Sandcastle Competition
Saturday, September 21, 2024
East Beach parking is $15 (CASH ONLY; NO ATM)
All attendees 12 years old and older must purchase a ticket. Tickets can be pre-ordered or purchased at the gate for $10.00. Your ticket does not include parking.
Pre-order a ticket using the link below.
Co-Chair
Ashley Heitmeier Hesser
heitmeiera@yahoo.com
Co-Chair
Animesh Gupta, RA, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Jacobs
Animesh.Gupta@jacobs.com
Staff Liaison
Alex Moreno
alexm@aiahouston.org
Staff Liaison (Vendor Contracts)
Jennifer Ward
jennifer@aiahouston.org
Team and Sponsor Information
2024 TIMELINE
APRIL 15 | TEAM REGISTRATION BEGINS
Team Registration is open to firms that meet the following eligibility requirements: Architecture, design and engineering firms must have at least one AIA Architect or Assoc. Architect on their team, or be an AIA Affiliate Member/Firm, in order to enter as a team. Accredited Architecture, Design and Engineering Universities are allowed to participate in the competition.
The fee includes t-shirts and event wristbands (which allow access to sponsor tents and their giveaways) for up to 10 team members.
There is a fee of $20 for each additional t-shirt/ event wristband beyond the 10 that are included with your team registration fee.
NOTE: our website does not process Discover Credit cards
JUNE 24 | TEAM REGISTRATION ENDS
Team Registration ends at 5:00pm
AUGUST 16 | LAST CALL TO PRE-ORDER TSHIRTS / WRISTBANDS – LAST CALL TO PRE-ORDER ICE – THEME & CATEGORY FORM DUE!
Last call to modify or pre-order additional shirts. Orders are due by 5:00pm
On a first-come, first-served basis, teams and sponsors can purchase additional shirts at the T-Shirt Distribution Party or the AIA tent on event day.
NOTE: our website does not process Discover Credit cards
AUGUST 23 | FREE TEAM SIGN ARTWORK DUE
Please provide a print-ready, 24″ x 36″ file with a 5″ white bar on the bottom of your design
Illustrator • Print Ready PDF • TIFF • EPS
Signs will be printed exclusively on our direct-to-substrate printer on 3/16” Gator Board* and will be ready for pickup the week of the event.
Printing sponsored by ARC Riot
SEPTEMBER 18 | T-SHIRT DISTRIBUTION PARY (5:30-8:30pm)
Teams & Sponsor groups must send at least one representative to pick up t-shirts, vehicle beach pass and event participant wristbands. Teams & Sponsor groups are also limited to max attendees no matter how many companies comprise the SC Team or Sponsor. RSVP required to attend. Complimentary food and drink for attendees.
Location: Workplace Solutions (2800 Kirby Dr b200, Houston, TX 77098).
SEPTEMBER 21 | SANDCASTLE EVENT DAY!
No vehicles permitted on beach before 6:30am or after 9:00am
6:30am — 9:00am With official vehicle pass, beach front opens for delivery of equipment & supplies to the Sandcastle sites.
10:00am — 3:00pm Sandcastle Competition
3:00—4:30pm Sandcastle Judging
+/- 5:00pm Awards Ceremony
TBD Vehicle access to the beach after the police and parks board determine safe access
*Please note: Team members with wristbands wishing to access beer MUST provide ID*
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AWARDS
Each team is automatically entered in each of the Overall Categories listed below:
- Gold Bucket (1st Place)
- Silver Shovel 2nd Place)
- Bronze Shovel ( 3rd Place )
- AIA College Challenge (Awarded only to university student teams)
- Team Signage
- Team T-Shirt
- Sydney Lenoir Public Favorite
- 811 Presents: Most SustainableTeam
- All teams will receive a sustainable rating from a team of judges rating everything from water delivery systems to recycling efforts and formwork.
- The team with the highest score will receive an award.
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THEME BASED CATEGORIES
Each Team is permitted to enter only ONE of the Theme Based Categories listed below:
- Best Architecture Icon
- Best Traditional Castle
- NEW!! Mythology
- NEW!! Kidtastic: Saturday Morning Cartoons
- NEW!! Pop Culture: Music /Song Lyrics
- NEW!! Nature / Floral / Botanicals
REGISTRATION LINKS
Links will be activated as they become available
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TEAMS
TEAM T-SHIRT AND WRISTBAND ORDERS
TEAM THEME/CATEGORY REGISTRATION FORM
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SPONSORS
SPONSOR T-SHIRT AND WRISTBND ORDERS
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ICE
– SOLD OUT
2024 SANDCASTLE ICE ORDER FORM
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RULES
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TENTS
TENT VENDOR INFORMATION (DOWNLOAD HERE)
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POSTER
2024 AIA SANDCASTLE POSTER (DOWNLOAD HERE)
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SITE MAP
(DOWNLOAD HERE)
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PARTICIPATING TEAMS
A list of 2024 participating teams can be found HERE
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QUESTIONS?
PLEASE VISIT OUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION PAGE
If you do not see your question listed here, please send Alex Moreno an email with your question(s).
