Exhibit and Installation. Final designs must be ready for installation and tested for structural stability 2 weeks before the final exhibition opening, the deadline for receiving final full-scale benches from Semi-Finalists is April 12, 2013. We will be asking for you to send us a video of your entry in action to evaluate its safety for a public venue. Judges and guests will be asked to try out and rate the benches at the exhibition so be confident in your work.
Return of work. Round 1: Design Museum Boston will remove work that was not chosen from the indoor gallery in April 2013. Design Museum Boston will not be responsible for work that is damaged, lost, vandalized, or otherwise harmed. Entrants who desire their 1/8 scale model should include a completed return shipping pre-paid airbill with their original shipment. Round 2: Final full-scale seats that are selected will be moved to their temporary locations and installed by Design Museum Boston. After outdoor exhibition closes in October 2013, fabricated benches will be owned by the Design Museum Boston sponsors, who support the Street Seats program, to be displayed outside their buildings and businesses, or shown in corporate lobbies. All creative design rights are retained and owned by the entrant(s).