We know people overwhelmingly want to stay living in their homes and communities for as long as possible. But, livability isn’t about ageing. It is about comfort, convenience, safety and options throughout one’s life. Yet, people tend to buy or live in homes based on their present-day circumstances. We can start to change that… one home design at a time.
To that end, this competition challenges architects, designers and allied professionals to create new standards in housing concepts so people can stay in their home as they travel through various life stages. Help alter the paradigm and re-imagine Home so it changes with a person’s needs, as they evolve in life. That’s what Re-defining Home: Home Today, Home Tomorrow is all about, and why it is so important.
Put aside any knowledge, assumptions, and beliefs of how housing exists today. Think beyond to new models that may not exist and bring creativity and brainstorming to how we can adapt to the same home environment as our needs change over time. Truly universal design is about appealing to the mainstream, not a specific audience segment or community. Read the brief to learn more.
- $10,000 First Place Winner
- $5,000 Second Place Winner
- $3,000 Third Place Winner
If selected as the first place winner, your designs will be incorporated into an actual home in Memphis, TN, as well as being awarded the above cash prize. Your design solution and legacy will live on and a family will benefit from your work.
Enter here and submit by April 29, 2016. Questions (competition): swilliams@aiasf.org
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Call for Entries: 'Re-Defining Home: Home Today, Home Tomorrow Design Challenge'Type
Competition Announcement (Built Projects & Masterplans)Website
Organizers
Registration Deadline
April 29, 2016 11:30 PMSubmission Deadline
April 29, 2016 11:30 PMPrice
$150 Open / $50 StudentCountry Restrictions
United States