Rural Innovation Campus – New Brunswick, Canada02/2016 – 04/2016

2ND INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITIONFOR THE BACKWOODS CABIN OF THE FUTURE

Photo Igors Jefimovs

JapanBelgium

USAChinaItaly

FrancePoland

RomaniaCanada

SwitzerlandSpain

57 DESIGNS

FROM 11 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

2014 RESULTS:Architectural Poetry Aw

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acDonald

Constructed at the Rural Innovation CampusNew Brunswick, Canada

1ST PRIZE

NOMADIC CABINNATHAN FISHER

• Over 65,000 page views in a single day

• 6 radio and television stories

• Over a dozen newspaper and magazine articles

• Sustained engagement via online design gallery

REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE FOR DESIGNERS AND SPONSORS

2016 GOALS:

inspire innovation to combat climate change

with architecture

expand regional and international engagement

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• All-season shelter for 1 – 2 people

• Footprint must not exceed 17.09 m2 (184 sq. ft.)

• Minimize greenhouse gas emissions in materials and operation

• Draw inspiration from local architectural history

• Maximize use of sustainably sourced, non-toxic materials

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