The Chapter is excited to start planning our fifth annual Design | Access event, held during Experience Architecture 2021. The program is designed to give the public access to local AIA Central Valley projects; to give the public an opportunity to get to know the architects and firms that design these projects; and to share the value and importance of good design in our community.
This year’s Design|Access theme is rejuvenation and is tied to our overall theme for Experience Architecture focused on housing, but is also open to mixed-use developments, civic additions, and/or other project types. To enter a project for consideration, please click here.
Last year’s video submissions were so successful that this year’s format will include both in-person and video tours. Participants can choose their preferred tour medium for their submitted project, or submit in both formats (video + in person tour).
The event will launch on Friday, October 1st with in-person project tours running from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. Video tours will be released starting Monday, October 4th, with a new virtual tour released at noon, every other day, for the duration of Experience Architecture.
In-Person Tours
Our community is opening up again and looking towards a return to normalcy. As we embrace this shift, we are thrilled to announce the return of in-person project tours.
General Guidelines:
- There is no fee to participate.
- You may submit multiple projects for consideration.
- Please complete a separate survey for each entry
- The deadline to submit projects for consideration is now extended to Monday, June 28, 2021. Projects will be curated and firms will be contacted to confirm their participation.
- Please provide AIACV a project image for which you have obtained expressed permission to use from all the rights holders by Monday, August 2, 2021.
Release forms will be provided to projects selected to participate. - In-person tours run Friday, October 1st, 2021 from 12 noon – 4 p.m.
- Optional to provide floor plans or info sheets to all attendees on the day of the event.
Video Tours
Video tours can adopt a variety of styles ranging from 360-degree views of spaces that allow attendees to browse the space at their own pace, or as a personalized video walk-through that provides details and unique insight on the project from the architect’s perspective. We leave it up to you/your firm to explore and determine the approach you want to take to best showcase your project.
Here is a link to the Design | Access webpage to view the 2020 participant videos: https://aiacv.org/designaccess/
General Guidelines:
- There is no fee to participate.
- You may submit multiple projects for consideration.
- Please complete a separate survey for each entry.
- Please provide a short description (no more than 250 words) of the project that will be shared with the registrants and posted with the video.
- We ask that you DO NOT share your final video online prior to its release during Experience Architecture. After release, we encourage you to share the link to Design Access far and wide!
- The deadline to submit projects for consideration is Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Projects will be curated and firms will be contacted to confirm their participation.
- Final videos are due Monday, September 20th, 2021.
Technical Guidelines:
- Participants will create their own videos with their own equipment. There are no restrictions on the equipment you may use (smartphone, tablet, GoPro, professional camera, etc. – are allowed).
- Entrants will need to upload their video files to AIACV’s Vimeo account: [https://vimeo.com/aiacv]. A username and password will be provided to the primary contact. When uploading, videos must be set to “PRIVATE”. AIACV will coordinate the release of videos during Experience Architecture.
- Videos may be no longer than 10 minutes in length (they should be at least 1080p and the file size should not be more than 2GB).
- Videos must include the Design|Access event slide provided. The slide will be provided to you once your project is selected for inclusion by the Chapter.
- Videos must also include project name/title/firm at the start of the video, after the event slide.
- Please include any credits in the last 5-to-10 seconds of the film.
- You may only use third-party images, footage, music, or any other creative/proprietary content for which you have obtained expressed permission to use from all the rights holders. You will be required to share this information with AIACV as part of the final video submission on Monday, September 20, 2021. Release forms will be provided to projects selected to participate.
- While subtitles in your film are not required, if you have audio other than music, they are encouraged to make your film ADA accessible.
- Ownership of the content submitted to Design | Access will remain with the producers/filmmakers. Owners reserve the right to use the film submitted to the challenge for personal purposes. Owners also reserve the right to use the film submitted to Design | Access for marketing and branding of the firm and/or architectural project. AIACV reserves the right to use the film submitted to Design | Access for promotion or distribution in connection with Experience Architecture and to place it on the Design | Access website, for access after Experience Architecture concludes.
For a helpful guide on making a video, please take a look at the AIA Film Challenge 2020 – Tool Kit (https://aiafilmchallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/COM20_FilmChallengetoolkit_sm_v02.pdf)
We know it’s a busy time for our members and firms, but we hope you will find value in opening your projects doors or creating a video to document and celebrate a project you and your firm are particularly proud of. Not only will it be promoted by the AIA Central Valley Chapter during Experience Architecture and on our Design|Access webpage, but you can also post to your firm’s website and social media.
We thank you for your consideration in submitting a project and invite you to contact us if you have any specific questions or concerns.
Sugra Panvelwala, Assoc. AIA (Dreyfuss + Blackford) ([email protected])
Felicia Reyes, Assoc. AIA (Arch | Nexus) ([email protected])
Design |Access Event Leaders