'Design for Sustainable Cities' is an international
student competition, being held by BE OPEN and Cumulus. It is open to students and graduates of all art, design, architecture
and media disciplines of universities and colleges worldwide. The competition aims to encourage creation of innovative solutions,
by younger creatives, for more sustainable cities.
Your individual or team submission can win
the Main
prize of €5,000
the Founder’s Choice prize of €3,000
the Public Vote prize of €2,000
the Safe City prize of
€2,000
or enter the list of 50 honorary mentions and be featured in the competition’s online gallery.
The submission platform opens October 1st, 2020. The deadline for submissions is December 31st, 2020.
The focus
of the competition is the United Nations’
SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. According to UN data,
2007 marked the shift to an urban world, with more than half of the world’s population now living in urban settings, cities
and communities, and urban inhabitation is projected to rise to 60% by 2030. Cities and metropolitan areas are powerhouses
of economic growth. However, this growth goes hand in hand with increased carbon emissions and escalating resource consumption.
Consequences of rapid urbanization are evident in growing number of slum dwellers, lack of decent and affordable
housing, unplanned urban sprawl, inadequate and overburdened infrastructure and services (such as water and sanitation systems,
waste collection, communication systems, energy sources, road and transport infrastructure, food supply chains), worsening
air quality and access to clean water.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals are a direct response to the
consequences of urbanization, with SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities putting particular focus on urban settlements.
However, all 17 UN SDG’s are relevant when addressing urban sustainability.
To attain the UN SDGs we need to think out
of box the goals. We need creative thinking – design thinking - and creative action. Design has a crucial role to play as
an instrument or vehicle for the implementation of the UN SDGs. BE OPEN and Cumulus, and all of the stakeholders involved
in this international competition programme, strongly believe that creativity is integral in the shift to sustainable existence.
The objective of 'Design for Sustainable Cities' is to recognize, showcase and promote the best design ideas and projects
that embody and can advance the principles, aims and implementation of United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
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