Inspired by student-built and inhabited shelters exhibited alongside the Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward exhibition, the Guggenheim and Google SketchUp put together the Design It: Shelter competition, challenging "amateur and professional designers from around the world to submit a 3-D shelter for any location in the world using Google SketchUp and Google Earth."
The winners are announced in the video above, but here's the rundown:
David Mares from Setubal, Portugal took the People's Prize Winner, determined by popular vote from among 10 finalists. The building is made from cork, which would be locally sourced and serves as a sound and temperature insulator.
The Juried Prize, determined by a jury of seven professionals, was awardid to David Eltang from Denmark. His shelter is located on the coastline of the Wadden Sea, allowing the high tide to roll in around the building while inhabited. When it's low tide, the inhabitant can leave the building and stroll the seashore.
Curious about the rest of the entries? There all described and located on Google earth here.
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