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. 

1. Exterior Doors 

2. Interior Doors 

3. 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: 

1. 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 nomination. Winners in each category will receive a custom-designed physical award and a certificate of excellence.

In each category, two prizes will be awarded:

• The Category Winner, determined by the combined scores from the jury and the public vote.

• The Public Award, given to the nominated project in that category with the most public votes.

If the jury and public vote for the same project, that project will receive both awards. If the votes differ, the awards will go to separate projects.

All nominees and winners will be featured prominently on platforms such as ArchDaily, Architonic, and Designboom, reaching millions of professionals in the architecture and design industries.

Judging

Entries will be evaluated using a dual scoring system: a Jury Vote and a Public Vote.

FritsJurgens will nominate 15 projects in total—5 per category (Interior, Exterior, Specialty Applications). These will be presented to an independent international expert jury for evaluation.

Simultaneously, the public will be invited to vote online via www.fritsjurgens.com/bpd. The final Category Winner in each category will be determined based on the combined scores from both the Jury and Public Vote.

Separately, the Public Award in each category will go to the nominee with the most public votes in that category.
If the same project scores highest in both the public vote and jury scoring, it will win both awards. If not, the awards will go to separate nominees.

The judging criteria include: design, application, uniqueness, contextual fit, materials used, and submitted specifications.

Jury

The contest jury consists of an independent international panel of experts, including architects, interior designers, and makers. Jurors are selected for their expertise and industry recognition.

To ensure impartiality, jury members are prohibited from judging in a category in which they have submitted or are associated with a project. However, they may serve as jurors in other categories where they are not competing.

In addition to the expert jury, the public serves as a voting body, contributing to the final results through an open voting process hosted on the official contest website.

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.