Do We Have the Next Norman Foster on Our Hands?
Finalists have been selected in the four age group categories of 11-14yrs, 14-16yrs, 16-18yrs and 18- 25yrs. Students from as far afield as Essex, South Wales, Lancashire and Surrey, working as teams or individually, submitted their designs to the national design competition for young people. Those shortlisted will now submit presentations on their designs via video presentation with the ultimate winners to be announced later this year.
“This competition has showcased some brilliant designs from a talented group of young people – who knows, perhaps we have the next Norman Foster on our hands. The designs put forward all have innovation and ingenuity at their heart and seek to tackle the defining issues of our generation - a growing ageing population and the scourge of climate change. These young people have achieved a great deal and I wish them all the best of luck.”
"The judging for this challenge has been an unbelievably hard task. The initial shortlisting was tough enough, never mind this last round, picking the young designers to be our finalists. I honestly don't know how we are going to decide on the winners from each age group, let alone an overall winner. Fellow judges get ready for some long hours of agonising, heart searching debate and choices as we are presented with their finished design proposals. Young people never fail to amaze me with their imagination, talent and passion when it comes to home. They were asked to design homes for the future, and they focussed on sustainability, environmental protection, climate change, health, families, ageing and the community as opposed to futuristic gadgets and comfortable, automated lifestyles. I'm optimistic if these young designers create the future built environment.
The competition brief asked entrants to imagine what future technologies and lifestyles might be like and what they might mean for the design of future homes. What will new technology, longer living, environmental impact, climate change and affordability mean for the design of the homes of the future?
The shortlisted entries from these youngsters show great imagination and amazing design talent. The finalists include modular homes which draw inspiration from hexagonal shapes derived from nature – biomimicry, housing designs that are adaptable for all stages of family life, and eco-friendly homes that use recycled resources and other salvaged materials.
• Henri Kopra, Rachael Milliner, Ella Rogers - University of Nottingham
• Rebecca Shaw -
• Ellen Edwards, Gina Rapoport, Ingrid Rehnstrom, Shouq Almuhammadi, Joe Ngoma –
• Brandon Roberts, Clare Joe Beato Padilla, Olivia Florence Jane, Viktoria Vaverkova -
• Patrick McKeon, Luke Camp & Jessica Rayif-Pearson -
• Zoe Porter -
• Freddie Chalmers, Olly Good, Yasmine Hayes, Annabelle Smith & Martha Smith –
• Dylan Rees & Joe Beard –
• Kyra-Marie Winfield, Harmanjeet Kaur, Amelia-Harris Woodward –
• Junior Lewis, Xavier Lester, Eesa Battiwala – a team from Berkeley Green UTC
• Ailsa Fox, Eva Robinson, Bethany White, Ava Schiel –
• Tilly Hilton, Ayesha Khan, Grace Kirk & Elijah Toombs -
Students involved in the Challenge will submit their final work to an eminent panel of judges headed by George Clarke. They will also be given opportunities to share their submissions with participants in the main Home of 2030 design competition, which is now in its final stages.
More information on Home of 2030 can be found at www.homeof2030.com