COMMUNITY PROJECT NOMINATION FORM

This award celebrates neighborhoods, schools, senior living facilities, and apartment complexes that demonstrate pride in their communities through creative and well-designed communal spaces or projects for their residents /students to share. Project examples include gardens, outdoor classrooms, pocket parks, community centers, neighborhood sign/beautification.

Please fill out as much contact information as you can for the nominated property. Answer all questions about the property with as much detail as possible to strengthen your application. Once you have completed the form email photos to info@keepknoxvillebeautiful.org to complete your nomination. Nominations without photos at the due date will be withdrawn. Judges for the Orchids Awards judge properties based on the nomination form and photos submitted.

**We recommend preparing your answers in a word document, and transfer your final descriptions when you are ready to submit.**

Nominator Name

First Name

Last Name

Nominator Email

Nominator Phone

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Name of Project

Connection to nominated project

Address of Project

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Name of Owner (if known)

First Name

Last Name

Owner Company (if known)

Owner Email (if known)

Owner Phone (if known)

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Architecture/Design Firm

Architect/Designer/Artist Name (if known)

Architect/Designer/Artist Email (if known)

Architect/Designer/Artist Phone (if known)

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Developer Company (if known)

Developer Contact (if known)

Developer Contact Email (if known)

Developer Contact Phone (if known)

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Construction Company (if known)

Construction Contact (if known)

Construction Contact Email (if known)

Construction Contact Phone (if known)

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Additional Invites

Who else involved with the project should be invited? Please provide a name and email address.

Please provide a description of the nominee.

Provide as much detail as possible to strengthen your application.

What community benefit does the nominee add?

In 3 sentences, please state why this nominee deserves to win an Orchid?

What practices does this business/property have in place that promotes sustainability and being a good environmental steward? (if applicable)

Please list your social media tags for all partners that should be recognized.

What design strategies provide multiple benefits of social, economic, and environmental value?

How does the project impact the community?

How is this space used by the community?

Is this space available to the public?

How did the community come together to see this come to fruition?

What percentage of the site supported vegetation (landscape or green roof) before the project?

What percentage of the site supported vegetation (landscape or green roof) after the project?

What percentage of the site area is covered by native plants that support native or migratory species and Pollinators?

Additional comments/context you would like to share about what sets your project apart?

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Photos of the property/artwork must be submitted to info@keepknoxvillebeautiful.org to complete a nomination.

Photos must be a JPEG or PNG. PDF files will not be accepted this year.
Photos must be landscape (horizontal)
Minimum of 1280px (pixels) width
Resolution of your visuals must be between 72-300px/inch.

Redesign/Reuse and Community Project nominations require before and after photos.