AAF Teams up with Architecture for Humanity to Launch the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge

The American Architectural Foundation is working with Architecture for Humanity on the first large-scale initiative to improve the design of classrooms around the world through the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom (www.openarchitecturechallenge.org).

The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge invites the global design and construction community to collaborate with primary and secondary school teachers and students to create smarter, safer and more sustainable learning environments.

Teams can partner with a school of their choice or design a classroom for one of our school-building partners. The focus of the competition in the U.S. is to improve relocatable classroom design. If you are interested in being part of this initiative to create inspiring learning and teaching environments for both students and teachers, please visit www.openarchitecturechallenge.org for more information. The winning school will receive up to $50,000 in funding for classroom construction and upgrading. The winning designer will win a grant of $5,000 to help them do it.

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