The IPI Award for Excellence was created in 1982. The program's initial aim was
to recognize and commend the trend toward parking facilities that are aesthetically
appealing as well as functional, and to encourage excellence in future parking
design. In 1985, the program was modified and expanded to encourage innovation
in parking programs and operations.
In 1995 IMPC became the International Parking Institute (IPI). At the same time
the awards program was updated and selection criteria were refined and modernized.
Hundreds of parking facilities and programs have been submitted during competitions
since 1983. Facilities and operations from Anchorage to Miami and from Hawaii
to Canada have been recognized as outstanding examples of parking design and operational
creativity.
The International Parking Institute is holding its 21st annual open competition
for public agencies, jurisdictions, institutions, organizations or corporations
which own parking facilities completed or renovated since January 1, 2000, or
which conduct parking programs/operations initiated since that date.
Entries must be received by December 6, 2002.
Entry fee is
$300 per submission for IPI members and $350 for non-members.
Categories
Awards may be made in five categories:
- Best design of a parking facility with fewer than 800 spaces;
- Best design of a parking facility with 800 or more spaces;
- Innovation in a parking operation or program.
- Best parking facility rehabilitation or restoration
- Award for Architectural Achievement
(All submissions from categories 1, 2 and 4 will be automatically entered).
Awards of recognition are given in each winning category only to:
- the owner
- the parking consultant
- the architect/engineer on the project
In certain cases, one or more of the above may not be involved in an award. In
addition to Awards of Excellence, Awards of Merit and Honorable Mention are given
to submitted projects/operations determined by the Awards Panel to be deserving
of recognition in each category. Awards will be presented at the Long Beach Convention
Center, Long Beach, California.
Criteria
Following are the criteria definitions for all categories for the IPI International
Parking Awards. As you write the narrative portion of your entry, please take
into consideration all of the criteria that are applicable to your project. A
complete and thorough description of your entry through your narrative as well
as photos and architectural drawings will be the basis for determining winners
in the competition by the awards panel. Please note that panel members judge entries
as "blind" submissions, therefore we ask that you limit the use of corporate
names in your descriptions. While assignment of ratings for each entry is judgmental
on behalf of the panel, the rating values for each criteria are identified. Each
criteria is weighted as to comparative importance with the other criteria. Your
narrative should consist of no more than 2,000 words.
