According to the World Bank, educating all children worldwide will require the construction of 10 million new classrooms in more than 100 countries by 2015. At the same time, millions of existing classrooms are in serious need of repair and refurbishment. We asked designers and architects to partner with students and teachers to envision the classroom of the future. We have received some fantastic classroom designs which are now available for viewing.
The competition may be over but the need for better designed classrooms still continues. Submit your design Worldchanging and tell us about it at challenge@architectureforhumanity.org
Architects and designers, you can still work with students and teachers continuing to spread awareness about the learning environment. Address the challenges schools face in trying to provide smart, safe and sustainable learning spaces.
Classroom Upgrade Fund
Through this competition we have identified hundreds of classroom upgrading projects and all we need is a little help from you to turn these ideas in reality.
Learn how you can help upgrade classrooms.
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Greening classrooms
Traveling Exhibit
The Traveling Exhibition will commence in Fall 2009 and run until Spring/Summer 2010. If you would like to host one, email us at challenge@architectureforhumanity.org
Locations of Participating Schools
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Do Something.Do Design.
Want to have your Do Something projects exhibited around the world? Share you research and designs here. Its simple. Just register and upload your projects to be selected for the traveling exhibit.
Students and Teachers
Together with our educational partners we have developed resources for teachers and students to help understand your learning environment and an introduction to architecture.
Competition Details
Host: Architecture for Humanity
Registration Deadline: May 4, 2009
Submission Deadline: June 1, 2009
Entry Fee: $25 USD (waived for entrants from developing nations)
Jury: Leaders in education and architecture (including students) to be hosted online and at the 2009 Aspen Ideas Festival. Members include Dave Eggers, Michelle Kaufmann, Saul Griffith, Kigge Hvid and others.
Award: If your design wins, your school will receive up to $50,000 in funding for classroom construction and upgrading. You will receive a grant of $5,000 to help them do it.
Feedback
Questions, comments, suggestions?
Contact us at: challenge@architectureforhumanity.org
The Challenge Winner
School: Teton Valley Community School, Victor, Idaho
Design Team: Section Eight [design], Victor, Idaho
Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom Winner Announcement at Teton Valley Community School in Victor, Idaho - September, 2009
Founders' Award
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School: The Corporación Educativa y Social Waldorf, Bogota, Colombia Design Team: Arquitectura Justa, Bogota, Colombia Learn More |
Category Winners
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Urban Classroom Upgrade, India School: Rumi School of Excellence, Hyderabad, India Design Team: IDEO Learn More |
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Rural Classroom Addition, Uganda School: Building Tomorrow Academy, Wakiso and Kiboga, Uganda Design Team: Gifford LLP, London, United Kingdom Learn More |
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Relocatable Classroom Design School: Druid Hills High School (DeKalb County School System), Atlanta, Georgia Design Team: Perkins + Will, Atlanta, United States Learn More |
Additional Finalists and Awards
To see all the finalists, technical awards and honorable mentions go to the Awards Page
Student Participation
See how students contributed to the design of their own classroom.
Stories from Participants
| "This project we are proposing is in a very rural part of morocco. We have videos and design info that is on its way to us from there via donkey, and messenger to closest village 4 hours away to be uploaded from a memory key..." -Todd Smith, United States Read More |
 Relocatable Classroom Design |
 Rural Classroom Addition |
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