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BAMBOO HOUSE: CUBO WINS TOP PRIZE Earl Forlales, the creator of a house made of bamboo, has won a £50,000 top prize to develop cities for the future. Earl Forlales, 23, a graduate in engineering, was awarded first prize by the Royal Institute of Surveyors for his house, known as Cubo. The Royal Institute decided to give top prize to the house because of its use of low-cost eco-friendly material, and the speed with which it could be constructed. The house could be manufactured in a week, constructed in four hours and costs £60 per square metre. The competition was aiming to find practical solutions to housing problems that the world's cities face. There were more than 1,200 competitors; they were narrowed down to 12 finalists, who were given a mentor from the Royal Institute to help develop their ideas over several months and then finally build their houses. The competition head judge said: "There is a need for clean and comfortable places to live for future generations. There were many exciting designs among the projects. However, Earl's idea stood out for its cheap and simple solution to the world's growing accommodation problem." The winner, Forlales has already selected a suitable area of land to start building his Cubo houses in Manila, capital of the Philippines, because there are huge pressures on housing in the city. He plans to begin work next year. He said: "Cubo started as an idea while I was spending time at my grandparents' house – it is great that it will now become a reality."