A competition run by the Guggenheim Museum and Google asks for a shelter design, anywhere in the world, that will include living, sleeping and study spaces within an area no larger than 9.3 square meters, and height less than 3.6 meters. The designs are asked to be developed by Google SketchUp embedded on a location on Google Earth and uploaded to Google Warehouse.Entry is open to both professionals and amateurs, above 13 years of age. The issue that the shelter would be possible to build in real life will not be considered. Infrastructure such as electricity should not be included and designs are asked to be kept simple. Criteria are:
- The relationship of the shelter to the built or natural environment around it?
- Innovative design and space organization
- Thoughtful use of materials
- Adherence to the Competition specifications
- Quality of the SketchUp model
PrizeFor both winners;
- Trip for two to New York City (includes airfare and hotel accommodations for two nights)
- Behind-the-scenes tour of the Guggenheim Museum and the Google Offices
- Free admission to other NYC museums
- Google SketchUp Pro license (USD$495 value)
- +$1000 cash prize for the winner selected y the jury
Key dates:
Open Architecture Network this year called the architects and designers from around the world to involve with real schools, students and teachers and improve the design of their classrooms. This competition was a major success if we look at the number of submissions and the diversity of them. The encouraged involvement of students and teachers with the designers seem to be a real breakthrough in the way we think of designing a classroom today.
As part of the regular film show in the Department of Architecture of AIUB in Dhaka is going to show the documentary by BBC "Frank Lloyd Wright: Murder, Myth & Modernism" tomorrow (21st July) from 18:00 to 19:00 at the university auditorium. The documentary is directed by Paul Tilzey, released in 2005.
