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Although I read the last email about further instruction for semi-finalists, I do appreciate your kindness to answer these questions since I’m confused with the huge amount of information which we are asked, here are my questions:
Q1) shall we concentrate on competition proposal more than expansion of the social issue? The guidelines given in the website consist of 3 separate parts: -Expanding the subject -answering to those 11 questions -The reason that we choose this social issue
Q2) In answering 11 questions should we explain the answer of each? (E.g. shall we explain for example why do we prefer hand drawing over computer drawings?)
Q3) The 4 jurors should be from our country or from abroad?
Q4)Shall we give the name and contact information of a member of our school in the body of 2500 word essay? |
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This year's Question asks you to propose an architectural competition that addresses a social issue in your country that you have selected. In the long essay, you need to support your proposal and describe how you would go about actually creating such a competition. Both the guidelines (which you describe as questions) presented on the website and the further suggestions added recently are meant to provide you with a possible format for you to discuss and expand your Proposal. The guidelines should be seen as only one way of structuring your response. What the Committee is looking for are thoughtful and creative responses to this year's Question. You will not be penalized for not rigorously following the guidelines or for not putting as much weight on one aspect of your response as the guidelines propose. However, your essay will receive less attention if it does not thoroughly explain ALL of your thoughts and ideas. How you explain those thoughts and ideas is up to you - the guidelines are, we believe, a good way to do this - but not the only way. As to your final question, please feel free to add the name and contact information for your faculty contact after the 2500-word essay.
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Could you kindly explain the third eligibility requirement ie. "Winners will be required to provide proof of current registration in the form of current transcripts". Does this refer to print outs of the transcripts or webpages. |
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The BERKELEY PRIZE Committee will examine either hard-copy transcripts or a specified page on an official school webiste provided by the author to insure that the final winners are indeed full-time students registered in an undergraduate architectural program. Please, if you have any question about your eligibility as a result of this potential review, ask us now - don't wait until you are possibly named as a potential winner and your eligibility has to be questioned.
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Hello. I am a full time student majoring in Architecture of Interiores. It is a five year program at an accredited school in Europe. Am I eligible to participate in this competition? |
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You will be eligible if you team up with a full time undergraduate architecture student.
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Does the winner have the opportunity to hold the proposed competition, or is it strictly theoretical? |
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Yes, the Design Competition will be given to the most convincing argument. This is how it works: All contestants enter the Essay Competition. There are usually 100-150 entries. Of the top 25 scoring essays, 8-10 are sent to the Essay Jury; 12-15 of the top are invited to write a 3rd essay which argues for the Travel Fellowship. This year, a certain number of the top scoring essayists will be invited to write a 3rd essay, essentially a "contract" between the student's school and the Berkeley Prize, to hold the competition.
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I was wondering if being a semifinalist for the Essay Competition was a prerequisite for applying for the Travel Fellowship, or whether the Travel Fellowship Competition is open for all architecture students. |
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Only the top ranking Stage 2 essayists will be invited to compete for the Travel Fellowship. I hope you are among them! All the best
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I am among semifinalists.can everyone give comment on my essay?the reviewers comments are from prize commitee? |
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No one, other than Berkeley Prize Committee members, has seen any essay proposal. Every essay proposal was reviewed by three members of the Berkeley Prize Committee. The reviews are "blind," meaning that the reviewer does not know the identity of the author, and vice versa. You can see who serves on the Berkeley Prize Committee by visiting the "Endowment" section of this website.
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how do we know if we are semifinalists? |
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The Semifinalists will be announced January 14th. Please visit the 2008 Essay Competition home page, and click on "Stage 2: Semifinalists" to see if your proposal was chosen.
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I assume the personal interests/affiliations on the profile page has no impact on the evaluation of the essay, as they are marked anonymously. Is that correct? What is the information used for, and can I include information about my team partner? |
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The personal information has no bearing officially. However, we would like to begin to build an understanding of what interests undergraduates around the world, who are studying architecture. We want to find out what interests students around the world. We thank you for your participation in this endeavor.
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I wanna know if I can use a table in my essay? |
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No, no graphics may be included in the essay.
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What should we send you as a proof that we are undergarduate student?Also our university would give us OFFICIAL transcript when we graduate,so is it possible to send you unofficial transcript? |
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Good question; thanks. If your first essay (Stage 1) is selected and you are selected to write the second essay (Stage 2), we will ask your school to endorse your status as a full-time enrolled student majoring in Architecture before you will be invited to write the second essay.
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I am an undergraduate engineering student (computer engineering). I was wondering if I am eligible to participate in your competition jointly with my friend, who is an undergraduate student majoring in architecture. |
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Yes, you may, however, the principal member of the team must be your friend who is majoring in Architecture.
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While its not required to submit designs or drawings, is it actually possible to do so? Speaking on behalf of the essays that take the form of architectural (design) solutions. |
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Because this is an essay competition as opposed to a drawing competition, we cannot accept graphics. We are hoping that you will effectively illustrate your proposal with prose. Best of luck!
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Can we edit essays after december,10th and is it necessary to registrate somewhere else or just by having author portofolio? |
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No, you can't edit your essay once it has been submitted. And having submitted your essay, you have officially entered the competition. No other registration is necessary
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I participated twice in this competition. Once as a member of the group and secend time as an individual, participant. Can I participate in this way for the secend time or not? |
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Thank you for your inquiry. You may enter the competition once each year, either as an individual, or as a team member, but not both ways in one year.
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Will the bibliography submitted count towards the total word limit of the proposal essay? |
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Yes. However, I would advise that you integrate your references into your text as authoritative "voices", as you might in an article for a serious, daily newspaper.
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Two of us are teaming up, my friend has already registered with as an author, my question to you is that, Do I need to make my individual author profile (mentioning my team in the form provided) as well or should I simply put my name in his profile as a team member? In that case, aren't my student identification numbers and other details required? |
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Yes, place your name in his profile as a team member and if your team succeeds in becoming a finalist, then you will be asked to render your personal student details.
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Is there any particular format to the proposal? As in- Do I write about the technique and style I'm going to adopt as well as the issues I shall be addressing? |
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If by format you mean style, then the answer is, write simply and clearly, as you would in a letter to a friend who is eager to become well informed about your subject.
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How does a European student, where we do not differentiate between undergraduate and graduate, know if he is eligible? Do you consider bachelors and masters in the same way? |
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By undergraduates we mean students who are pursuing their first degree. In this instance only those working toward a bachelors degree or equivalent are eligible.
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It states on the eligibility page that an architecture student can pair up with a planning student for the writing of the essay. Do the students have to attend the same school? Or can they attend different schools which are both accredited? |
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No, the students can attend different schools, as long as one is an architecture student at an accredited school, while the other can be in urban studies or the social sciences.
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