AMD Open Architecture Challenge

AMD Open Architecture Challenge

Challenge: To design a sustainable multi-purpose technology facility for under-served communities

Registration Begins: 09/12/2007

Submission Deadline: 01/15/2008

Open To: All. Design professionals and non-professionals alike are invited to compete to develop the winning technology center design. Student entries welcomed.

Entry Fee: $25 per site before 12/15/2007; $30 after 12/16/2007; $0 for entries from developing nations. Group rates available for faculty and students.

Site Awards: Proceeds of the competition entry fees will be awarded to the top entry for each site.

Challenge Award: The winning design team will have the opportunity to work on site directly with the community partner and Architecture for Humanity to build their design.

Contact:
AMD Open Architecture Challenge
415 332 6273 ext. 320

Media Contact:
Architecture for Humanity
Laura Galloway - Galloway Media Group
laura (at) gallowaymediagroup (dot) com

AMD
Travis Bullard - AMD PR
Travis_bullard (at) amd (dot) com
512-602-5667

The Challenges:
SOUTH AMERICA CHALLENGEKallari Association, Ecuador: Connecting a cooperative of indigenous chocolate producers and artisans in the Ecuadorian Amazon with the global marketplace by building a chocolate factory, a fair trade exchange and off-site satellite technology hubs.

AFRICA CHALLENGESIDAREC, Kenya: Empowering the youth of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, an informal slum settlement of 250,000, to connect with other youth and create positive change in their community by building a technology media lab and library.

ASIA CHALLENGENyaya Health, Nepal: Enabling families in a remote rural area of Nepal where there is only one doctor for a population of 250,000 to access to health care from top physicians and medical professionals all over the world by building a telemedicine center.


About Architecture for Humanity
Architecture for Humanity is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crises and provides design services to communities in need. For more information, please visit www.architectureforhumanity.org.

About the Open Architecture Network
The Open Architecture Network is an online, open source community dedicated to improving living conditions through innovative and sustainable design. For more information please visit: www.openarchitecturenetwork.org.

About AMDAdvanced Micro Devices
(NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information, visit www.amd.com.

About 50x15
The 50x15 Initiative, launched by AMD in 2004 at the World Economic Forum, is a bold and far-reaching effort to develop new technology and solutions that will help enable affordable Internet access and computing capability for 50 percent of the world's population by the year 2015. More than just goodwill, 50x15 is about fostering long-term economic progress and investment within high-growth markets in ways that benefit a wide range of people and businesses. For more information, visit www.50x15.com.

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The Cleveland Chapter of Architecture for Humanity will do all we can to promote and coordinate entries from Cleveland. In the next month or so there will be a visible push to approach those in the design community to get involved or help spread the word about this amazing opportunity.

For more information or to find how to get involved please visit the Architecture for Humanity-Cleveland Google Group.