If you have not yet done so, review Facade Research Award description.
Please prepare the materials outlined below (as available and relevant) in order to successfully complete the online submission form, which is best done in a single session. Alternatively, supporting documentation can be uploaded as a single pdf as described following after the online submission form has been completed but before the program deadline of June 16.
We encourage that submissions be developed as a collaborative effort between all parties involved in the research effort.
The research project must have been completed within the current or past three calendar years
All members of the research team must be credited.
Members of the jury credited in the entry, or whose organization of employment is credited in an entry, will be recused from judging the submission.
Submission form and deliverables must be completed by the submission deadline.
Any questions? Contact vitruvius@facadetectonics.org
Lead Institution/Firm/Organization
Other Participating Organization
Project Name
Principle Investigator
Project Manager
Other Team Positions/Members
Brief research project description, goals, and findings (300 words/2000 characters max.)
Provide a summary of the research project (500 words/3750 characters max).
Literature Review
Methodology
Findings
Discussion
Conclusion
Other: Any other available data, information, or description that may assist the jury in the evaluation of your submission.
IMPORTANT!
As relevant, be sure to describe benefits the research provides to facade system and building performance, particularly with respect to resilience and sustainability. Provide quantitative analysis and/or qualitative description of the sustainability and resilience attributes of the product. Cite relevant metrics. These may include carbon emission reductions (both operational and embodied carbon), health, safety and wellness benefits, contributions to daylighting, water/energy harvesting, and biophilic attributes, passive survivability, or others.
If an outstanding collaborative effort is central to the story, you may consider also submitting for the Collaborative Achievement Award.
If an individual played an outsized role in the research, you may consider also submitting for the Unsung Hero Award.
All of the above and following can be provided in the online submittal form, or uploaded as a supporting pdf document to the submittal form. This can take the form of a research report, or preferrably, a pdf slide deck summarizing the research project.
As relevant, include a selection of images, drawings, or other visuals accompanied by a descriptive caption for each.
Headshots and short biographies for all named development team members should also be provided. Please review Visualization section below.
The supporting upload should be submitted as a single PDF file and should be medium to high resolution. Links to any video or animated components may be noted in the narrative description of the submission.
The total submission file size cannot exceed 50 MB.
Important:
All submissions will be reviewed, but the following format—while not required—is recommended as a strategy to represent your project to the jury for consideration.
CAPTIONS & COPYRIGHT
You will be required to provide copyright information and captions for each image provided. For the benefit of the jury, please be as descriptive as possible in your captions.
Participation in the FTI Vitruvian Honors & Awards Program requires consent to the following:
All submitted text and images are provided with the understanding that they may be used in Institute media, including the FTI website, press releases, award announcements, and various means of promoting the 2025 Vitruvian Honors & Awards Ceremony. Copyright clearance and payment of any fees for artwork and images included in the submittal is to be organized by the submitter prior to submission. FTI will properly identify all materials with the appropriate copyright notice and credit line as provided by submitter during the upload process.
Submitters will be required to provide written confirmation representing their rights to the ownership and/or use of all provided materials and granting permission to the Facade Tectonics Institute for the unrestricted use of same. A form granting such permission will be provided and required with each submission.
Ready to submit a project for consideration?
Please complete the brief online submission form at your earliest convenience!
Supporting documentation can be submitted later. The deadline for all submittals is June 16, 2025.