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The AMD Open Architecture Challenge is an open, international design competition. Its aim is to develop not one but many solutions for building sustainable, multi-purpose, low-cost technology facilities for those who need them most.

Three community partners have been selected to participate in this year’s Challenge. Each site poses its own set of design constraints and opportunities. Entrants are invited to develop a design for one, two, or all three sites.

The overall winning solution will be built and one years’ operating costs will be given to the community partner with funds of up to $250,000 provided by AMD. Centers will be constructed for the other two sites and replicated for additional community partners as funding becomes available.

By entering the competition you will have not only the opportunity to work one-on-one with a community to realize your design and bring connectivity and computing power to those who need it most but also a chance to share your ideas for a more connected future with the world. Each design entered into the competition will be published and shared on the Open Architecture Network so that any community looking for similar design solutions will have access.

Submission Deadline: 01/15/2008
Submission Requirements: Click Here
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: The top entry for each site will be awarded one third of the proceeds from all competition entry fees.
Challenge Award: The winning design team will have the opportunity to work on site with the community partner and Architecture for Humanity to build its design.

For More Information:
AMD Open Architecture Challenge
415 332 6273 ext. 320
challenge@architectureforhumanity.org