Special criteria

• Professionals should send a detailed concept note in 300 words or less. It must describe the materials and production techniques used in making the project unique.
• It should showcase sustainability, social consciousness, use of local materials and a vision for human betterment by means of design.
• Apart from submissions, this category is open to nominations also.

Entry rules & regulations:

• Participants must upload their entries on the microsite in PDF, JPEG or PNG format only. It is an online submission.
• Entries can also be submitted by email at kbda@kohler.com. Entries submitted over email must include the following details: designer name, firm name, contact details, company website, category and sub-category, project description (in 300 words or less) and project location.
• Submissions must include sketches, plans, elevations, any other before and after images of the space with professionally shot pictures (interiors and exteriors).
• The number of pages in the PDF/Images should not exceed 10. The total file size should not be greater than 50 MB.
• The project should be described as per the guideline questions in a document in 300 words or less. All information on the project must be addressed through ONE sheet of the PDF only.
• The project must be absolutely complete and based in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Maldives.
• The project should not be more than 5 years old (not older than 2017).
• Projects that have won or been nominated in previous KBDAs are not eligible to re enter.