New competition launched seeking ambitious solutions to help unlock housing issues in Ireland

 

The Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) and The Housing Agency have announced details of a competition that is looking for innovative ideas to improve Ireland’s housing sector. Called ‘Housing Unlocked’, the initiative is calling for architects, together with people from a variety of disciplines and members of the public with a common interest in housing, to team up and submit ideas to solve housing issues in Ireland’s cities, towns and villages.

 

Entries are now open, with practical ideas and creative thinking being sought in the areas of density, construction technologies, social inclusion, environmental and other issues. A jury of high-profile judges will select around eight submissions which will each receive funding of €7,500 to develop their proposals into an exhibition piece. The exhibition will open to the public in September this year.

 

All submissions must be made through an online form on the ‘Housing Unlocked’ website at HousingUnlocked.ie, where further information is available. Entering teams must include at least one member with a qualification in architecture. The closing date is midnight on 24^th April 2022.