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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.

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  • Comfortable Environment Through the Eyes of Future Architects — 2026

    Ongoing

    Organizer / authority
    Moscow Humanitarian-Technological University — Moscow Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute (MGTU-MASI).
    Entry fee
    Not specified in the reviewed regulations; do not assume that entry is free.
    Eligibility
    University students in Russia, CIS and BRICS countries, in architecture, urban planning, landscape and related disciplines.

    MGTU-MASI student competition: university entrants in Russia, CIS and BRICS countries. Fees unspecified; non-cash awards. Application with submission by 20 November 2026; closing hour not announced.

  • National Competition for the Conceptual Architectural Design of the Sports Center in Tuzi

    Ongoing

    Submission
    7 December 2026, 11:00 UTC; digital entry and hand-delivered identity envelope.
    Organizer / authority
    Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property of Montenegro.
    Entry fee
    Free.
    Eligibility
    Montenegro-based participants; licensed architect as author/team leader.

    Organizer: Montenegro’s Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property. Eligibility: Montenegro-based participants; licensed architect lead. Fee: Free. Prizes: EUR 52,000 net. Registration: Not required. Submission: 7 December 2026, 11:00 UTC.

  • EGE MİMARLIK DERGİSİ KAPAK YARIŞMASI 2026

    Ongoing

    Organizer / authority
    TMMOB Chamber of Architects, İzmir Branch
    Entry fee
    Free
    Eligibility
    Architecture undergraduates in Türkiye; Chamber student members

    Organiser: TMMOB Chamber of Architects İzmir Branch. Eligibility: architecture undergraduates in Türkiye with Chamber student membership. Free entry. Prizes: TRY 150,000 (about USD 3,027). Registration: no separate deadline announced. Submission: 16 November 2026.

  • National Competition for the Conceptual Architectural Design of the amphitheater and student dormitory facilities for the needs of the Public Institution Higher Vocational School “Police Academy” in Danilovgrad

    Ongoing

    Submission
    28 December 2026, 11:00 UTC. The notice specifies 12:00 Montenegro local time for the identity envelope; digital delivery has the same noon deadline.
    Organizer / authority
    Montenegro’s Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property.
    Entry fee
    Free.
    Eligibility
    Montenegro-based participants; licensed architect as author/team leader.

    Organizer: Montenegro Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property. Eligibility: Montenegro-based participants with a licensed architect as author/team leader. Fee: Free. Prizes: EUR 39,500 net. Registration: Not required. Submission: 28 December 2026, 11:00 UTC.

  • International Competition for the Urban and Architectural Concept Design of a Section of the Coastal Zone in Budva

    Ongoing

    Submission
    15 December 2026, 11:00 UTC (12:00 CET).
    Organizer / authority
    Montenegro's Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property.
    Entry fee
    Free; preparation, delivery and exhibition costs are not stated as reimbursable.
    Eligibility
    International individuals and legal entities; conflict-of-interest exclusions apply.

    Organizer: Montenegro’s Ministry of Spatial Planning. Eligibility: international individuals/entities, subject to exclusions. Fee: free. Prizes: EUR 99,000 net total. Registration: none. Submission: 15 December 2026, 11:00 UTC; digital entry and physical identity envelope required.

  • Public Call for the Selection of the Curatorial-Authoral Team for the National Pavilion of Montenegro at the 20th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice

    Ongoing

    Submission
    16 November 2026, 13:00 UTC (14:00 CET).
    Organizer / authority
    Montenegro — Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property.
    Entry fee
    Free; entrants bear application-preparation and delivery costs.
    Eligibility
    International teams; Montenegrin citizen/resident member required. Further professional conditions below.

    Organizer: Montenegro’s Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property. Eligibility: qualified international teams with a Montenegrin citizen/resident member. Fee: free. Award: no separate prize; EUR 100,000 net production budget. Registration: with submission. Deadline: 16 November 2026, 13:00 UTC.

  • I. Ulusal Creavit Öğrenci Tasarım Yarışması: Creavit İle Troya Destanı Yeniden Yazılıyor

    Ongoing

    Submission
    4 December 2026, 23:59; timezone unspecified. Indicative UTC conversion: 20:59 assuming UTC+3.
    Registration
    4 December 2026 — entry accompanies submission; no separate advance-registration deadline is announced.
    Organizer / authority
    Creavit / Çanakçılar Seramik Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ.
    Entry fee
    No entry fee is stated in the reviewed brief or public application form.
    Prize fund
    TRY 285,000 (approximately USD 5,754), plus a separately described factory visit for the top three.
    Eligibility
    Turkish or northern Cypriot citizens studying architecture, interior architecture, industrial design or ceramics at undergraduate level; detailed conditions below.

    Creavit invites eligible undergraduate designers to reinterpret Troy through a ceramic washbasin. Review eligibility, prizes, submission requirements and substantial rights restrictions.

  • S.O.S. Istanbul 2026: The Future of Harem Bus Station

    Ongoing

    Submission
    7 December 2026 at 17:00 in the announcement. Indicative conversion: 14:00 UTC assuming Türkiye’s UTC+3; the document does not explicitly name a timezone.
    Registration
    7 December 2026 — entry is made with project submission; no separate advance registration or participation approval is required.
    Organizer / authority
    İstanbulSMD, supported by Istanbul Planning Agency (İPA).
    Entry fee
    Free. A site visit is not mandatory.
    Prize fund
    TRY 550,000 net, approximately USD 11,105, across three prizes and five equal mentions.
    Eligibility
    Undergraduates at universities in Türkiye or northern Cyprus on 10 September 2026, including foreign students. Solo entrants/team representatives must study architecture.

