Future of Shade Design Competition call for entries

Sunbrella® and Architizer™ invite the architecture and design community to reimagine shade design with the announcement of the fifth annual Future of Shade competition. The competition calls on creative architects and designers from around the world to envision pioneering shade designs to meet the needs of the 21st century and beyond.

The Future of Shade competition offers three unique categories with distinct challenges where shade plays a critical role in the solution. By using performance fabrics, entrants have the power to transform their ideas into revolutionary, realistic shade designs.

Categories include building shade, humanitarian and well-being. Registration is available on the competition website through April 30, 2017. The entry submission deadline is May 14, 2017 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. To view past winners and imagery from submissions from around the world, please visit www.futureofshade.com.