Kyle from OSU (is that Ohio, Oklahoma or Oregon State?!) asked about multiple entries. While there's technically no limit on the number of entries by a single student, quality might be better than quantity. Focus on a few of your best ideas and really refine them, do some research, even polish your essay.
Free, online resources on jeld-wen.com might help refine or spark an idea.
1) Our exterior door designs by material (wood, fiberglass, steel) and style.
2) JELD-WEN's Architectural Toolbox enables you to search our products by style and collection for line art photos or links to the product descriptions, availability, 3D drawings and some CAD files.
Check out these tools to understand the "anatomy" of doors, windows and door systems so you can see what's been done - and take it beyond! The February 29 deadline is approaching, so get your ideas down on paper or computer when inspiration strikes! After reading our blog, if you have further questions please ask studentdesign@jeld-wen.com.
December 18, 2007
November 15, 2007
inspiration 1 mile and 63 years apart
On a recent trip to Racine, Wisconsin, I had the pleasure of experiencing the entrances and the environments of two very different buildings. A mile away from each other, they dramatically demonstrated 63 years of design evolution.
We had just installed a classic, four-panel custom fiberglass door to protect Wind Point Lighthouse, built in 1880 and designed by Orlando Poe. Wind Point had won a new door and windows as part of the JELD-WEN Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative. Opening this strong, protective door was like opening a cover to a Victorian novel: it felt like traveling centuries back in time. The door guarded the lighthouse tower, just as the beacon at the top protected mariners from the shallow peninsula.
About a mile away as the seagulls fly is Wingspread, the 14,000 square foot home that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for Herbert Fisk Johnson in 1938-39. Rows of one-panel glass and cypress doors and windows were barely noticeable, an almost transparent transition from the streamlined interiors through the building to the patio, pool and park-like grounds beyond. The door design blended perfectly with the windows, the interior and exterior living spaces, the lawn and the woods.
Little more than 60 years separated these doors, yet light years in design terms. Another 60 years has elapsed since Wright designed Wingspread, yet his door designs are almost identical to today's swinging patio doors.
Little more than 60 days remain at this writing to enter the JELD-WEN Student Door Design Contest. Please visit other sections of this site for guidelines and to upload your entries by February 29!
Lynne Butterworth
Communications Manager, JELD-WEN
We had just installed a classic, four-panel custom fiberglass door to protect Wind Point Lighthouse, built in 1880 and designed by Orlando Poe. Wind Point had won a new door and windows as part of the JELD-WEN Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative. Opening this strong, protective door was like opening a cover to a Victorian novel: it felt like traveling centuries back in time. The door guarded the lighthouse tower, just as the beacon at the top protected mariners from the shallow peninsula.
About a mile away as the seagulls fly is Wingspread, the 14,000 square foot home that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for Herbert Fisk Johnson in 1938-39. Rows of one-panel glass and cypress doors and windows were barely noticeable, an almost transparent transition from the streamlined interiors through the building to the patio, pool and park-like grounds beyond. The door design blended perfectly with the windows, the interior and exterior living spaces, the lawn and the woods.
Little more than 60 years separated these doors, yet light years in design terms. Another 60 years has elapsed since Wright designed Wingspread, yet his door designs are almost identical to today's swinging patio doors.
Little more than 60 days remain at this writing to enter the JELD-WEN Student Door Design Contest. Please visit other sections of this site for guidelines and to upload your entries by February 29!
Lynne Butterworth
Communications Manager, JELD-WEN
judging is a door-opening experience
Judging the JELD-WEN Student Door Design Contest for the past two years has shown me that a door isn’t just a door. The student competitors in this event have re-envisioned what a door can look like, what materials it can be made of, and how it can function both aesthetically and practically. You might say it’s been an eye-opening and door-opening event. From my perspective, the entries that rise to the top exhibit not only the principles of good design—pleasing proportions, good use of materials, and appropriate utility, but they also show that the designer was able to think beyond our usual conception of what a door is and does. They are able to expand what we think a door should be while still giving the door all the functionality and beauty we expect of it.
Leslie Ensor, Editor
Custom Home and Custom Home Outdoors
Hanley Wood Business Media
Leslie Ensor, Editor
Custom Home and Custom Home Outdoors
Hanley Wood Business Media
November 1, 2007
thoughts from a 3-time judge
It’s an honor to be asked again to serve as a judge for Jeld-Wen’s Student Door Design Contest. As Products Editor for Architectural Record magazine for over 8 years, I’ve seen a lot of door designs come and go, but it has been refreshing to be able to see what inspires today’s design students and how they manifest those concepts into a product that is as functional and, at times, mundane, as the front door. This year, I’m hoping to see students deal with concepts such as sustainability, security, and universal design in a range of styles. Of particular interest would be someone willing to take on the challenge of helping design a door that is both attractive and storm-resistant!
