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Vote Now! – Free Green Who’s Next Competition

The public voting has begun. Take look at the 400+ submissions and vote for the house designs you like best. No house in the competition is larger than 1,800 square feet (not tiny) but I didn’t see any other entries … Continue reading

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Who’s Next Entry – Version 3 (Final)

Below is my final design for Who’s Next Competition. I really want to thank everyone who made suggestions and provided feedback. I think that this final design achieves the best balance while maintaining the tiny house cluster concept. The public … Continue reading

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Waltons Shed Design Competition 2010

If you’d like to try your hand at designing a small building for a design competition here’s a great opportunity. This time the sponsor, Waltons, is offering a really amazing grand prize. They will build the winner’s shed design and ship … Continue reading

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Who’s Next? – Help Me Win with a Tiny House Design

The other day I posted news of a design competition hosted by FreeGreen.com that’s called Who’s Next? If you’ve been reading Tiny House Design for a while you know that from time to time I present design concepts and ask … Continue reading

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Who’s Next – Design Contest

FreeGreen.com is hosting a design contest that challenges designers to bring progressive new ideas in housing to mainstream America. The grand prize is $5,000 plus the plans will be developed fully by FreeGreen.com while allowing the designer retain the rights. … Continue reading

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2009 Solar Decathelon

In a few weeks the Solar Decathlon will open at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This is a biennial competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy where universities design and construct their visions for the ultimate sustainable solar … Continue reading

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Design It: Shelter Competition Finalists

The voting has begun at the Design It: Shelter Competition. Ten finalists were chosen by students at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. It’s exciting to see small space design get so much positive attention and the designs are … Continue reading

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Help design the new Shedworking Headquarters

Alex, the fellow behind Shedworking, is running a little shed design competition. He recently moved leaving his old shed behind and now needs a new backyard shed to serve as headquarters for Shedworking. You don’t have to be a designer, … Continue reading

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The Tiny House Project – Bring On The Competition!

I haven’t been THIS excited about tiny houses since I first saw a photo of Jay Shafer’s tiny house. The Tiny House Project seems to be designed to take tiny house design (in general, not my blog) to the next … Continue reading

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