    S.O.S. İstanbul 2026: Harem Otogarının Geleceği asks students to rethink the future of Harem Bus Station in Üsküdar, on…

  • Moscow. Architecture of Time

    Ongoing

    Submission
    14 November 2026, 21:00 UTC, under clause 3.1.5.
    Registration
    14 November 2026, 21:00 UTC; registration on the competition platform is required to submit.
    Organizer / authority
    IKC LLC; operated by Strategic Development Agency CENTER, with Moscow Urban Planning and Construction Complex support.
    Entry fee
    No participation fee is stated in the reviewed regulations. Entrants arrange photography permissions and bear their own production costs.
    Prize fund
    RUB 1,750,000 including applicable taxes, approximately USD 20,929.
    Eligibility
    Adults registered in the Russian Federation. The rules exclude persons designated as foreign agents under the cited Russian legislation. This is not an unrestricted international call.

    Moscow. Architecture of Time (Москва. Архитектура времени) invites photographic interpretations of 19 specified architectural sites across Moscow, from metro…

  • 2026 Jiashan Urban-Rural Renewal Creative Design Competition

    Ongoing

    Submission
    30 November 2026, 09:00 UTC. The platform confirms UTC+8 local scheduling.
    Registration
    10 November 2026, 09:00 UTC.
    Organizer / authority
    Jiashan County People’s Government; executed by the Rural Revitalization Forum team.
    Entry fee
    Free entry. Design-production costs are not an award or a construction allowance.
    Prize fund
    CNY 480,000 before tax, across 44 awards; approximately USD 71,407.
    Eligibility
    International call for relevant students, teachers, young architects, planners, landscape and independent designers. Teams up to six; student teams may have up to two advisers.

    The 2026 Jiashan Urban-Rural Renewal Creative Design Competition seeks proposals for three existing sites in Zhejiang, China. Its emphasis…

  • HASEKO RESIDENTIAL DESIGN COMPETITION

    Ongoing

    Submission
    5 November 2026: physical board must arrive; PDF by 14:59 UTC assuming JST. Time zone and physical receiving hour require confirmation.
    Registration
    5 November 2026; register before submission. Closing hour not stated.
    Organizer / authority
    Haseko Corporation; supported by Shinkenchiku-sha.
    Entry fee
    No registration charge stated. Printing, shipping, model and travel costs may apply.
    Prize fund
    JPY 3,500,000, tax-inclusive (approximately USD 22,129 at the 16 October 2026 rate).

    The 20th edition of HASEKO RESIDENTIAL DESIGN COMPETITION asks students to rethink collective housing through overlapping individual and shared…

  • Small Museum Pavilion (Copenhagen, Denmark)

    Ongoing

    Submission
    30 January 2027. Closing hour and time zone not announced; the timer below is indicative.
    Registration
    30 December 2026 (late registration).
    Organizer / authority
    Archi Briefer
    Entry fee
    USD 29 until 30 November; USD 49 until 15 December; USD 69 until 30 December 2026. Tax inclusion is not specified in the competition schedule.
    Prize fund
    No cash award announced. One winner and four runners-up receive publication-related recognition and certificates.
    Eligibility
    Architects, students, landscape designers and visual artists worldwide. General website terms require users to be over 18.

    Archi Briefer invites proposals for a small cultural pavilion on a self-selected urban site in Copenhagen. This is a…

  • 2027 Design for Freedom Competition

    Ongoing

    Eligibility
    Students at ACSA member schools worldwide; individual entries or teams of up to five students, with a faculty sponsor.

    The 2027 Design for Freedom Competition asks architecture students to connect a building proposal with evidence about how its materials…

  • IN:SENSE Design Award 2027

    Ongoing

    IN:SENSE Design Award 2027 is an international sensory-design award covering objects, interiors, environments, interactive systems and creative research. Its central…

  • 2028 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture

    Ongoing

    Entry fee
    Not specified in the public overview; free entry has not been verified.

    The 2028 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture invites evidence of a sustained architectural practice under the theme Architecture Is Circularity….

  • ISA-iSUN Design Challenge

    Ongoing

    Organizer / authority
    International Solar Alliance (ISA), executed by GRIHA Council; supported by TERI and RIBA. The programme is powered by ISA MDTF and GEAPP.
    Eligibility
    Accredited architecture and engineering institutions worldwide. Teams: 2–8 enrolled students and 1–2 faculty members.

    A free institutional student competition for solar-integrated island resorts, with two stages, published jury criteria and a November 2026 deadline.

  • Bellano Cotton Mill Museum Competition

    Ongoing

    Submission
    24 May 2027, 23:59 London time (BST, UTC+1).
    Registration
    15 April 2027
    Organizer / authority
    Buildner
    Entry fee
    Single payment: EUR 110 / 120 / 140 for professionals; EUR 90 / 110 / 120 for students, across early / advanced / late periods. The website displays an additional 4.5% VAT.
    Prize fund
    No standalone cash fund; winners receive access to the separate EUR 50,000 Buildner Medal competition.
    Eligibility
    Open internationally, individually or in teams; no professional qualification required. English-language entries.

    Bellano Cotton Mill Museum competition: adaptive reuse in Italy, fees, May 2027 deadline and a review of its award structure and potential construction.

  • AFEX Grand Prix 2027

    Ongoing

    Submission
    17 December 2026, 17:00. Time zone not expressly stated by the organiser.
    Organizer / authority
    AFEX — Architectes Français à l’Export
    Entry fee
    Not announced in the reviewed call, rules or registration form.
    Prize fund
    No monetary prize fund announced.
    Eligibility
    Architects registered with the French Order of Architects whose practice is domiciled in France. Projects must be completed outside France between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2026. AFEX membership is not required.

    AFEX Grand Prix 2027: eligibility, submission documents, jury process and the December deadline for completed architecture outside France.