Design a Home for the 21^st Century
Are you a graphic designer and a fan of architecture? Are you interested in trying something different with your design skills?

Or perhaps you are an architecture professional or student. If so, now is your chance to stretch your creative muscles and apply your talents in the FreeGreen New Home Design Contest.

The contest is seeking entries from designers that demonstrate the concept of “affordable luxury” in homes. In the words of the contest sponsors:

“…home owners still desire livable, ascetically pleasing, and luxurious homes, but now need these same concepts implemented into smaller more affordable residential structures.

“This creates the perfect opportunity for the design community to take charge of this challenge and be the first to create new home designs, and design delivery methods that meet today’s restraints and requirements.”

Choose Your Venue
Contestants have the option of choosing between two design profiles: a traditional single family home or a modernist retreat.

Your draft must identify the climate region the home is designed for and cost $220,000 to $410,000 to build. All entries must fulfill the required square footage requirements for each design profile.

To see a summary of the requirements for each profile, follow these links:

Traditional Family Home
Modernist Retreat

Please note that certain contest assets and details will be only available after contest registration. The cost of the entry/registration fee is $50.

Judging and Prizes
The winners will be selected from the votes for best design from the public and a jury comprised of industry professionals. According to the official contest rules, prizes for this competition are:

Best in Show ($5,000 Prize)

* $5,000 Cash - For the best design across both contest profiles.
* The implementation of your design into a true house plan (full construction document set) by ….FreeGreen, to which you will retain the rights.
* Your winning house plan will be posted on the FreeGreen for-sale House Plan Web site, Better ….House Plans.

Best in Class (Two $1,000 Prizes)

* $1,000 Cash - For the best design in each profile (the Best in Show Design is excluded)
* The implementation of your design into a true house plan (full construction document set) by ….FreeGreen, to which you will retain the rights.
* Your winning house plan will be posted on the FreeGreen for-sale House Plan Web site, Better ….House Plans.

Final Details
These links provide important information regarding the FreeGreen Home Design Contest:

The Official Contest Site
Contest Schedule
Contest Rules
FAQs
Registration Page

The entry deadline is September 1, 2010. Send any questions about this contest to WhosNext [at] FreeGreen.com. There is a $50 entry/registration fee required to participate in this competition.