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  • MBMA Public Library Design Competition 2026

    Submission
    11 January 2027. Closing time and time zone not announced.
    Organizer / authority
    Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA)
    Entry fee
    Free.
    Prize fund
    More than USD 30,000, including awards to students and faculty advisors.
    Eligibility
    Students enrolled full-time at North American colleges or universities; undergraduate and graduate divisions; faculty sponsor required; individuals or teams of up to five.

    The MBMA Public Library Design Competition 2026 asks students to turn a metal building system into civic space. The programme…

  • 2nd International Aesthetic Design Competition

    Submission
    29 March 2027. Registration, payment and submission must all be complete.
    Registration
    29 March 2027, together with final project submission. The official site does not publish a closing hour or time zone.
    Organizer / authority
    Department of Architecture, Alanya University, Alanya, Antalya, Türkiye.
    Entry fee
    EUR 25 per project until 28 February 2027 (approximately USD 28); EUR 70 from 1 March 2027 (approximately USD 78). Conversions use the ECB reference rate of 1 EUR = 1.1181 USD published 12 October 2026.
    Prize fund
    EUR 800 (approximately USD 894 at the same 12 October 2026 ECB rate): EUR 400 first, EUR 300 second and EUR 100 third.

    The 2nd International Aesthetic Design Competition (IADC2027) invites architecture and urban-design projects from around the world for a single-stage anonymous…

  • ACRP University Design Competition

    Submission
    15 May 2027, 5:00 p.m. EDT
    Entry fee
    No entry fee is stated in the official 2026–2027 guidelines.

    A U.S. university competition for research-led airport design solutions across safety, terminals, environmental interaction, management and planning. Final submission: 15 May 2027.

  • 2027 COTE Competition

    Submission
    2 June 2027 at 23:59 Pacific Time; 3 June 2027 at 06:59 UTC.
    Registration
    7 April 2027. The published schedule does not state a closing hour or time zone.
    Organizer / authority
    ACSA · AIA COTE
    Entry fee
    Free.
    Prize fund
    USD 13,500.

    Brief2027 COTE Competition is the eleventh annual AIA COTE Top Ten for Students program. It recognises ten architecture-studio projects that…

  • 2027 Steel Competition

    Submission
    2 June 2027 at 23:59 Pacific Time; 3 June 2027 at 06:59 UTC.
    Registration
    7 April 2027. No closing hour or time zone is stated.
    Organizer / authority
    ACSA
    Entry fee
    Free. The faculty sponsor registers each individual or team.
    Prize fund
    USD 20,000 across both categories.

    Brief2027 Steel Competition is the 27th annual ACSA/AISC student design competition for the 2026–2027 academic year. It asks architecture students…