UPA International Student Design Competition
Theme and instructions
Sustainable Transportation is an attempt to remedy the current problems of excessive energy consumption, pollution, and inadequate service levels delivered by transportation systems worldwide. The problem can include efforts to reduce carbon emissions, improve public transit, and encourage car sharing, cycling, and walking. It is projected that by 2025 2/3 of the world’s populations will reside in urban areas, making Sustainable Transportation a critical component in economics, politics, and health concerns of massive urbanization.
This competition invites student teams to invent a system that addresses this design problem. The solutions should follow a user centered design process supported by background research and, if possible, ethnographic research of the solution space. We encourage students to reach into their nearby communities and include target user groups beyond students themselves – for example, families with children, urban professionals, the elderly, etc.. Solutions should be focused on real locations and be sensitive to real users’ needs and cultures.
To enter the competition, student teams may present either a concept (a clear, detailed design specification that can be taken to prototype), or a fully realized prototype. Either way, teams must clearly illustrate their design decisions and demonstrate the user centered design processes that have been followed. We strongly encourage consideration of:
* Previous work in this area and in adjacent design areas
* Ethnography and contextual research to ground the design decisions
* Evaluation of the designs with target users within iterative design framework
Open to
Submissions are invited from teams of 2-5 member students at all stages of their education, from design schools and colleges, from undergraduate to post-graduate. All international entries are welcome.
Deadline
23 March 2009
Prize
Cash prizes: Total 2500 US$ divided among the 3 top teams:
# $1250 for the top team
# $750 for the runners up
# $500 for the third place
Free Membership with the UPA for 1 year.
Contact
ilonap@gmail.com
UPA International Student Design Competition
UPA International Student Design Competition
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