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Design It Shelter Competition: Unleash your inner architect
June 8, 2009
Today,
Frank Lloyd Wright
's 142nd birthday, we're excited to announce the
Design It: Shelter Competition
. Held by the
Guggenheim Museum
and
Google SketchUp
, the competition is inspired by Wright's assignment for his apprentices at
Taliesin
: If you wanted to study to be an architect with Wright, you had to design and build a shelter in the desert outside of Phoenix, Arizona. Then you had to live and study in it.
Unlike the Taliesin assignment, the shelters in this competition are virtual. To enter, use
Google SketchUp
to design a small structure where someone might sleep and work. Your shelter should be created for a specific site anywhere in the world and geo-located in
Google Earth
. It also should conform to
size constraints
and must not include running water, gas or electricity. When you're done with your design, upload it to the
Google 3D Warehouse
, then fill out the
submission form
on the Guggenheim website. Check out the video below to learn more:
The deadline for submissions is August 23rd. You can find more details, including information about judging and prizes, on the the
Google SketchUp Blog
or the
competition website
. Good luck!
Posted by Aidan Chopra, SketchUp Product Evangelist
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