The 2025 Design Sprint Challenge marked a significant milestone in SketchUp history, celebrating the software's 25th anniversary. In true SketchUp spirit, the Design Sprint Challenge invited our creative community to create their own imaginative designs for the future. Participants were invited to envision the year 2050 and design spaces (interior/exterior or landscape) that have a positive social impact to address the environmental, community, or accessibility needs of the future.
Designing the future: 500 square feet of impact
Limited urban space will be a defining challenge for years to come. Participants were asked to innovate within just 500 square feet, demonstrating how this compact area can deliver a profound impact. Entries were directed to illustrate how a 500-square-foot design in 2050 could revolutionize our understanding of sustainable or community-focused architecture. The major challenge — they were only given 60 minutes to create their design.
The winning design: living better, together