Rita Catinella Orrell
Architectural Record
Rita Catinella Orrell
Architectural Record
October 26, 2007
tips from a winner
When my third year professor proposed the idea of entering the JELD-WEN competition, I was immediately intrigued. I had seen posters throughout our building advertising it, but thought that I would never have time to take on another project on top of the work I already had. Fortunately for me, I was given two weeks to design the door. The prompt for the competition was taken one step further by my professor and it became a “replacement” door for a famous building that we could choose from a list he created.
I chose the Jacobs House by Frank Lloyd Wright because his Usonian architecture had always interested me, and I thought that a very unique and interesting door could result from this building. The ability to open individual doors stemmed from two ideas: the classic Dutch style door, and all the French doors and clerestory windows in the Jacobs house that were designed to open for ventilation and increase in space. I also thought that this would allow the user many different options in utilizing what is often seen as a “standard” architectural element, and enjoy the variation that results. The size and number of individual doors came from the measurements of the board and batten wall system. The frames were the “battens” and the glass the “boards.” The wood colors also came from the natural cypress that Wright used for the exterior.
The overall result pleased me: it did not compete with the existing building and integrated itself nicely into the façade, yet at the same time was its own entity and did not rely on the building to be a good door.
Nathan T. Williams
Virginia Tech
4th year Architecture major studying abroad in Switzerland
I chose the Jacobs House by Frank Lloyd Wright because his Usonian architecture had always interested me, and I thought that a very unique and interesting door could result from this building. The ability to open individual doors stemmed from two ideas: the classic Dutch style door, and all the French doors and clerestory windows in the Jacobs house that were designed to open for ventilation and increase in space. I also thought that this would allow the user many different options in utilizing what is often seen as a “standard” architectural element, and enjoy the variation that results. The size and number of individual doors came from the measurements of the board and batten wall system. The frames were the “battens” and the glass the “boards.” The wood colors also came from the natural cypress that Wright used for the exterior.
The overall result pleased me: it did not compete with the existing building and integrated itself nicely into the façade, yet at the same time was its own entity and did not rely on the building to be a good door.
Nathan T. Williams
Virginia Tech
4th year Architecture major studying abroad in Switzerland
October 23, 2007
who can enter?
Any student enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States may enter the JELD-WEN Student Door Design Contest. It doesn't matter whether you are a freshman or a graduate student. Two winners will each receive a $3,000 scholarship to their institution of higher education.
We've received several inquiries from students still in secondary school or enrolled in colleges in other countries. High school students must wait to enter until they are actually enrolled in an accredited college or university. At this time, the contest is open only to students in higher educational institutions in the United States of America. JELD-WEN is a leading global manufacturer of windows and doors, and it's possible that the competition may extend to other countries in future years.
We've received several inquiries from students still in secondary school or enrolled in colleges in other countries. High school students must wait to enter until they are actually enrolled in an accredited college or university. At this time, the contest is open only to students in higher educational institutions in the United States of America. JELD-WEN is a leading global manufacturer of windows and doors, and it's possible that the competition may extend to other countries in future years.
format for drawings
Several of you have asked whether you can express your ideas by hand or on computer. The answer is - either! Wherever your creative juices flow best. When you upload your entry, the final file must be in one of these compatible formats - PDF, JPG or DWF. The online form and complete instructions are linked on our home page as "Enter Contest". Remember to tell us what inspired your design!
We'll answer other frequently asked questions on this blog. If you have more questions or suggestions or inspiration to share, let us hear from you!
We'll answer other frequently asked questions on this blog. If you have more questions or suggestions or inspiration to share, let us hear from you!
September 24, 2007
surprising classics
Professors have been lecturing about Egyptian, Greek and Roman architecture since your great-grandparents were in college. They’ll probably still be talking about it 100 years from now, too. Classical architecture has almost become a cliché. Or has it?
Classics are classics for a reason. They hold the key to good design, and studying these structures can surely be inspiring. That doesn’t mean you have to interpret them in traditional ways. Brunelleschi’s dome is remembered in the Fuji broadcasting center. The Transamerica building calls to mind an elongated ancient pyramid. Rules and principles can be reshaped to form something fresh.
What do you think of classical architecture? What are some interesting ways familiar shapes are being used today? This isn’t a class discussion or a test. We hope it is inspiration.
Classics are classics for a reason. They hold the key to good design, and studying these structures can surely be inspiring. That doesn’t mean you have to interpret them in traditional ways. Brunelleschi’s dome is remembered in the Fuji broadcasting center. The Transamerica building calls to mind an elongated ancient pyramid. Rules and principles can be reshaped to form something fresh.
What do you think of classical architecture? What are some interesting ways familiar shapes are being used today? This isn’t a class discussion or a test. We hope it is inspiration.
design in america
The AIA America’s Favorite Architecture project is a good way to get inspired by the United States’ most renowned architecture, while also seeing what inspires other people. On the project’s site you’ll find images of 150 American structures or buildings, which you can peruse before voting for your favorites. Once you’ve picked your top five, you’ll see how your selection compares with other voters. It’s fun and interesting. See for yourself.
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