The deadline to enter is approaching!

Find out here how to submit your entry to us ...

Entries should be submitted by 23:59 on Friday 6 May 2022.

You can find out how to enter in this document.

We are asking students and participants to share their experiences in photos, a blog or maybe a video. You can submit these by 6 June 2022. An image consent form is required for these submissions which can be found in the Useful documents section on the right hand side of this page.

Welcome!

Welcome to the portal for the Design Future London Design Challenge. All information on the challenge will be published here. This is a place where everyone involved in the challenge can get all the information they need, contact us, and also share their experiences of the challenge.

Once you are signed up on this website make sure you keep coming back as we will issue more and more information as we go along. This will be covered in regular newsletters too so make sure you are registered.

The Design Challenge

As you know, we’ve teamed up with George Clarke, architect and TV presenter, to launch an innovative planning and design challenge for young Londoners. The Mayor of London is partnering with George's charity MOBIE to deliver the challenge for three age groups – GCSE (11-15), A Level / BTEC / T Level (16-18), and higher education (19+). check the terms and conditions entry over on the right hand side

Entrants will be able to choose a site close to the new City Hall at the Royal Docks to masterplan a new neighbourhood and/or design a home. There are four key themes that feature throughout all of the aspects of the challenge:

• Making Places
• Sustainable Transport
• Building Housing
• Green Energy / Climate Change.

Check out your toolbelt - this has all the information that you need to complete the design challenge - including your challenge brief.

What is included in your TOOLBELT?

The toolbelt includes the overall brief for everyone, more detail on what is required for each age group, and lots of other resources and video materials linked to the four key themes we are asking you to look at.

It also includes some information on 'how to do design' - this includes how to think about designing a home and also how to think about producing a masterplan for a new neighbourhood.

Whilst not essential for younger age groups we have included lots of access to digital tools to help build your skills for the future. Take a look at the 'how to do digital' section.

* TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR TOOLBELT *

Later on this year we will introduce you to colleagues across the built environment industry to tell you a bit about what they do. We will also be building a bank of careers information as part of the toolbelt.

The challenge is linked to the national curriculum so is relevant to your classes, exams, and qualifications.

There is a YouTube Channel!

We have linked to lots of video material on our YouTube channel - there are playlists for some of the themes and more. We will add to this throughout the challenge and let you know through the newsletters. Make sure you are registered on this website to make sure you get them!

* CHECK OUT THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL *

All students - you need to tell us if you want to enter!

To enter you need to fill out this online form. If you are part of a team - make sure you have a team name and include that on your form. So even if you are in a team - everyone in the team needs to fill in the form.

There are some more details about this form in the Useful Documents section on the right-hand side of this page.

More information?

Please see the FAQs opposite for lots more information. If we haven't answered your question you can ask at the bottom of the page!

You can contact us anytime at DesignChallenge@london.gov.uk

Curious about the challenge? Hear from previous MOBIE challenge winners