Spirit of Detroit

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About Spirit of Detroit

WIN A TRIP TO LONDON + SEE YOUR PHOTO ON EXHIBITION IN THE WEST END

As Detroit celebrates its 310th birthday this year (July 24th to be exact) there’s plenty to celebrate about the spirit of the city: its people, its history and its future. So engineering consultancy Buro Happold has teamed up with World Architecture News to bring you the Spirit of Detroit photography competition and exhibition.

Detroit remains renowned for its great contributions to the world: Motor Town at the innovative heart of the US auto industry and the music and entertainment heart of Motown. Both the auto and music industries have changed the world – not just the US.

Today, Detroit is a global hub for business and sports and is home to some great teams: Tigers, Red Wings, Lions and Pistons… there’s a new energy in the city. Detroit is looking to the future – building on hard-learnt lessons from a tough past with a rich heritage and new sense of purpose.

Having made such a positive, indelible mark on the world, the story of Detroit’s regeneration in a post industrial economy has caught imaginations across the globe. It’s this that has inspired the Spirit of Detroit photo competition and free exhibition in the heart of London’s West End.

Show and tell
We‘re asking everyone to take a fresh look at Detroit’s pioneering spirit and take part in our photo competition.

Entrants can join the Spirit of Detroit group on Flickr and upload up to five images that you own or have taken which you believe illustrate the spirit of Detroit.

They could be pictures that illustrate important aspects about the history of Detroit, life in the city, or images that depict its potential future. Your photographs might focus on the buildings, the local landscape, the people of Detroit or something completely different! We want you to share the spirit that you’ve found in Detroit that‘s made it a great place to visit, live, work or play in.

Hosted on Flickr and supported by international engineering firm Buro Happold – working in partnership with World Architecture News – we’re looking for an image that unquestionably encapsulates the spirit of Detroit.

The judging panel, made up of some of the most senior and respected architects, engineers, artists and designers of our day, will select one overall winner and two runners up.

These photos will be included in the Spirit of Detroit photo exhibition, opening on February 9th in Newman St in London’s West End.

•One overall winner will receive an all expenses paid* trip to London for two people
•Two runners up will receive camera equipment worth £200
* Maximum value applies, please view competition rules here

The competition is being supported by Buro Happold, in partnership with World Architecture News. The closing date for entries is Sunday 23rd January 2011

How to enter
1. Join the Spirit of Detroit group.
2. Upload photos to your account.
3. Go to the page of the photo(s) you want to submit to the competition.
4. Click the "Send to Group" button between the photo title and the photo.
5. Choose the Spirit of Detroit group and you're done!

Competition Rules

Spirit of Detroit Photo competition: Terms & Conditions of entry

•To enter the competition, participants must open or have an existing account on flickr.com, the photo sharing community website, and upload their photos into the Spirit of Detroit competition group.
•Entries into the competition will not be accepted through any other channel.
•Photographs must be relevant to the Detroit area otherwise they are deemed ineligible. All photos entered are subject to moderation.
•Flickr's normal Terms and Conditions and rules apply.
•Entrants can submit up to 5 photos.
•Closing your Flickr account or leaving the group will automatically remove all photos from the group and the competition.
•All images must be the property of the entrant.
•Entrants must agree to be bound by the rules.
•One winning photo and two runners up will be selected on 24th January 2011 by a judging panel. The judges’ decision is final.
•The main prize-winner will receive a prize of a visit to London for two people – including travel, accommodation, meals and event tickets – up to a maximum value of £1,500. If this trip coincides with the dates of the Spirit of Detroit exhibition (February 9th - 28th 2011), we would like to welcome you to visit the exhibition to see your winning photo where you will receive a high quality commemorative print of your image.
•Two runners up will receive photographic equipment worth $200
•All winners will be notified by email and details of winners will be announced on www.flickr.com, www.burohappold.com and www.worldarchitecturenews.com.
•Competition winners & runners may be featured in future Buro Happold online and print publications. Any images used will be fully credited.
•Prizes are not transferable, nor can they be exchanged for other goods and there is no cash alternative for winners and runners up of the competition.
•Buro Happold retains the right to use photos entered for future on and offline activities. By entering the competition you hereby acknowledge this and grant Buro Happold permission to use the photos.

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