We are pleased to once again be supporting the Architecture at Zero 2023 design competition. The challenge is to design a teaching and innovation farm lab, connecting the history of California’s first Black town of Allensworth to its present aspiration to become a destination for sustainable agriculture.

All entrants will design the Teaching & Innovation Farm Lab. Graduate students and professionals will also design housing for farm students on the site. The competition generates new and innovative decarbonization building design ideas that respond to equity and resilience and help achieve California’s ambitious energy goals.

For more information and to register, visit www.architectureatzero.com.

Since the first competition in 2011, Resource Refocus has developed and provided technical support for the energy and decarbonization challenges of the competition, which include determining the technical requirements and providing a technical evaluation of the submissions for the competition jury.