Architecture: The Art of the Everyday
A year long exploration of the built landscape at the University at Albany and its environs

Student Competitions

In conjunction with the year-long celebration and exploration of the architectural significance of the University at Albany’s Edward Durrell Stone campus, competitions are underway for UAlbany undergraduates to write a short story, a play, or a piece of hypertext fiction; or to enter the visual competition submitting digital video, or interactive game.

Themes suggested for submissions:

• How do individuals and/or groups experience the architectural spaces of the UAlbany campus and other spaces?
• What are the relationships of architecture, community, and the experience of space?
• What are some of the critical, historical and perceptual issues of architecture and visual culture?
• How does architecture and visual design either integrate a community or alienate individuals from a community?
• Is architecture art?
• Does architecture shape your attitude and experiences in your day-to-day life?

Rules: Qualified entrants are currently University at Albany undergraduate students at the time of judging which takes place during Fall Semester 2006. Collaborative submissions are encouraged for all categories, with a maximum of five persons collaborating on a submission. All submissions must include full name and contact information – surface address, email address(es), and telephone number(s).

Submission Deadline – October 10, 2006

Winners to be Announced – November 15, 2006

The Award winning selections may be published in transcending silence…, a peer-reviewed undergraduate e-journal published by the Department of Women’s Studies.

All submissions will become part of the file, Architecture: The Art of the Everyday, in University Archives and available to current and future students and scholars.

Winning submissions will be posted on the University Libraries web site.

Winning submissions will be shown, performed, or presented during a special presentation event in November or December 2006.

Written Works

A Short Story:

• Story not to exceed 5000 words
• Typed double-spaced in MS WORD
• Typed double spaced in MS Word; send paper copy & as an email attachment

A Play:

• Not to exceed 20 double-spaced pages
• No more than 6 characters
• Typed double spaced in MS Word; send paper copy & as an email attachment

Hypertext Fiction:

• No page limit
• Entries will be judged against the following criteria
• Innovative writing style
• Excellent overall conceptual design and structure unique to the Internet medium
• Groundbreaking web design and site navigation
• Submit hypertext fiction on a CD

Visual Works

Digital video or interactive game

Film length: 10 minutes max. including credits
Color or B/W, VHS or DVD accepted, cross platform preferred

Judges

• Dr. Vivien Ng
  Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor, Dept. of Women's Studies
• Dr. John Pipkin
  Distinguished Service Professor, Dept. of Geography and Planning
• Corinna Schaming
  Associate Director, University Art Museum
• Dr. Mary Valentis
  Department of English & Director, Center for Humanities, Arts, and TechnoSciences (CHATS)
  Member, transcending silence,,, editorial board
• Carol L. Anderson
  University Libraries, Associate Librarian

All submissions to:

Carol L. Anderson, University Library 104
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222
canderson@uamail.albany.edu
(518) 442-3546