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Competition BriefNDA Nidos de Agua 2026 is an open international architecture competition organised by Terraviva Competitions, inviting participants to design a microarchitecture pavilion within La Albufera Natural Park, located on the Mediterranean coast south of Valencia, Spain. La Albufera is…
Competition BriefThe Radical Innovation Award 2026 is an annual international design and innovation competition organised by the Radical Innovation Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit based in Atlanta, Georgia, and initiated by The Hardy Group. Now in its twentieth edition since…
Competition BriefLiverpool City Council (LCC) is procuring a new Highways Professional Services Framework (PSF) to commence in October 2026, replacing the current framework which expires at the same time. This is a UK government open procurement under the Procurement Act…
Competition BriefUTL Urban Toilets 2026 is an open international architecture competition organised by Terraviva Competitions, a Milan-based private platform that runs a continuous programme of conceptual design challenges. The competition invites architects, designers, students, engineers, artists, and urbanists to reimagine…
Competition BriefThe Taipei Design Award 2026 is the 19th edition of an international open design competition organised by the Department of Economic Development of Taipei City Government and executed by China Productivity Center. First established in 2008, it has operated…
Competition BriefThe George Floyd Memorial Student Design Competition 2026 is an open call for design proposals for a permanent memorial to George Perry Floyd, Jr. at the intersection of 38th Street East and Chicago Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the…
Competition BriefThe Arsenal Memory Park Competition 2026 is an international student design competition organised by INSPIRELI and announced by the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU) at the National University of Tucumán, Argentina. It runs as a sub-competition within the…
Competition BriefINSPIRELI Awards 2026 is the 11th edition of what the organisers describe as the world’s largest global student architecture competition, open to participants from over 160 countries. The competition is organised by INSPIRELI, a Czech-based education platform, and is…
Competition BriefThe Impressum Photo Award 2026 is a photography competition that the Impressum team is putting together. It is connected to the Appennino Foto Festival in the Marche region of Italy. This is the time they are doing this. The…
Competition BriefThe Fe.M Festival di Microarchitettura 2026 is something that the Cultural Association Fe.M is putting together. This group is a third-sector organisation. They have some help from the Province of Pesaro Urbino, the Marche Region, and some other people…
Competition BriefThe Design the World You Want 2026 competition is an event where students from all over the world can share their ideas. It is organized by World Landscape Architecture. They have help from RMIT University and some other companies…
Competition BriefINSPIRELI is starting a project called “Kharkiv Pavlov City House Reconstruction 2026”. This is part of the INSPIRELI FOR UKRAINE series. They are asking architects, engineers, and students from all over the world to share their ideas on how…
Competition BriefThe Architizer Vision Awards 2026 is an international recognition programme celebrating creators shaping the future of architecture through both design and visual storytelling. Organised by Architizer, one of the world’s largest architecture platforms, the awards honour bold concept designs,…
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…
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