The Create the Trophy competition is an opportunity for young designers
to design the trophy for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
Engineering is fundamental. It tackles the big global issues, it transports, transforms,
informs and protects. From fashion to fusion there is no part of our lives that
it does not touch.
The QEPrize is a new global £1m prize that celebrates world-changing innovations in engineering that have made a difference to humanity.
The QEPrize is an iconic prize that promotes and celebrates the story of modern engineering. It requires an iconic trophy that embodies the spirit of modern engineering and the values of the QEPrize.
We gave young people with interests in Science, Engineering, Design, Art and Architecture the opportunity to design the trophy for the QEPrize by entering the ‘Create the Trophy’ competition.
The event was held at the Science Museum on Wednesday 5 December and the winner is 17 year old Jennifer Leggett from Tonbridge, with her beautifully designed tree-like structure.
Her design was selected by our distinguished panel of judges: Dame Zaha Hadid, Sir Nicholas Serota, Ian Blatchford, Deyan Sudjic and Yewande Akinola.
The final trophy will be presented by The Queen to the winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering at Buckingham Palace in June 2013.
Using the latest programming and design technology we have built a unique digital application to design, build and create the trophy for the QEPrize. The top entries were 3D printed into prototypes to allow the judges to view the creations with their designers before selecting the winner.
The QEPrize is a new global £1m prize that celebrates world-changing innovations in engineering that have made a difference to humanity.
The QEPrize is an iconic prize that promotes and celebrates the story of modern engineering. It requires an iconic trophy that embodies the spirit of modern engineering and the values of the QEPrize.
We gave young people with interests in Science, Engineering, Design, Art and Architecture the opportunity to design the trophy for the QEPrize by entering the ‘Create the Trophy’ competition.
The event was held at the Science Museum on Wednesday 5 December and the winner is 17 year old Jennifer Leggett from Tonbridge, with her beautifully designed tree-like structure.
Her design was selected by our distinguished panel of judges: Dame Zaha Hadid, Sir Nicholas Serota, Ian Blatchford, Deyan Sudjic and Yewande Akinola.
The final trophy will be presented by The Queen to the winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering at Buckingham Palace in June 2013.
Using the latest programming and design technology we have built a unique digital application to design, build and create the trophy for the QEPrize. The top entries were 3D printed into prototypes to allow the judges to view the creations with their designers before selecting the winner.
The Challenge!
The competition is an opportunity for young designers to create an iconic trophy for an iconic prize. The trophy must embody the spirit of modern engineering and represent the QEPrize.
The judges will select the winning trophy based on the following criteria:
The trophy must acknowledge the legacy of traditional engineering in the UK – for example, the work of Brunel and Whittle – at the same time as demonstrating the contribution of engineering today and in the future.
Finally, the trophy must clearly represent the QEPrize.
Using the Create the Trophy application you can develop your trophy design within a 3D environment that reflects the QEPrize brand. The QEPrize identity consists of 3 illuminated boxes containing ‘hidden wonders’ that appear in the form of geometric shapes. These shapes are building blocks that can be attached to one another. This allows you to create anything that your design genius and creativity allow.
The application has been built in Unity, a software tool for creating 3D video games and other interactive content.
- The trophy must capture the originality, innovation, ubiquity and creativity of modern engineering.
- The trophy must acknowledge the past and look to the future.
- The trophy must be clearly linked to the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
The trophy must acknowledge the legacy of traditional engineering in the UK – for example, the work of Brunel and Whittle – at the same time as demonstrating the contribution of engineering today and in the future.
Finally, the trophy must clearly represent the QEPrize.
Using the Create the Trophy application you can develop your trophy design within a 3D environment that reflects the QEPrize brand. The QEPrize identity consists of 3 illuminated boxes containing ‘hidden wonders’ that appear in the form of geometric shapes. These shapes are building blocks that can be attached to one another. This allows you to create anything that your design genius and creativity allow.
The application has been built in Unity, a software tool for creating 3D video games and other interactive content.
Good Design
Aside from the criteria for the competition, judges will be judging the entries based on good design.
The judges will be looking for designs that meet the criteria above. They
will also be looking for trophies that represent good design. From that
perspective, you might find it useful to bear in mind the German industrial
designer Dieter Rams and his ‘Ten Principles of Good Design’. His straightforward
list lays down key points, clearly stating what makes a good design. Not
all of these points are applicable to the trophy competition but hitting
some of these will definitely make your design stand out from the crowd.
This information is a timeless source of inspiration any designer/engineer
can appreciate. Good luck!
The 10 principles of good design:
The 10 principles of good design:
- Good design is innovative.
- Good design makes a product useful.
- Good design is aesthetic.
- Good design makes a product understandable.
- Good design is unobtrusive.
- Good design is honest.
- Good design is long-lasting.
- Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
- Good design is environmentally friendly.
- Good design is as little design as possible.
The Judging Process
The competition closed on 12 November 2012 and judging is underway.
All the designs created and submitted for the £5,000 prize will generate a file that can live within any 3D software application. Each entry will consist of the 3D design file and a 200 word description of the trophy design.
