Putting the terms ‘modern architecture’ and ‘heritage’ together suggests for many an oxymoron. This is particularly true in Queensland. Even though there is no reason why a twentieth century building should be considered less ‘historically significant’ than its eighteenth or nineteenth century counterpart, our mid-century modern is increasingly lost to new development, torn down with little public comment or debate. And yet, love it or hate it, the fact remains that Queensland’s modern architecture leaves no one unmoved. We invite you to get Hot and Bothered about the architecture of modern Queensland. Tell us about a building you love.  Help us to identify the hidden gems of Queensland modernism. What buildings are currently under threat? Which ones we should save? Lets start the debate. Submit a 3-minute film to Hot and Bothered - Save Modern Queensland today.

Entry guidelines

• submissions can be no longer than 3 minutes
• submission should focus on a building that is located in Queensland, which was constructed in the period 1945-1975
• submissions should contains the phrase ‘love it or hate it’
• submissions should include Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence (CC-BY) information. See sample credits slide.

Upload instructions

Available from https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/57924?hl=en

Submission deadline

1 September 2014, 5pm

Judging

Judging Panel

• Fiona Gardiner, Director of Heritage – Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
• Philip Goad, Professor of Architecture – University of Melbourne
• Janina Gosseye, Research Fellow – University of Queensland
• Sandra Kaji O’Grady, Dean of the School of Architecture – University of Queensland
• John Macarthur, Professor of Architecture – University of Queensland
• Malcolm Middleton, Queensland Government Architect
• Richard Stringer, photographer
• Deborah van der Plaat, Research Fellow – University of Queensland

Judging Criteria

Content: Is the film informative and relevant to the theme and background of the competition?
Originality: Does the film take an original approach to Queensland’s modern heritage?
Quality: Is the film carefully designed and well assembled?

Prizes

First Prize
The winner of this film competition, selected by the judging panel, will be awarded $1500.

People's Choice Award
The film which has accrued the most ‘likes’ on youtube by Friday, 26th of September 2014 at 5pm, will be awarded the ‘people’s choice award’ and will receive a one year subscription to Architecture Australia, the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Architects and a limited edition copy of Australian Modern Design - Mid-20th Century Architecture & Design.

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