AMD Open Architecture Challenge: Digital Inclusion

AMD Open Architecture Challenge invited the global community to help on design of 3 development sites in Africa, Asia, and South America. It challenged design professionals and others to develop not one but many solutions for building sustainable, multi-purpose, low-cost technology facilities for those who need them most.

Africa Challenge:

SIDAREC Nairobi, KenyaA media lab and library will serve a staff of 7 and 250 youthFirst Place: The Global StudioSecond Place: Duvivier ArchitectsThird Place: KBAS

Asia Challenge:

Nyaya Health Napo Province, EcuadorA clinic to serve a staff of 10 health care workers and 7,700 beneficiariesFirst Place: Max Fordham, LLPSecond Place: Emre Can YilmazThird Place/Founders Award: Studio Wikitecture

South America Challenge:

Kallari Association Sanfe Bagar, NepalA chocolate factory and satellite technology to serve over 5000 individualsFirst Place: Igor Taskov, Fernando Pagan, ChunSheh Teo, Heather WorrellSecond Place: zerOgroupThird Place: HdlT Collaborative

Via AMD Open Architecture Network.