Introduction of Competition

The Valley of Love is a precious gem located about 6km northeast of the city center of Da Lat, with a total area of nearly 140 hectares. On August 31, 1998, The Valley of Love was recognized as a national tourist attraction.

This is an interesting destination in the brand chain of Chairman of Thanh Thanh Cong Tourism Joint Stock Company (TTC Hospitality) of TTC Group. The unique feature of this place is the harmonious combination between Mong Mo Hill - where the ancient architecture of Dalat is perfectly preserved and The Valley of Love - a romantic destination filled with the flavor of love.

Exploiting the impressive natural space, The Valley of Love possesses a series of unique landscapes associated with local culture, thereby affirming its position as a leading destination when visiting Da Lat, bringing the image of Vietnam tourism to leave its mark on the world map.

Desiring to open up opportunities to honor and realize unique ideas of designers, enhance the image of Da Lat tourism, with the support of the Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, the Global Monument Design Competition “Goddess of Love" is jointly organized by TTC Hospitality, Vietnam Design Association, HCMC (VDAS) and Vietnam Design Award (VMARK). This is a playground to show creativity and artistic passion, to honor love and eternal beauty, as well as to create opportunities to promote the image of The Valley of Love tourist area in particular, and Da Lat city in general, becoming a cultural destination and an attractive tourist area for domestic and international visitors.

With a global scale, the competition has received the attention and support from specialized design media units at home and abroad. In addition, the award is recognized by the Jury Board from large-scale Design Organizations & Associations such as: Japan Interior Architects & Designer's Association (JID), International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) / Asia Pacific Design Center (APDC) / School of Architecture/University of Nevada (USA) / OPAL Design Award (UK) / Competitions Archi Organization / ArchDaily Magazine ...

For detailed information about the competition and how to participate, please refer to the CONTEST RULES

The purpose of the competition

The competition aims to gather and provide an opportunity for artists, architects, and designers from all over the world to honor eternal love and beauty through their creativity and artistic passion.
Innovation and creativity in design ideas are highly encouraged, including groundbreaking and innovative approaches.
Promote the image of The Valley of Love in particular and the dreamy Dalat city in general becoming an attractive cultural and tourist destination, alongside famous domestic and international landscapes.
Raising awareness of the importance of preserving the natural beauty, cultural identity, and most iconic landmarks in the misty land of Da Lat.
Promote the brand image of The Valley of Love Tourist Area to both domestic and international tourists.
Create more unique wonders bearing Vietnam's mark on the world tourist map.

Information about TTC Group

Established in 1979, TTC is one of the leading investment conglomerates in Vietnam, operating in six fields including Agriculture, Energy, Real Estate, Industrial Real Estate, Tourism, and Education, with nearly 7,000 employees and over 120 subsidiaries in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Australia…

With its persistent efforts to contribute to the local community and society for nearly 44 years, TTC is committed to promoting balanced economic development with the benefit of the society under the motto "For the community, for local development". At the same time, TTC continues its journey to affirm its brand, consolidate its position, and conquer the 5-year development strategy from 2021 to 2025 and the vision towards 2030.

Purpose & Topic

In the realm of art and popular culture, the image of a woman is often portrayed as gentle and emotional. Thus, the tenderness of love is often personified through the embodiment of goddesses.

In the face of the many changes in the flow of time, the image of the goddess not only tells stories of couples, but also conveys many different aspects of love.

Inspired by such a source of inspiration, the Global Monument Design Competition "Goddess of Love" aims to infuse the image of the goddess with a meaningful message of love through the creative perspectives of designers. Additionally, this competition endeavors to enhance the scenic beauty of the Love Valley with an inspiring masterpiece of art.

The purpose of the competition:

The competition aims to gather and provide an opportunity for artists, architects, and designers from all over the world to honor eternal love and beauty through their creativity and artistic passion.
Innovation and creativity in design ideas are highly encouraged, including groundbreaking and innovative approaches.
Promote the image of The Valley of Love in particular and the dreamy Dalat city in general becoming an attractive cultural and tourist destination, alongside famous domestic and international landscapes.
Raising awareness of the importance of preserving the natural beauty, cultural identity, and most iconic landmarks in the misty land of Da Lat.
Promote the brand image of The Valley of Love Tourist Area to both domestic and international tourists.
Create more unique wonders bearing Vietnam's mark on the world tourist map.

Rules of competition

Entrants and Eligibility

The competition is open to all artists, architects, and designers (both professional and amateur) from both domestic and international locations, aged 18 and above, regardless of their education level, location, gender, or nationality…
Candidates can participate in multiple entries, with no limit on the number of works submitted.
The members of the Organizing Committee, Jury Panel, and Secretariat are not allowed to participate in the competition.
After submitting their works, candidates will receive a confirmation email, and the entries will be forwarded to the judging panel.
If the work belongs to a group, candidates must submit an authorization letter for the authorized representative who is responsible for the work.
The selected works that have not met the requirements, the Organizing Committee has the right to propose adjustments/supplements for suitability and the candidates have the right to refuse to make adjustments/supplements, which is equivalent to withdrawing from the competition.

