Hostels for Hope Competition

This is an international design competition to attract the best design ideas and solutions to create a place of healing and rest on two sites, near to Tanzania’s primary cancer treatment hospitals.

Description
The Tanzanian Hostel Design Competition is an international design competition to attract the best design ideas and solutions from architects and architectural students from around the world to create a place of healing and rest on two sites, near to Tanzania’s primary cancer treatment hospitals. Participants in the competition may submit designs for either site or a prototype solution that are adaptable to both Tanzanian sites.
There are two tracks for the competition: one for professionals and one for students. Graduate students who are working full-time may submit to the professional track. Participants may compete in teams and should submit one entry for the team.
The general requirements for the hostels are below to allow designers the opportunity to begin the process of researching building technologies and the cultural context for which these hostels will be placed. Detailed site surveys are underway for the plots of both hostel locations, to be provided on our website at a later date.

Jury
Frank Kanza, Architect and Engineer at The Abbott Fund Tanzania United Republic of Tanzania
Cameron Sinclair, Founder of Small Works and Co-Founder of Architecture for Humanity United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Kristen Solt, Strategic Director, Global Stakeholder Engagement, American Cancer Society United States of America
Jeff Stouffer, Executive Vice President, Health Group Director, HKS, Inc. United States of America
Y Tsai, Founder of Y Tsai Design Studio Republic of South Africa
Dr. Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, President of Breast Care International and Founder of the Peace and Love Hospitals in Accra and Kumasi Republic of Ghana
Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, a Medical Doctor in Ghana

Prize
- For The Professional Track:
1st Prize: $8,000
2nd Prize: $4,000
3rd Prize: $2,000
- For The Student Track:
1st Prize: $2,000
2nd Prize: $1,000
3rd Prize: $500

Entry Fee
None

Timetable
Judging of submissions, to be done electronically in multiple rounds: July/August 2016
Announcement of the winning designs: Late September/Early October 2016

Organizer
Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon and the American Cancer Society, in collaboration with SMU, HKS, Inc., T-MARC Tanzania and the George W. Bush Institute

Official Website