Puerta de Madrid Design Competition
BriefPuerta de Madrid is a single-stage, anonymous urban-planning competition commissioned by Consorcio Urbanístico Leganés Norte. It seeks preliminary-design-level planning ideas…
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.
Place competition proposals alongside architectural projects and research. Consult Competition Transparency for participant accounts, and contact the editorial team to submit a call or correction.
Unbuilt Award 2027
BriefUnbuilt Award 2027 is the fourth edition of Buildner’s international ideas award for unbuilt architecture. It accepts completed, developing, published…
AR Future Projects awards 2027
An international awards programme for commissioned architecture in progress, student work, competition entries and sustainable research. Final entry date: 4 December 2026.
ACRP University Design Competition
A U.S. university competition for research-led airport design solutions across safety, terminals, environmental interaction, management and planning. Final submission: 15 May 2027.
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition
BriefWDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition is an open, two-stage international call to establish one integrated design system for…
2027 COTE Competition
Brief2027 COTE Competition is the eleventh annual AIA COTE Top Ten for Students program. It recognises ten architecture-studio projects that…
2027 Steel Competition
Brief2027 Steel Competition is the 27th annual ACSA/AISC student design competition for the 2026–2027 academic year. It asks architecture students…
THE ARCHITECT’S CHAIR
BriefTHE ARCHITECT’S CHAIR is the Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition of Buildner’s international chair-design competition. The sixth edition asks architects and…
Concept Architectural Design for a New Academic Wing of 18. Comprehensive School “William Gladstone” – Sofia
An international competition for a new school wing in Sofia, with EUR 60,000 in prizes and submission on 1 February 2027.
2027 Skyscraper Competition
The 2027 Skyscraper Competition invites worldwide speculative proposals on the future of vertical architecture, with an 8,000 USD prize pool.
Warming Huts V.2027
Warming Huts V.2027 invites international teams to design and deliver temporary winter architecture for Winnipeg’s Nestaweya River Trail.
Riqualificazione e riconversione dell’ex Carcere di San Sebastiano nel nuovo Polo Giudiziario di Sassari
An international two-stage competition to transform Sassari’s historic former San Sebastiano prison into a new judicial hub, with five PFTE prizes and a Stage 1 deadline of 19 February 2027.
5° Rogelio Salmona Latin American Architecture Prize: Call for Submissions
BriefThe fifth cycle of the Rogelio Salmona Latin American Architecture Prize examines how completed architecture supports shared urban life. Organized…
Open Call for Land·Ecological Art on Eulsukdo, Busan – We Pass, the Earth Endures
Competition BriefBusan Metropolitan City invites a site-specific work of land and ecological art for Eulsukdo, an island in the Nakdong…
Design Circle’s Art Gallery Competition
Competition BriefDesign Circle’s Art Gallery Competition invites proposals for a temporary contemporary art pavilion on the historic, unbuilt gallery foundations…
International Design Competition: Protective Shelter at Tell es-Sultan/Ancient Jericho, State of Palestine
Competition overviewUNESCO’s International Design Competition: Protective Shelter at Tell es-Sultan/Ancient Jericho, State of Palestine seeks a protective structure for Trench…
The Social Hub 2.0 – Reimagining Community Spaces
Competition overviewThe Social Hub 2.0 – Reimagining Community Spaces invites students to develop a socio-cultural project around the identity and…
Winter Stations
Competition BriefWinter Stations is accepting proposals for its 2027 theme, Monument, on Toronto’s waterfront. The call asks what contemporary communities…
Story Space: Two Places for Storytelling
Competition BriefNorwich University School of Architecture and Art invites a conceptual outdoor structure containing two storytelling spaces: audiences of five…
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…
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…
