INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS AWARDS (IFGA)
- Submission
- 16 October 2026
The Inspire Future Generations Awards (IFGA26) is an annual awards programme organised by Thornton Education Trust (TET), recognising projects,…
Competitions
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Ruinas de Quilmes Architecture Competition 2026
- Submission
- 16 October 2026, 3:00pm CET
The Ruinas de Quilmes competition is organized by Terraviva Competitions, a Milan-based competition platform (Terraviva S.r.l.) with an established…
Architecture & Design Collection Awards 2026 (ADCA)
- Submission
- 19 October 2026
The Architecture & Design Collection Awards 2026 (ADCA) is an annual international design recognition programme organised by Architecture Collection,…
National Open Competition for Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape Architecture for the UFC Center for Arts, Culture, and Events
- Submission
- 21 October 2026 (Brasília time)
- Organizer / authority
- Institute of Architects of Brazil – Ceará Dept. (IAB/CE)
- Entry fee
- Not specified — verify at concursocaceufc.org.br
- Eligibility
- Brazilian architects and urban planners — individual or team
The National Open Competition for Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape Architecture for the UFC Center for Arts, Culture, and Events…
Villa Gioia Competition 2026
- Submission
- 23 October 2026 at 3:00 pm CET
Terraviva Competitions has launched an open international design competition for the adaptive reuse of Villa Gioia, a historic estate…
VGA Villa Gioia Architecture Competition 2026
- Submission
- 23 October 2026, 3:00 PM CET
Villa Gioia is an international open architecture competition organized by Terraviva Competitions, an Italian private competition platform based in…
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition
- Stage 1 submission
- 2–26 October 2026; closes 17:00 KST
- Organizer / authority
- Busan Metropolitan City.
- Entry fee
- Free.
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition is an open, two-stage international call to establish one integrated design system for…
Designadvance 2026 — Beyond the Mall
- Submission
- 29 October 2026
Designadvance 2026 is an annual international student architecture and design competition organised by Ethos Empowers through its iDeACE platform,…
5° Rogelio Salmona Latin American Architecture Prize: Call for Submissions
- Submission
- 1 September–30 October 2026; enquiries accepted until 30 October.
- Organizer / authority
- Fundación Rogelio Salmona
- Entry fee
- COP 500,000, including local taxes; approximately USD 153. Conversion calculated on 4 October 2026 using USD 1 = COP 3,266.05 reported for 2 October. The payment provider’s rate and charges may differ.
The fifth cycle of the Rogelio Salmona Latin American Architecture Prize examines how completed architecture supports shared urban life. Organized…
Open Call: Architectural Haiku Writing Contest, 4th Cycle: Architecture and Memories
- Submission
- 30 October 2026
- Organizer / authority
- Architectural Journalism & Criticism Organization (AJC)
- Entry fee
- Early bird: INR 800 (India) / EUR 10 (international). Standard: INR 1,200 (India) / EUR 15 (international)
- Eligibility
- Open to all; submissions must be in English; international entries are accepted
SummaryGlobal English-language writing contest seeking up to three architectural haiku with one image each on “Architecture and Memories”; submit by…
Memorial to the Sixth Extinction – International Ideas Competition 2026
- Submission
- 1 November 2026
- Entry fee
- Free
The Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC) at the University of Western Australia, in collaboration with Taylor Cullity Lethlean…
World Design Awards 2026
- Submission
- 5 November 2026
- Registration
- 31 October 2026
The World Design Awards 2026 is an annual open international architecture and design award programme organised by The Architecture…
Puerta de Madrid Design Competition
- Submission
- 6 November 2026, 23:59
- Organizer / authority
- Consorcio Urbanístico Leganés Norte
- Entry fee
- No participation fee or provisional guarantee is published. Refund terms therefore do not apply; entrants bear their own production and physical-delivery costs.
- Prize fund
- €30,000 excluding VAT; €36,300 including VAT.
- Eligibility
- Spanish or foreign natural or legal persons, individually or as a temporary consortium, with legal capacity and no applicable public-contracting prohibition. Non-EU companies must also satisfy Article 68 of Spain’s Public Sector Contracts Law.
Puerta de Madrid is a single-stage, anonymous urban-planning competition commissioned by Consorcio Urbanístico Leganés Norte. It seeks preliminary-design-level planning ideas…
Open Chair
- Submission
- 6 November 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Registration
- 22 October 2026
- Organizer / authority
- Creathlon Competitions (co-organiser: Aibuild)
- Entry fee
- £5–£35 (varies by phase and entry type)
- Eligibility
- Worldwide, 18+, individuals or teams (max 5)
International ideas competition to design a full-scale chair fabricable on standard home FDM 3D printers. Submissions close 6 November 2026….
The Students Apartment Competition 2026
- Submission
- 6 November 2026
Organized by Terraviva, The Students Apartment is an international architecture and interior design competition inviting participants to transform a…
Urban Planning Competition for the Kłodnica Boulevards in Gliwice
- Submission
- 12 November 2026, 4:00 PM CET
- Organizer / authority
- City of Gliwice
- Entry fee
- Not specified — verify official regulations
- Eligibility
- Open; each team must include an architect and a landscape architect
SummaryOne-stage open contest for the Kłodnica River valley in Gliwice, Poland. Deliverables: urban planning and landscape concept. Deadline: 12 November…
