Recently the Denver Architectural League hosted a competition to design a Modern House in the Stapleton neighborhood of Denver. The Competition brief posed the question of what is modern today and more specifically to formulate an architectural response to the idea that the idea of modern is more of a moving target than a singular solution. 

The Competition required that designers submit a 1/4" = 1'-0" model and a series of 5"x5" cards which depicted the concept and design. The models were the on display at Roth + Sheppard; which was amazing to see, effectively a whole neighborhood of models of modern homes. Of the 80 some entries there were many innovative designs, many subtly elegant designs, and many many more sustainable design super houses with all the bells and whistles of sustainable design that the designer could tack on.  In the end it was actually a fantastic collection of modern homes; all of which trying to create a tangible definition of what is modern today. 


For more on this competition: http://sites.google.com/site/modernhousecompetition/