The Corus Architectural Student Awards 2007

ends Feb 23, 2007
The Corus Architectural Student Awards 2007
Corus is inviting students to register their intent to enter its nineteenth Architectural Student Awards - "H2Ouse - Living on the water".

Climate change and its affect on rising sea levels is the theme for this year's award, which challenges students to design a creative housing solution utilising steel that will benefit a community living in an area either threatened by unpredictable water levels, or permanently on water.

Matthew Teague, Consultant Architect, Corus comments on the theme: "This year's competition asks students to address a problem that hangs over new developments all over the UK - how can we build on flood plains without investing massively in the kind of flood protection common in the Netherlands".

Final submissions could consider any number of possible solutions - a permanent dwelling or a flexible demountable temporary shelter that could easily be adapted to provide disaster relief for a location anywhere in the world.

However, regardless of the form, the community should have zero impact on the environment and, despite the ever-present threat of flood, water conservation should also be a primary concern.