The Architectural Competition Brief outlines specific submission requirements that must be met.

a. A presentation that will include 8 slides:

1. Master plan, Transportation, Infrastructure

2. Restoration plan of the buildings (up to 3)

3. Hydraulics / Hydrology /Desalination and Water Treatment Management

4. Energy: Green, Sustainable, Renewable

5. Plantation and Rehabilitation of Soil /Biodiversity /Agriculture

6. Coastal and Maritime (blue economy activities)

7. Optional (business plan/ sustainability financial model)

8. Optional (Workshops / Museum/ Green Bonds/income financial instruments, Green financing

b. Optional: A 5-minute video to present ideas regarding the Competition.

Note: Please ensure the submission's anonymity (no faces of the team should be shown).

Submissions vary according to the project's type, cost, and complexity. In general, Participants must supply sufficient information to demonstrate how they have responded to the sponsor's requirements.

The primary objective of Arxellence 3 is to select concept design ideas for a Research Hub, a living laboratory1 that will become a beacon for developing biodiversity strategies and related innovative approaches in the eastern Mediterranean.

The Competition is open to teams-partnerships with at least one architect from all countries. Architects must be duly licensed to practice architecture in their respective countries to be considered eligible.

Participants may be natural persons, legal entities, or partnerships of individuals. Multidisciplinary teams may participate on condition that they are headed/co-headed by an architect. Participants of any other discipline can participate in any team.

Note 1: 
The Competition is not open to students.

The following persons shall not be allowed to participate in the Competition:

• Jury members
• Technical Committee
• Any person directly or indirectly associated with the Competition Sponsor or the Jury.

Note 2: The person who will upload the proposal must be an architect - duly licensed to practice architecture in their respective countries.

• Unauthorized use of any design is strictly prohibited without the creator's written permission, regardless of whether it relates to a prize or not.
  
• The creator has copyright over the design, and any changes or modifications require prior written consent.
• By entering the Competition, participants confirm that they are the sole creators of their project and that their design does not infringe upon any third-party intellectual property rights.

The Sponsors can publicize entries, including plans and visuals, as long as they credit the Creators. Participants can also publicize their own entry, but they must mention the Sponsors. However, Participants are not allowed to publish their entry before the Sponsors and/or Jury officially announce the results. Doing so may lead to disqualification.

The Sponsors have the right to use, store, reproduce, display, and publish all submitted projects without the Participants' consent. The names of creators will be mentioned unless Participants request otherwise. Furthermore, the Sponsors may organize exhibitions and publications of all submitted projects, regardless of whether they are winners or not.

By registering an entry, Participants agree to allow the Sponsors to reproduce and promote the submitted material for the Competition's objectives. All publications will include the winning projects to reflect the Jury's decision. 

If an exhibition takes place, it should include all entries. However, subsequent exhibitions may only display the winning entries.