Sustainable Urban Housing Award Winners Announced

Ashoka’s Changemakers has announced the winners of the Sustainable Urban Housing: Collaborating for Liveable and Inclusive Cities award, which honors innovation, social impact, and sustainability in urban housing development. The three recipients are Developing Real Estate for Squatters and Tenants of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Zero Waste, Sustainable Architecture, Renewable Energy: Unlimited Source of Renewable Materials for Sustainable Housing, Brazil; and Green Development Zone, United States. Each of the winners — selected from a pool of 250 entries and 48 countries — will receive US $10,000 and will be showcased at a June 2011 event at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.

Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the competition is a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of State, and the American Planning Association.