8th IAHH International Student Design Competition 2010

Deadline : January 25, 2010

The International Association for Humane Habitat (IAHH) is a voluntary organization promoting the goals and objectives of evolving humane habitats, through sustainable development, appropriate technologies, innovative designs and multi-disciplinary approaches to restructure policies, programs, planning and designing for conservation, sustainable redevelopment and development.

IAHH has hosted seven annual International Student Design Competitions since 2003 on various themes related to sustainable, affordable and appropriate humane habitats. On an average 50 entries are received from 15 different countries.

IAHH is pleased to announce its Eighth International Student Design Competition on the theme of “Affordable Housing in Sustainable Humane Habitats”. The competition is open to students of architecture, housing, planning, urban design, landscape architecture and related disciplines of anthropology, sociology, engineering, economics, geography, social work etc. However, the design team must be led by a student of architecture.

Further Details :

The student participants are required to identify a site in a city of their own choice anywhere in the world for planning and designing affordable housing in sustainable humane habitat project.

The site for the project shall be about 5-10 ha which will be a brown field site located in an urban area which is at present neglected. The site may have dilapidated housing stock. The project shall aim at providing affordable housing to about 1000 families belonging to various income and social groups. A high priority shall be given to provide housing for the urban poor and low income families. The project shall aim at sustainable urban renewal of the area with a mixed land use strategy.

Deadlines :
Early registration : US $ 50 to be received by December 31, 2009
Late registration : US$ 75 up to January 25, 2010
Queries : December 31, 2009.

Final submission date : January 25, 2010.
Jury dates : January 27-28, 2010.

Awards declaration : January 31, 2010.

Publication of document: August 15, 2010

8th ISDC 2010 website

Republish by : NORBERTUS CITRA IRAWAN,SP - http://www.competitions.co.nr/

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