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Designing Buildings at 08:55, 13 November 2020

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−	~~'''THIS COMPETITION HAS CLOSED'''~~	+	Times up
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	Thanks to everyone that entered our student competitions. The deadline has now passed, so pens down and please stop writing. Your can keep improving your articles if you want, but the judges will only assess the version that existed at the time the competition closed.		Thanks to everyone that entered our student competitions. The deadline has now passed, so pens down and please stop writing. Your can keep improving your articles if you want, but the judges will only assess the version that existed at the time the competition closed.
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	By the way – if you haven’t created your ‘[http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Page_about_me page about me]’ you need to do it now. Include your name, email address and university course - otherwise we won’t know who you are.		By the way – if you haven’t created your ‘[http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Page_about_me page about me]’ you need to do it now. Include your name, email address and university course - otherwise we won’t know who you are.

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−	~~'''~~Keep writing~~'''~~	+

	Now you’ve got the hang of it, why not write some more articles? We always welcome new articles on the site - that’s what it’s for. Just [http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Create_a_new_article click here], and off you go.		Now you’ve got the hang of it, why not write some more articles? We always welcome new articles on the site - that’s what it’s for. Just [http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Create_a_new_article click here], and off you go.

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Designing Buildings at 14:01, 28 October 2013

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Designing Buildings at 17:00, 14 December 2012

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−	'''~~A competition win would look great on your CV~~ '''	+	'''Times up'''

−	~~----~~	+	Thanks to everyone that entered our student competitions. The deadline has now passed, so pens down and please stop writing. Your can keep improving your articles if you want, but the judges will only assess the version that existed at the time the competition closed.

−	~~You know all sorts of things that other people would find useful, and you're probably researching and writing all~~ the ~~time as you study. Add an article~~ to ~~Designing Buildings Wiki and you have the chance of winning~~ a ~~three week internship with world~~-~~renowned engineers~~ Buro Happold ~~in the summer of 2013 (location dependent on the subject you are studying)~~ and ~~being asked to write a blog about yourself for the Designing Buildings Wiki home page~~. Five runners up will ~~be given a commendation~~ and will be featured on ~~our~~ home page~~. All~~ suitable ~~articles~~ will be added to the ~~wiki~~.	+	We will spend Christmas narrowing down the entries to a short-list of five for each competition. Buro Happold and Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners will then choose one winner from each short-list. Five runners-up from each competition will receive commendations and will be featured on the home page, and all suitable entries will be added to the site.

−	~~'''Your article must~~ be ~~complete by 5pm on Friday 14<sup>th</sup> December 2012~~.~~'''~~	+	The winners will be announced in January. Good luck everyone.

−	If you ~~have any questions, email info@~~designingbuildings.co.uk.	+	By the way – if you haven’t created your ‘[http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Page_about_me page about me]’ you need to do it now. Include your name, email address and university course - otherwise we won’t know who you are.

−	~~= Eligibility =~~	+	----
−	*You must be studying for an engineering degree or post graduate engineering qualification at a UK university, or have completed an engineering degree or post graduate engineering qualification at a UK university in 2012.	+
−	*Your article must be on a subject within one of the following areas (these are general topic areas not suggested subjects):	+
−	~~#Waste management~~	+
−	~~#Transport / people movement~~	+
−	~~#Structural engineering~~	+
−	~~#SMART cities~~	+
−	~~#Safety / security~~	+
−	~~#Masterplanning~~	+
−	~~#IT communications and control~~	+
−	~~#Inclusive design~~	+
−	~~#Fire engineering~~	+
−	~~#Facades~~	+
−	~~#Computational analysis~~	+
−	~~#Building services engineering~~	+
−	~~#Asset management~~	+
−	~~#Acoustics~~	+
−	~~#Bridges / civil structures~~	+
−	~~#Energy~~	+
−	~~#Geotechnical engineering~~	+
−	~~#Procurement~~	+
−	~~#Project management~~	+
−	~~#Sustainability / environment~~	+
−	~~#Urban development~~	+
−	~~#Water management / flood risk~~	+
−	*Your article must be based on UK practice and written in UK English.	+
−	*Your article must be between 500 and 4,000 words.	+
−	*Your article must be a NEW article on Designing Buildings Wiki. That is, the exact subject you are writing about must not already exist on the wiki (but you can write about a specific area of an existing subject) – so submit your entry early to secure your subject. Editing an existing article will not be accepted.	+
−	*Your article must be all your own work, it must not have been published elsewhere (although it may be something you have already written) and it must be free from any copyright restrictions.	+
−	*You may submit up to three articles.	+

