Debris Design is a
design competition focused on removing
materials from the waste stream in post-earthquake Haiti
and using design ingenuity to
alter them for new daily-life uses. The goal is to develop uses for
these
materials that respond to basic, life-sustaining needs, both immediate
and
long-term.
The Debris Design
Competition will act as a catalyst and
collection point for innovative ideas benefiting underdeveloped areas
affected
by natural disasters. Professionals and
students were invited to
reconsider current notions of emergency response and transform debris
and other
materials that typically become part of the waste stream into innovative
materials and structures.
Participants could design with a range of
materials from
broken concrete and tangled rebar to natural fibers and discarded
packaging. Solutions may be related to building construction, energy
production or storage, water collection, food production, public health,
or
sanitation. Proposals will be judged on ingenuity, relevance,
constructability, and efficiency.
Debris Design is hosted by the non-profit
organization
Common Studio with the support of the University of Utah College of
Architecture + Planning.
Winning Design
Jong-Hwa Lee and Lim Hye-Jin
board 1 board 2
Honorable Mention for Cultural Sensitivity
Matthew Nye and Erika Ikeda
board 1
Honorable Mention for Urban Strategies
Osamu Uchiyama
board 1 board 2
Honorable Mention for Community Building
Christopher Ross and Jeana Antle
board 1 board 2
Competition Entries