Timeline

Start receiving entries: March 10, 2023
Register link
Deadline for entries:Jun 05, 2023
Announcement of Top 20: Jun 15, 2023
Awards ceremony to announce the results and award prizes: Jun 29, 2023

Request for submissions

Show creativity, artistry, and a strong romantic touch according to the criteria of the competition.
Suitable for the overall space and natural landscape of the project.
A feasible idea, easy to construct and install if the award-winning design is chosen.
The materials used to construct the future award-winning artwork will not be limited, ensuring reasonable cost, available domestically, and durable over time (such as stone, concrete, metal...)
Unique lighting arrangement that is harmonious even at night.
Contestants must register with the Organizer in advance within the prescribed time to gauge the level of interest, and submit their entries later.
Encourage designing the surrounding landscape of the statue (bonus points for the contest)

Submission method

When submitting the competition entry, will include the following 3 items:

1. Profile & Portfolio:

Individual: summarize personal information, portfolio, behance.com ...
Studio & Enterprise: briefly introduce information, website, completed projects, scale ...
If participating in a group, please supplement a Letter of Authorization to introduce 1 representative."

2. Project description, design completion process (pdf / ppt / doc file)

3. Design files:

Design drawing of the area where the artwork will be placed (not necessarily showing the entire tourism project), including: layout, location arrangement plan and vertical showing with the height.
The artwork should be presented from different angles, with at least 5 different viewings. The concept is submitted and raised in any form according to the contestant's strengths. It can be presented with a pencil, colored pen, ink pen, paint, computer graphics, or model sculpture.... If hand-drawn or model sculptures are used, they must be photographed and converted to image files. The maximum file size for submitted images is 2MB/file (jpg/png/bmp).
3D rendering files and 360-degree video clips are encouraged to be submitted

Please notes:

If selected for the Final Round, contestants will be notified to submit the following additional documents:

Original design files (3Dmax, SketchUp & ACad files...)
High-quality photos to support media, promotional, enlargement, and printing work…
A written commitment regarding the author's rights to the submitted artwork.
Registration deadline for the competition is 30/4/2023 via the following link: Registration link
(P/S: Submission link will be sent after the contestant completes the registration process)

Jury Board

The Jury Board consists of 17 representatives from the Organizations, International Design Association, and top reputable experts in the industry... They will evaluate and select the winning entries.
The entries will be judged based on criteria of aesthetics, artistic value, design quality, compliance with the competition rules, feasibility, and ease of construction and installation.
The decision of the jury panel will be final. Jury’s Information

Request for submissions

Show creativity, artistry, and a strong romantic touch according to the criteria of the competition.
Suitable for the overall space and natural landscape of the project.
A feasible idea, easy to construct and install if the award-winning design is chosen.
The materials used to construct the future award-winning artwork will not be limited, ensuring reasonable cost, available domestically, and durable over time (such as stone, concrete, metal...)
Unique lighting arrangement that is harmonious even at night.
Contestants must register with the Organizer in advance within the prescribed time to gauge the level of interest, and submit their entries later.
Encourage designing the surrounding landscape of the statue (bonus points for the contest)

Judging criteria

Outstanding design ideas will be evaluated based on the following four criteria:

Demonstrating high artistic and aesthetic values, uniqueness, and originality without duplicating existing ideas worldwide (50% of the total score).
Showing creativity, intelligent spatial solutions, and meeting all requirements without any limitations (20% of the total score).
Harmonizing and integrating with the overall space, natural landscape, and practical construction feasibility (20% of the total score).
Compliance with competition regulations and design quality (10% of the total score).

Copyright and Ownership of the Award-winning work.

The submitted work must be the creation of the author, not previously entered or published in other competitions, and not subject to copyright, trademark, or other disputes.
The artworks must ensure intellectual property rights and plagiarism is not accepted.
The organizer is not responsible for any copyright or dispute issues.
For the winning entries, participants agree to grant the Competition Organizer exclusive rights to use the work, copyright-free, irrevocably, and permanently to use, copy, modify, create derivative works from, publish and distribute on any media for any purposes, without payment of any royalty.
The Organizer has full authority to use images, video clips, information of the entries and authors for communication activities, publications, and related documents of the program and activities of the Organizer without permission or payment of any other fees.
For entries that do not win any awards, the copyright of each entry still belongs to the entrant. The entrant will grant permission to use the work when there is a need, and the terms of use and copyright fees will depend on the agreement between the parties when they want to use the work.
In the event of a copyright dispute arising after the award-winning entry has been submitted, the entrant will be fully responsible to the law and relevant organizations and individuals.
The prize for an invalid entry (if any) will be revoked if fraud or copyright infringement is detected.

Conclusion

The competition provides a unique opportunity for artists, architects, and designers to collaborate and create a masterpiece that celebrates the love and natural beauty of The Valley of Love.
We believe that this competition will contribute to the development of the culture and tourism of The Valley of Love and will be a platform for artists to showcase their talent and creativity.

