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Competition BriefThe RAW Festival is an open architectural call organised by ICARCH (International Center for Architecture), inviting designers, architects, and students worldwide to submit works responding to the theme of “RAW.” The concept draws on a simple but provocative observation:…
Commission BriefCity of York Council is seeking to appoint a qualified consultancy to develop a Movement and Place Plan for York. The commission will address how transport can be reshaped city-wide to significantly reduce through traffic, while identifying priority areas…
Competition BriefThe Portsmouth City Council is looking for a consultancy to do a big study on space-related infrastructure in the Solent area. They want to know if it is an idea to have a Centre of Excellence for things like…
Competition BriefWonder Global Design Awards 2026 (WGA) is an international multi-disciplinary design competition currently open for submissions. Now in its eleventh year, the awards accept entries across five disciplines: Architecture, Interior Design, Product Design, Fashion Design, and Visual Communication. The…
Competition BriefThe EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest (EDGE Fest) returns for its second edition on 18 and 19 June 2026, taking place at Dürer Kert and the industrial venue of Hengermalom in Budapest. The festival is organised by Építészfórum, Hungary’s leading…
Competition BriefThe Winter Harbour Bratislava is a 65-hectare former industrial cargo port situated along the Danube River in the heart of Slovakia’s capital. It currently operates as a logistics and transshipment zone, largely inaccessible to the public. The site sits…
Competition BriefThe American Institute of Architects UK Chapter is now taking entries for the 2026 Excellence in Design Awards. This award is for people who design buildings and spaces. It includes architecture, urban design, interior design, and research. The American…
Competition BriefThe Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge is back for its eighth edition. This competition is for architects, artists, and designers from all over the world. They need to create sculptures for two places in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The…
Competition BriefRe:Form is back for its edition, and it is really simple. You can pick any building anywhere in the world. Redesign it to do something new. This competition is about taking old spaces and making them useful again. The…
Competition BriefThe competition challenges participants to create a residential design which shows how architect Zaha Hadid would live. The challenge requires designers to build a home which demonstrates Hadid’s architectural style through its design elements of luxurious and simple and…
Competition BriefThe University of Huddersfield is procuring a £12.9 million professional services framework which will cover all aspects of estate development work through its maintenance activities and its future building efforts. The four-year agreement will create five operational divisions which…
Competition BriefLink Group has launched a £50 million framework for architectural services covering new-build housing and regeneration projects across Scotland. The organization will select up to ten architectural practices for a four-year framework which will distribute projects through direct award…
Competition BriefThe OBEL Foundation has opened applications for the fourth edition of the OBEL Teaching Fellowships, offering grants up to €75,000. The fellowship enables educators and practitioners to work with their host institutions in developing new courses which teach the…
Competition BriefThe IE and JLL Design Wonder Award 2026–2027 provides complete financial aid to nine chosen students who will attend the Master in Interior Design program at IE School of Architecture & Design in Madrid. The initiative stems from a…
The EDGE Awards 2026 is part of the architecture program of EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest. The awards platform highlights projects which attempt to transform architectural and design boundaries through their selected projects which will be demonstrated in direct public presentations.The…
Competition BriefThe architecture competition Housing Education Prize 2026 requires educational institutions to develop new courses which will provide housing-related learning experiences. The study shows how architectural educational programs teach students to design and advocate for housing solutions by teaching them…
Competition BriefThroughout history, streets in cities have served as locations where people exchange products and share their narratives and different scents and various cultural aspects. The most dynamic parts of city life become visible through Neighborhood markets and food streets…
Competition BriefCities are dynamic environments where ideas must be tested, adapted, and experienced in real time. Temporary urban pavilions offer a platform to explore experimental architecture that engages public space at a human scale. This competition invites architects, designers, and…
Competition BriefThe Urban Roofscape Activation competition investigates how modern cities can use rooftop space which remains unutilized. As urban density increases and ground-level open spaces decrease, rooftops are seen as opportunities to create public spaces and social areas and make…
Competition BriefTerraviva has started international architectural competition THE WATER TOWER. The competition challenges architects to create adaptive reuse solutions for the historic Water Tower building which stands as a vertical landmark in Garden City district Cusano Milanino Italy.The building, which…
Competition BriefThe Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge – Edition #8 invites architects, artists, designers, and creative professionals to develop site-specific public sculptures that reflect the cultural identity and aspirations of Saudi Arabia. Participants must select one of two designated locations…
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