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Help Beyond Borders (HBB) started on the 25th of May 2009 as a Campus movement on Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria, Lead and Founded by Nosakhare Richard Osabuohien, with main aim of helping fellow student who could not pay for their tuition, feed themselves, get shelter and clothing by doing fundraisers and donations from friends and course mates to help. Years on, Help Beyond Borders (HB

31/05/2012

International Open Design Competition Building Trust-HOME
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Deadline: 31st July 2012
Open to: designers, house builders, architects, engineers, architecture graduates or architecture students worldwide
Prize: 1st prize: Professional Category( funding and planning for the winning design), students category ($500)

Description
This international open design competition seeks to find well-designed homes for the elderly or homeless within some of the World’s richest countries. With the support of Habitat for Humanity and the YMCA, Building Trust International will work with local government and community groups to seek funding and planning for the winning design.
This competition is 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 marginalized within society a safe place to live.
You are to site your 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).

Eligibility
The competition is opened internationally. Those who are within the built environment; Designers, house builders, architects, engineers, architecture graduates or architecture students, are especially welcomed to participate. Employee, staff, consultant, agents or family members of Building Trust International personnel are ineligible to participate.
The design should be accessible and inclusive, you should display a sensitivity to the access needs of elderly and those with physical/mental impairments.Submissions can be the work of an individual or a group. There is no age limit. However, entrants under 18 years of age must be led or entered by someone over 18 year of age. Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged to enter the competition.

Prize
Professional Category-1st prize: 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.

Publication
1st Prize, will be published in any subsequent magazine press as well as the Building Trust Website. There will also be a book that will be compiled of the best designs from the professional and student categories.

Application
The presentation technique is open and at the discretion of the entrant. However, it is recommended that the image submitted includes the following information which reflects the main concept of the design:

Sketches, perspectives or renders representing your design in use,
Plans,Sections,
Elevations,
Any additional diagrams showing how the elements are arranged or materials are used.
Submission of entries must be in A3 format with all images at 300 dpi and a maximum of four pages sent to: [email protected]

Registration
Professional registration
Donation: £95.00 (All donations will go directly to funding this and other building trust projects.)

Student registration
Registration: £0.00 (No fee)
All queries regarding the registration, process, fees or payment email any questions to:[email protected]
More information about the contest you can find here.

The deadline for application is 31st July 2012.

The Official Website
Courtesy of Eric Mbotiji


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International Open Design Competition Building Trust-HOME This international open design competition seeks to find well-designed homes for the elderly or homeless within some of the World’s richest countries. With the support of Habitat for Humanity and the YMCA, Building Trust International will work with local government and community groups to seek fund...

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