Welcome to the University of South Australia
or as we like to call it UniSA.
My name is Stephen Ward and I am the Program Director for architecture at UniSA.
I'm here to launch an exciting competition
where you get to put your creativity and ideas into practice
to come up with a house of the future.
So what's the prize?
The winner of our competition will be flown to Australia in May 2018
to visit UniSA in Adelaide for a week long program
where you will get to visit our campuses and find out more about our degrees.
You can find out all about the competition details
on the website at the end of this video
but first let me tell you a little bit about UniSA, the host of this competition.
UniSA is a progressive, globally connected university
with award winning teachers, world class research and state-of-the-art technology.
We're dedicated to helping students achieve academic excellence.
Our learning is practice based and delivered by academics who are experts in their field.
Our programs are designed in partnership with industry
which means we offer our 31,000 students
the chance to gain real world experience.
Our aim is to ensure that our students graduate with the skills and confidence
to make them workplace ready.
We're ranked in the top two percent of universities worldwide
by both the Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings
and we’ve been awarded five stars by the 2017 QS Star Ratings.
Adelaide is welcoming and multicultural
and makes an ideal home away from home.
It has all the advantages of big city life
yet is small enough to get around easily.
It has one of the highest standards of living of any city in the world,
yet is one of the least expensive.
Adelaide is home to a vibrant culture from arts programs to sporting events.
A multi-million dollar refurbishment of Adelaide Oval
has created a world class cricket venue that sees Adelaide hosting international cricket matches.
We look forward to welcoming the winner of this prize to Adelaide to see first-hand what a great city it is to live in.
Now for the competition.
we want you to think about tomorrows architecture
Our cities and rural areas are undergoing rapid change
so we want you to design the home of the future.
We want you to imagine what life will be like in 100 years time
and to design a place to live for three people.
Think about where your home of the future will be located.
For example; is it in the centre of a sprawling city,
sunken below the ocean,
remotely located in the desert,
or even in outer space?
Try and be specific about the place,
it will make the task of designing in response to the local environment much easier.
For example, if you are designing in a city,
do you want to design the home on the top of (or inserted into) an existing building,
or squeezed into a narrow alley.
What kind of climate are you designing for?
Your location will help to describe what you imagine the world will be like in a century’s time.
Who are your occupants?
Give them names and describe what they do in the future.
For example; do they work in occupations not even invented yet?
You will need to decide how your occupants will use their home.
This will depend on who they are and what they do.
Is it just a place to sleep? Or is it totally self-contained;
a place that your occupants actually never leave?
Does it have ‘rooms’ or does it represent a completely new way of living?
Try and design something which is quite different to what you know as a current home.
The idea of this competition is to find creative solutions for tomorrow
in response to the issues affecting us today.
Part of this is to consider the impact of human habitation on our world.
How will your home contribute to the reduction of waste and energy?
You do not need to provide full details of environmental systems,
however you should consider the materials you are using in the home’s construction,
and any initiatives which assist in it being self-sufficient.
Your design should be both innovative and inspirational!
So where do you start?
Step 1 - create, plan and construct a model of your future home.
It can be made from any material. It doesn’t have to be the actual material your future home will be made from.
For example, you might imagine a home made out of recycled plastic but use cardboard to build your model.
Take photos of your model as you make it and show us its progress.
Don’t worry about making mistakes, or changing your home as it progresses
this is all part of the design process!
You can also take photos of any additional drawings or sketches you’ve created
and show them to us in the video.
It’s not mandatory but if you want to show us your planning and preparation then go for it.
Step 2 - make a 3 minute video to show us the build process of your home.
It’s up to you how you show us your model.
We want to see the build process in your video.
It could be a series of photos at different stages of the process or a time lapse video.
You might use 30 seconds to show us the model
and then the rest of the time to explain why your model is the home of the future.
It’s your choice but you do need to tell or show us the following:
Who are you designing your future home for?
Where is it located, and why?
How does your home’s design respond to its location?
What makes your home sustainable?
What are the special features of your home – both inside and out?
Ensure your video includes photographs or video snippets of your work in progress.
There are a few rules to remember.
The video must be 3 minutes in length
and it cannot be plagiarised
that means you cannot copy something you’ve already seen.
We want you to send us your original work
so get thinking and imagining
we want you to be as creative as you can be.
Entries will be assessed based on the creativity of your ideas,
the model, and the way in which you present your home of the future.
So what are you waiting for? I encourage you to get started on your designs
and send them in by February 15 2018.
We can’t wait to see what the future of architecture looks like through your eyes.
If you have any questions or would like to know more
please go to www.unisa.edu.au/videocomp
And if you’d like to find out more about our award winning architecture programs
go to the address on screen.
And finally, I wish you good luck!
I look forward to meeting the winner on campus at UniSA in the near future.