Final Call for entries

With the closing date for the Tomorrow’s Garden City International Housing Competition just three weeks away, there is still time for you to enter.

Open to practitioners and academics, the competition is calling for designs, which will lead to the delivery of high-quality, environmentally friendly, groundbreaking housing in Letchworth Garden City.

The competition objectives are to bring forward a series or selection of housing designs for implementation in Letchworth Garden City capable of:

• Providing a range of property types and sizes for sale or rent to local people at affordable prices
• Achieving a specific energy benchmark, for example at least level three of 'The Code for Sustainable Homes'
• Achieving low annual running costs, low lifetime costs, and generally value for money
• Incorporating attractive features and architecture which reflect the town’s status as the world's first Garden City
• Social sustainability to include adaptability, flexibility, quality, smart houses etc.

A full design brief and details on how to enter the competition can be found on the dedicated Tomorrow’s Garden City website – www.tomorrowsgardencity.com

All completed entries must arrive at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Competitions Office in Leeds, UK by 4:00pm on Thursday 31 May 2007. Entries must include the correct RIBA paperwork, which will be sent to you when you register for the competition.

If you haven’t already registered time is running out.