDENT DIVISION

 Accomplished registration form, signed in original handwriting by each member. ID picture of each member (passport, 1x1 or 2x2 size) For the team leader only - Xerox Copy of a valid PRC ID, and any of the following: a) Diploma / Certificate of Graduation (Alumni) b) UP Employee ID (Faculty and REPS) c) Form 5A for Graduate Students * Please present original when registering

DOC REQUIREMENTS:

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

 Student Division: FREE OF CHARGE Professionals: PhP 600.00 per group only.

REGISTRATION FEE

Submission of entries for shortlisting shall not require printed materials or hard copies. All entries shall be submitted through the competition secretariats e-mail. A confirmation e-mail shall be sent by the competition secretariat, to those who have submitted their entries via email. The secretariat will be accepting submissions starting November 8, 2013 until November 23, 2013. Official Secretariat E-mail is: upca.extension@gmail.com

SHORTLISTING:

ONLINE SUBMISSION

 Based on the number interested participants to date, the judges shall shortlist only 5 finalists each division. Concept Boards of shortlisted finalists will be posted in the competition website, as well as the College of Architectures website, for public viewing, three (3) days before the final announcement of the top 3 winners of each division.

SHORTLISTING OF FINALISTS

 Winners shall be notified first via e-mail by the competition secretariats. Other shortlisted finalists will also be notified of the judges decisions through e-mail. Official public announcements shall be made through the competition website, the UP ASC facebook page and the UPCA website & facebook page Winners shall be required to print their boards, aside from presenting their registrations slips (and O.R.) to claim their prizes.

NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS

 When submitting via e-mail. E-mail subject heading should read: BIBLIOTHECA SUBMISSION FOR

REGISTRATION NUMBER XX-XXXXX

Participants shall be anonymous to judges, as only registration numbers shall reflect authorship of the entries. Boards & other submissions that will be viewed by judges, bearing identification marks other than the registration number shall be disqualified.

E-MAIL SUBMISSION & ANONIMITY REQUIREMENT

All entries are required to submit the following: Essay in PDF format A1 Sized Boards in JPEG format (from 6, we have changed it to a maximum of 8 boards)

SUBMISSION FORMAT & REQUIREMENTS

Paper Size: A4 Maximum of 500 words to explain concept. Arial Font - 10. Spacing - 1.50. Only other data to be indicated: Registration Number and Title of Essay Only. Format will be uploaded in competition website on October 21, 2013 (Monday)

ESSAY FORMAT

Board 1: Concept Board Board 2 & 3: Perpectives Board 4: Floor Plan (Ground and 2nd) Board 5: Floor Plan (3rd and 4th) Board 6: Cross & Longitudinal Sections of the Library Board 7 to 8: Other presentation materials/ drawings as seen fit by participants *Maximum of 8 boards only

A1 BOARD CONTENTS

Template for location of reg. number and font size will also be uploaded into the competition website. All orthographic drawings must be scaled and have dimensions. Due to the unavailability of as-built sections of the Law Library. We are requesting that section heights and depths be based on the participants own measurements from their visits.

DRAWINGS FORMAT

Design Translation: 80 points

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) Innovation and Sustainability. 15 points The Library as Community Living Room. 10 points Multimedia Storage and Access. 10 points User Mobility. 10 points Signages and Way-finding. 10 points Lighting Balance. 10 points Security. 10 points Integration of Resource Generation Partnerships. 5 points

POINT SYSTEM & BREAKDOWN

Design Communication: 20 points

a) Clarity of Concepts in the Presentation. 10 points b) Presentation Techniques Used. 10 points

POINT SYSTEM & BREAKDOWN

Innovation and Sustainability.

Has the overall design conveyed a fresh, modern, respectable image for the Law Library that will be relevant up until a period of 10, even 20 years? Has the design introduced innovative and sustainable systems not found elsewhere in existing law libraries in the Philippines?

DESIGN TRANSLATION QUESTIONS

Multimedia Storage and Access.

Does the design afford different venues for users to experience the media forms available in the Library? Is the design able to showcase the different media that is available or would be available in the Library? Is the design able to provide appropriate and varying storage options for the Library?

DESIGN TRANSLATION QUESTIONS

User Mobility.
Is the design easily accessible for all users (children, elderly, disabled, etc)?

Signages and Way-finding.

Is the zoning and arrangement of library collection and spaces efficient, so as to facilitate easy access to users? Is the design easily legible to first-time users? Will the user be able to navigate the design easily? Are appropriate signages & way-finding implements located at strategic locations within the design?

DESIGN TRANSLATION QUESTIONS

Lighting Balance.
Is the design able to integrate effective daylighting into the project? Does the design provide varied artificial lighting systems for different tasks within the library? Is the design able to effectively minimize shadows and glares?

DESIGN TRANSLATION QUESTIONS

Security.
Are the spaces properly zoned and organized as to facilitate a surveillance of library assets by all users, most especially administrators? Are security breaches and risks avoidedwith the introduction of commercial partners or tenants in the library?

DESIGN TRANSLATION QUESTIONS

Integration of Resource Generation Partnerships

Are there spaces provided for display of books for sale from partner publishers? Is there minimal interference with regular library service, even with the introduction of commercial partners or tenants? And at the same time, will commercial tenants be able to thrive or capture sufficient market within the design, even with limitations from being partnered with regular library services?

DESIGN TRANSLATION QUESTIONS

Clarity of Concept. Based on the required essay

write-up, and the concept board of each entry: Is the written concept well-conveyed or effectively reflected in the translated design? Is the concept relevant to the UP Law Librarys vision for itself?

DESIGN COMMUNICATION QUESTIONS

Presentation Techniques Used.

Is the board content complete so as to properly illustrate both concept and technical details of the project? Does the board layout employ an effective organization of ideas and drawings? Are the presentation techniques employed visually appealing and impressive?

DESIGN COMMUNICATION QUESTIONS

Announcement of winners shall be in line with the National

Architecture Week 1st or 2nd week of December 2013, to highlight the events
relevance in the field of Design. Please wait for further notice from the secretariat on the matter.

Arch. Marie Edraline B. Belga Extension Program Associate Office of Extension Services Building 2 (Administration Building) UP Diliman College of Architecture Complex Telephone: 63.2.98163.2.981-8500 local 3134 E-mail Address: upca.extension@gmail.com Competition Website:

http://uplawbibliotheca.weebly.com