Last update: 17 JUN 2024
Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before entering. If you have any questions please email FoodInSpace.
These terms are legally binding. This service is provided by Marcobeolchi.com srls (Via Citterio 6, 20010, Santo Stefano Ticino, Milano, Italy).
1. General
1.1 The initiator and organiser of the FoodInSpace Awards is Marcobeolchi.com srls. Anyone who participates in the Awards accepts fully and unreservedly agree to all of the terms and conditions of the FoodInSpace Awards. If you do not agree with any of the terms or conditions, then you should not take part in the FoodInSpace Awards.
1.2 The ‘Terms and conditions’ of the FoodInSpace Awards are an addendum to the general Terms of Use of the FoodInSpace website.
2. Eligibility
2.1 At the FoodInSpace Awards there are awards for concept design projects (short: concept), and for space design projects (short: space).
2.2 To be eligible for entry to the FoodInSpace Awards 2024, concept projects must have been completed between 1 January 2020 and 30 September 2024. To be considered as completed, concept projects need to have been handed over to the client.
2.3 For the space awards, projects must have been completed between 1 January 2020 and 30 September 2024. To be considered as completed, space projects need to have been handed over to the client.
2.4 FoodInSpace reserves the right to disqualify a project if it becomes apparent that a submission is inaccurate or if FoodInSpace or the jury has any uncertainty about the integrity or credits of the project.
2.5 Entries must be submitted via the awards entry form that can be found on the FoodInSpace website at www.foodinspace.net/awards. All submitted texts must be in English. If you submit a project in another language, FoodInSpace reserves the right to disqualify it.
2.6 If two or more parties have collaborated on a project together, it is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure that the project is only submitted by one of the collaborating parties. The designated entrant will be responsible for all stages of the entry.
3. Requirements and accepted formats
3.1 The FoodInSpace Awards are open to all architecture firms, design studios and manufacturers, as well as all individual professional architects, interior architects and designers all over the world, over the age of 18.
3.2 Entering a concept or space project at the FoodInSpace Awards is very simple.
Email us the following:
1 Name of the project
2 Address (Road, City, Country)
3 Surface
4 Year of execution
5 Photos in medium resolution (at least 6 photos)
6 Text description (if available, it’s not mandatory)
7 Name of the Photographer
8 Name of the Designer
9 If you want, the name of other professionals involved in the project.
If you already have a project of yours posted on our website and would like it to participate in the Awards simply send us an email requesting it and we will do it!
3.3 For the jury to see your entry, the concept or space project must be published on the FoodInSpace website.
3.4 Entries must be submitted before 23:59 Milano time (CEST) on the night of 30 September 2024. No entries will be accepted after this time.
3.5 You are allowed to enter as many projects and products as you wish, in as many categories as you wish.
3.6 Concept project(s) and space project(s) that are entered at the FoodInSpace Awards can be altered up to the point of submission. After this point, no alterations can be made to the concept project(s) and space project(s) that have been entered or to the category or categories.
3.7 Entries will be judged solely on the material submitted. Entries must include at least six photograph of the completed projects. Photographs must be genuine and unaltered, though minor retouching is allowed. Computer-generated images or renderings are accepted as supporting material where relevant, but these will be given secondary importance in the judging process. Such images must be clearly captioned as being computer-generated or renderings. FoodInSpace shall be under no obligation to request alternative or replacement images.
3.8 Applicants represent and warrant that all materials sent us and submitted will not infringe or constitute a misappropriation of any right of any third party, including any copyrights, mask work rights, patent rights, trademark rights, trade secret rights or confidentiality rights and agree to indemnify Marcobeolchi.com srls and FoodInSpace and its employees against any liabilities, damages, costs, losses, or expenses arising as a result thereof.
4. Concept Projects
Entries must be submitted by 23:59 CET time of the 30 September 2024.
5. Space Projects
Entries must be submitted by 23:59 CET time of the 30 September 2024.
6. Entry Instructions
6.1 Below is some information to help you to send us the documentation to submit your entry.
Photographs: Photographs can be up to 3MB each. You can send us an unlimited amount of photographs and images, but we recommend no more than 25.
NB: The cover photo will be chosen by our editorial team and must be horizontal or square but not vertical. If there are no horizontal or square photos among the photos sent to us, our editorial team will use a photo resized to square for the cover.