Support Team

During the competition, if there are any questions regarding the rules, regulations, or require assistance, please contact us using the following information:

Vietnam Design Association, HCMC (VDAS)

Hotline: +84 867 451 671
Viber / Zalo / Whatsapp / Telegram: +84 909 999 906
Email: info@vietnamdesign.org.vn

Jury Board

In the realm of art and popular culture, the image of a woman is often portrayed as gentle and emotional. Thus, the tenderness of love is often personified through the embodiment of goddesses.

In the face of the many changes in the flow of time, the image of the goddess not only tells stories of couples, but also conveys many different aspects of love.

Inspired by such a source of inspiration, The Global Monument Design Competition "Goddess of Love" aims to infuse the image of the goddess with a meaningful message of love through the creative perspectives of designers. Additionally, this competition endeavors to enhance the scenic beauty of The Love Valley with an inspiring masterpiece of art.

The competition offers a valuable prize and provides an opportunity to demonstrate design/creative abilities in front of 17 judges who are highly respected professors, doctors, association presidents, organizations, founders, directors, advisors, and experts from Japan, Hong Kong, Finland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Poland, Chile, and Vietnam. In addition, outstanding individuals will be honored at the prestigious VMARK Awards Gala Ceremony 2023

Representative of TTC Group

Mr. ĐẶNG VĂN THÀNH

Mr. ĐẶNG HUỲNH ANH TUẤN

Ms. PHAN THỊ HỒNG VÂN

Ms. CHÂU THỊ KIM PHƯỚC

Mr. TRẦN MẾN

Chairman of TTC Group

Chairman of Jury Board

Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Thanh Thanh Cong Hospitality Joint Stock Company

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Thanh Thanh Cong Hospitality Joint Stock Company

Deputy General Director of Thanh Thanh Cong Hospitality Joint Stock Company

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Thanh Thanh Cong Lam Dong Hospitality Joint Stock Company

Rept of Associations and

International Organizations.

Mr. HỒ TẤN DƯƠNG

President | VDAS Design Association HCMC Vietnam

VIETNAM

Mrs. DANH TRẦN

Founder & CEO | VMARK Vietnam Design Week & Award.

Vice President | VDAS Design Association HCMC Vietnam

VIETNAM

Mr. NGUYỄN XUÂN PHÚC

Vice President of VDAS Design Association HCMC Vietnam

VIETNAM

Mr. NIWA HIROYUKI

President | JID Japan Interior Architects/ Designer's Association and Japan Commercial Environmental Design Association

JAPAN

Prof. KOJI SAKAI

Prof. PATRICK FONG

Professor, Board of Director |  JID Japan Interior Designers' Association

JAPAN

President | APDC Awards for Elite.

Asia Pacific Design Center.

Professor at China Academy of Art

HONG KONG

Mr. PHẠM HÙNG CƯỜNG

Principal of Vietnam Design University

VIETNAM

Mr. DAVID BASULTO

Founder & Editor in Chief | ArchDaily

CHILE

Mr. JESPER THOMSEN

Mr. STEFFEN LEHMANN

CEO | The OPAL Award / London

Former Executive Director of the School of Architecture | University of Nevada

Founding Partner | si_architecture + urban design

USA

Mr. TATU AHLROOS

IFI President-Elect (Finland) Senior Interior Architect, Synopsis Architects Ltd.

FINLAND

Mr. MARCIN HUSARZ

CEO, Founder | Competitions.archi

POLAND

Awards and Honors

The winner of the competition will receive a cash prize, valuable products, and recognition as the designer of Goddess of Love.
The design will be used for construction to create the final statue, which will be placed at the designated location in The Valley of Love as a symbol of love and beauty for everyone to enjoy.
The prestigious award is internationally recognized and evaluated by a panel of reputable judges, including experts from national and international design organizations and associations.
The certificate with the signature of the TTC corporation’s leadership and a representative from the Vietnam Design Association (VDAS).
Cash prize and valuable products from the organizers include:

SPECIAL PRIZE:

400,000,000 VND in cash
TTC Hospitality voucher with a value of 50,000,000 VND.

CREATIVITY PRIZE (5 prizes):

10,000,000VND in cash / prize
10,000,000VND voucher / prize and TTC Hospitality voucher.

The award ceremony will be held at The Valley of Love - Dalat, where the future construction of a statue is planned. Winning contestants who are domestic participants attending the ceremony will receive support from the Vietnam Design Association, HCMC (VDAS) for 50% of their airfare, transportation, and accommodation expenses. For international contestants, they will have to cover their own airfare costs to Vietnam, while the organizing committee will provide assistance with transportation and accommodation expenses.

In particular, the top 20 award-winning design projects will be showcased at the exhibition hall of the Vietnam Design Week 2023 event and honored at the VMARK Awards Gala Ceremony on October 2023.

Individuals and organizations that win awards will be responsible for declaring, explaining, and fulfilling the income tax obligations related to the prize in accordance with the regulations of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The organizer will only be responsible for the transfer fee.