Jabal Umm Nuthaylah Competition
Competition Brief The Jabal Umm Nuthaylah International Site Design Ideas Competition is an invitation-based international ideas competition organised by the…
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Tiny House 2026 Architecture Competition
Competition Brief Tiny House 2026 is the seventh edition of an open ideas competition organised by Volume Zero, inviting participants…
Linha do Horizonte
SUMMARY International open competition for a low-impact residential complex in UNESCO-listed Cidade Velha; submit up to four A1 boards by…
Museum of Emotions #9
Summary An open ideas competition challenging entrants to design a text-free museum featuring two contrasting emotional halls. Submit a single…
Arte Laguna Prize – 21st Edition
Summary International art and design competition in Venice seeking works across 10 categories; submit online with images or video by…
Krystal Design Awards Graduation Competition 2026
SUMMARY An international graduation competition for Architecture, Urban Design, and Interior Design students (classes 2024–2026). Submit a six-poster PDF portfolio….
Commons of Coexistence: Shared Space, Shaped for Resilience — ETALASE 2026 Design Competition
Competition Brief ETALASE 2026 is an annual architecture event organized by architecture students of Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES), Indonesia, featuring…
CPDI Africa 2026 International Design Competition
Competition Brief The CPDI Africa 2026 International Design Competition is organized by the Community Planning and Design Initiative Africa (CPDI…
Memorial to the Sixth Extinction – International Ideas Competition 2026
Competition Brief The Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC) at the University of Western Australia, in collaboration with Taylor Cullity…
Vancouver Tall Challenge 2026
Competition Brief The Vancouver Tall Challenge is an international architecture ideas competition focused on rethinking the role of tall buildings…
FABRICATE 2027
Competition Brief FABRICATE 2027 Call for Works is an open international call organised by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of…
Designaddvance 2026 – Beyond the Mall
Competition Brief Designaddvance 2026 is a design competition that questions the role of the shopping mall in contemporary cities. It…
Cape Charles Railroad and Harbor Ideas Competition 2026
Competition Brief The Cape Charles Railroad and Harbor Ideas Competition 2026 is a three-stage open ideas competition organised by the…
Creative Communication Award (C2A) 2026
Competition Brief The Creative Communication Award (C2A) is an international recognition program for communication designers, graphic designers, advertising agencies, digital…
XY 18 — Non-Aligned Points: Roberto de Rubertis Award, First Edition (2026)
Call Brief XY Digitale, the Italian peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to critical studies on the representation of architecture and the…
AISC IDEAS Awards 2027
Competition Brief The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has officially opened entries for the 2027 IDEAS Awards, presented in…
Iceland Bathhouse – World Architecture Competitions 2026
Competition Brief World Architecture Competitions (WAC) has launched its current open call under the title “Iceland Bathhouse,” inviting architects and…
The Internalized Jury: Overcoming Academic Trauma and Creative Paralysis in Architecture Practice
Staring at a blank CAD screen or an empty roll of tracing paper without being able to draw a single…
Rome Design Awards 2026 – Season 2
Competition Brief The Rome Design Awards is an international design award organized and sponsored by International Awards Associate Inc. (IAA),…
Compact Live-Work House (Portland, USA) — Architecture Competition 2026
Competition Brief The Compact Live-Work House competition is organized by Archi Briefer, a subscription-based architecture competition and membership platform launched…
Memorial to the Sixth Extinction — Open International Ideas Competition 2026
Competition Brief The Memorial to the Sixth Extinction is an open international ideas competition organized by the Australian Urban Design…
