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Competition BriefThe Bamboo U Design Contest 2026, which architects through designers and engineers to artists and students, provides an international design and construction challenge. The participants need to create a durable bamboo housing model that meets both the budget requirement…
Competition BriefThe Future Art & Design Award UK 3 2026 is an international art and design competition open to creators worldwide. It invites artists, designers, and multidisciplinary practitioners to submit original work that demonstrates creativity, conceptual strength, and visual impact….
Competition BriefCasa dell’Architettura di Roma has launched its international open call for 2026 through Call for Proposal 2026 which operates under the CONTEMPORANEA program. The initiative seeks a research-based architectural project to be developed in the Monitor P research and…
Competition BriefVARES Spring Residency 2026 is an open call for architects, designers, and interdisciplinary spatial practitioners. The program investigates experimental architectural practices through material reuse and spatial research methods which differ from traditional methods of architectural design. For broader context…
Competition BriefIDEAS4WOOD 2025/2026 is an international design competition that aims to discover new methods of using wood in both architectural and product design work. The competition provides architects and designers and students with an opportunity to research wood as a…
Competition BriefThe Experimental Fellowship 2026 invites architects to conduct research through their practical work. The program requires architects to conduct research through their design work which supports both theoretical and practical studies of their spatial and material and systemic design…
Competition BriefThe Milan Design Loft Competition 2026 is an international interior design competition organized by Terraviva Competitions. The competition challenges participants to develop new design concepts for refurbishing a loft apartment which exists in the Città Studi area of Milan…
Competition BriefLison Winery Competition 2026 is an international architecture competition organized by Terraviva Competitions. The competition requires participants to create a modern boutique winery that will operate on the historic Ca Rossa farm in eastern Veneto Italy. The brief invites…
Competition BriefThe Best Architects 27 Award 2026 is a European architecture award program that recognizes outstanding built architecture projects which architects completed after January 1 2021. The award program accepts two groups of professionals who design structures and interior spaces…
Competition BriefThe Soundscapes in Structure: Design and Build Competition 2026 is the 7th annual national design and build challenge organized by the Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA) in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The competition invites design proposals from art, architecture, landscape…
Competition BriefThe Martin House Creative Residency 2026 is a research-based residency program which enables artists to create new work through their research at the Martin House architectural complex. The program enables architects and designers and artists and writers and researchers…
Competition BriefThe Sanya Dadonghai Urban Renewal Competition 2026 is an international design challenge which requires participants to create urban planning and architectural designs for the Dadonghai district of Sanya in China. The competition requires participants to develop urban renewal plans…
Competition BriefThe Community Urban Farm Competition 2026 is an international conceptual design challenge which aims to implement urban agriculture systems within metropolitan areas that have high population density. The competition frames urban farming as a spatial, social, and environmental system…
Competition BriefThe Urban Pocket Park Pavilion Competition 2026 invites designers to rethink small urban residual spaces through pavilion architecture. The competition focuses on transforming compact and overlooked urban plots into social, ecological, and spatial catalysts that encourage interaction, rest, and…
Competition BriefThe Street Vendor Shelter Competition 2026 is an international design challenge that invites architects, designers, planners, and students to rethink small-scale urban vending structures. The competition requires designers to create affordable modular shelters which use climate-responsive design methods for…
Competition BriefThe ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards 2026 exists to recognize superior library interior design work which showcases both original design ideas and exceptional architectural methods. The American Library Association (ALA) and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) present these…
Competition BriefWorld Architecture Competitions 2026 – Last Light is a design contest which requires participants to create new lighthouse designs which function as living spaces that people can use throughout their lifetime. The competition allows participants to investigate architectural design…
Competition BriefKimball International Makers of a Better Future 2026 is a professional award program organized by the IIDA Foundation in partnership with Kimball International. The program recognizes practicing designers and architects who integrate future-oriented thinking into their design practice, with…
Competition BriefThe IIDA Campus Center Awards 2026 honor exceptional work produced by all active IIDA Campus Centers. The awards showcase educational programs and activities which enable students to participate in their studies and develop their skills while serving the community…
Competition BriefThe International Interior Design Association uses its IIDA Chapter Awards 2026 as a professional recognition program. The awards recognize local chapters success which they achieved through their design programs and community outreach efforts and architectural design projects. The best…
Competition BriefThe Anna Hernandez/Luna Textiles Award 2026 serves as an annual recognition program which the IIDA Foundation administers. The award recognizes a woman who has founded a commercial interior design or product design company and who creates substantial value for…
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