The DBC ’08 focuses on various marginalized communities within Seattle that are currently facing issues of displacement due to rapid urban redevelopment. Participants will be given a contact list of potential clients—organizations with a community design need—with whom teams will collaborate to develop a meaningful and appropriate design response. The DBC aims to emphasize craft, creative reuse, environmental awareness, and innovation in response to the needs of the displaced communities identified in this challenge.

DBC 2008 is hosted by TILT, a grassroots coalition of designers, architects, and builders based in Seattle, Washington. Established in 2007, TILT and its members are emboldened by the notion that public art and architecture can improve the lives of the less fortunate and affect positive social change. Project Locus, co-organizers and hosts of DBC 2007, is a grassroots organization committed to educating architects and building community through the sensitive design and construction of public structures in areas of need.

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