[P2P-F] Fwd: $300 House project - before may 26, 2011

[Michel Bauwens]

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Date: Tue, May 24, 2011 at 7:59 PM
Subject: $300 House project - before may 26, 2011
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http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/down_to_business/news/read/37/Design_a_300_dollar_house_and_win_US$25,000
http://www.300house.com/

Design a 300 dollar house and win US$25,000
*Wed, 18 May 2011 12:02*

[image: A sample design for the $300 House]

A sample design for the $300 House

Launched in April 2011, the $300 House project aims to "design a simple
dwelling that can be constructed for under $300 which keeps a family safe,
allows them to sleep at night, gives them both protection from the elements
and a sense of dignity," according to the project's founders.

The $300 House project began as a challenge to businesses in a Harvard
Business Review blog post by Dartmouth professor Vijay Govindarajan and
co-author Christian Sarkar, an independent business consultant. The goal: to
put decent housing within reach of the world's poorest 2 billion people.

"We want designers and architects to see this as a business opportunity, not
as a charity case study", says Govindarajan. "This design challenge will
help us get some innovative people to focus on a vast un-served market
waiting to be created across the world."

Prizes worth a total of US$25,000 will be awarded to winners, including a
two-week workshop to build prototypes of the houses, and to set up social
ventures to manufacture and distribute them.

Submissions to the competition must be made by May 26, 2011. For more
information visit http://www.300house.com/  <http://www.300house.com/%20>




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