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[co]design 2011: A Future Beyond Concrete

[co]design 2011: A Future Beyond Concrete is an open invitation to all creative minds to engage in finding low-cost, innovative alternatives to concrete, concrete reduction or concrete re-use within the real world context of low-income housing in Bangalore. This is a global competition to design materials, techniques or processes that create sustainable ways of building. A strong winning design will be scoped to be prototyped on the ground in India. A Future Beyond Concrete is an initiative of community oriented design.

Criteria
Participants must clearly respond to the following criteria within their design development and final proposals. A panel of judges will assess the entries according to these criteria. Submissions must fit the following criteria:

1. Design a viable alternative to concrete.
Design Option 1
A new alternative material or process to concrete that lowers environmental emissions and benefits occupants.
or:
Design Option 2
Adapts and localises an existing material or technique for the Bangalore Housing Project. If you choose this option you must: reference the existing technology and demonstrate how you have locally adapted it to the Bangalore Housing project.
2. Be a cheap alternative - prototyping in India is to cost no more than $5000USD. The overall cost of housing is usually $3,000USD.
3. Provides similar or better properties to concrete in terms of form and function. This includes structural properties.
4. Provide net positive environmental impact.
5. Your design is contextually appropriate to the Bangalore project; in terms of cultural, economic and physical conditions.
6. Be easily understandable (across cultures), replicable and transferable to other projects. As part of the response, consider how you would facilitate uptake: such as education, branding or livelihood scheme.
7. The proposal will contribute to the Housing being an engaging, comfortable, and enjoyable place for families to live.

Registration Deadline: 28 June 2011
Submission Deadline: 09 August 2011
Entry Fee:
$25 USD Students,
$35 USD Professionals ,
$70 USD Groups (Students,companies and organisations) ,
$0 USD Teams from Developing Countries

The Award will be an India tour with Gecko's Adventures + your design prototyped.

Language: English

Further Information:
Host: [co]design studio
web: http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/competitions/codesign2011

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