Barkitecture
Creative outlet with a cause
This event would involve a call for entries for creative dog houses. Typically you would send the call for entries to local architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, and pet supply companies. You can choose to have a theme or parameters for the participants to follow, or have a free for all. Find a venue to display the entries and give attendees tickets to vote on their favorites. You can also invite esteemed judges to give an award for their favorite. Each dog house will also have a silent auction form in front of it for attendees to buy the unique creation. The shelter can raise money by charging entry, collecting the silent auction profit, asking the venue to donate some of their profit from sales that day, having a photo backdrop with photo booth props with a shelter employee ready to take photos of attendees for donations. You can make this a small or large event. Invites food trucks, vendors with tents, live bands, so on.
Barkitecture around the USA
Barkitecture in Charlotte
Charlotte's event happens at a local brewery and is held by BarkitectureCLT. Local architecture, engineering, and landscape architecture firms enter their own creations. The public votes for their favorite and judges also choose a winner. The unique dog houses are up for bid during the event through a silent auction.
Durham Barkitecture
Barkitecture in Durham, NC  is a one-of-a-kind design competition with the goal of creating unique, pet inspired architecture that will be auctioned off to support local animals in need. The competition is open to architects, designers, students, and creative minds all over the triangle as they compete against each other to take home the covenant Barkitecture Trophies!