i-Space: Inter-Secondary School Green Deck Competition 2022

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Objectives

• To enhance public awareness and early engagement of the Green Deck proposal in the community and secondary schools
• To promote community on the notion of sustainable, green and healthy living
• To support STEM education by promoting the 3D modelling technology to teachers and students 
• To provide an opportunity to promote students’ creative ideas of landscape design for Green Deck

Participants

• Local secondary school students (Quota: Maximum 20 teams in final round submission)
• Maximum of two participating teams from each school. Each team might consist of 2 to 4 students.

Timeline

Important Dates	Activities
First Round Competition
Friday 5 August 2022	Open for registration      Registration closed         The competition briefing and training session on Landscape Design were successfully held. Teams could revisit the competition guidelines and basic landscape design knowledge. The registration will be deemed completed upon submission of entry. Please contact Mr. Graham Lee at 3400 8920 if in doubt.
Saturday 17 September 2022	Introduction to Green Deck Talks and Competition Briefing  Length: 2 hours (Video recording) The webinar was conducted in Cantonese supplemented with PowerPoint presentation in English. Please refer to Competition Details for the competition objectives, deliverables, deadlines and judging criteria.
Saturday 24 September 2022	Training Session – Landscape Design  Length: 1 hours 47 minutes (video recording) The training session introduced participants to the scope of landscape architecture, typical design processes, tools to create and communicate designs (such as hand drawings and computer software), and some current trends in the field.
Friday 4 November 2022	Deadline for submission Each team must submit the following information in either Chinese or English. A PowerPoint file illustrating the ideas of Green Deck landscape design  (with no more than 10 slides)  A supplementary video clip under two minutes illustrating the landscape ideas (optional)  The first slide from the PowerPoint should show the school name, name of teacher-in-charge and name of team members. Submit the PowerPoint and video files with the download links provided and email to  info.gdpmo@polyu.edu.hk Acknowledgement receipt will be sent to participants within 2 working days.
21 November 2022	Results announcement of the first round competition (As shown above) 20 shortlisted teams will proceed to final round competition Team members who are not shortlisted for the final round competition will receive certificates of participation as a token of appreciation.
Final Round Competition
27 & 30 December 2022	Training Session: Part 1. 3D landscape design training session for shortlisted teams  Date & Time: Tuesday 27 December 2022 (Shortlisted teams has been individually notified for the training time) Contents: Landscape design (beginner level, Sketchup basic modelling, 2 hours, F2F) with Q&A session offered by Thei Venue North Block 12/F Landscape Architecture Studio, Thei Chai Wan Campus     Training Session: Part 2. 3D landscape design and video rendering training session for shortlisted teams  Date & Time: Friday 30 December 2022 (Shortlisted teams has been individually notified for the training time)  Contents: Landscape design (advanced level, Sketchup + Enscape rendering & animation, 2 hours, F2F) with Q&A session Offered by Thei Venue North Block 12/F Landscape Architecture Studio, Thei Chai Wan Campus  Note: THEI represents Technological and Higher Education Institute
21 April 2023	Deadline for the final round submission Each team must submit the following materials: One “A0” size (841 mm × 1188 mm, landscape orientation, 300 dpi) panel presenting the summarised Green Deck Landscape design concept, the panel should be provided in PDF format for presentation purpose at final competition. A written statement describing the Green Deck landscape design with no more than 1,000 characters in Chinese or 500 words in English A video clip in less than 7 minutes explaining the 3D landscape modelling design  Compiled project files, scripts or source codes when applicable Note The first two seconds of the video contents and the cover page of the written statement should show the school name, name of teacher-in-charge and name of team members. In-text citation should be used on all submitted items if direct references are made Acknowledgement receipt will be sent to participants within 2 working days. Submit the A0 size panel, written statement and video contents through download links provided and email to info.gdpmo@polyu.edu.hk

Designated Software Platform

• Sketchup 3D modelling engine (Free download for students)
• Enscape software for 3D video rendering

 

Rules and Regulations

• Maximum of two participating teams for each school. Each team might consist of 2 to 4 students.
• Secondary school students of all years, including those graduating in 2022, are eligible for the competition.
• Only one model submission can be made by each team for Inter-Secondary School Green Deck Landscape Design Competition 2022.
• The copyright of the submission belongs to the submission team. However, the Organisers reserve the right to use the submission for promotional purposes. The Organiser also reserve the right to announce the names of winner or school, and to publish photos taken from the competition activities for promotional purposes.
• The Organisers reserve the right to display the original or modified entries, in digital format, through online social media or physical form, for exhibition or promotion purposes.
• Prizes are non-exchangeable, non-returnable and non-refundable in any situation.
• The participants acknowledge that they have read and accepted the rules & regulations of the competition by submitting an entry.
• The Organisers reserve the right to amend and/or cancel the activities as well as the Rules & Regulations without prior notice.
• All entries must be original and have not been published in other occasions before. By submitting an entry, the participants guarantee that the entry neither contains any third party copyrighted materials nor infringes the intellectual property rights of any third parties. Participants should also be aware that the content should not include obscene, violence, religion, politics or any other inappropriate content. The Organisers reserve the right to disqualify against any entry or team that violates the rules without prior notice.
• In case of any dispute, the Organisers reserve the right of final decision.

 

Judging Criteria

First Round (Sep to Dec 2022)

• Design Concept and Innovativeness (70%)
• Graphic Design and Presentation (30%)

Final Round (Dec 2022 to May 2023)

Landscape and Design (30%)

• Present a strong design concept arising from the understanding the site context and nature of project
• Incorporate appropriate landscape programme (functions and activities) that respond to the needs of the users
• Exhibit attractive form and stylistic choices in the design of the Green Deck landscape

Innovativeness (30%)

• Demonstrate uniqueness, originality, creativity, and excitement in the Green Deck landscape design
• Showcase new ideas and approaches in relation to state-of-the-art landscape design technologies

Sustainability (20%)

• Demonstrate how the Green Deck landscape design can benefit and sustain the social, environmental, and economic aspects of the neighbourhood and community
• Adopt measures to address issues of larger environmental issues such as climate change and resilience

Graphic and Verbal Presentation (20%)

• Effective graphic communication
• Clearly articulate the design concepts and principles behind in the design presentation
   

Jury Panel

Submission of entries shall be adjudicated by a Jury Panel composed of the following members:

 

Chair

Mr Simon Wong, Vice President (Campus Development and Facilities), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Jury Members

Prof. Leslie Chen, JP, Dean of the Faculty of Design and Environment, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong

Dr. Richard Li, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Mr Alex Lui, Project Director (Green Deck), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Dr Shirley Wong, University Librarian, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Ms Claudia Yu, Project Designer (Landscape), ARUP

*All names are in alphabetical order by last name

 

Remarks: The Organizing Committee may change the composition of the Jury Panel without prior notice.

 

Prize

Champion	1st Runner-up	2nd Runner-up
Trophies, cash vouchers and certificates for champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up Chances to showcase their winning landscape design at Green Deck exhibitions Other shortlisted team members will receive certificates of merit and cash vouchers to acknowledge their endeavours and participation in the competition

Organised by

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Green Deck Project Management Office
• Department of Computing
• Pao Yue-kong Library

Collaborated by

Faculty of Design and Environment, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong

Funded by

 

Registration & Enquiry

Contact Person: Mr Graham Lee

Phone : 3400 8290

Email : info.gdpmo@polyu.edu.hk