 2007 Call for Entries: National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now accepting applications for the sixth annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. This competition is open to public-sector entities that have used smart growth principles to improve communities environmentally, socially, and economically. Applications are due April 3. 
 AMD, Architecture for Humanity Establish $250,000 Open Architecture Prize
Competition for developing-world tech center launches later this year
Integrated-circuit supplier Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Architecture
for Humanity on May 12 announced the first ”Open Architecture
Prize,” which will award $250,000 toward the winning design
in an open competition to develop technology centers in the developing
world. The prize calls for design of a sustainable technology facility
and community center that incorporates a centralized building equipped
with Internet connectivity solutions that enable an entire community
to access the Internet. The competition will be developed with a
local community partner for a specific site and community. The prize
money will be used to implement the winning scheme. The designs will
also be part of AMD’s 50x15 initiative, which has a goal of “connecting
50 percent of the world's population to the Internet by 2015." The
competition is set to launch later this year. You must to be an Open
Architecture Network member to participate. To join, visit
the Web site. (Pictured is the Tamil Women’s House, Tamil,
India, a project on the Open
Architecture Network Web site.)
 AIA Education Honor Award Projects Highlight Housing Prototypes, Building Technology, Visioning Transit
The AIA on March 9 announced the three recipients of the 2007 AIA
Education Honor Awards for excellence in course development and
architectural teaching. The Education Honor Awards program, now
in its 18th year, recognizes collegiate faculty achievements and
contributions to education and the discipline of architecture.
This year’s winning projects hale from the University of
Virginia, Iowa State University, and the University of Arkansas/the
Washington University in St. Louis.
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