INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TROPHY 2012 NASA 2012

Dignity for the homeless

Context India is a land of mind-numbing contrasts and amidst our growing affluence an increasing number are being left behind there are close to a 100 million homeless individuals in our country - many of them destitute infants and small children. We chose to ignore them or they are often hidden from clear view - behind flashy apartment blocks, in the by-lanes of glitzy commercial districts or in the shadow of luxury hotels. These are the ones who cannot even afford accommodation in an urban slum cluster They emerge out of the darkness at night and huddle under rags and threadbare blankets on the roadside, under a culvert or next to a foul open drain. A sliver of privacy, comfort, safety/ security, protection from insects, a single daily mealthese basics are all rare luxuries for our forgotten homeless masses. This is a section of society known for their light carbon footprint (albeit inadvertent) and their use of materials, born out of extreme poverty, is always wise and mindful. Design Brief To look at the homeless around us, empathize-with and articulate the unique challenges of their unenviable situation, evaluate their needs and emerge with a habitation solutiona simple device or system that can house a homeless person or family at night, provide protection from the elements and disease bearing insects while providing some measure of hygiene and privacy. Most important, the solution should give an identity of dignity and pride to those who have no possessions, nothing to look forward to and nowhere to go. Submission Requirements > All entries to be submitted online. (For Stage 1 only) >All text should be in English. >The projects should use the decimal metric system and contain a metric Graphic Scale in order to enable publication in reduced formats. >The entries will be submitted in the following format:Sheet #1: Content Research- Background note and Core Insight guiding the design / systemssolution Sheet #2: Design Process - Relevant Details and brief description of the design process followed; Concept Inspiration and Description Sheet #3: Design/ Presentation Drawings- Space/Idea Justification, Description and Design Specifications Sheet #4: Concept Visualization and Implementation- (Sketches, 3D Renderings and Orthographic Views with key dimensions) > All sheets explaining the design should be through graphics, visuals & less of written matter. >Number of entries and/or students per entry from each college as per NASA rules and regulations.
National Association of Students of Architecture 55th Annual NASA Convention Industrial Design Trophy 2012

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TROPHY 2012 NASA 2012

Stage 1: Online submission Procedure > Four A1 size Landscape sheets in pdf file format i.e. 4 pdf files, totalling not more than 20MB. > Each sheet should have the Sheet number/s and respective college code number. > Online submission should be uploaded on NASA web server by 17:00 hrs on 30 th November 2012. Short listing of entries > 15 entries will be short listed from online entries submitted for Stage 2: Final Jury at NASA 2013. > Judges decision will be final and binding, no complaints will be entertained concerning the decisions of the panel of judges at any stage.

Stage 2: > 15 shortlisted entries will make a 1:5 Scale models over 2 days during the NASA 2013 convention under the guidance and supervision of ADI mentors. > All kinds of material, tools, bonding agents, hardware, etc. required to make models will be the responsibility of the shortlisted entries/college/individual teams and carry it to the NASA convention 2013 at their own cost. >Final models and one set of A1 size prints of the entry, mounted on foam/mount board should be submitted on Day 2 by 20:00 hrs. to the ADI-NASA trophy in charge, for assessment by the Final Jury at NASA 2013, which will be held on Day 3 of the convention. NOTE>last date for queries to be sent to vicepresident@nasaindia.info is October 7th 12 till 00:00 hrs

National Association of Students of Architecture 55th Annual NASA Convention Industrial Design Trophy 2012