Author: Design Critics

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  • THE ARCHITECT’S STAIR EDITION #3 2026

    Competition BriefIntentThe contest invites the partakers to see the stair again as a building element. Not just a means of moving around, it can also be a way to talk about the issues of the floor, the angles, the motion,…

  • Wheelwright Prize 2026

    Competition BriefIntentThe Wheelwright Prize makes a call to the worldwide early-career architects to suggest an ambitious research project. The winner will be the individual who will show the most potential among others and whose research and inquiry in the field…

  • NEW CHAPTER FOR BRATISLAVA’S BROWNFIELD 2026

    Competition BriefIntentThe competition is about the future redevelopment of a substantial brownfield site in Bratislava. The competition aims at reimagining a neglected urban segment and reenacting its role in the city’s overall structure. The entire idea is presented as an…

  • Modular Arctic Research Station 2026

    Competition BriefThe competition challenges participants to come up with a modular research station that can withstand the harshest conditions to function in the Arctic. The system must be transported, built, and kept under extremely cold conditions while being able to…

  • BEYOND WALLS 2026

    Competition BriefIntentThe contest challenges the participants to reconsider the outdoor learning places. It encourages the designers to switch over from the traditional enclosed classrooms and think of ways in which nature can be an integral part of the education system….

  • Green Good Design Sustainability Awards 2026

    Competition BriefIntentThe Green GOOD DESIGN Sustainability Awards-open floor to professionals, institutions, and individuals to submit design projects that tackle ecological restoration, sustainability, and environmental responsibility. The competition has a wide range of categories such as architecture, urban planning, product design,…

  • A House for Sigurd Lewerentz

    Competition BriefPurposeThe competition is open to architects and designers to envision a conceptual “house” that would be the finished product of Sigurd Lewerentz’s spirit and architectural philosophy. The challenge requires to contemplate about life, death, memory, introspection, and poetic spatial…

  • The Architect’s Stair #3

    Competition BriefPurposeWith The Architect’s Stair #3 the designers and architects are invited to investigate the essence of staircase as a pure architectural feature. Participants are offered a chance to rethink the stair beyond its basic extracting role; instead, they are…

  • OVERTIME 26

    Competition BriefPurposeOVERTIME 26 calls for innovative works from all sorts of artists (such as sketches, paintings, drawings, photography, jewelry, sculpture, furniture, installations, etc.) that will be publically displayed at an exhibition. The purpose of the show is to recreate the…

  • AR Public awards 2026

    Competition BriefPurposeThe AR Public Awards 2026 are aimed at commendable architecture that connects with the general public. The competition pushes for the submission of works that are the result of innovative and socially responsive design in urban and public settings.IntentThrough…

  • Tangram House by Tetro Architecture

    Located in Lagoa Santa, in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Tangram House occupies a gently sloping site on the edge of a lake. The house is placed at the highest point of the lot so that, from the street,…

  • 2026 Course Development Prize

    Competition BriefThe Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) has partnered with the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture to call for proposals for teaching curricula titled “2026 Course Development Prize.” The competition accepts submissions of…

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