Extreme Housing 3rd International Architecture Competition

The Design Challenge
The 3rd International Architecture Competition presents architects with the task of creating energy efficient, single-family, detached housing that minimises climate change emissions and can withstand temperature extremes, yet is affordable to build and to buy. The winning architects will use the exceptional qualities of steel to construct their design in Cherepovet, Russian Federation, where temperatures can range from -49 C to +34 C. The homes constructed from the winning designs will be part of a community for use by employees of Russian steel maker, SeverStal JSC, headquartered in Cherepovets.

Prizes
Winning design Jury Award: €50,000
Architect’s Award: €20,000
Honorarium: €3,000 for each team
Expenses: Travel expenses for each team to Helsinki, Finland

Who Can Enter?
Architects entering an Expression of Interest must do so as a team of two architects to be eligible for short-list consideration. The competition is open to:
Qualified architects registered with the relevant professional body in the Russian Federation where the competition building is to be built,
Qualified architects registered with the relevant professional body in other jurisdictions, or
Students of architecture enrolled in a recognized programme of architectural studies on the provision the other member of the competition team meets admission criteria (1) or (2).

Full Competition Schedule
28 January 2008 Opening of call for expressions of interest
28 April 2008 Deadline for receipt of expressions of interest
6 May 2008 Meeting of the Selection Committee
16 May 2008 Notification of teams invited to participate in the competition
23 May 2008 Deadline for teams to confirm acceptance of the invitation
2 June 2008 Public announcement of competition teams. Provision of comments to the competition teams based on their expressions of interest to give guidance for preparation of their competition entry
13 June 2008 Deadline for submission of questions by the competition teams
25 June 2008 Welcome reception for the competition teams
26-27 June 2008 Presentations by each competition team to the Jury (5 presentations per day x 2 days). Each competition team may attend the presentation of the other teams
27-Jun-08 Competition dinner and presentation of the master planning issue to be addressed in the workshop
28 June 2008 Workshop with the workshop teams to address master planning for the Cherepovets development
29 June 2008 Workshop teams will continue their work in the morning. In the afternoon each team will present their master planning ideas
29 June 2008 Competition closing dinner with announcement of the competition results to the teams