SOULS OF BEIRUT



MEMORIAL DESIGN + ART COMPETITION



+ FUTURE presents a new story of hope through creativity.

Calling all Architects, Designers, Artists and Creatives to join in initiating a memorial of hope through the Souls of Beirut competition.



SITE LOCATION





33.901344, 35.519031
Al Marfa’a, Beirut, Lebanon



Memorial Participants are to take Port of Beirut as the site location for the memorial landmark.

Site boundries, exact location and the size of the project are not restricted. Participants have the complete freedom as long as it supports the proposed narrative.


What happened on the 4th of August?

A massive blast in the port of Beirut , caused extensive suffering to the people of the city, tremendous damage to its physical and cultural fabric as well as affecting multiple economic sectors.


The blast took away at least 200+ souls, injured 6,000+ people, left 300,000+ homeless, demolished 80,000+ homes and destroyed 7 million hopes. It created a shock wave that severely damaged roads and buildings, shattering glass for 15 miles.




SCHEDULE





SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Start of the Competition


OCTOBER 15, 2020

Competition Submission Opens


OCTOBER 25, 2020 (23:59 GMT) - DEADLINE

Competition Submission Deadline


NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Shortlist Announcement

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Winners Announcement + Exhibition



MONUMENT DESIGN





The Souls of Beirut Memorial is an international competition set to represent several aspects following the tragic explosion that took place in Beirut Port on the 4th of August.


Primarily, the memorial is set to honor the deceased, injured and effected lives by the blast as well as sending a message of HOPE for the people of Lebanon with regards to its current situation.


The primary representation is not limited to the criteria mentioned above, participants have the freedom in creating and representing their own narrative. The competition aims at analyzing the participants’ creativity, design perspective, innovative narrative and presentation.


There is no restriction in respect of the site limitation, secondary function, program nor the size of the proposal. The objective is to provide the freedom to the participants to design the project in the most creative way without any constraints.



ART PIECE





The Souls of Beirut Artwork is an open narrative competition for artists to showcase their talents. Artists are at liberty to create an artwork which corresponds in any way directly or indirectly to the Beirut port explosion.


The artworks will be analyzed based on the artist’s connection between art and the tragic event and its effect on the people.



REQUIREMENTS



Memorial Design Requirment





Two A2 Landscape-Orientated Presentation Boards.

  • File name should be named as follows: Memorial_“Project Title”_A2 Boards.
  • 1st A2 contain the supporting material for the design, For example; Design Methodology, Process, Sketchs, Plan, Section, Perspectives.
  • 2nd A2 contain one Render (the main render/visual).
  • The resolution of the boards must be 150 dpi or above, saved as JPG.
  • Top Left Corner of the 1st A1 should contain the Proposal Name.
  • Participants names are not to be mentioned in the boards.


A4 PDF containing the narrative behind the Proposal (600 Words Max.)

  • File name should be named as follows: “Memorial or Artwork”_“Project Title”_Narrative.
  • The narative will be placed beside the proposal in the up coming exhibition.


A4 PDF Containing the individual/ Team info.

  • File name should be named as follows: “Memorial or Artwork”_“Project Title”_Team Info.
  • File should contain individual name, personal info (100 words max), profession, social media profile, address, and email, all in one page.

No videos will be accepted.


Total size of the files shouldn’t exceed 25 MB, all submission should be gone through out portal / form page, which will be avaliable on the 15 of Octobar.



Art Piece Requirment





One A2 Portrait-Orientated Presentation Boards.

  • File name should be named as follows: Artwork_“Project Title”_A2 Boards.
  • Artwork, Digital artwork, Painting.
  • The resolution of the boards must be 150 dpi or above, saved as JPG.
  • Participants names are not to be mentioned in the boards.


A4 PDF containing the narrative behind the Proposal (600 Words Max.)

  • File name should be named as follows: “Memorial or Artwork”_“Project Title”_Narrative.
  • The narative will be placed beside the proposal in the up coming exhibition.


A4 PDF Containing the individual/ Team info.

  • File name should be named as follows: “Memorial or Artwork”_“Project Title”_Team Info.
  • File should contain individual name, personal info (100 words max), profession, social media profile, address, and email, all in one page.


DESIGN JURY



List of the jury panel will be issued on the 4th of September



To be confirmed



Architect



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Designer



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Designer



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Design Director



To be confirmed



Architect



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Architect



ART JURY



To be confirmed



Artist



To be confirmed



Creative Directore



To be confirmed



Art director



To be confirmed



Artist



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Artist



To be confirmed



Artist



LIST OF SUPPORTS



List of supporters and Sponsers will be publicized on the 4th of September.

Please feel free to contact us if you believe you can add value in supporting the cause.



PRIZE





EXHIBITION

  • + FUTURE will be hosting severial exhibitions around the globe, the winners + 10 shortlists -in each of the categories- will have there work exhibited as part of the movement of Hope.
  • Souls of Beirut first exhibition will be hosted in Dubai on 10th of November 2020.


PUBLICATION

  • Winners will have special mention in + FUTURE annual publication.
  • Sponsers and Supporters will over look the exhibition and the competition and the results.


FUNDING

  • + FUTURE are working towards raising funds and looking for sponser to build the landmark with goverment intitied around the globe as a start for new era for lebanon.

Note: Currently all funds and donations are towards building beirut and support all those who are effected as priority.




REGULATIONS





LANGUAGE

  • English is the official language of the Competition. Arabic is optional to be used if it helps supporting the narrative/ statement.​


OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHTS

  • Full ownership and copyrights of all submissions of this competition are retained by the author of the work; however, +FUTURE and the supporters retains the rights to publish (printed or online) and promote the submitted material at their own discretion regarding formats, sizes, and composition layouts.
  • If any participant wishes to publish, exhibit, or promote their competition submission on any website, publications, or social media, AFTER the competition results are made public, they are granted the rights to do so.


DISQUALIFICATIONS

  • Competition submissions will be automatically disqualified if:
  1. Participants highlight any political representatives.
  2. Any submission received after the competition deadline.
  3. If any of the competition rules and requirements are not considered.


FAQS





Is there an Entry Fee ?

This is a non-profitable competition, no fees are required, but feel free to donate (link at the end of the page)


Should i ship the art work for the submission?

This is a digital submission, there will be no need to ship the artwork.

Winners and shortlisted entries will be printed on high resolution boards for the exhibition.


If you have any concerns, feel free to reachout as our team will be right there to support.


COntact us

SUBMISSION PORTAL WILL BE AVALIABLE ON THE OCTOBAR 15, 2020



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SAVE LIVES



Lebanon faces a humanitarian emergency , that has added severe strain to a health system already buckling under an economic crisis, civil unrest, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the hosting of some 1.5 million refugees in a country of about 6 million people.


The explosion, which killed at least 220 people, injured more than 5,000 and left an estimate of 300,000 people been displaced from their homes. according to Lebanon's health minister.


Your minimal donation will help saving many lives in disaster.


DOnate Here - RED CROSS LEBANON