MSD Incubator has opened a competition on design ideas for relocatable classrooms of the future.
The Competition seeks to elicit innovation, creativity and blue-sky thinking; to encourage entrants to consider how things can be "otherwise".
The MSD Incubator is an initiative to inspire architects, landscape architects, urban designers and planners, construction managers, property professionals and students of the built environment disciplines to dream, collaborate and create.
The team says:
Your ideas could potentially:
› transform relocatable classroom environments
› influence government policy on the design and delivery of future relocatable infrastructure
› be developed as a prototype
The total prize pool is AUD $60,000.
Who can enter?
This single stage Design Ideas Competition is open — but not limited to — professionals and tertiary students including Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers, Planners and Industrial Designers. We encourage entrants to work in multidisciplinary teams. There will be an additional competition for students Years 10,11 and 12 - watch this space for futher details on 20 July.
The Competition has the endorsement of the Australian Institute of Architects.
To view the brief and guidelines, Click here
Research
Four research brochures will be available from 20 July.
Registration
In order for your entry to be considered, you will need to complete the registration questionnaire on this web site by 29 August. Click here to register.
Above image via http://msdincubator.com/
Images below: A good example of the 'Classroom of the Future', was designed for school children near London. This mobile school will move from one school to another in order to explore music and film making. At a time this movable truck can hold 15 students. This classroom can be opened from all sides and then packed into a box while moving.
Images via Tuvie Design article, from http://www.thecoolhunter.net/design/Classroom-Of-The-Future)
