Prefab 20*20 at IDSwest2009

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Winners & Shortlisted entries announced

Prefab 20*20: Visions for 400 SF Homes, an international open ideas competition organized by Architecture For Humanity Vancouver, Architectural Institute of British Columbia, Interior Design Show West 2009, and sponsored by Azure Magazine, recently announced the winners and shortlisted entries.

Prefab 20*20 challenges designers to propose a free-standing, prefab dwelling unit for a footprint no more than 400sf (37.5sm) in an urban setting anywhere in the world. Fit for two adults, its basic program shall include sleeping, bathing, cooking, living, working/studying, and storage areas.

285 teams from 149 cities / 26 countries responded to the call. The winner, 2 runner ups, 4 honorable mentions, and 16 shortlisted entries will be displayed at the IDSwest 2009 (September 17-20 2009) in Vancouver, BC.

Members of Prefab 20*20 jury include Oliver Lang, Principal, Lang Wilson Practice in Architecture Culture; George Wagner, Chair of Architecture, University of British Columbia; Maged Senbel, School of Community and Regional Planning, UBC; Michael Geller, Architect, Adjunct Professor, Centre for Sustainable Community Development, SFU; Duane Elverum, Educator, Researcher & Designer, Emily Carr University; Kristina Lee Podesva, Artist, Assistant Editor, Fillip Review. Facilitating Members include Jason Heard, Show Director, IDSwest; Patrick Chan, Educator & Researcher, Emily Carr University; Linus Lam, Executive Director, Architecture For Humanity Vancouver.

WINNER

ECOMOBI: MODULAR HOUSING SYSTEM
MOBIUS ARCHITECTS (KRAKOW, POLAND)
PRZEMEK OLCZYK, WOJTEK GAWINOWSKI, WOJTEK SUMLET

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RUNNER-UPS

PODS
BLACKWELL ARCHITECTURE (VANCOUVER, CANADA)
SHAWN BLACKWELL, KATE FRETZ

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THICK-SKINNED REGIONALISM
DANIEL PREUSSE, BO YOON, MATTHEW FAJKUS
LONDON, UK

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

SELF-SUFFICIENT PREFAB HOUSE
SYSTEM DESIGN STUDIO (BARCELONA, SPAIN)
HELBERT SUAREZ FERREIRA, REMI MELANDER

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URBAN (TREE) HOUSE
JASON DAVID DESIGNS (NEW YORK, USA)
JASON LABUTKA

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THE SPONTANEOUS HOUSE
COBOGÓ TEAM (DIADEMA, BRAZIL)
CLÁUDIA BASTOS COELHO, MARIANA MATAYOSHI

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FROM PARKING TO LIVING
ÁPORO ARQUITETURA (SAO PAULO, BRAZIL)
DANILO HIDEKI ABE, MAYRA RODRIGUES, RÉGIS SUGAYA

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SHORTLISTED ENTRIES

PARA+SITE
DOPIUM STUDIO (CHARLOTTE, USA)
MICHAEL BAUJAN, CHRIS CAMPBELL

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LIGHT INFILL
STUDIO SANGLOT (BROOKLYN, USA)
CLAIRE DAVENPORT, JESSICA MARTIN

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TURNED ICON HOUSE
DIPSOURCE (PORTO, PORTUGAL)
DARIA BARNAS, IVO GIGANTE TIAGO, PAULA CICUTO

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HUMMER HOME
HODGETTS + FUNG (LOS ANGLELES, USA)
CRAIG HODGETTS, MING FUNG

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KABOB PREFAB MODULAR SYSTEM
LYONS+KARDUM+KAO (VANCOUVER, CANADA)
GINA LYONS, JOEY KARDUM, HERMAN KAO

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MOD RADIANT
SPRAWLERS (PHILADELPHIA, USA)
RYAN LOHBAUER

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MYPAD: ADAPTIVE PRE-FABRICATION
MICHEL A. LAFLAMME ARCHITECT (VANCOUVER, CANADA)
MICHEL A. LAFLAMME, NICOLE MILKOVICH

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PRIFIT: PREFABRICATED URBAN LANDSCAPE
CITYSCAPE ARCHITECTS (SOFIA, BULGARIA)
GERGANA MILUSHEVA, ANTOANETA IVANOVA, KRASIMIRA MITOVA, VELA NIKOLOV

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SCAFFOLDING HOUSE:
A MODULAR PREFAB HOME FOR URBAN ROOFTOPS
MEASURED WORKS ARCHITECTURE (NEW YORK, USA)
CARL MAHANEY

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SUNSHINE 400
D-WORKS (ROME, ITALY)
ALESSIO PESCIAROLI, EDWARD ROMANO, CHRISTIAN ROSATI

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CAMO DENSITY:
OR HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE LIVING IN A HEDGE
RURAL URBAN FANTASY PROJECT (SALT SPRING ISLAND, CANADA)
ALYSSA SCHWANN & SEAN PEARSON

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ELASTIC LIVING
TCHAVDAR TODOROV
BERLIN, GERMANY

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UNTITLED
TOMASZ PAWLUCKI
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND

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TIC TAC TOE HOUSE: SMART LIVING FOR MODERN URBINITES
BLOCK PARTY COLLECTIVE (VANCOUVER, CANADA)
TILLIE KWAN, TOMAS MACHNIKOWSKI

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ADAPT_HOMES
NW  PDX (PORTLAND, USA)
ZACH PROWDA, ELIZABETH DELORME, TODD PALMER

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PARKING EVOLUTION
EXENDS (BURNABY CANADA)
KEVIN J ZHANG, ARTHUR LEUNG

Jury Session Friday September 11th

IDSwest, AFH Vancouver, and AIBC launches PREFAB 20*20!

As part of LivingDensity Exhibition and Forum, and in collaboration the Architectural Institute of British Columbia, Azure Magazine, and Interior Design Show West, Architecture For Humanity Vancouver proudly presents PREFAB 20*20: Visions For 400 Square Foot Homes, An International Open Ideas Competition.

Open to all designers, architects, engineers, artists and students around the world, PREFAB 20*20 challenges you to propose a free-standing, prefab dwelling unit for a footprint no more than 400sf (37.5sm) in an urban setting anywhere in the world. Fit for two adults, its basic program shall include sleeping, bathing, cooking, living, working/studying, and storage areas.

(Published on May 12, 2009)

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