Register 20 September, 2018 | Submit 30 September, 2018 | Architecture Competition
PACKit
Packaging made sensible
BRIEF
With passing time, technology is enabling items reach our home quick. Most things we desire or require are a few taps away. Be it food to footwear, or tickets to taxis; everything. Online marketplaces / storefronts / eateries and many other forms of commerce are constantly pushing the bar in the ‘fulfillment’ domain and working tirelessly to make this experience as
seamless as possible. Eg. Amazon dash button – Delivery with a click. This definitely has created a wave by inspiring smaller entities/individuals/suppliers to adapt to the digital space and to become a part of this accepted reality at large. This implies our products/food/articles have to travel more than us. Which creates an urge for something we witness every day – ‘packaging’.
DESIGN PROBLEM
More than ever, shopping with a scroll and a click online instead of our local markets stores is evident widely. Lucrative same-day shipping deals and the convenience of shopping from home have propelled the growth of E-commerce: up nearly 25 percent last year, according to an analysis by Slice Intelligence, and this uptrend is not slowing any soon. These orders may seem insignificant when we observe ourselves. However our neighborhoods and cities are ordering millions of packages like these every day, with astonishingly growing numbers. And these online cravings have consequences too. Ever wondered so much of bubble wraps, packets, boxes, duct tapes, stickers, printed bills, airbags, plastic utensils, spoons,etc. where do they eventually go?
You may propose system level changes/ideas like how existing equipments / transport / handling / sorting etc. methods could be revamped, however any such recommendations should be based on exact cases of current methods used in delivery fulfillment.
SCHEDULE
Early Bird Registrations ends: 20th June 2018
Standard Registrations ends: 05th August 2018
Late Registrations ends: 20th September 2018
Last Date of Submission: 30th September 2018
Public voting begins: 01st October 2018
Display of shortlisted entries: 10th November 2018
Public voting ends: 11th November 2018
Result Declaration: 20th November 2018
AWARDS
1st Prize
Reward of 1500$, trophy + certificate. Open for both categories (student and professional)
2 Runner ups
550$ Cash Prize, trophy + certificate for the Juror’s Choice to 1 professional & 1 student
People’s choice award
Reward of 500$, trophy + certificate. Open for both categories (student and professional)
10 Honorable mentions
medal + certificate and our biannual digest of FunKT (open for both categories: student & professional)
Publication
All medal holders, and winners will get an elaborate section of publishing in the FunKT 2019 design book, and on our partner websites
Exhibition of Entries
50 shortlisted entries will be featured on our website and will be awarded a certificate.
FEES
SCHEDULE & FEES
Early Bird Registrations ends: 20th June 2018
Students 15$ | Professional 20$
Standard Registrations ends: 05th August 2018
Students 25$ | Professional 30$
Late Registrations ends: 20th September 2018
Students 40$ | Professional 50$
WEBSITE
DOWNLOAD
http://funkt.xyz/assets/packit-brief.pdf