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HOME International Design Competition:

Building Trust international have just announced a new open design competition, which seeks to find well designed homes for the elderly or homeless within some of the World’s richest countries. The growing rate in single occupancy households has led to increased numbers of young and elderly people affected by poverty being forced to live in substandard living conditions and in the worst cases sleeping rough. We are asking designers, engineers, architects and house builders to provide a solution to the housing crisis by offering sustainable, affordable small homes that give those that are alienated or marginalised within society a safe place to live. Building Trust international ask contestants to site their proposals in an urban area of a developed country, develop single occupant designs that are sensitive to the local context and keep to a budget of £20,000 ($30,000). Building Trust international will work alongside local government and community groups to seek funding and planning for the winning design. The design competition has the support of Habitat for Humanity and the YMCA.

Announcement of Winners:
To be posted on www.buildingtrustinternational.org - 15th August 2012

Prize:
Professional Category
1st prize: We will pursue funding and planning for the winning design. There will also be 9 honourable mentions.

Student Category
1st prize: $500. There will also be 4 honourable mentions.

Brief:
Download from:

http://www.buildingtrustinternational.org/competition.html
http://www.buildingtrustinternational.org/HOMEbrief.pdf

Good Luck!!