Design Your Dwelling Competition Dwell & Google SketchUp

Design Your Dwelling Competition
Dwell & Google SketchUp

Dwell is hosting a competition based on their tagline asking "What does it mean to feel at home in the modern world?" They'd like to see what your ideal home would look like, and want you to use Google SketchUp to present it. We think the grand prize sounds like a blast...

...according to the contest info, On September 12, 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.

Entries are being accepted through August 31, so check out all the details here and then get cracking on your SketchUp masterpiece.

Images: via the Google SketchUp Architecture Gallery Above: Ben Knowles Below: Chris Allen

Comments (4)

I just found some great SketchUp podcasts @ http://www.go-2-school.com/ SketchUp is an amazingly simple program I have been using for years. There is even a podcast about Michelle Kaufmanns sustainable homes.

posted by KCH on July 28th 2008 at 6:41pm
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neato!

posted by Lizzykewl on July 28th 2008 at 8:24pm
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I tried to use google sketch and quickly learned it was above my skill level

posted by IanR on July 29th 2008 at 1:52am
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You should give it another try, but watch one of the basic training videos first. The videos are all over Youtube. I had issues at first because, It was different than most design software. Once I got the basics, like you need to use a 3 button-mouse, click and release your mouse button, and always move components by a significant point.

posted by KCH on July 29th 2008 at 6:39pm
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