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Feb 2009
Max Wallack, a 12 year old from Natick, have just won WGBH’s Design Squad “Trash to Treasure” design contest with his “Home Dome” invention, which is a shelter for the homeless, built with just plastic, wire and packing peanuts. The structure is in the form of a Mongolian yurt and includes a built-in bed.
For his winning design, Max won $10,000, a Dell laptop and a trip to Boston to see how his design becomes real. The “Home Dome” was selected as the winner innovation out of more than 1,000 contest submissions.
Seen at The Design Blog. Watch a video about the winner, after the break. read more »