The entries will be reviewed online and a shortlist selected. Every eligible design that is shortlisted will be prototyped using the latest 3D printing technology.
Find out more about 3D printing
Watch an example trophy being printed at BAE Systems
On 5 December 2012, the designers of the shortlisted trophy designs will be invited to present their prototyped trophy to the judges in London.
The judges will make their decision on that day.
The winning design will be used to create the trophy presented by The Queen to the first winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering at Buckingham Palace in 2013.
All the designs created and submitted for the £5,000 prize will generate a file that can live within any 3D software application. Each entry will consist of the 3D design file and a 200 word description of the trophy design.
The entries will be reviewed online and a shortlist selected. Every eligible design that is shortlisted will be prototyped using the latest 3D printing technology.
Find out more about 3D printing
Watch an example trophy being printed at BAE Systems
On 5 December 2012, the designers of the shortlisted trophy designs will be invited to present their prototyped trophy to the judges in London.
The judges will make their decision on that day.
The winning design will be used to create the trophy presented by The Queen to the first winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering at Buckingham Palace in 2013.
Entry Criteria
Entrants must be aged between 16 and 24, and resident in the UK. Before
you enter the competition please read and agree to the
terms and conditions of the competition.
There is only one technical issue you need to consider when creating your trophy - are all of your shapes connected to one another? If they are not they cannot be printed 3 dimensionally.
Every entry must consist of a 3D design file and a 200 word description of the trophy design.
terms and conditions of the competition.
There is only one technical issue you need to consider when creating your trophy - are all of your shapes connected to one another? If they are not they cannot be printed 3 dimensionally.
Every entry must consist of a 3D design file and a 200 word description of the trophy design.
The Judges
Architect, Dame Zaha Hadid
@ZahaHadid_Arch
First woman to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, Zaha Hadid is internationally known for her built, theoretical and academic work. Each of her dynamic and innovative projects, such as the MAXXI, National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome, and the Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympic Games, builds on over thirty years of revolutionary exploration and research in the interrelated fields of urbanism, architecture and design.
Director of the Tate, Sir Nicholas Serota
@nickserota @Tate
Sir Nicholas Serota has been director of the Tate since 1998, since when the Gallery has opened Tate Modern and has developed its programme of activity to show more of the collection across the country.
Ian Blatchford, Director and CEO of the Science Museum Group, and Chair of the judging panel for Create the Trophy
@sciencemuseum
Following his appointment to the Science Museum Group in November 2010, Ian Blatchford oversaw the successful merger of the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, with the rest of the Group in 2012. The new alliance, comprising the Science Museum, London; the National Railway Museum, York and Shildon; the National Media Museum, Bradford; and the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, is the most significant science museum group in the world, attracting more than 5 million visits per year. Ian was previously Deputy Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum
Deyan Sudjic, Director, Design Museum
@DesignMuseum
Deyan Sudjic is currently director of the Design Museum. He helped to establish Blueprint magazine, edited Domus in Milan for a number of years, and was the director of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2002. He is a former architecture critic for the Observer, the Guardian and the Sunday Times.
Yewande Akinola, Engineer and finalist for IET Young Woman of the Year, 2012
@YeWanDae
Yewande Akinola is an engineer working in the buildings design group at the engineering consultancy Arup. She is passionate about innovation in engineering and has designed sustainable water services for buildings in the UK and Africa including sustainable rainwater harvesting systems and solar thermal systems.
@ZahaHadid_Arch
First woman to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, Zaha Hadid is internationally known for her built, theoretical and academic work. Each of her dynamic and innovative projects, such as the MAXXI, National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome, and the Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympic Games, builds on over thirty years of revolutionary exploration and research in the interrelated fields of urbanism, architecture and design.
Director of the Tate, Sir Nicholas Serota
@nickserota @Tate
Sir Nicholas Serota has been director of the Tate since 1998, since when the Gallery has opened Tate Modern and has developed its programme of activity to show more of the collection across the country.
Ian Blatchford, Director and CEO of the Science Museum Group, and Chair of the judging panel for Create the Trophy
@sciencemuseum
Following his appointment to the Science Museum Group in November 2010, Ian Blatchford oversaw the successful merger of the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, with the rest of the Group in 2012. The new alliance, comprising the Science Museum, London; the National Railway Museum, York and Shildon; the National Media Museum, Bradford; and the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, is the most significant science museum group in the world, attracting more than 5 million visits per year. Ian was previously Deputy Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum
Deyan Sudjic, Director, Design Museum
@DesignMuseum
Deyan Sudjic is currently director of the Design Museum. He helped to establish Blueprint magazine, edited Domus in Milan for a number of years, and was the director of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2002. He is a former architecture critic for the Observer, the Guardian and the Sunday Times.
Yewande Akinola, Engineer and finalist for IET Young Woman of the Year, 2012
@YeWanDae
Yewande Akinola is an engineer working in the buildings design group at the engineering consultancy Arup. She is passionate about innovation in engineering and has designed sustainable water services for buildings in the UK and Africa including sustainable rainwater harvesting systems and solar thermal systems.