Built environment students from Universities across the UK
are being invited to design a home and neighbourhood of the future. Riverside
Sunderland redefining the city: transforming a spectacular site into a unique,
carbon neutral urban quarter – an extraordinary place to live, work and play.
Working in teams, students from different built environment disciplines will
share their vision of what urban living in this amazing place will look like in
the future.
The Ministry of Building Innovation and Education (MOBIE),
Sunderland City Council and the Timber and Research Development Association’s
(TRADA) University Engagement Programme, with industry sponsor the
Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI), are excited to launch this innovative
Urban Living Design Competition for built environment students and recent
graduates from across the UK’s universities. Current students from all built
environment courses at UK universities, along with 2020 graduates are invited to
participate in the interdisciplinary team challenge. Top entrants will be
awarded cash prizes.
The schemes must be carbon neutral, creatively employing
sustainable building materials and construction methods, be energy efficient,
as well as technologically smart, focusing on the health and well-being of
people, the community and our planet. The homes and community must be adaptable
to meet the needs of living and working now and in the future. Designed and
engineered to be manufactured locally using offsite construction with the main
material focus and specification of timber and hybrid systems. Launching the
challenge, George Clarke said: “A well-designed home can enhance the way we
live and promote good health and well-being. Students never fail to amaze me
with their imagination, talent and passion when it comes to home. We are asking
built environment students from Universities across the UK to design a home and
neighbourhood of the future to transform a spectacular site in Sunderland, my
wonderful home city, into a unique, carbon neutral urban quarter. This is an
amazing opportunity and challenge and I'm thrilled to be a part of the team with
MOBIE, Sunderland City Council and TRADA’s University Engagement Programme who
are making this happen.”
Participants will increase their understanding of the Climate
Challenge, routes to carbon neutral and net zero homes, sustainable forestry
and timber products, offsite and modern methods of construction, lifecycle assessments
(LCA) and carbon calculation tools, interdisciplinary design teams,
award-winning timber homes, built and theoretical, the benefits of using timber
and where caution is advised, and essential resources.
The competition opened on 1 February and runs for four
months, closing Friday 28 May 2021.
Further details of the Riverside Sunderland University
Design Challenge (RSUDC21) can be found at: www.cti-timber.org,
www.mobie.org.uk , www.trada.co.uk
