The Stanford Center on Longevity is pleased to announce eight Finalist teams for the 2020 Longevity Design Challenge. These Finalists were selected from 160 submissions received from 35 different countries. Teams will be awarded $1000 to develop their designs further and will participate in a virtual Finals event, scheduled for April 7th. They will compete for a $10,000 first prize.
Welcome to the 2020 Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge! I’ve had the privilege of directing the Challenge since we first launched the effort in September of 2013. As we enter our seventh year, I’d like to take a few minutes to explain the thinking behind this year’s challenge topic and provide a little (hopefully) helpful advice on how to approach creating an entry.
In an unprecedented turn of events, the Stanford Center on Longevity today named teams from the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford co-champions of the 2018 -2019 Longevity Design Challenge competition. These teams beat out 97 entries from 24 countries during the course of the competition. Both teams will receive a $10,000 first prize for their accomplishment.
Enrich
Virginia Tech University
An intergenerational service that tackles social isolation and promotes healthy habits through community engagement and gardening.
Family Room
Stanford University
Helps families capture and share the histories of their older loved ones through high quality and low-tech audio stories.
i2 Housing
New York University
Uses an intergenerational solutions lens to bolster health, aging-in-place, and reduce student debt through home sharing.
Invite
San Francisco State University
Builds intergenerational connections between neighbors in mobile home parks.
The Stanford Center on Longevity today announced 8 Finalist teams for its 2018-19 Design Challenge “Contributing at Every Age: Designing for Intergenerational Impact.” Now in its sixth year, the Challenge’s primary goal is to encourage a new generation of designers to become engaged in finding creative solutions that support well-being across the life span.
MR. TOUGH
Shih Chien University (Taiwan)
Creates an opportunity for all generations to enjoy time together through music, including intergenerational learning between children and grandparents.
Pillow Fight!
YuanZe University (Taiwan)
Changed complicated video game controllers to familiar household items –pillows, enabling elder adults and children to play together by ‘punching.’