In 2001, a major report by the Scottish Executive found that in a two week period, there were as many as 500 people who had slept rough for at least one night. These figures were collected by a survey of projects and services working with homeless people across Scotland. The same report found that:
- Over 80% of rough sleepers were male.
- 45% were aged between 25 and 40 years.
- 25% were under 24 years old.
The Government’s official figures for June 2010 show that 1,250 people were sleeping rough on any given night in England, but many reports claim that the actual figure is around 3 times that amount.
The Challenge
We are asking you to design for the homeless this winter. You can focus on designing for the temporary, ie. the people who will be spending just one or two nights on the streets, or the more long term ie people who will have to spend quite a while sleeping rough. Things you can consider might include warmth, security, easy mobility, low cost, and how could your idea could be distributed or implemented in Scotland’s cities.
Because of the christmas break and exams, this competition will run for two months, but feel free to enter before the deadline! The deadline for entries is midnight on Wednesday 9th February, and the winner will be announced once term begins again.
Submission Guide
- Send your concept as a single Landscape image. It can just be a scanned drawing, doodle, or a photograph, ideally for us it would be an A3 Jpeg at 300dpi, but if you can’t manage that then don’t worry! (oh, and don’t put your name or logo in the image)
- A maximum of 100 words can be included on your image to help explain your concept quickly.
- Email your submission to us at tesser.act@live.com
- Send us your £3 entry fee via pay-pal
Prize & Judging
Half the money collected from entries will be sent straight to Anusaran to fund their building project in West Delhi. The other half of the money goes to the competition winner, as decided by a panel of tutors from Scott Sutherland School of Architecture in Aberdeen. The prize will be awarded via pay-pal, or a viable alternative if that’s an issue.
We don’t deduct and charges, or take running or admin costs out of these amounts.