Welcome!
We are delighted to welcome students to submit school/personal residential projects that responsibly address the issue of shelter.
The AIA East Bay Chapter aims to promote the design excellence of living environments by showcasing innovative thinking and design solutions, around the following general topics:
Design: Creative housing solutions to address lack of affordable housing, community-inclusive approach to problem-solving
Technology: Off-grid and self-sufficient buildings, next-generation sustainable materials, low-impact building processes
Impacts: Sacred reciprocity between the built and the natural environments, multi-generational living, aging in place, community spaces
The following housing type categories are eligible for submission:
- Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)
- Affordable Housing
- Co-Living Spaces
- Houses for the Unsheltered
- Intentional Communities
- Live-Work Spaces
- Multi-Unit Buildings
- Single-Family Homes
- Tiny Homes
- & Other
You are required to submit a 300-word maximum narrative about your project that highlights certain innovation aspects. Example list of project considerations could include:
1. Programming (includes flexible housing solutions)
2. Design process (examples public engagement, integrated process)
3. Environmental / Sustainable / Resilient Design (can be a broad range from biophilia, to building siting, to material selection)
4. Innovation, Affordability Solutions
Call for Student Submisions is now open!
Join our movement to bring home the power of architecture and design!
In the spirit of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, the AIA East Bay Chapter welcomes the design community to participate in a broader conversation about the places that we each call home.
This year, our unique take on the widely popular Home Tours explores the theme of “Shelter,” and invites student submissions that exhibit vibrant, relevant, and innovative solutions for the housing needs, across all sectors of our society.
The AIA East Bay Chapter aims to promote the design excellence of living environments by featuring selected entries that have compelling stories to share. We invite submissions about: Tiny homes, Single Family Homes, Multi-Unit Buildings, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), Live-Work Spaces, Intentional Communities, Affordable Housing, Co-Living Spaces, or Houses for the Unsheltered & more.
During the month of August, the AIA East Bay chapter will host several public events which focus’ specifically on housing.
For Home Tours | Shelter student finalists will be invited to join virtual presentation panels on the following dates:
- August 14: Home Tours I | Shelter
- August 21: Home Tours II |Shelter
This year’s Home Tours will be ONLINE only.
Home Tours | Shelter will be supported by event marketing, PR, media outreach and a social media campaign. Selected projects will be noted in the Calendar Listing and Press Release will be distributed to architecture, design and lifestyle editors.
We look forward to being inspired by your brilliance!