Drawings: drawings: plans, sections and details are not allowed.
Video: video are not allowed
Entry text: Provide a short description of the designed project or product. The minimum word count is stated on the entry form. With a project, please provide a short description of the location, the brief, the design concept, the structure of the building or interior, applied materials, and sustainable solutions. Also note the way(s) in which the project makes a positive contribution to both the local community and society at large. With a product, please provide a short description of the challenge, the solution, the materials used, the technologies that has been applied, and sustainable factors. Write your entry succinctly and clearly, sticking to the facts and avoiding exaggeration.
7. Categories
7.1 There are a total of 29 design categories, divided into 20 Concept categories and 9 Space categories that can be entered. These categories are listed below and on the FoodInSpace website at foodinspace.net/awards.
7.2 Entrants can enter as many of the concept categories and space categories as many times as they wish.
7.3 Projects submitted in the Concept category will be nominated for the Concept Design Winner Award.
7.4 Projects submitted in the Space category will be nominated for the Space Design Winner Award.
7.5 We reserve the right to change the category for an entry if we believe the change benefits the entrant and their project.
7.6 For each category there will be a shortlist of projects and one winner. An award is given to both the winning designer and the winning restaurant/bar operator.
8. Concept categories
- All-day
- Bakery
- Bar
- Bistro
- Brewery & Pub
- Cafeteria
- Club
- Ethnic
- Fast Casual
- Fast Food
- Food Hall
- Healthy
- Hotel
- Ice Cream
- Pastry
- Pizzeria
- Pub
- Restaurant
- Shopping Mall
- Steakhouse
- Store
9. Space categories
- Biophilic
- Branding
- Ceiling
- Colour
- Flooring & Wallcoverings
- Furniture – Contract
- Lighting
- Murals & Graffiti
- Surfaces & Finishes
10. Judges
10.1 FoodInSpace will appoint an international jury of acclaimed architects, designers, interior architects and interior designers, and possibly other experts from the food & beverage and design industry. A master jury will be selected from the jury pool to choose the winners of the awards for: Concept Design and Space Design.
10.2 FoodInSpace will organise, select and manage the jury, which will be instructed to act without bias or favour. Judges may enter the awards, however they will not be able to judge their own entries.The judges decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding their decisions or decision-making processes.
11. Jury process
First stage
All entries are digitally reviewed by the FoodInSpace editorial team who will select a shortlist of nominees for each category. In this process, entries will be judged against the criteria of the FoodInSpace Awards. The result of this phase is a shortlist for each category of Concept Design and Space Design.
Second phase
The international jury, will digitally evaluate the shortlist for each category. In each category, the two projects with the highest combined evaluation will become the two finalists/nominated in the category. Each jury member will review the concept and space design projects categories remotely, and each juror will score the entries using a scoring system. Scores will be awarded according to the judging criteria. The project, in each category, that gets the most likes on the website will have a bonus of 40 points that will be added to the jury’s points for final judging.
Third stage
The international jury, will digitally examine the finalists/nominated for each category and select an overall winner for each category: the “Concept Design Winner” and the “Space Design Winner”. The project that gets the most likes on the website will have a bonus of 40 points that will be added to the jury’s points for final judging.
12. Announcement of winners
12.1 Nominated entries will be published on the FoodInSpace website. Entrants whose entries aren’t nominated will not receive any correspondence from FoodInSpace.
12.2 FoodInSpace Awards winners will also be announced in the FoodInSpace website, at www.foodinspace.net/awards.
12.3 FoodInSpace may attempt to respond, answer and reply to any requests, queries or questions communicated by an applicant at any time. However, FoodInSpace and Marcobeolchi.com srls are not required or obligated to provide such a response, answer or reply.
12.4 If an entry receives an award, the manner and details of announcing the nomination and award is strictly at the discretion of FoodInSpace and Marcobeolchi.com srls. The applicant understands that all awards may not be given or publicised in the same manner.
13. Timeline
Entries must be submitted by 23:59 CET time of the 30 September 2024.
October 2024 – judging of entries and publication of nominations and voting.
November 2024 – announcement of finalists and winners.
Under circumstances these dates might change. For the latest information please refer to the FoodInSpace website via FoodInSpace.net/awards.
14. Technical Support
If you have any questions about the FoodInSpace Awards, including press and sponsorship enquiries, please email: info@foodinspace.net
