CALL FOR IDEAS: RETHINKING CONTAINERS FOR PEOPLE

The world today has become aware of the reckless utilization of natural
resources and is now making conscious efforts to move towards a
sustainable future. In this endeavor, it has become imperative to rethink our
approach towards building materials to ease the pressure on the
conventional ones.
The Shipping Container is one such potential building material that boasts
of good structural quality, can be recycled easily and is universally
available. With over two mil lion unused containers docked on ports around
the world, the UnBox 2017 aims to explore the prospective function ality of
these as efficient structural components that aid in the creation of ingenious
ideas and in re-imagining sustainability.
UnBox 2017 intends to illustrate the inventive functionality of the material
to the masses by using the containers to craft spaces in the public realm.
The competition wants to enhance the future of public spaces with material
innova tion that fosters disruptive architecture and sustainability.