Category: Open Call Submission

Question 41

It is not clear to us if article 7 is referring to “first round”, “second round” or the entire project. Is it possible for the client to stop the work and to hand the project to other consultants without paying a compensation fee during all phases/”rounds”?.

Could it be possible to receive clarification regarding Article 7?

The article 7 refers to the rounds of this competition. If the competition is terminated prematurely, the participants will receive compensation pursuant to clause 18.3 of the competition regulations.

Article 7 provides for the extent of the copyright rights to the work produced in the first and second round of the competition and it must be allowed that the copyright to the urban concept is transferable to the developer.

Question 40

Will the wining proposal/architects receive compensation in case of not receiving the task of fulfilling the project (Article 7 in contract)?

In case that the Client decides not to enter into the contract, there will be no compensation, the architects will receive only the fee pursuant to Article 5 of the contract.

Question 38

Our Czech based company would like to make an association with a foreign company outside EEA in order to fulfil the requirements for matador architects. Is it necessary to make the association legally before submitting the prequalification portfolio? If that so what kind of registration of Association is accepted and when it must be done?

It is necessary that the agreement on establishment of an association (in the meaning of Section 2716 of the Czech Civil Code) exists upon submission of the portfolio as by the submission a participant assumes the obligation to participate in the competition and carry out the work.

Question 37

For matador architects, you ask for Reference C to be a study or competition proposal. Can we present a reference that has been delivered or do you specifically require a project that is not yet finished or still in planning/construction phase?

Yes, in this case you can present a reference that has been delivered.

Question 36

How are the evaluation criteria (team members, motivation letter, projects) for the open call evaluated and ranked?

The mentioned parts of the portfolio are not ranked in order of importance. The selection will depend on the professional opinion of the jurors as described in the point 5.5 of the Competition Regulations.

Question 35

How will the prequalification portfolio be presented to the jury – digitally on a screen or as printed booklets?

The portfolios will be presented to the jury primarily in a digital form.

Question 34

The cover page will show the name of our participating team and the category, in our case Emerging Professionals. Should the following pages carry this information?

This is up to your decision. Either way is acceptable.

Question 33

Are we allowed to submit more than one project for each of the 3 categories required for the project experience?

No, there should presented 3 projects in total in the portfolio.

Question 32

We will be teaming up with another design practice for the competition, do we need to submit 3 projects from each office (total 6 projects) to satisfy the open call requirement for project experience?

No, there should presented 3 projects in total in the portfolio.

Question 31

For a group of individuals teaming up and entering as emerging professionals, as a team do they all need to sign the contract of the open call or one of them is enough?

One signature is enough, preferably from the person providing the largest project to the portfolio.

Question 30

We are based in the US and considering to enter this competition with another associated architects from the EU. Should we both sign the contract?

A signature from the entity from the EU is enough.

Question 29

In regards to Article 7, section 7.1 could you explain the generous Copyright terms granted on behalf of the Client for the Concept design, and what limitations exist for the Contractors concept design, if any? Usually the Copyright/Right of Use/Use of Work is site specific and not subject to modifications in any way without the authors consent.

(The Contractor hereby grants to the Client the authorization to exercise the right of use of the Work by all manners of use during the entire term of the copyright protection, without any restrictions, particularly territorial, time or number of uses, for any purposes whatsoever. Furthermore, the Contractor grants to the Client the licence to make any modifications, changes of and interferences into the Work, to process it, to combine it with other works, to further add to or further develop it, including the licence to make later modifications and changes of the redesign, in all of the above cases without author’s supervision right or additional approval or consent.)

The Copyright terms apply to competition designs and solutions provided by the architects for the competition only. Architects invited to the first round of the competition will receive a draft of the contract for architect’s work that will deal with the matter in a greater detail.

Question 25

Concerning the signature of the contract for work, should the city be adapted to the city of the contractor? Who should sign on the following lines? Is any stamp needed?

Yes, you can adapt the city to the city of contractor (although it would be not considered a mistake, if there is Prague). The contract should be signed by a representative of your office, meaning by a person who has a mandate to conclude a contract on behalf of your office. So, insert the name of the entity entering the contract and the name of the person signed. Include a stamp (although it would not be considered a mistake, if there is no stamp).

Question 22

Is the contract meant for the Open Call, or is it for the 15 selected only?

As is mentioned in points 5.1.1 and 6.1.1, the contract is required now, to be signed, scanned and inserted at the end of the portfolio; see Question 5. However, I can see where this question originates – in the Competition Regulation, this contract is called Contract for the First round (meaning a pledge of delivering the work in the First round, if selected in the Open Call), meanwhile in the Download section on the web, it is called Contract for the Open Call. It is the same thing. Apologies, if it raised any confusion. Please, submit the portfolio with the scanned contract.

Question 21

To be accepted in the competition as a “Matador Architect” is it acceptable to use as a reference a building, fulfilling the criteria of size and function, that is near completion but not delivered yet?

Yes, this is possible. A building that is nearing its completion will be considered as a reference. However, a project with only planning and design stage over, which is just about to begin to be executed, will not be considered as a valid reference.

 

Question 20

Which competences are required for our team? Do we need a local architect, a landscaper? Would it help us to be selected?

Required are those who bring in the ideas and quality to the core of your designs. The issues of local architects, engineers, legal specialists, etc. will be dealt with later. The jury will now look for quality architecture and not for a list of professions. However, if there is on your team a landscape architect or an innovative engineer etc., who are integral part of your creative design work, it is no fault to state their names, of course.

Question 18

What do you mean by a “non-monofunctional type” building?

A non-monofunctional type of building hosts more than one function. (It is not e.g. just a logistics centre, warehouse, production hall, etc.; it is e.g. commercial centre with offices, convention centres, mixed-use development, etc.)

Question 13

Can unifying graphic style be used also for the cover page and motivation letter page, or should these pages contain text only?

A unifying graphic style could be used for the whole portfolio.

Question 12

Could you please explain, how it is expected to fill in the point 1.2 of the contract?

Contractor = name of the architectural firm
With its registered office at = address of the architectural firm
Acting by = representative of the architectural firm
ID No = in Czech it is IČO, meaning Taxpayer Identification Number
Banking details = account holder’s name, IBAN, SWIFT/BIC code
Entered in = date

Question 11

It states the 5th page is a presentation of the participant’s team and list of the presented projects including the most important persons or entities involved, such as investor, general contractor, author of design, etc.

Could you please clarify, if the 5th page is dedicated to the team from the architecture practice, or whether it is to be a list of projects with details of the projects including the client, contractor etc.? Should this be presented as CVs for individual team members with a list of previous projects?

The 5th page should include both things, as it is stated: introduction of your team (could be short bios, mentions of other important projects, awards won, etc.) and basic details of the projects that are presented in the portfolio (such as investor, general contractor, author of design, etc.). These details, if included in the project presentations on previous pages (2-4), don’t need to be repeated here.