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Government launches housing design competition

By 2020-03-03T07:00:00

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New housing minister wants ideas for homes that can be tailored for old people

The government is looking for designers to create the homes of the future and has launched a competition to find them.

Housing minister Christopher Pincher has appealed for architects, manufacturers and small businesses to come up with ideas for homes that can be tailored to suit the UK’s growing elderly population. 

The contest, which is backed by the RIBA, Design Council and George Clarke’s Mobie, will also seek to explore how low-carbon homes can be developed.

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