−	~~= How to enter =~~	+	'''Keep writing'''
−	*Register as a user on the site and create a ‘page about me’. Your ‘page about me’ must include your full name, email address, place of study and course (or details of the qualification you received in 2012).	+
−	*Log in. As long as you’re logged in, your user name will be recorded in your article history so we will know who wrote it.	+
−	*Click on the link ‘[[Create%20a%20new%20article\|Click HERE to create a new article]]’ that appears on every page and follow the simple instructions to set up your article.	+
−	*Write your article then add it to the ‘Student Engineer Essay Competition’ category (just click on the tick box at the bottom of the article) AND NO OTHER CATEGORIES.	+
−	*Save your article.	+
−	*Click on PROTECT at the top of your article and change the protection to ‘protect from non authors’ so that nobody else can change your article.	+

−	~~= Writing style =~~	+	Now you’ve got the hang of it, why not write some more articles? We always welcome new articles on the site - that’s what it’s for. Just [http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Create_a_new_article click here], and off you go.
−	*Familiarise yourself with Designing Buildings Wiki to see what we’re looking for in terms of ~~tone~~, ~~style and content.~~	+
−	*Use a neutral writing style, never use the ~~words ‘I’ or ‘we’. Treat your article as if it is~~ for ~~an encyclopaedia or Wikipedia~~.	+
−	*Stick to a single subject.	+
−	*Identify quotes clearly (put the source in brackets at the end of the quote).	+
−	*Ask someone else to proof-read your article.	+
−	*Need more information? Have a look at out [[Quick%20style%20guide\|quick style guide]].	+

−	~~= Writing your article =~~	+	----
−	*It’s pretty straight forward. Just type and then save.	+
−	*Keep your formatting simple. The wiki does not have the complex formatting options of full-~~on word processors. Stick to simple headings, plain text, bulleted lists and numbered lists.~~	+
−	*Use the pre-~~set heading styles rather than making your text bold or italics.~~	+
−	*You can write your article in another application (such as word) and paste it into the wiki, but make sure the formatting is very simple, or paste it as plain text.	+
−	*Need more information? Watch our video tutorial – [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQDZfK26Tg8&feature=plcp how to create an article] on YouTube. You can also look at our [[Help\|help]] page.	+
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−	~~= Judging =~~	+
−	*Articles will be judged by representatives of Designing Buildings Wiki and Buro Happold.	+
−	*Articles will be judged on:	+
−	~~#Accuracy and thoroughness of research.~~	+
−	~~#Usefulness to other people.~~	+
−	~~#Clarity of writing.~~	+
−	~~#Adoption of Designing Buildings Wiki neutral style.~~	+
−	~~#Compliance with allowable subject areas.~~	+
−	*The winner and commended entries will be announced in January 2013.	+
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−	~~Click here to read the legal [[Student%20engineer%20essay%20competition%20terms%20and%20conditions\|terms and conditions]].~~	+

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Designing Buildings at 09:38, 10 December 2012

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−	~~All competitors - Remember to create a~~ '~~PAGE ABOUT ME~~' ~~so we know who you are. Just log in, click~~ on ~~the link at the top of the website ‘PAGE ABOUT ME’ and then click ‘CREATE’. It’s totally painless~~	+	'''A competition win would look great on your CV '''

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−	So you’ve heard of Wikipedia? Well Designing Buildings Wiki is the new wiki site for building design and development. It covers everything from high-brow design theory through to the nuts and bolts of construction. The idea is that if we each share what we know, we will make the whole industry better.

	You know all sorts of things that other people would find useful, and you're probably researching and writing all the time as you study. Add an article to Designing Buildings Wiki and you have the chance of winning a three week internship with world-renowned engineers Buro Happold in the summer of 2013 (location dependent on the subject you are studying) and being asked to write a blog about yourself for the Designing Buildings Wiki home page. Five runners up will be given a commendation and will be featured on our home page. All suitable articles will be added to the wiki.		You know all sorts of things that other people would find useful, and you're probably researching and writing all the time as you study. Add an article to Designing Buildings Wiki and you have the chance of winning a three week internship with world-renowned engineers Buro Happold in the summer of 2013 (location dependent on the subject you are studying) and being asked to write a blog about yourself for the Designing Buildings Wiki home page. Five runners up will be given a commendation and will be featured on our home page. All suitable articles will be added to the wiki.

