The Milano Camping Design Competition is organised by the Milan city council, Department of production, labour policy and employ­ment, by the INDACO department of Politecnico di Milano and by Triennale di Milano, with the patronage of the ADI, the Italian industrial design association, and the European as­sociation TensiNet in collaboration with Material Connexion Milano and with support from Ferrino.

The Competition is part of the system of research and experimentation for which Milan is a model of excellence on the international design scene and therefore sets out to act as fulcrum for a series of cultural initiatives of international scope to be held in Milan, starting from the 2010 Milano Design Week event.

The Competition, focused on the theme of innovative low-cost accommodation, is aimed at young designers, project architects and visitors who are to come to Milan in future years for the occasion of the many events organised throughout the year, culminating in Expo 2015, an event of international magnitude.

The Competition is structured in different phases whose overall objective is to promote a new concept in low-cost city accommodation and produce the actual campsite in stages, by selecting the best ideas and the best construction solutions.

The design items and the relative phases of the Competition are correlated with publica­tion of the results and cultural events and exhibitions, to be held during the coming Milano Design Week events.

The 2010 Milano Design Week will focus, as regards the Milano Camping Design Competi­tion, on the theme of living in an urban campsite (housing) while later events will concen­trate on collective services and spaces (community) and on the tangible and intangible infrastructure systems of the campsite (networking).

The 2010 Milano Design Week will also involve the publicising and diffusion, via an exhibi­tion of the results of the first phase (concept design) and second phase (feasible design) of the Competition inherent in the creation of the housing facilities of the campsite.

CALL FOR ENTRIES

BRIEF: Design a new concept of city campsite, a place where various accommodation facilities for visitors can be grouped together and equipped with all amenities.

DEADLINE: March 22, 2010

PRIZES:

First prize winner: Euro 5,000.00 (five thousand euros);

Second prize winner: Euro 3,000.00 (three thousand euros);

Third prize winner: Euro 2,000.00 (two thousand euros).

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