Curry Stone Design Prize

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  • Archinect: Curry Stone Design Prize Finalists Announced

    Bold and transformative public works in Medellin, Colombia that revitalized the poorest areas of the city in just four years; the reclamation of traditional craftsmanship with a modern twist in rural Bangladesh; and a vibrant global grassroots movement committed to carbon-neutral living, are this year’s finalists for the Curry Stone Design Prize.

    October 22, 2009

  • Design Observer: Design Makes the Difference

    When two city officials in Medellín, Colombia – now former mayor Sergio Fajardo and former director of urban projects Alejandro Echeverri – launched a plan to rejuvenate the entire city, once one of the world’s most notorious drug and murder capitals, the bar seemed almost insurmountable.

    October 22, 2009

  • boingboing: Handmade Mud School

    "This school in Bangladesh has tunnels for reading and playing and sunny, colorful porches." ...

    September 21, 2009

  • treehugger: Prize Finalists Announced

    Designers can be an instrumental force in improving people's lives ...

    September 21, 2009

  • Huffington Post: Resilience Takes Form

    Cameron Sinclair on the topic of the Transition Network ...

    September 17, 2009
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    2008 Coverage

    2008 Fenton Press Clips

    "Building South Africa" by Josephine Minutillo
    Architectural Record
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    "MMA Architects Wins Inaugural Curry Stone Design Award" by Nicholas Tamarin
    Interior Design
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    "The Prize-Winning House Made of Sandbags that MMA Built" by Lynette Johns
    Pretoria (South Africa) News Weekend
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    "Cape Architect Wins Top Award for his Sand-Bag House" by Lynette Johns
    Cape Argus (South Africa)
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    "A MMA Architects Il Curry Stone Design Prize" by Miriam de Candia
    archiportale.com
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    "The $6,000 House" by Matt Chaban
    The Architects Newspaper
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    "On Show: South Africa's MMA Architects" by Becky Sunshine
    Financial Times
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    "Innovation in Humanitarian Design Recognized" by Barbara Murdoch
    The International Design Magazine
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    "Humdinger's Wind Power Alternative" by Matt Vella
    Business Week
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    "Big Prize for Low-Cost House"
    Chronicle of Higher Education
    Online

    National Public Radio with Scott Simon
    "Weekend Edition Saturday"
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    "Trendspotter: Design for Humanity" by Nicholas Spencer
    Financial Times
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    "5 Designers' Simple Inventions Match Up for Save the World Prize" by Joe P. Hasler
    Popular Mechanics
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