DIGITAL NOMAD VILLAGE
DIGITAL NOMAD VILLAGE is an international ideas competition asking entrants to design a community where remote work, housing, shared facilities…
Competitions
Architecture Competitions
Architecture and design competitions, including briefs, entry requirements, deadlines and published outcomes. The archive covers professional and student opportunities and retains past calls as a record of the questions and approaches they generated.
Place competition proposals alongside architectural projects and research. Consult Competition Transparency for participant accounts, and contact the editorial team to submit a call or correction.
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URBAN FOREST PAVILION
URBAN FOREST PAVILION is an international ideas competition for a low-impact structure that supports rest, shade, reflection or community activity…
W Awards 2027
W Awards 2027 recognize architecture and research by women and non-binary practitioners, while the research category is open to people…
Town Housing
Town Housing is the Lyceum Fellowship’s 2027 student architecture competition. It asks entrants to propose housing for a community of…
PRIXFORIX Fassaden Award 2027
PRIXFORIX Fassaden Award 2027 is a Swiss award for completed building envelopes in metal and glass. Architecture offices may enter…
APE Grupo Architecture Awards
APE Grupo Architecture Awards is an international award for completed architecture, interior design, renovation, landscape and temporary-installation projects that use…
Porada International Design Award 2026
Porada International Design Award 2026 is an international ideas competition for new table concepts in which solid wood is the…
Streetlife Design Competition 2026–2027
An international public-space and landscape ideas competition for young multidisciplinary teams, with registration closing 30 November 2026 and submission due 11 December 2026.
21st Cosentino Design Challenge
The 21st Cosentino Design Challenge is an international student competition with two parallel categories: architecture and design. The architecture brief…
URBAN AIR MOBILITY TERMINAL OF NEW YORK
Organizer: Design Unlimited. Eligibility: students and young architects worldwide; 1–5 entrants, at least one aged 18–40. Fee: USD 79/99/119 per stage and entry. Prize fund: USD 10,000. Registration: 25 January 2027, 07:59 UTC. Submission: 1 February 2027, 04:59 UTC. Site and timezone discrepancies require official clarification.
2026-2027 ASHRAE High School Design Competition
Organizer: ASHRAE Student Activities Committee. Eligibility: teams of 1–5 students aged 13–18. Fee: not stated. Cash prizes: USD 1,800 total. Registration: 7 December 2026. Submission: 5 January 2027. Both deadlines are described as midnight EST; the start/end-of-day interpretation needs confirmation.
The International Architecture Awards 2027
Organizer: The Chicago Athenaeum, The European Centre, and Metropolitan Arts Press. Eligibility: international architects and firms; projects designed or built after 1 January 2024. Fee: EUR 395 (about USD 443 on 21 October 2026). Prize: recognition, exhibition and publication; no cash prize stated. Registration: with application; no separate deadline. Submission: 1 December 2026; official hour and time zone not announced.
Re:Paris Prize
Organizer: Van Alen Institute. Eligibility: United States–based civic-design practitioners. Fee: not stated. Prize: US$35,000. Registration: no separate advance stage. Submission: 22 November 2026, 11:59 p.m. EDT (23 November, 03:59 UTC).
2027 Concrete Masonry Competition
Organizer: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Eligibility: students from specified ACSA member schools in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with a faculty sponsor. Fee: free. Prize fund: US$20,000. Registration: 7 April 2027. Submission: 2 June 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (3 June, 06:59 UTC).
Comfortable Environment Through the Eyes of Future Architects — 2026
MGTU-MASI student competition: university entrants in Russia, CIS and BRICS countries. Fees unspecified; non-cash awards. Application with submission by 20 November 2026; closing hour not announced.
National Competition for the Conceptual Architectural Design of the Sports Center in Tuzi
Organizer: Montenegro’s Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property. Eligibility: Montenegro-based participants; licensed architect lead. Fee: Free. Prizes: EUR 52,000 net. Registration: Not required. Submission: 7 December 2026, 11:00 UTC.
EGE MİMARLIK DERGİSİ KAPAK YARIŞMASI 2026
Organiser: TMMOB Chamber of Architects İzmir Branch. Eligibility: architecture undergraduates in Türkiye with Chamber student membership. Free entry. Prizes: TRY 150,000 (about USD 3,027). Registration: no separate deadline announced. Submission: 16 November 2026.
National Competition for the Conceptual Architectural Design of the amphitheater and student dormitory facilities for the needs of the Public Institution Higher Vocational School “Police Academy” in Danilovgrad
Organizer: Montenegro Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property. Eligibility: Montenegro-based participants with a licensed architect as author/team leader. Fee: Free. Prizes: EUR 39,500 net. Registration: Not required. Submission: 28 December 2026, 11:00 UTC.
International Competition for the Urban and Architectural Concept Design of a Section of the Coastal Zone in Budva
Organizer: Montenegro’s Ministry of Spatial Planning. Eligibility: international individuals/entities, subject to exclusions. Fee: free. Prizes: EUR 99,000 net total. Registration: none. Submission: 15 December 2026, 11:00 UTC; digital entry and physical identity envelope required.
Public Call for the Selection of the Curatorial-Authoral Team for the National Pavilion of Montenegro at the 20th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice
Organizer: Montenegro’s Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property. Eligibility: qualified international teams with a Montenegrin citizen/resident member. Fee: free. Award: no separate prize; EUR 100,000 net production budget. Registration: with submission. Deadline: 16 November 2026, 13:00 UTC.
I. Ulusal Creavit Öğrenci Tasarım Yarışması: Creavit İle Troya Destanı Yeniden Yazılıyor
Creavit invites eligible undergraduate designers to reinterpret Troy through a ceramic washbasin. Review eligibility, prizes, submission requirements and substantial rights restrictions.
