‘isn’t designing a shelter-cart just a temporary solution
- like applying a band-aid - instead of effecting a cure?’

while we would dearly love to see affordable housing for all it just
seems impossible in these times of economical restraint and
government inaction.
holding a design competition like this will have some interesting
impacts, drawing attention to the issue of homelessness and our
environment.

‘why use a cart?’

you can regularly see shopping trollies (ab)used for collecting,
sorting and transporting materials, but this cannot be the only
solution as sooner or later the police will reclaim any shopping
trollies they find (each worth about $300) and its contents.
the homeless person may have to spend a night in jail and
will lose all of his belongings.

remember!

the first step in information exposure is to make sure
that the communication signal is carrying information and is not
just random noise. therefore we ask you to consider the communicative
value of your entry in raising awareness of these issues.