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| Living Steel stimulates design and construction innovation Living Steel Programme has invited architects from around the world to participate in the second International Architecture Competition focused on the development of sustainable housing. The three winning entries will be chosen by an independent jury panel comprised of internationally respected architects, Glenn Murcutt, Charles Correa, Andrew Ogorzalek, Jaime Lerner, James Berry and Nicholas de Monchaux. Competition finalists will be invited to design new concepts for residential buildings in Brazil, China and the United Kingdom. The winning submission for each location will receive a €50,000 prize and a contract to complete their designs. The remaining short listed finalists will each receive a €10,000 honorarium. Living Steel was launched in February, 2005. The International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) provide project management of the five-year Living Steel programme. The programme comprises three key initiatives including market research, knowledge management and the competition and demonstration building to promote steel-based solutions for sustainable housing. Members of Living Steel include Arcelor, Baosteel, BlueScope Steel, CELSA Group, Corus, Erdemir, IMIDRO, Mittal Steel, Posco, Ruukki, and Tata Steel. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |