The next generation of architects, designers, planners and engineers are invited to create innovative counter-terrorism solutions in the latest Home Office university design competition. Design students from across the country are invited to propose ways to prevent a vehicle-borne terrorist attack in a crowded place in the prestigious 'Public Spaces, Safer Places' competition.

The competition brief is based on a fictional site, described as the country’s largest nightclub. Students can provide solutions to deal with different styles of vehicle-borne attack or provide innovative proposals that will enable site owners to verify vehicle entry at specific vehicle control points in the site (both are described in the brief).

More information, including the project brief, is available on the RSA Projects website

The competition is open to UK students of architecture, planning, design and engineering from the start of the 2009-10 academic year, it forms part of the RSA’s Design Directions student award scheme for 2009/10 and there is a £2,000 prize fund.

The competition will close on 11 December 2009 and an award ceremony will be hosted in April 2010.