FritsJurgens Best Pivot Door Contest Terms & Conditions
Organizer and sponsor
The contest is organized by FritsJurgens. For inquiries, please contact projects@fritsjurgens.com or reach out via phone or WhatsApp at +31598343410.
Eligibility
The competition is open to participants from all over the world. Both the maker and the designer of the doors are eligible for nomination and to win a prize. Participants can submit multiple entries if they are for different doors.
Entry period
Registration for the competition is open all year round and ends on November 4, 2024. There are no entry fees for the competition.
Categories
The contest will have three categories as listed below. In each category, the jury selects the top 5 doors and the door with the highest points among these 5 nominees will be declared the winner in that category.
Exterior Doors
Interior Doors
Specialty Applications: Any special application of FritsJurgens pivot hinge constitutes speciality door. For example (movable walls, rotating shelves, cabinet doors, gates etc.)
FritsJurgens is ultimately responsible for determining which category an entry falls into and will present it to the jury accordingly.
Entries for all categories must be submitted by the deadline. Late, lost, incomplete or misplaced entries will be considered invalid and will not be considered for this year's competition.
Entry process
To participate in the contest, kindly follow these simple steps:
Complete the submission form, which needs to be filled out with accurate details. You may need to arrange the following information beforehand.
Project location
Designer of the door
Manufacturer of the door
Photographer
Other parties involved
Materials used
Weight of the door (in kg)
Door height (in mm)
Door width (in mm)
Bottom pivot applied
Top pivot applied
2. Submit for judging: When ready, submit your entry for judging.
If you wish to change or edit your submission, please contact us via projects@fritsjurgens.com.
By submitting your entry for review, you are participating in the Best Pivot Door Contest and agreeing to these terms and conditions.
Image requirements
The photos uploaded as entries must be professional in a finished environment (and not in a construction environment). The photos must also be free of (any) copyright restrictions. There must be at least 3 images of the following shots:
Door in open position
Door in closed position
A detail of the door
Usage of submitted content
By participating in the Best Pivot Door Contest, you acknowledge that the submitted content is free of any copyright and/or other intellectual property restrictions. Should FritsJurgens nevertheless receive a claim based on the intellectual property rights resting on the photo, you indemnify FritsJurgens in advance for all possible damages.
Since the content may not be subject to copyright and/or other intellectual property restrictions, you grant FritsJurgens and FritsJurgens’ partners and customers the freedom to share, edit and use the content for marketing and promotional purposes. Such content may be displayed in online/offline publications, on architectural platforms, social media channels, as well as on the websites of FritsJurgens and/or FritsJurgens’ partners. Please note that participation in the competition is not possible without agreeing to this.
Prizes
Nominees will receive a certificate of their nomination. Winners will receive a physical award and a certificate. Nominees and winners will be announced on platforms such as ArchDaily, Architonic and Designboom that reach millions of people in the industry.
Judging
Entries will be judged by the winners of the previous year's contest. The criteria for judging include design, application, uniqueness, the overall contextual fit of the door in its environment, the materials used, and the provided specifications. In the event of a tie, FritsJurgens will hold a public vote to determine the winner.
Jury
Members of a specific jury category are prohibited from submitting/having submitted an entry in the same category during the Best Pivot Door Contest 2024. However, these jury members may participate as jury members in other categories in which they do not have an entry.
Notification
FritsJurgens has the right to contact all the participants via phone or e-mail to provide more information about the contest. Nominated participants will be contacted by phone and/or email in the second half of November. Winners will be announced in early December.
Conduct
Participants are expected toch behave respectfully and with integrity throughout the entire competition. Explicit verbal or non-verbal language is not permitted in any part of the competition and may result in rejection of the entry.
Changes to terms and conditions
FritsJurgens reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions. Participants will be informed of any changes via phone and/or email.
Fair Play
The contest is monitored by auditors and supervisors to ensure fairness and prevent fraud or manipulation.