| Discarded Dreams, Mattress Competition |
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| Thursday, 23 October 2008 23:54 | |
The Challenge: Divert mattresses from the waste stream and make them into useful products Submission Period: September 1st to December 5th, 2008 Entry Fee: $25 Award: $1000 (1st Place), $500 (2nd Place), Amazing Rubicon Bakery baked goods (3rd Place) Hosted by: Rubicon National Social Innovations and Architecture for Humanity. Every year in the U.S. 40 million mattresses get thrown in the trash. They often end up in landfills because they cannot be broken down and their component parts are hard to utilize. Discarded Dreams is an open international design competition for students and professionals, asking participants to create innovative ways of converting used mattresses into useful products. More info at organizer's web site Related Articles: US: GBI® and AIA Team Up to Promote Sustainable Buildings The Green Building Initiative® (GBI) and the American Institute of... Read More >>Competition: 09 Skyscraper Competition by eVolo eVolo invites architects, engineers, and designers to continue exploring on... Read More >> Denmark's Architectural Highest Honour awarded to Kim Herforth NielsenPrincipal and Founder of 3XN architects, Kim Herforth Nielsen, receives... Read More >> Books - Integrated Design in Contemporary ArchitectureIntegrated Design in Contemporary Architecture
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