Summer Design Competition

Tulane School of Architecture is hosting its third annual Summer Design Competition through Instagram, starting June 8. The TuSA Summer Design Competition will cover seven categories of representation styles, design, making and art. Seven juries of school faculty and staff will vote each week for the top five winners, and prizes will be awarded. 

The competition is open to all incoming, current, and newly graduated students (Class of 2022). This includes students who are minoring in programs at the school and who have taken courses via programs run by the school within the past academic year. 

To submit an entry, students must post their single image/animation/photo entry on their Instagram account, indicate the competition category they are entering, and tag @tulanearch and #TulaneDesignCompetition. The entry post must be made during the week of the designated competition category. The competition is limited to one entry per student, per category. The entry must be work created by the student. This could be new work or previous work produced in the last year or more. Finalists will be asked (via private message on Instagram) to verify their student status by providing their full name, Tulane ID number, and Tulane email address.

The first place winners of each category will receive a $100 prize. The four additional finalists of each category will receive $50 prizes. Prizes will be given in the form of direct payments to current students and honoraria to newly graduated students. 

The faculty/staff jurors include: Nimet Anwar, Omar Ali, Andrea Bardon de Tena, Ruben Garcia Rubio, Ray Fontaine, Kristen Jones, Irene Keil, Hannah Kenyon, Nick LiCausi, Pia Mendaro, Emmanuel Osorno, Ken Schwartz, Emilie Taylor Welty, and Ann Yoachim. The juries will not receive student names, only the work submitted. 

Winners will be announced with a post on the school's Instagram account and Instagram Story every Wednesday, starting June 16, and will follow the schedule below.

Week 1: Drawing/Painting/Sketching by Hand. 
Opening date to post entries is Wednesday, June 8. Deadline to enter is 5pm Sunday, June 12. Winner and finalists announced on Wednesday, June 15.

Week 2: 2D Drawing/Elevation/Section. 
Opening date to post entries is Wednesday, June 15. Deadline to enter is 5pm Sunday, June 19. Winner and finalists announced on Wednesday, June 22.

Week 3: Isometric/Axonometric Drawing.
Opening date to post entries is Wednesday, June 22. Deadline to enter is 5pm Sunday, June 26. Winner and finalists announced on Wednesday, June 29.

Week 4: Digital Rendering/Perspective. 
Opening date to post entries is Wednesday, June 29. Deadline to enter is 5pm Sunday, July 3. Winner and finalists announced on Wednesday, July 6.

Week 5: Animation. 
Opening date to post entries is Wednesday, July 6. Deadline to enter is 5pm Sunday, July 10. Winner and finalists announced on Wednesday, July 13. 

Week 6: Physical Making. 
Opening date to post entries is Wednesday, July 13. Deadline to enter is 5pm Sunday, July 17. Winner and finalists announced on Wednesday, July 20. 

Week 7: Collage. 
Opening date to post entries is Wednesday, July 20. Deadline to enter is 5pm Sunday, July 24. Winner and finalists announced on Wednesday, July 27.