Humanitarian Design (image courtesy of competition website).

It’s a temptation as designers to just think of clever ways to make homeless people more comfortable and safe, and last year we saw many great and provocative entries along that theme, but this year we are looking beyond that to how homeless people can ultimately be rehabilitated. The solutions for rehabilitation are very often down to good government policy making, funding, and the hard work of lots of caring people – but can good and intelligent design stimulate this rehabilitation process?

THE CHALLENGE
We are asking you to design for the rehabilitation of homeless people this winter in a city setting. This means not simply making them more comfortable for a short time, but thinking of more long term solutions that focus on how they can re-integrate with others and rejoin society. Things you might consider in your design include community, security, interaction, integration, urban fabric, urban significance, independence and interdependance. Your solution should be mainly architectural or product based.

ENTRY FORMAT
This is a concept competition- we are asking for just ONE image (A3 sized) which explains your idea, with minimal written explanation.

ENTRY FEE & PRIZE The entry fee is £4. £1.50 of each entry goes to the prize fund, while a further £1.50 goes to a homeless charity. The remaining portion is used by us to cover running costs and support fundraising efforts for our current humanitarian building project in India.

For more information: Tesseract Humanitarian Collective