Häuser Award 2010

9^th HÄUSER AWARD for Generation 21 family homes

This year, for the ninth time, HÄUSER magazine will be running its renowned HÄUSER AWARD competition. The theme is: “The future starts here”. In collaboration with Schüco and the Verband Privater Bauherren e.V. (VPB), the high-quality magazine for international architecture, exclusive design and fine living is now looking for family homes that not only showcase outstanding architecture, but which also meet the demands of the 21^st century.

Ten years after the dawn of the new millennium, the construction industry faces new challenges. Space is at a premium, energy is becoming ever more expensive. The call of the hour is for a sustainable, green way of building. Equally, the demographic and social changes that have taken place necessitate new ideas. Traditional room partitions are being replaced by more open and more flexible floor plans because, more than ever before, homes must meet the changing demands and lifestyles of their occupants.

Conditions of entry
Architects from all over Europe are eligible to enter the competition. The architects must be the original creators of the projects submitted. The homes must have been completed after 1 January 2006 and must not have appeared in any publication. The prize winners must also agree that the award-winning projects will not appear in any other consumer magazines before the results of the competition are announced and published (expected to appear in HÄUSER 2/2010).

Each participant can submit a maximum of two projects. The participants and owners/clients must agree to photos and plans being published in HÄUSER magazine and on the HÄUSER website.

Prize money
The total prize fund of 15,000 euros will be allocated as follows:

1^st prize: €7000
2^nd prize: €5000
3^rd prize: €3000

The jury may choose to allocate the prize money differently.

The VPB will pay the owner/client of each award-winning house an additional bonus of 1000 euros.

The jury
The entries will be judged by an independent jury made up as follows:
Regine Leibinger, Barkow Leibinger Architects
Klaus Becker, Schüco International KG
Thomas Penningh, Chairman of Board of VPB
Michael Frielinghaus, President of BDA
Wolfgang Nagel, editor-in-chief of HÄUSER

For detailed information on the documentation required and application forms, visit:

www.haeuser.de/awards

The closing date for entries is May 25 2009.
The decision of the judges is final.