Archstorming has launched a design competition, entitled "African House Design Competition" to be built in Tanzania and in other African countries where housing is an increasing problem.

Tanzania suffers from a terrible shortage of good quality and affordable housing. So dire is this shortage that the nation currently carries a 3 million housing deficit coupled with a 200.000 unit annual demand. Over seventy percent of its urban residents live in unplanned and unserviced informal settlements.

Withthat in mind, Archstorming is looking for a housing design to be implemented not only in Tanzania, but also in other African countries where housing is an increasing problem.

In order to do so, the current competition will explore efficient and economic ways to build houses in Africa. The Jorejick family, located near Karatu, Tanzania, will be the firsts we will help. With your participation, the competition will provide them with a design for their new home. The winning proposal will be built.

Challenge

The Jorejick are a Tanzanian family from the tribe of the Iraqw. They live in Getamock, a small town in the north of the country. The family includes 19 people, of which 15 currently live in the house. They live in huts, and lack potable water and electricity. They have a precarious infrastructure, humid and poorly hygienic environments and a shortage of nutritious food. Diseases, especially in children, are constant.

The eldest son, Paulo (33), along with his wife Sonia, have created Un Hogar en Tanzania, a fundraising campaign to build a decent house to the family. You can now be part of the project and prove that we can help them through architecture.

The competition will look for designs to build a house for 15 people that will include 6 bedrooms, a living room, an outdoor and an indoor kitchen, showers and latrines, a corral and the cattle area. Get more information about the challenge in the briefing of the competition.

Prizes

1st place - 6.000€ + Project Construction
2nd place - 2.000€
3rd place - 1.000€
2x Special Honorable Mention - 500€
10x Honorable Mentions

Schedule

Early registration period: February 26, 2020 - March 25, 2020
Regular registration period: March 26, 2020 - April 22, 2020
Advanced registration period: April 23, 2020 - May 20, 2020
Late registration period: May 21, 2020 - June 17, 2020
Submission deadline: June 17, 2020
Winners announced: July 8, 2020

Jury

Louise Braverman, Louise Braverman Architect, New York (USA)

Jakob Brandtberg, ingvartsen, Copenhagen (Denmark)

Andrea and Marco, Studio Totale, Florence (Italy)

Patricia and Lara, Social Practice Architecture, Madrid (Spain)

Carolina Wikström, Asante, Stockholm (Sweden)

Paz Braga, Paz Braga, Lisbon (Portugal)

Paulo Jorejick, Un Hogar en Tanzania, Getamock (Tanzania)

Sonia de Juana, Un Hogar en Tanzania, Madrid (Spain)

Read details about the competition on the website. 

Download the competition brief here. 

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