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Extreme Habitat Challenge 2019 – Sahara ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION

Register May 19, 2019 | Submit May 19, 2019 | Architecture Competition

 

 

Extreme Habitat Challenge 2019 – Sahara

 

BRIEF

Vision: Extreme Habitat Challenge pushes to explore habitat concepts that are responsible, yet brave to grow human civilization in synchronous with nature + technology + planet.

Design a concept habitat of 1,000 people within area of 0.5mi x 0.5mi, which is able to expand itself to 100,000 (2.5mi x 2.5mi) as needed/desired by the population moving in to the place. The challenge invites ideas that push the boundaries of design using innovative habitat working models, materials, technology, close to zero land costs, a nomadic yet rooted lifestyle.

This design exercise can be considered similar to colonizing a new earth with technology of today. The first 1,000 people prototype habitat will house all the three elements of human life in it – Live, Work and Play.

The first ever Extreme Habitat Challenge competition chooses two major cities (New York, USA x Mumbai, India), connected via the fastest mode of land bound transit (Hyperloop). This site peculiarly with a very less human population density, is a test bench for designing a new habitat will inspire how life should be in similar environments while balancing itself harmoniously between forces of nature.

 

SCHEDULE

Submission Deadline: May 19, 2019

Public Voting begins: May 20, 2019

Public Voting ends: June 20, 2019

Result Announcement: June 30 2019

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AWARDS

Winner
1500 USD
Trophy + Medal + Certificates
(Open for Student & Professionals)
Runner – Up
750 USD
Medal + Certificate in each category
(Open for Student & Professionals)
People’s Choice
500 USD
Trophy + Medal + Certificate
(1 x Students and 1 x Professionals)

Honorable Mention
200 USD
Medal + Certificate
(2 x Student and 2 x Professionals)
Institutional Excellence
Award
Trophy + Certificate + Medal
(For per Institutional Participation)
Publication
All medal holders, and winners will get an elaborate section of publishing in the UNI 2019 design book, and on our partner websites.

Exhibition of Entries
Shortlisted entries will be featured on our website and will be awarded a certificate.

 

FEES

Early Registration: February 08, 2019

20$ Students, 30$ Professionals, 75$ Institutional Participation

Standard Registration: March 25, 2019

30$ Students, 50$ Professionals, 125$ Institutional Participation

Late Registration: May 09, 2019

40$ Students, 70$ Professionals, 200$ Institutional Participation

 

JURY

Oscar Ko,
Founder, Interval Architects, Shanghai China
Eslam Sayed Ali,
Co-Founder, Amkna Design Studio, Dubai
Luis Pereira Miguel
Founder, Pereira Miguel Arquitectos, Portugal
Johann Obermoser
Architect, obermoser arch-omo zt gmbh, Innsbruck, Austria

 

WEBSITE

http://ehc19.uni.xyz/

 

DOWNLOAD

http://to.uni.xyz/EHCSahara

 

 

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