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Competition BriefFull Reclaim 2026 is a global competition in the field of architecture organized by Antepavilion which not only offers innovative design but also the building up of the architectural and artistic structures using only reclaimed and recycled materials. The…
Competition BriefYoung Architects Competitions (YAC) which is an international platform, is a host to open architectural design competitions for architectural students, recent alumni, and upcoming designers as the main target groups. One of the current challenges is the Olivetti Theatre…
Competition BriefThe MCH Master Collective Housing Scholarship Competition 2025–26 opens its doors to researchers, postgraduate students, and independent professionals to put forward their original research on collective housing and urban studies for publication in a bilingual format. This competition is…
Competition BriefYearning to Breathe 2025 is an international architectural competition that aims to create biophilic houses linking nature and comfort with modern residential architecture. The competition urges the architects to design such areas that inhabit the coexistence of wellness, nature,…
Competition BriefThe Emotions on Display 2025 competition is a call for designers to present their ideas for the exploration of the relationship between architecture and human emotions through immersive museum environments. The participants are required to illustrate spaces that lead…
Competition BriefThe Next Stop: Veneto 2026 competition is calling for creative concepts to reinvent the way of informational spaces in the region of Veneto by turning unused kiosks into cool, eco-friendly InfoPoints at the main tourist places in the region….
Competition BriefThe Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Memorial Design Competition 2026 is an international architectural competition that seeks to promote and explore through practice, discussions and researches the possible and new critical design thinking. The competition, which is held in memory of…
Competition BriefThe Council on Vertical Urbanism Awards Program for 2026 is all about recognising outstanding projects, practices, and people who have played an important role in the field of skyscrapers, eco-friendly urban areas, and people’s welfare. Such a program focuses…
Competition BriefThe London Festival of Architecture 2026 has set in motion a new drawing contest called “A Place to Belong: Goulston Street Pocket Park” which is an alliance with Aldgate Connect Business Improvement District and The Columbian Coffee Company. This…
Competition BriefThe International Luxury Awards 2026 (or simply the iLuxury Awards) is an awards event that gives its recognition worldwide for different luxury categories – design, branding, product, service, fashion, and so on. It is a long-standing practice to show…
Competition BriefThe Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 contest tempts architects and designers to view one’s essentials in terms of architectural design by putting emphasis on compact and significant living. The competition has raised the question whether the saying that less is more…
Competition BriefThe London Design Awards 2026 is a competition open to the whole world that recognizes brilliant creative work all over the map of design disciplines. The contest holds a non-stop recognition of the engagement of architects, product designers, interior…
Competition BriefThe AZ Awards 2026, which are run by AZURE Magazine, is a global design competition that recognizes and praises the outstanding works of the various fields such as architecture, landscape, interiors, urban design, product design, and etc. The awards…
Competition BriefThe KCMA Design Awards 2026 is a prestigious competition for professionals to showcase their architectural and interior design skills. It also enables the use of KCMA member cabinetry in the projects. This contest will showcase the most remarkable kitchen…
Competition BriefThe Cordless Lamp Innovation Contest 2026 is an international design competition that aims to create a portable lighting solution that can function without the need of fixed electric infrastructure. The competition is open to concepts that deal with both…
Competition BriefThe INSPIRELI Awards 2026 represents the 11th edition of the annual renowned international student architecture competition, which is open to full-time and long-distance university students enrolled in architecture, design, engineering, and other related disciplines. Through this contest, students from…
Competition BriefThe Rome Design Awards 2026 is an international design competition that allows designers, architects, and other professionals to display their works in the fields of architecture, interior design, product design, furniture, lighting, and packaging even among students. The competition…
Competition BriefThe competition known as Architecture at Zero 2026 seeks design proposals that give answers to the issues of decarbonization, equity, and resilience via architectural thinking and practice. The participants will have to visualize an educational and cultural venue named…
Competition BriefThe Transcendent Design and the Space In-Between International Design Competition 2026 is a conceptual architecture competition that studies the physical limitation of design. The competition explores the transition of space which naturally occurs between a building’s form and its…
Competition BriefThe DBEW Award 2026 is an international design competition centered around the bond between design education and professional practice. The competition does not simply highlight separate objects; instead, it studies the influence of educational environments on design thinking, the…
Competition BriefThe Clothed Spaces Competition 2026 is a worldwide architectural and design contest that the Archcontest platform organizes. The brief details the mountain tent as a basic micro-architecture, a thin, short-lived, and reactive structure that is in direct contact with…
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