Designadvance 2026 — Beyond the Mall
Competition Brief Designadvance 2026 is an annual international student architecture and design competition organised by…
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude Centre for Contemporary Art – International Architectural Competition 2026
Competition Brief The Municipality of Gabrovo, Bulgaria, has launched an international two-stage architectural competition for…
Garden of University House, Bucharest – International Design Competition 2026
Competition Brief The Romanian Order of Architects (OAR), together with the contracting authority — the…
Black and White Photo Awards 2026
Competition Brief The Black and White Photo Awards is an international online photography contest open…
Genius Loci Weimar Competition 2026
Competition Brief Genius Loci Weimar is an international competition for video mapping and facade projections…
ADAM Architecture Travel Scholarship 2026
Competition Brief The ADAM Architecture Travel Scholarship is an annual award open to architecture students…
Architecture & Design Competitions 2026
NYX Game Awards 2026 Organizer: International Awards Associate (IAA) Dates: Early Bird: May 8 –…
NYX Game Awards 2026
Competition Brief The NYX Game Awards is an international recognition program operated under the International…
Tokyo Design Awards 2026 — Season 2
Competition Brief The Tokyo Design Awards (TDA) is an annual international design competition organized by…
2026 Burnham Prize — The Future of State: Chicago Architectural Club
Competition Brief The Chicago Architectural Club has launched the 2026 Burnham Prize — The Future…
Noble World Hotel Awards 2026
Competition Brief The Noble World Hotel Awards 2026 is an annual international recognition programme organised…
NYX Awards 2026
Competition Brief The NYX Awards is an international awards programme recognizing influential work in marketing,…
2×8 Student Exhibition, Competition, and Scholarship Fund 2026 — ACLA & AIA Los Angeles
Competition Brief The 2×8 Student Exhibition, Competition, and Scholarship Fund is California’s only annual statewide…
Kinderspace #4 — Architecture for Children’s Development
Competition Brief Kinderspace: Architecture for Children’s Development Edition #4 is an international architecture competition organized…
Small Project – Big Impact Challenge 2026 by Building Trust International
Competition Brief Building Trust International has launched the Small Project – Big Impact Challenge. The…
FritsJurgens Sketch Contest 2026
Competition Brief FritsJurgens Asia invites architects, designers, and students to participate in the Sketch Contest…
Smart Village Hub Competition 2026
Competition Brief Archiol Competitions invites architects, planners, and designers to create a Smart Village Hub…
Dearq Journal — Call for Papers: Tectonic Matter (Issue 49)
Call Brief Dearq, the peer-reviewed architecture and urbanism journal of the School of Architecture and…
UNBOX 2026 Architecture Competition
Competition Brief Volume Zero Competitions invites architects and designers worldwide to reimagine public architecture through…
Materia Tectónica / Tectonic Matter – Dearq 49
Competition Brief Dearq journal (Universidad de los Andes) has opened a call for papers for…
Ruinas de Quilmes Architecture Competition 2026
Competition Brief The Ruinas de Quilmes competition is organized by Terraviva Competitions, a Milan-based competition…
