Promotion: Hong Kong-based architecture studio Atelier C has launched a competition calling for international students to design an "instant home" that could be assembled in 24 hours.

The Youth ArchiDesign Competition is open to all international students from 6 to 17 years of age and strives to champion sustainable architecture and design talent among young people.

The competition launched in collaboration with Hong Kong-based architecture school My ArchiSchool and will see 20 students win a prize of £100, alongside a certificate.

"This competition is important to all," said Atelier C. "Being able to compete against competition within the field is a valuable part of architectural education."

As part of the competition, students must submit a proposal for a home fit for an adult and a child.

The home must be able to be assembled in 24 hours and include two beds, a writing desk for the child to study, and a bathroom. It also must have openable glass windows.

Students are required to create a physical model made from either paper, foamboard, or recycled plastic and submit four photographs of it. A digital model created either in SketchUp, Blender or Rhino is also required, alongside a hand-drawn sketch of the home.

The competition also calls for an artwork of the home in any medium, a short piece of text describing the project and a one-to-three-minute video describing the installation process.

Students will submit their entries via Atelier C's 3DWOW Architecture Library's digital submission platform.

The competition will access student's imaginations, modelling skills, digital literacy and writing. After being reviewed by a jury of international judges, the submitted projects will be published in an online library.

"There are a lot of traditional painting competitions, graphic design competitions, calligraphy competitions, but rarely architectural design competitions for students aged 6 to 17," said Atelier C.

Atelier C recently launched a new programme through the portal of 3DWOW Architecture Library that aims to transform "major components of architectural design processes" into modules children can understand.

The programme emphasizes understanding architecture visualisation with the latest software and also focuses on how to build physical models. Atelier C says that the programme is currently being developed to support blind and visually impaired children. It is sponsored by Eva Chan Scholarship for Sustainable Development.

In collaboration with My Archischool, Atelier C also runs several in-person and online courses for adults aiming to teach 3D modelling and other skills.

For further details about the exhibition, visit the website.

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