Design Your Dwelling Competition
Monday, July 28th, 2008 at 9:57 pm 
By Ryan BrownAttention Austin artists, architects, designers, creative’s, and Sketchup jockeys – Dwell and Sketchup are holding a little competition:
Design Your Dwelling Competition
Here is their description:
What does it mean to feel at home in the modern world? Dwell & Google SketchUp challenge you to explore what this means to you in the "Design Your Dwelling" design competition featuring Google SketchUp software.
Most people define their home as a place where they feel comfortable and secure. But what does that actually look like? What would make it personal to you? Is it scale, materials, sustainability, environment? Only you know for sure. Entry period is July 3-August 31, 2008.
Check out this website for competition details: Design Your Dwelling
Grand Prize Details
Besides the pride and prestige of winning, the grand prize sounds like a lot of fun:
On September 12th the competition winner will be flown to San Francisco, California to join Dwell editors for lunch at the Dwell offices in San Francisco, tour the "site" of their Dwell home, and take the Dwell/AIA architecture home tours in San Francisco. In addition, a physical 3D model of their winning home will be created and displayed in the Dwell headquarters and then gifted to the winner. Airfare will be provided by Google SketchUp and two nights accommodation in San Francisco will be provided by Dwell.
Sketchup Resources
There are several powerful 3d design tools in the marketplace. Sketchup stands out because it is not only capable of rendering complex and detailed spaces, but it is also very easy to learn. There are many online resources to help you get started. Here are a couple:
Feel free to add others in the comments. Let me know if you enter the contest and I’ll post your work here. Good luck!
