Teachers and students know what makes a classroom work. We're inviting you to design the classroom of the future together.

According to the World Bank, educating all children worldwide will require the construction of 10 million new classrooms in more than 100 countries by 2015. At the same time, millions of existing classrooms are in serious need of repair and refurbishment.

We are inviting you, teachers, students, architects and designers, to work together to design the classroom of the future for a school of your choosing. Your design should address the unique challenges your school faces in trying to provide smart, safe and sustainable learning spaces. Students and teachers, here's your chance to tell the world what you need to make your classroom more effective. Architects and designers, you'll work one-on-one with students to translate those needs into better classroom design.

Eligibility
The Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom is an open, international competition. Direct employees and family members of employees of Architecture for Humanity and Orient Global are precluded from participating in the competition, but there are no other restrictions on who can enter. Architects, design professionals, non-professionals, professionals in other fields and students of all ages are encouraged to participate.

In order to enter the competition, entrants must register for the Open Architecture Network. Participants may submit an entry for one or more sites and may submit multiple entries for the same site. However, each entry must be accompanied by an entry fee.

For jurying purposes, each design is considered as a separate entry and a separate entry fee must be paid. Multiple designs will not be considered as a single entry.

- Share your design expertise and inspire school students to re-imagine their classroom
- Help students learn about the built environment using a companion design curriculum
- Become an advocate for better classroom design in your community

Jurors currently includes Dave Eggers, Michelle Kaufmann, Hilary Cottam, Kigge Hvid and others. More will be added over the course of the registration period.

If your design wins, your school will receive up to 50.000 Dollars in funding for classroom construction and upgrading. You will receive a grant of 5.000 Dollars to help them do it.

Competition Schedule
28 January 2009: Challenge Launched at the World Economic Forum
04 May 2009: Registration Deadline
01 June 2009: Entry deadline
Summer 2009: Jury review and selection
Fall 2009: Winner announced