$99K HOUSE COMPETITION

The Rice Design Alliance and the American Institute of Architects, Houston Chapter announce the $99K House Competition, a two-stage national competition to design a sustainable, affordable house that addresses the needs of the low-income family in the Gulf Coast region. The competition objectives are to broaden awareness of green building strategies applicable to affordable housing, generate and publicize buildable examples of sustainable, affordable houses, and construct an exemplary sustainable, affordable house prototype. The deadline for submissions is January 14, 2008. For more information or to register please visit the competition website.