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Houses of the Future attracted enormous public interest throughout Australia, and all over the world. More than 55 news and feature items were covered in different media by the end of the first display in October. This included 26 newspaper features, 8 magazine articles, 12 radio segments, 6 television news and current affairs features.
This website (www.housesofthefuture.com.au) attracted 900,000 hits in its first two months, and has generated much interest from international websites, including chat rooms, web links and events listings.
Members of the press can contact Bronwyn Edwards, Media Relations Manager at Sydney Olympic Park Authority (+61 2 9714 7118 or bronwyn.edwards@sopa.nsw.gov.au)
For photos and press releases of the exhibition at Sydney Opera House contact Avviso Public Relations (+61 2 9368 7277).
Awards
RAIA - Special Jury Prize
Banksia Awards - Finalist
Background
2004 was the Year of the Built Environment (YBE2004).
The Houses of the Future will challenge Australians to consider
the future of our built environment and the most tangible element
of that environment – the house.
Each of the six houses is designed by a different architect, using
a different base material. The six houses form part of a new generation
of prefabricated dwellings emerging around the globe. The houses
are a response to growing consumer demand for homes that are modern,
environmentally sensitive and of high quality.
The objective is to promote new ways of providing affordable, environmentally
sustainable, prefabricated housing in Australia that are also futuristic
and innovative in their design.
The idea of an exhibition or prototype house is to break the boundaries
of convention and to offer a vision of what the House of the Future
might be like.
To find out more about the Year of the Built Environment visit:
National
YBE website
NSW YBE
website
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