Agila: Mutant Vehicle Design Competition

Industrial Design Youth Association (IDYA), Agimat: Sining at Kulturang Pinoy and JCI Quezon City Capitol

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Agila: Mutant Vehicle Design Competition

Preserving Jeepney Culture
Jeepneys are the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. They are known for their crowded seating and kitsch decorations, which have become a ubiquitous symbol of Philippine culture and art.

Jeepneys represent the multi-cultural history of the Philippines. You can see the Spanish influence through the vivid colors, and fiesta-like feeling. There is a little of the United States because it evolved from the imported Jeep. There is Japan because of the Japanese engine. But it was all built by Filipino hands.

Jeepney are special because no two are the same. Decked out in bright colors and decorated to the driver’s personal taste. Jeepney art is impressive and its a combination of locally applied artwork by hand, airbursh and decals.

Currently, Jeepney culture is dying out due to raising fuel costs. Drivers are spending half their day’s wage on fuel alone. We can help the culture from dying if we can convert engines to biofuel. This costs more upfront for conversion to biodiesel but saves a lot of money in the long run. In efforts to educate and reduce our carbon footprint, the engine will be converted to biodiesel and recycled fry oil will be used for fuel.

The Build and Transportation

The Jeepney will 100% be transformed into a Philippine Eagle Art Car in the Philippines by the hands of Filipino craftsmen and artisans and all of the materials will be sourced locally. Once the build is complete, the Jeepney will make its way over to the States just in time for Burning Man 2016

Saving the Philippine Eagle

Not many people are aware of the Philippine Eagle, a rare bird which is considered to be the most powerful bird in the world. There are less than a thousand birds left in the Philippines due to deforestation, hunting, and pesticides.

The Jeepney will be transformed into a Philippine Eagle in hopes to educate people about these majestic birds.

MECHANICS

1) ELIGIBILITY:

The Agila: Mutant Vehicle Design Competition is open to the youth who are citizens of the Philippines.
Contestants must be 18 to 40 years old.
Contestants must have a passport valid for at least ONE YEAR from DATE OF DEPARTURE to qualify for the competition.
The admission into California, USA will be subjected to entry visa approval from the Embassy of the United States in the Philippines.

2) SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES

Contestants must submit their entries on a per Group basis. Individual entries are not allowed.
Contestants will be verified, the name, email address and contact telephone number of the Department Head (for students) or Barangay Captain (for non-students) should be included in the entry forms. Absence of these information will automatically disqualify the contestant and his/her entry from the competition.
Contestants are only allowed to submit one design entry for the duration of the competition. Only One Group winner composed of their Mentor and two (2) students will be declared the Design Competition Winner in the design competition.
All labeling of images and diagrams as well as support statements of the entry must be in English.
By entering the competition, all contestants are certifying the work they submitted is wholly their own. Plagiarism from the work of a third party is strictly prohibited and will be disqualified from the competition. Disqualified works will be cancelled and withdrawn at any stage of the competition by the organizers.
All works must be submitted to the following email address: agila@agimat.net. Upon receipt of entry submission, a confirmation email will be sent to the contestant.
Competition period is from January 4 to March 31, 2016. Deadline for submission of entries will be 24:00 Philippine Standard Time, on March 31, 2016.

3) PREPARATION OF ENTRIES

All entries must contain an interior and exterior design whether in color or black and white.
Contestants should not sign their work or identify themselves, or their school, college or barangay, anywhere within their entry. A unique ID number will be assigned to each entry and competitor to ensure impartiality during the judging process.
All entries must be presented professionally: all explanatory information must be typewritten and sketches must be clearly identified and explained.
Judges will take into consideration the manner of presentation – the explanation and visual presentation of the design, as well as the design itself, in determining the winners of the competition.
Non-compliance to the above clauses will result in automatic disqualification.

4) TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

All entries including explanatory statements should be submitted in a single high-resolution PDF format and must meet the following criteria:
- The vehicle that will be used will be the Philippine Jeepney.
- Mutate the Jeepney to Philippine Eagle. Follow the rules of Department of Mutant Vehicles, visit this link for more info: http://burningman.org/event/art-performance/mutant-vehicles/
- Design should represent the heritage, art and culture of the Philippines.
- Design must include a call to action subliminal message on environment protection.
- The materials can be but not limited to indigenous woods, salvaged/recycled materials, products made and engineered in the Philippines. Materials can include plastics, fiberglass, sheet metal, fabric.
- Must submit a day and night render, which includes a lighting concept.
- The design needs to withstand in the elements, nothing can break off or be lost against high winds, hot days, cold nights, and dust.
- File must be a PDF version 1.3 or higher with maximum size of 500MB
- File must be rendered in RGB format
- Each page must be in landscape A3 and not contain crop marks.
- Each entry may only have a maximum of ten (10) pages in a single PDF file.
- All images contained in the PDF must be high-resolution, at least 300 dpi, 3D models CAD file and in RGB format
- All fonts must be embedded within the PDF document
- Transparent elements are not allowed within the file
All entries must include a text/written description of the design concept, how it interprets the ‘Jeepney Eagle Mutant Vehicle’ design parameters, working drawings, as well as the technologies and materials involved in the design embedded within the PDF file entry.

5) LEGAL

Industrial Design Youth Association, Agimat: Sining at Kulturang Pinoy and JCI Quezon City Capitol shall be jointly referred to as ‘the Organizers’ of the competition.
The Organizers reserve the right to verify the eligibility of each entry and acquire information from the participants and other related entities to this effect.
The Organizers likewise reserve the right to not award, revise or withdraw the awarding of the prizes if contestants fail to satisfy the eligibility and submission requirements of the competition.
The Organizers shall announce the winner during the awarding ceremonies on April 16, 2016.

6) RIGHTS

The contestant shall retain the rights to the intellectual property of his/her work.
The contestants agree to have the Organizers use their work and entries on websites, social media, print publications or other online and print materials owned and operated by the Organizers, or their successors, in perpetuity.
By entering the competition, participants likewise agree to the use of their names and likenesses for advertising, marketing, trade show display and promotional purposes by the Organizers without further compensation.

7) DECLARATIONS

Please do not use any registered trademarks such as the Burning Man name on the design or use the Burning Man logo/likeness of “the man”.
The Organizers shall not be held liable for late, lost, misspent, unreadable or damaged entries or any similar event that may occur during or after submission of entries.
Similarly, the Organizers shall not be held liable to technical, hardware, software, service failure or human error that may prevent or delay the submission of the participants’ entry.
The California, USA trip Prize includes round-trip economy class airfare, all applicable airport taxes, land transfers, accommodation and meals for the duration of the visit. All out of pocket expenses are care of the competition winners.
The winner will be responsible for travel expenses from his/her local point of origin to the airport of departure (NAIA terminals) and vice versa.
The trip to California, USA prize is non-transferrable in case the declared winner is unable to proceed with the trip for whatever reason. The same prize is non-convertible to cash.
The Winning Group need to contribute time in building the vehicle in the Philippines between May and End of July. They will automatically be part of the Philippine delegation that will be sent to Burning Man in Black Rock City, NV for a 1 week Camp.
Winners must get their passport and paperwork in order to travel.
Assistance in shelter and food during the event.
The winner must be in good health and willing to put the work in to make the Philippine camp run smoothly.