ARCHITECTURE CAN SAVE THE WORLD. OR AT LEAST A SMALL PART OF IT...From a tweet by @diegomaranan linking to @beatbeatrice, I stumbled upon this great design competition that will be held in the up and coming province of Camarines Sur.
This design contest..."calls out for proposals for a masterplan and design of an eco-agro-tourism development for a rural community in Camarines Sur Philippines... This site has experienced the dramatic destruction caused by strong tropical cyclones and yet continues to try to rise above it with progressive projects that seek to alleviate the condition of its people. With the help of the global architecture community it believes that it can be an example of strength, resilience and innovative adaptability."
This design contest..."calls out for proposals for a masterplan and design of an eco-agro-tourism development for a rural community in Camarines Sur Philippines... This site has experienced the dramatic destruction caused by strong tropical cyclones and yet continues to try to rise above it with progressive projects that seek to alleviate the condition of its people. With the help of the global architecture community it believes that it can be an example of strength, resilience and innovative adaptability."
"The top 3 winning designs will be awarded US $ 10,000, US $ 5,000 and US $ 3,000 respectively. The 1st prize winning design will be built as a prototype master planned community of 50 houses in Cam Sur . All design entries will be compiled and published into an encyclopedia of architecture and planning solutions for climate change."
So all you architects and designers out there, log onto philippineclimatechallenge.org, read up on the contest objectives and join the competition now.
