The Competition required entrants to submit housing designs for one of three locations: Brazil, China and the United Kingdom. The three winning firms were each awarded a prize of €50,000. The remaining fifteen short-listed firms were awarded a prize of €10,000 each.

The winners were selected by an independent jury chaired by renowned architect Andrew Ogorzalek and approved by the International Union of Architects (UIA). Jury members included Glenn Murcutt, James Berry, Andrew Ogorzalek, Cui Kai, Jaime Lerner (UIA), Roberto Loeb, and alternate Nicholas de Monchaux (UIA), who filled Charles Correa's position since he was unable to attend.

The Call for Expressions of Interest for the 2^nd International Architecture Competition generated tremendous interest among the world's leading architects. Over 1100 entrants from 88 countries entered the competition launched last October on World Architecture Day.

From these, 18 firms (six per country location) were selected for the short-list to submit detailed designs. The entries were short-listed based on criteria that included creativity and innovation, evidence of built designs, sustainability, suitability for the relevant climate/market, and suitability of building type. Also considered was the willingness to work with local partners and developers in the respective countries and evidence of steel construction experience. These firms were charged with the development of innovative approaches to sustainable building design that use steel solutions to address the economic, environmental and social aspirations of a growing world population. The implementation of best practices and innovation in design and construction with steel were sought to demonstrate the value steel offers in meeting society's housing needs.

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