Entries will be judged for program compliance and the level of response to the following challenges:

• Design a vibrant, attractive urban neighborhood within the constraints of the suggested program

• Generate a culturally and climatically responsive architecture

• Implement a sustainable continuum from site development to energy efficient unit operation using the EarthCraft House® green building program

• Create a community that integrates mixed-income and mixed-use principles within the guidelines of the Charlottesville Planned Unit Development Zoning Ordinance

• Design a diverse range of market rate housing and commercial space using compact floor plans

• Develop and utilize economical innovative building technologies