Reburbia Design Contest

[erimbaugh]

[May be of interest to waccoites, from re-burbia.com]

"CALLING ALL FUTURE-FORWARD ARCHITECTS, URBAN DESIGNERS AND IDEALISTS!
With the current housing crisis, the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, increasing carbon emissions and rising energy costs, the future of suburbia looks bleak. It is obvious that a change in the American landscape is necessary, which is why Inhabitat has teamed up with Dwell Magazine to launch the REBURBIA design contest.

"We know our readers are a smart and innovative bunch, and this is why we are turning to YOU to come up with YOUR vision for a brighter, more sustainable future for the American suburban landscape. Show us how you would re-invent the suburbs. What would a McMansion become if it weren’t a single-family dwelling? How could a vacant big box store be retrofitted for agriculture?

"Winners receive fame (being showcased in Dwell Magazine, Dwell.com & Inhabitat.com), and fortune ($1000 cash prize!)"
Want to learn more? Visit www.re-burbia.com to enter!

[hearthstone]

The best would be if all of those who are to live in the "suburbia", or anywhere else, for the matter, would get together and created a commonly held vision of what they would like to see in their commonly shared space.

Using modeling they could unify their individual wishes for a commonly shared reality, and once this unification of their visions starts happening, they could start devising ways how to get their commonly held vision realized.

More at www.ModelEarth.Org .

Thank you, Hearthstone.

[May be of interest to waccoites, from re-burbia.com]

"CALLING ALL FUTURE-FORWARD ARCHITECTS, URBAN DESIGNERS AND IDEALISTS!
With the current housing crisis, the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, increasing carbon emissions and rising energy costs, the future of suburbia looks bleak. It is obvious that a change in the American landscape is necessary, which is why Inhabitat has teamed up with Dwell Magazine to launch the REBURBIA design contest.

"We know our readers are a smart and innovative bunch, and this is why we are turning to YOU to come up with YOUR vision for a brighter, more sustainable future for the American suburban landscape. Show us how you would re-invent the suburbs. What would a McMansion become if it weren’t a single-family dwelling? How could a vacant big box store be retrofitted for agriculture?

"Winners receive fame (being showcased in Dwell Magazine, Dwell.com & Inhabitat.com), and fortune ($1000 cash prize!)"
Want to learn more? Visit www.re-burbia.com to enter!