The National DiscoverDesign Competition is an annual ideas competition challenging high school students to design solutions to a real-world problem using the design process. The competition is hosted by the Chicago Architecture Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring people to discover why design matters.
The 2018 CIRT National Design & Construction Competition invites ACE Mentor Affiliate teams (student and mentors) from across the country to design solutions for one of three challenges: an ultra-flexible home, an ideal high school or revitalize an urban block. The competition is maintained, coordinated and juried by the Construction Industry Round Table (CIRT), in coordination with ACE Mentor National and the Chicago Architecture Foundation
The 2017 National DiscoverDesign Competition challenged students across the country to design Design a Chicago public library in the Little Italy neighborhood. This year 436 students participated in the competition challenge....
CAF is pleased to announce the student winners of the 2016 National DiscoverDesign Competition. The competition invited youth from classrooms all over the United States to design an affordable housing prototype for a local town, city or location of their choice.
Just in time for our 2016 National Design Competition, the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) is excited to unveil the new DiscoverDesign.org, an online platform where students and teachers come together to design solutions for real-world challenges.
DiscoverDesign is used in classrooms around the world to engage students in the design process and learn through doing, making, and building.
If you're a teen, this is the place to connect with other high school students learning about architecture, share your design solutions, and discover amazing green schools.
The annual National DiscoverDesign.org Competition, hosted by Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) is a nationwide ideas competition which challenges participants to think outside the box and use the design process to create solutions to real-world problems. This year's competition asks participants to design an affordable housing prototype for your local town/city using neighborhood and city data to inform your solution.