−	Your article must be complete by 5pm on Friday 14<sup>th</sup> December 2012.	+	'''Your article must be complete by 5pm on Friday 14<sup>th</sup> December 2012.'''

−	~~All enquiries are to be directed to Designing Buildings Ltd (DBL)~~, ~~the owners and operators of Designing Buildings Wiki, at~~ info@designingbuildings.co.uk~~. Buro Happold will not respond to communications with entrants~~.	+	If you have any questions, email info@designingbuildings.co.uk.

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	= How to enter =		= How to enter =
	*Register as a user on the site and create a ‘page about me’. Your ‘page about me’ must include your full name, email address, place of study and course (or details of the qualification you received in 2012).		*Register as a user on the site and create a ‘page about me’. Your ‘page about me’ must include your full name, email address, place of study and course (or details of the qualification you received in 2012).
−	*Log in. As long as you’re logged in, your user name will be recorded in your article history so we will know who wrote it~~. If you aren’t logged in, we won’t know who wrote your article~~.	+	*Log in. As long as you’re logged in, your user name will be recorded in your article history so we will know who wrote it.
−	*Click on the link ‘[[Create%20a%20new%20article\|Click HERE to create a new article]]’ that appears on every page and follow the simple instructions to set up your article~~. You can only create an article that does not already exist~~.	+	*Click on the link ‘[[Create%20a%20new%20article\|Click HERE to create a new article]]’ that appears on every page and follow the simple instructions to set up your article.
	*Write your article then add it to the ‘Student Engineer Essay Competition’ category (just click on the tick box at the bottom of the article) AND NO OTHER CATEGORIES.		*Write your article then add it to the ‘Student Engineer Essay Competition’ category (just click on the tick box at the bottom of the article) AND NO OTHER CATEGORIES.
	*Save your article.		*Save your article.
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	= Judging =		= Judging =
−	*Articles will be judged by representatives of ~~DBL~~ and Buro Happold.	+	*Articles will be judged by representatives of Designing Buildings Wiki and Buro Happold.
	*Articles will be judged on:		*Articles will be judged on:
	#Accuracy and thoroughness of research.		#Accuracy and thoroughness of research.

Designing Buildings at 09:47, 7 December 2012

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		+	All competitors - Remember to create a 'PAGE ABOUT ME' so we know who you are. Just log in, click on the link at the top of the website ‘PAGE ABOUT ME’ and then click ‘CREATE’. It’s totally painless
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	So you’ve heard of Wikipedia? Well Designing Buildings Wiki is the new wiki site for building design and development. It covers everything from high-brow design theory through to the nuts and bolts of construction. The idea is that if we each share what we know, we will make the whole industry better.		So you’ve heard of Wikipedia? Well Designing Buildings Wiki is the new wiki site for building design and development. It covers everything from high-brow design theory through to the nuts and bolts of construction. The idea is that if we each share what we know, we will make the whole industry better.

Designing Buildings at 14:14, 28 November 2012

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	So you’ve heard of Wikipedia? Well Designing Buildings Wiki is the new wiki site for building design and development. It covers everything from high-brow design theory through to the nuts and bolts of construction. The idea is that if we each share what we know, we will make the whole industry better.		So you’ve heard of Wikipedia? Well Designing Buildings Wiki is the new wiki site for building design and development. It covers everything from high-brow design theory through to the nuts and bolts of construction. The idea is that if we each share what we know, we will make the whole industry better.

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	So you’ve heard of Wikipedia? Well Designing Buildings Wiki is the new wiki site for building design and development. It covers everything from high-brow design theory through to the nuts and bolts of construction. The idea is that if we each share what we know, we will make the whole industry better.		So you’ve heard of Wikipedia? Well Designing Buildings Wiki is the new wiki site for building design and development. It covers everything from high-brow design theory through to the nuts and bolts of construction. The idea is that if we each share what we know, we will make the whole industry better.
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	*The winner and commended entries will be announced in January 2013.		*The winner and commended entries will be announced in January 2013.

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