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OverviewThe Museum of Emotions / Edition #7 is an annual international architecture competition organized by Buildner, inviting architects, students, and designers from around the world to explore the emotional impact of architecture. This unique competition challenges participants to create a…
OverviewThe Architecture Community proudly launches the Architect of the Year Awards 2025, an international competition inviting architects, engineers, and designers from across the globe to showcase their work. This prestigious platform aims to recognize and celebrate outstanding architectural ideas that…
OverviewThe iLuxury Awards returns with its second season in 2025 to celebrate groundbreaking contributions to luxury across industries. This global competition honors exceptional visionaries—from haute couture designers and pioneering architects to gourmet chefs and luxury tech innovators. It provides a…
OverviewDewan Architects + Engineers, in association with the Tamayouz Excellence Award, announces the launch of the Dewan Award for Architecture 2025. This global design competition invites architects, students, designers, and studios to propose visionary yet grounded ideas that reimagine one…
OverviewThe 2025 National Design-Build Student Competition, organized by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), invites student teams from colleges and universities across the United States to simulate real-world design-build practices. This annual, three-phase event challenges students to demonstrate design, construction,…
Celebrating Wood and the Rich Heritage of Kočevska Forests through Innovative Chair DesignThe (Prime) Chair 11th International Industrial Design Competition is a call for creative minds worldwide to reconnect with one of nature’s most precious resources—wood—and to celebrate the unique…
A Conceptual Competition Celebrating the Stair as Pure ArchitectureThe stair is more than a means to move between levels—it is one of architecture’s most powerful formal and symbolic elements. The Architect’s Stair / Edition #2 invites architects, designers, and creative…
OverviewThe Golden Pin Design Award 2025 is now accepting entries, offering two distinct categories that celebrate innovation, excellence, and forward-thinking creativity: the Golden Pin Design Award for commercialized products and the Golden Pin Concept Design Award for unrealized ideas. Recognized…
For over a decade, the Muuuz International Awards (MIAW) have recognized the most exceptional achievements in architecture, interior design, and decoration. These awards spotlight products and solutions that stand out for their technical innovation, aesthetic brilliance, and sustainable performance. Organized…
The Future Kitchen Design Awards, organized by BOTINKIT, invites designers and technologists from around the world to radically rethink the kitchen experience. This competition aims to push the boundaries of contemporary cooking environments through artificial intelligence, robotics, and intelligent automation…
OverviewThe International Excellence Awards (IEA), organized by the Architecture & Design Community (ADC) in collaboration with Design Skill Magazine, returns for 2025 to celebrate global achievements in architecture and design. This prestigious competition honors transformative projects across various disciplines that…
OverviewThe Better Design Award (BDA) returns for its second international edition, organized by the Shenzhen Industrial Design Profession Association. This global competition celebrates cutting-edge design projects that transform industries, improve lives, and lead technological progress. For 2025, a brand-new category…
OverviewThe sixth edition of the Goldreed Industrial Design Award (GIDA) invites designers, innovators, and companies from across the globe to showcase their vision and creative solutions. Organized by the Xiong’an Future Industrial Design Institute, GIDA champions a sustainable and human-centered…
OverviewThe “Art on Climate” International Illustration Competition is back in 2025 to spotlight the global climate crisis through visual storytelling. Organized by Fingertips Company Limited and sponsored by Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), this competition calls on illustrators and animators worldwide…
OverviewThe Architectural Record Awards is a newly inaugurated annual award program launched by Architectural Record, the most authoritative publication for the global architecture community with a 134-year history. Set to recognize the finest in built and unbuilt architecture as well…
1. OverviewThe “International Design Competition for the New DAEGU Metropolitan City Hall” aims to create a new administrative landmark in Daegu, South Korea. The current city hall facilities are outdated and fragmented across several locations, causing inefficiencies in administrative operations….
1. OverviewThe Digi Fab Award 2025 by KOKUYO × VUILD is an international design competition that celebrates the synergy of digital fabrication and innovative spatial design. Co-organized by KOKUYO and VUILD, inc., the award promotes DigiFab technology—where digital data is…
OverviewThe 2025 Big International Design Competition – Public Space Design Project 2 is an international, two-stage competition organized by Busan Metropolitan City and Design Council Busan. It seeks innovative public space design proposals under the theme “A Pause by the…
OverviewThe Built by Nature 2025 Prize is an international call to celebrate and spotlight outstanding completed timber-based buildings. Open to global participants, this prestigious award seeks exemplary built projects—whether new or renovated—that reflect responsible timber design and integrate bio-based materials….
OverviewThe Brixline Floor Plan Challenge 2025, also known as “Brixline’s Blueprint Battle,” invites aspiring architects to showcase their creativity in residential design. This exciting competition calls for innovative floor plans that are not only functional and aesthetically pleasing but also…
OverviewThe MARCH Materials Architecture Competition is now open for submissions from architects and interior architects across Europe and the UK. This international competition aims to showcase built projects that effectively integrate sustainable materials, demonstrating that even small steps toward sustainability…
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