Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Design an emergency shelter

Core 77 . com

Brief:
Pop-up shelters have been a favourite exploration of designers for a long time, and in the light of the earthquake in Haiti and the necessity of creating short term emergency, this is a 1 hour Design Challenge inviting designers to create innovative and appropriate pop-up shelter solutions. Your designs may be specific to Haiti or generalised to address emergency shelter needs accross various contexts. We are looking for simple , effective and appropriate design interventions.

How to enter:
Up load your images to the discussion board and provide a short text description. (3- sentence maximum) You can use sketches, renderings, story boards, cartoons, stick figures, or diagrams to explain your design.

Time limit:
In the spirit of all 1 hour Design Challengesm the work you post must be original for this competion and be completed in 1 Hour maximum.

Criteria:
Judging will be based on inventiveness, utility and appropriateness.

Prize:
Core 77 will donate $500 to Architecture for Humanity's Haiti Earthquake Support Program in the name of the winner.
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