Award – $10,000 given to selected Open Competition Winners or $500 given for Honorable Mentions.

Award Recipient – any Competitor that receives a monetary Award for their Submission and signs the Agreement detailed in the Conditions section (please see the Contractural Obligation section of the Conditions Section for more details).

City – for purposes of this document, when the letter “C” is capitalized, the word “City” refers to the local municipal government of New York City.

Coastal Storm Plan – a multi-agency City effort to prepare the city for a major coastal storm.

Competition – the “What If New York City…” Post-Disaster Provisional Housing Design Competition.

Competition Materials – the official and complete set of Competition terms and conditions setting forth the Competition Sponsor and Support, Purpose, Structure, Conditions, Schedule, Jury, Judging Criteria, Submissions, Disaster Scenario, Registration, and Glossary. 

Competition Sponsor – the City of New York through its Office of Emergency Management.

Competition Support – The Rockefeller Foundation and Architecture for Humanity-New York.

Competition Website – the official “What if New York City…” Competition Website (www.NYC.gov/whatifnyc).

Competitor – any person that has agreed to and complies with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Competition Materials and completes and submits the Registration Form in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Competition Materials. Only one Registration Form may be submitted per person for the duration of the Competition.

Deconstruction – an alternative to building demolition that allows materials to be recycled and reused.

Design – Any and all parts of the Competitor’s Submission that are reflected and/or embodied in sketches, graphical representations, text or otherwise, the specifications required by the Required Submissions and/or the Project Development Period Required Submissions sections of the Competition Materials. Please note the City of New York and any Award Recipients will co-own the Copyright to all Designs and any and all portions thereof.

Green Building Practice – use of renewable materials, natural lighting and climate control systems, as well as building systems that promote energy, material, and water conservation.

Honorable Mention – a Submission that is not selected as a Winner but is cited by the Jury for its exceptional merit. 

Judging Criteria – qualities considered by the Jury to determine Winning Submissions.

Jury member – experts who consider the Judging Criteria to select the ten Winning Submissions and ten Honorable Mentions.

Open Competition – first stage of the Competition whereby Competitors review and agree to the terms and conditions set forth the Competition Materials; submit the Registration Form; and develop and submit Submissions.

Project Development Period – second stage of the Competition in which Open Competition Winners further develop their Winning Submissions. 

Provisional Housing – housing that is intended as a temporary resource until the permanent redevelopment of a community can be achieved. The Competition is specifically not for permanent housing solutions. 

Registration Form – the form all persons are required to submit to qualify as Competitors. The form can be found on the Competition Website or attached to the hard copy of the Competition Materials. Only one Registration Form may be submitted per person for the duration of the Competition.

Submission – any and all documents or materials submitted to the Sponsor by a Competitor from the start of the Open Competition stage through the Project Development Period, including but not limited to mock-ups, preliminary Designs and/or finalized Designs and any and all portions thereof. The definition of Submission may be further qualified in the Competition Materials  depending on what stage of the Competition material is being submitted in. Please see the Submissions section of the Competition Materials  for further details.

Technical Advisory Committee – a team of experts from the fields of government, disaster planning, and construction who will advise the Winners on potential legal, technical, regulatory, or funding hurdles which might need to be addressed in order for their Winning Submissions to feasibly be implemented.

Winners – the ten Competitors whose Submissions are selected by the Jury at the end of the Open Competition as best meeting the Judging Criteria and asked to participate in the Project Development Period.

Winning submissions - the ten Competitors’ Submissions selected by the Jury as best meeting the Judging Criteria.