AMD Open Architecture Challenge
Architecture for Humanity & AMD
Open, international, RfP
Not Site Specific
15 Jan 2008 – Registration Deadline
15 Jan 2008 – Submission Deadline
SPONSOR:
OAN, AMD, Architecture for Humanity
TYPE:
Open, international, RfP
LOCATION:
Not Site Specific
LANGUAGE:
English
TIMETABLE:
05 Sep 2007 – Competition Launches
15 Jan 2008 – Registration Deadline
15 Jan 2008 – Submission Deadline
25 Mar 2008 – Results Announced
ELIGIBILITY:
Anyone worldwide. If a non-licensed team or entrant is the winning designer then we will partner you with a licensed professional in order to develop construction documents for your design.
JURY:
To Be Announced
AWARDS:
Winning Project will be constructed. The winning team will also receive a travel grant and small design fee to partner with the selected community group and oversee construction of the project.
FEE:
US $25
DESIGN CHALLENGE:
The AMD Open Architecture Challenge is an open international design competition that reaches beyond the traditional bounds of architecture by challenging industry professionals and others to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to improve living conditions around the world. Every two years this initiative will tackle a different systemic issue faced by half the world’s population that is living on less than $2 a day. It is the belief of the challenge organizers that the generation of ideas alone cannot create real social and economic change and that by building sustainable and replicable solutions we can truly make a difference. This initiative will provide up to $250,000 for the implementation of the selected winning design.
The inaugural challenge is sponsored by AMD through 50×15, a global initiative founded by AMD to enable affordable Internet access and computing capability for 50 percent of the world’s population by the year 2015. As an extension of the 50×15 Learning Labs program, this year’s challenge will focus on the design and construction of technology centers that will help a broad cross-section of a community realize greater educational, social and business opportunities via the Internet.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Tel: 415 332 6273 ext. 320
challenge@architectureforhumanity.org
