Festival des Architectures Vives
Competition BriefFestival des Architectures Vives invites installations for Montpellier’s historic courtyards in 2027. The theme is Shared Happiness. This is…
Competitions
Architecture Competitions
Architecture and design competitions, including briefs, entry requirements, deadlines and published outcomes. The archive covers professional and student opportunities and retains past calls as a record of the questions and approaches they generated.
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International Garden Festival – 2027 Call for Projects
Competition BriefThe International Garden Festival invites proposals for its 2027 edition at Reford Gardens in Grand-Métis, Québec. The theme, Making…
Persian Garden Suite
Competition BriefPersian Garden Suite is an international ideas competition organised by the Iranian Canadian Architects & Artists Forum (ICAAF). The…
Community Workshop Pavilion – Architecture Competition
Competition BriefCommunity Workshop Pavilion is an international ideas competition by Archi Briefer for a neighbourhood making and repair space. Students…
THE FORUM INSTALLATION 2027
Open call for temporary installations in Cambridge, Canada. Up to CAD 4,500 in project reimbursement and a CAD 500 honorarium. Registration closes 16 October 2026.
2027 Beam Camp Project Open Call
International open call for a public artwork at Beam Camp, New Hampshire. $5,000 designer award and a separate fabrication budget. Deadline: 30 November 2026.
House of Poetry
Ideas competition to adapt Dino Campana’s house in Marradi, Italy. €15,000 prize fund. Registration closes 13 December; submissions 16 December 2026 at noon GMT.
Designverse Awards 2026–2027
Competition BriefDesignverse Awards 2026–2027 is a commercially structured, data-driven design recognition programme operating across three primary domains — spatial design,…
Schrödinger’s Room – Edition #3
Competition BriefSchrödinger’s Room — Edition #3 is an international conceptual architecture competition organised by Archcontest, open to participants worldwide with…
Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize 6th edition: 2026
Competition BriefLiving Places – Simon Architecture Prize, now in its sixth edition (2026), is an international award initiated by Simon…
National Open Competition for Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape Architecture for the UFC Center for Arts, Culture, and Events
Competition BriefThe National Open Competition for Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape Architecture for the UFC Center for Arts, Culture, and Events…
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition 2026
Competition BriefL A M P International Lighting Design Competition 2026 is an open, independent competition inviting designers worldwide to submit…
Open Chair
International ideas competition to design a full-scale chair fabricable on standard home FDM 3D printers. Submissions close 6 November 2026….
Minab: Architecture Beyond Consolation — For Peace and Life
International open competition to design an 8,000 m² memorial landscape at Minab’s martyrs’ cemetery, Iran. Free entry. Submissions close 17…
Recycled Materials Pavilion
Competition BriefThe Recycled Materials Pavilion Competition is an international open-call organised by Archiol Competitions, inviting architects, students, and independent designers…
Living Markets
Competition BriefLiving Markets is the sixth edition of the NowNow Design Competition, organised in partnership with ICLEI Africa and in…
Urban Planning Competition for the Kłodnica Boulevards in Gliwice
SummaryOne-stage open contest for the Kłodnica River valley in Gliwice, Poland. Deliverables: urban planning and landscape concept. Deadline: 12 November…
The Design Discovery Awards 2026
Competition BriefThe Design Discovery Awards (D&A) is an international, multidisciplinary design award programme operating on a season-based annual calendar, open…
Wege Prize 2027
Competition BriefWege Prize 2027 is an annual international competition organised by the Wege Center for Sustainable Design at Ferris State…
Yong Ding Chang’an Pavilion International Architectural Design Competition
An open international call for young architects to design a 200 m² reversible waterfront pavilion in Beijing. Free entry. €65,000…
The Architecture of Play
Competition BriefThe Architecture of Play 2026–27 is the seventh edition of a kindergarten design challenge organised by MindRain, an independent…
