Design Your Dwelling: Dwell / Google SketchUp Design Competition

Dwell has partnered with Google SketchUp to hold a residential design competition that empowers readers to interpret the modern home.

The Design Your Dwelling competition challenges aspiring architects and design enthusiasts to create a virtual model of their ideal home on a predetermined site location.

Each entry must take into account climate, public access, and size constraints, among other issues.

Designs will be judged on basic principles such as sustainability, cost-efficiency, and interior and exterior design.

The grand prize winner will be flown to San Francisco for an awards lunch at the Dwell headquarters, an in-person tour of the design site, and an AIA / Dwell architectural home tour.

In addition, a physical 3D model of his/her home will be created and displayed at Dwell, and then gifted to the winner.