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Urban Habitats Competition
Habitat for Humanity
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Type:
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Open
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Registration
Deadline:
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March
2005 |
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Submission
Deadline:
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July
1, 2005 |
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Open
to:
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All |
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Entry
Fee:
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US $100
(US$50 for students) |
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Awards:
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To be
announced |
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Jury:
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J. Max Bond, Jr., Julie Eizenberg, Teddy Cruz,
Jim Grigg, Millard Fuller, Lynne Conboy, Kendra Hamilton
and Karin McGrath Dunn |
Habitat for Humanity strives to fulfill its
nationwide mission of providing home ownership opportunities to
low-income people living in substandard housing. In communities
where Habitat is accustomed to building single-family homes,
rising land values are forcing Habitat affiliates to build at a
higher density. At the same time, rising land costs encourage
gentrification and the displacement of low-income families from
affordable rental housing. Through the URBAN HABITATS
competition, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville in
partnership with the Charlottesville Community Design Center is
seeking realistic, innovative, universal models for multi-family
housing while preventing gentrification and displacement of the
current residents. Habitat aims to transform Sunrise Trailer
Court into a renewed community that incorporates sustainable
building methods, community green space, and commercial space
for service providers of children, youth, elderly, and health
needs. Because Habitat relies on a dedicated volunteer labor
force, both skilled and unskilled, to build their houses, design
build is an integral component of this ideas competition
For more information or to register, contact:
Charlottesville Community Design Center
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Email: competition@cvilledesign.org
Website: http://www.cvilledesign.org
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