Call For Entries: Design New Facilities for the Observation of the Aurora Borealis
YAC – Young Architects Competitions – launches ARCTIC HOTEL, a competition of ideas for the design of accommodation facilities combining hospitality and…
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jumpthegap® Roca International Design Competition
jumpthegap® aims to be one of the major agents proposing solutions to the challenges included in the 2030 agenda, thanks to…
Contest LETI: Future Academic Spaces
Dear young architects and urban designers, students or working professionals, We are inviting you to take part in the Contest LETI:…
2021 Interactive Arts Award
I. Competition background IAA Awards (Interactive Arts Award, 互艺奖) is an impressive international art design competition which is pursuited by global designers….
Architectural Thesis Award-2021
Mango Architecture is happy to announce their second edition of the annual Architectural Thesis Award, after great success in ATA2020…
Graham Foundation: 2022–23 Carter Manny Award
Established in 1996 by the Graham Foundation, the Carter Manny Award supports the completion of outstanding doctoral dissertations on architecture…
Architect of the Year Awards 2021
The Architecture Community is pleased to announce its Architect of The Year Awards 2021, Architecture Competition inviting all architects, engineers, designers, from around…
ArchFrame Design Awards 2021
ArchFrame is pleased to announce its ArchFrame Design Awards 2021. Architecture & Design Competition is inviting all Architects, Designers, Engineers, Students, and Artists…
APR International Interior Design Awards 2021
International Interior Design Awards 2021 APR Awards presents APR International Interior Design Awards 2021 (APR IID Awards 2021), Celebrating Interior…
BLT Built Design Awards
Farmani Group has established its annual BLT Built Design Awards. This award recognizes the expertise of all professionals involved within…
International Graduation Projects Award by Tamayouz Excellence Award
Tamayouz is delighted to ask students of Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Architecture Technology and Landscape Design worldwide to register…
Europan 16 – Living Cities
Europan is a competition of ideas followed by implementation processes The competition is open to professionals of the architectural, urban and landscape design…
Graham Foundation: Grants to Individuals
Priorities and Criteria For individuals, our priorities are to: Provide opportunities to create, develop, and communicate a project about architecture…
The African Heritage Architecture Competition 2021
Have you ever imagined what the architecture of Africa would appear as if today, if the good civilizations of Egypt,…
Visionary – Designing new age schools for blind students
PREMISE The dawn of new-age progressive schools was started round the 1900s by Dewey as a movement of mentioning kids…
Underearth – Exploring medieval living – beneath the ground
PREMISE In the present-day context, underground structures have always solely been for functional purposes like parking, subways, and bunkers. The…
Turn Back Time – Reimagining alternative realities in present day context
PREMISE Every path mankind has taken thus far may be a results of many small forked alternatives where one was…
Archmello – Thesis Of The Year Award 2021
Archmello is happy to announce its very 01ST edition of the “Thesis Of The Year Award”. After completing numerous studio…
ReDrive-in – Bringing back Drive In’s
PREMISE The history of drive-in theatres goes back to the 1910s as an answer for people not being comfortably seated…
Squared up – Build a home using squares and squares only
PREMISE Curves add slightly of pleasure to anything static, but when it involves functionality; straight elements are an important a…
Secura – Equitable shelter for security personnel on construction sites
PREMISE Vigiles Urbani was the force that wont to guard the town of Rome and is claimed to be the…
