Airbnb发起建造梦幻家园的百万美元竞赛

Interested in building a fantasy home that looks like a boot? Or a UFO? Or some other unusual design? Airbnb is setting aside $1 million and enlisting the help of Billy Porter to make it a reality.

有兴趣建造一个看起来像靴子的幻想家吗?还是不明飞行物?或者是其他不寻常的设计?Airbnb正在拨出100万美元，并寻求比利波特的帮助，使之成为现实。

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The company is launching a competition to create the “most unconventional and unusual liveable spaces on the planet,” it said in a statement Tuesday.

该公司在周二的一份声明中表示，公司将发起一项竞赛，创造“地球上最非传统、最不寻常的宜居空间”。

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Airbnb has made headlines in the past with quirky vacation rentals like one shaped like a baked potato in Idaho, and a mansion in Malibu designed to resemble the one Barbie made famous.

因一些古怪的度假租房，Airbnb曾登上头条，比如爱达荷州的一套形似烤土豆的房子，以及马里布的一套豪宅，其设计类似于著名的芭比娃娃。

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Now, it’s inviting people to create memorable designs of their own by applying for the program and writing an essay about their wild idea.

现在，它邀请人们通过申请这个项目和写一篇关于他们的疯狂想法的文章，来创造他们自己令人难忘的设计。

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The Emmy-winner Porter and the architectural firm MVRDV will be part of a panel that picks 10 winners, But the winning designs won’t be judged just on style: They also have to demonstrate “feasibility, sustainability and social good,” according to Airbnb.

艾美奖得主波特(Porter)和建筑公司MVRDV将参与评选，选出10名获奖者，但获奖设计不会仅仅根据风格来评判:它们还必须证明“可行性、可持续性和社会效益”，Airbnb表示。

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“The only thing better than pushing the boundaries of style is empowering others to do the same,” said Porter in a statement.

波特在一份声明中说:“唯一比打破风格边界更好的方法，就是授权他人来做。”

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The houses are expected to be built from June to December.

这些房子预计将在6月至12月期间建成。