CRITERIA
Entries will be evaluated for architectural excellence based on the following considerations:

• The work should draw inspiration from the high desert and demonstrate creative sensitivity to its climate, topography, geology, vegetation and unique quality of light.
• Architectural solutions must demonstrate appropriate and artistic responses to the challenges of the site, client, users, program and budget.
• The work must be for a permanent rather than temporary or moveable construction.
• Projects must demonstrate the innovative utilization of available materials and technology, and adhere strictly to established principles of sustainability.
• The work must exemplify architectural uniqueness by way of original interpretation of the region's rich historical and cultural diversity.

ENTRY FEE
$80.00 for the first submittal and $40 for each additional submittal. Make checks payable to the Thornburg Charitable Foundation. Entry fees go towards covering the cost of travel and accommodations for judges.

DEADLINE
Entry fee & submittals: Friday, September 18, 2009 by 4:00 PM
mail to:
Thornburg Corporate Communications
2300 North Ridgetop Road
Santa Fe, NM 87506

ENTRANT ELIGIBILITY
Must be an active or retired architect registered in the state of New Mexico.

PROJECT ELIGIBILITY
A singular work of residential, commercial or industrial architecture built in New Mexico and completed since January 1, 1999.

RELEASE OF WAIVER
By submitting an entry, entrants take full responsibility for the accuracy of all the information submitted and warrant that all the necessary permission has been obtained from others who may have rights to the work presented. Entrants further acknowledge that no royalty or compensation is due anyone, holds the sponsors of the Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture harmless from all liability and grant the Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture the nonexclusive rights to publish, reproduce and distribute copies of the original work.

CONTACT
David M. Miller
Managing Director, SVP, Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning
Phone: (505) 467-5342
Fax: (505) 467-5242
dmiller@thornburg.com

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