Archstorming, the platform that organizes humanitarian architectural competitions, in partnership with Fundación Vicente Ferrer, announces a new competition: Community Center in India: Creating a Better Future.
VFF and RDT have a long history of initiating projects that directly impact the well-being of these communities, focusing on women’s empowerment, education, health, and community building. The proposed community centers will serve as hubs for education, health services, community gatherings, and cultural events, aiming to foster unity, learning, and collective empowerment among the rural populace.
The primary goal of the contest is to design a community center prototype, starting with Kodidoddi, a village in Andhra Pradesh that desperately needs it.
The competition challenges participants to design a community center that can be adapted and replicated across different villages, meeting their unique needs while maintaining a core structure that symbolizes the heart of community life.
The design must be cost-effective, using construction techniques and materials familiar to local builders, ensuring the centers are both affordable, sustainable, and have long-term viability and easy maintenance. Participants are encouraged to integrate modularity into their designs, allowing for future expansions or modifications as community needs evolve. The first of these community centers will be erected in Kodidoddi, a village characterized by its homogeneity and isolation, lacking basic facilities and a proper venue for community engagement.
The competition is open to all architects, designers, or thinkers who want to show the world their solution to the issues the organizers propose. The prize will be 6,000 euros and the realization of the project. The winner will receive the Certificate of Achievement, the official competition book, and publications. Registration is already open and will be open until June 19th, but the fee depends on the registration period.
Register now to bring your vision to life and help reshape rural India. We look forward to your innovative designs and to making a lasting impact together.