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"Most design competitions challenge participants to create the most innovative, beautiful, and functional piece in order to take home the prize. This one is no different, except the assigned materials are trash. Literally. Entrants to Hotel ShabbyShabby, a contest launched by experimental architectural practice Raumlabor, must build a stunning hotel room out of trash from the city of Mannheim in Germany. The 20 winners will selected by an impressive panel, including New York&amp;#039;s MoMA curator, Pedro Gadanho, and will be built and displayed during Mannheim&amp;#039;s theater festival this coming spring. The resulting hotel rooms aim to draw attention to the unlikely and hidden gems of the city, as well as sustainable architure. The parameters? Construction costs cannot exceed $340, and the resulting room must be able to sleep 1-2 people, with a suggested size of 43-215 square feet. As the organizer, Benjamin Foerster-Baldenius writes in the FAQ, &amp;quot;are you scared?&amp;quot; Check out Co.Exist for more details and may the junkiest hotel win!  PLUS: See more from ELLEDECOR.com this week: How A Piece of Furniture Caused The Grammy&amp;#039;s Greatest Controversy Now That Zooey Deschanel Has a Clothing Line, Is This What We Can We Expect From a Decor Collection?  New Study Proves That Yes, You Should Buy That Sofa (And Mirror, And Throw)  The Top 10 Tray Tables "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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