Q&A

1. All questions regarding the Competition shall be directed to qvillagegangtou@chinabuildingcentre.com.
2. For teams participating in the Competition, only the team leader is responsible for the liaison issues.
3.Please download and fill in the “Q-Village · Gangtou” International Young Designer Competition Project Information form as required, and submit it with the final entry. Please be noted the form is a replaced version of the original TXT/WORD document, so there is no need to submit the TXT/WORD document anymore.

Registration Related Questions

Q: I’ve registered for the Competition, but didn’t receive any email. So how could I know if I registered successfully? And Where could I find my serial number?
A: The automatic e-mail box sometimes do fail to send out e-mails, we are sorry for that. If that happens, please be aware that the serial number for domestic participants is the registered mobile phone number, while for participants from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and abroad the serial number is the registered email address.

Design Related Questions

Q: Are most villagers in Gangtou Village the elderly and children? What do they do for a living and what is the local main industry?
A: Yes, most of the villagers are children and elderly. Agriculture is the main source of income for villagers and they plant mainly longans, plantains and other crops.

Documents Related Questions

Q: Is there any requirement about the final submission？
A：Yes, there are.
Layout and Format
1)Please submit the drawing layout (300 dpi in resolution at least) in the version of jpg, and name the picture according to the content (such as XXX plan 1)
2)In the Word Document, all the information mentioned before should be written in English.
3)Submission Requirements: please submit one file in the format of zip or rar and the file size should be between 50mb-100mb. This file should contain four folders, they are:
(1)Drawing: Three drawings
(2)Identification: Scanned ID photo(s) , Student Card(s) or Passport(s)
(3)Text: Word Document
(4)Others: Scanned copy of Declaration of Original Work and other appended materials (Design Texts, videos, model etc.). Please make sure ALL team members sign on the Declaration of Original Work.
Transformation：
Candidates in domestic could transfer the final submission via e-mail, while candidates from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and abroad could upload the final submission to the Google drive and leave the link via e-mail. Thank you for your cooperation.

Other Related Questions

Q：I am not specialized in architecture. Can I participate in this competition?
A：Yes, you can. The competition is open to young designers, artists, teams of teachers and students worldwide in the fields of planning, architecture, landscape, art and intelligent design. Meanwhile, interdisciplinary professionals and practitioners are also encouraged to participate.