The award is open to individual designers, teams and companies. Each entrant can submit unlimited number of entries which must fulfill the following criteria:
1. Entries must be projects that are fully constructed, completed, on the market or being mass-produced. Entries’ completion date must be between 1 January 2022 (1 January 2020 for urban design entries) and 22 March 2024.
2. Entries must comply with relevant scientific and technological standards.
3. Projects that are conceptual, or still under construction, or not commercially developed, or unfinished displays including models, renderings, etc. are NOT eligible as entries (except for AI projects).
4． Entries must be submitted by the project’s owner/client/brand owner/designer/design consultancy, and the same project can be submitted by one entrant ONLY. If one entry involves more than one party, it is necessary to submit a contract or an agreement between relevant parties to confirm the entrant and state clearly the settlement of possible prize money. Otherwise the entrant will be disqualified.
5. Projects that have participated in any of the previous SDA are NOT eligible as entries for the KPA 2024.
All photos should be uploaded on the Award website. Maximum 10 photos for each item submitted. All photos should be within 5Mb in JPEG/PNG format, over 300dpi. MUST be actual photos without special effects.
Maximum 12 Mb for each item submitted and should be uploaded on the website.
Maximum 2 minutes and 24 Mb, MP4 format only, could be uploaded online. Digital design works can be submitted online with no more than 2G video files, unlimited duration, in MP4 format. Unoriginal scores or music must come with copyright authorization.
The submitted entries must be completely assembled and fully functional. Electrical products must provide transformer and adapter to match Chinese electrical voltage: 220 volts AC, 50 Hz.
Shipping of entries bigger than 1m x 1m x 1m or with weight over 50 KG can proceed ONLY after consulting the Secretariat, who reserves the right to refuse any oversize entries.
Online registration and entrysubmission are free of charge. Any costs arising from packaging, shipping,postage, customs clearance, insurance and any other necessary fees are at the expenses of the entrants.
a. All texts must be English or bilingual, and non-English materials must be with necessary English translation.
b. When deliver tangible projects, entry label should be downloaded from the Award website and fixed on the top right-hand corner of the packaging of each submitted item (including supporting materials).
c. Posters, display boards, U-disks, documents, perishables and liquids are not returnable. It is not recommended for overseas entrants to send albums, portfolios and other printed materials.
d. The Entrant shall have adequate insurance coverage for his or her works submitted, particularly with regards to the risk of theft, fire, breakage and damage.
e. The Entrant shall be responsible for all costs (including but not limited to all packaging costs, transport costs, documentation, postal charges, courier charges, insurance costs, governmental / jurisdictional approvals and licenses, and any other costs necessary or likely) in the passing and transporting of the entries into the possession of the Secretariat or the return of the designs upon the entrant’s request.
f. The Entrant agrees that THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE shall not be liable for any loss or damage of the Design during the passing or transporting to and from THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEEor at the premises arranged by THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE for the judging sessions.
g. While reasonable care will be taken when handling the Design in the premises arranged by THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE shall not, in the absence of negligence on the part of THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, be liable for any loss or damage of the Design. For the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed that superficial rust, oxidation, discoloration, or any like condition due to moisture is not a condition of damage but is inherent to the nature of the Design and THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE shall not be responsible for such condition.
h. Entrants, except the winners of the Award, who intend to retrieve the designs, shall reply within 14 days after receiving email from the logistics. Otherwise, designs may be subject to disposal.
i. Before submitting their works, the Entrant acknowledge that you have read all terms and conditions above, understood and agreed that THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE has the right to make final decisions.
