Design Against The Elements (DaTE) Entries Exhibit

DAtE is a global architectural design competition seeking to mobilize solutions towards climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction for vulnerable countries like the Philippines. As a knowledge sharing platform, the project aims to draw together the most innovative minds the world has to offer in the fields of architecture, design, and urban planning to develop sustainable and disaster-resistant housing for communities in tropical urban settings.

The winning design will be built as a prototype disaster-resistant and livable eco-village in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. This will be the first green and disaster-resistant low-income urban community in the country and the world which, we anticipate, will provide a model that can be studied and replicated in similar areas in the developing world.

The finished project will house a marginalized community living in an environmental danger zone, giving them a sense of security, ownership, and awareness of sustainability that can be practiced at all levels in their everyday lives.

Design criteria requirements include the following: Disaster Resiliency, Innovative Construction Technology, Socio-economic Sustainability, Sustainability of the Built Environment, Sustainability of the Community, Cost Effectiveness, and Adaptability to Other Sites.

Thirty-One countries (31) and hundreds of designs are now open for viewing at the Quezon City Hall, 14th floor from 8am to 5pm from the 13-17th of December 2010 to all interested students and alumni with thousands of new ideas that will surely leave a lasting impression.

More information on the competition’s details, including a 360° view of the competition lot that was used as the competition site, can be found at the website
http://www.designagainsttheelements.org