“A simple idea can produce a powerful effect.”

So says Nathalie Weadick, Director of the Irish Architecture Foundation, which together with The Housing Agency, is calling on people to enter their solutions to Cork city’s housing problems.

The two organisations have joined forces to launch an open call for innovative ideas to improve Ireland’s housing sector.

‘Housing Unlocked’ is asking 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 practical ideas and creative thinking in the areas of density, construction technologies, social inclusion, and the environment.

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.

 

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“Public contributions at recent IAF debates have shown that there has never been a better time for design to rethink how we can deliver homes for sustainable communities in urban areas.” explained Weadick.

“Housing Unlocked is driven by the need to apply innovation and expertise, not just to the final product, but to the entire system that delivers homes in towns, cities and villages.”

All submissions must be made before the closing date of midnight on April 24th, 2022 via HousingUnlocked.ie, where further information is available. Entering teams must include at least one member with a qualification in architecture.