Seoul Design Award 2025
Overview The Seoul Design Award 2025 honors designers, organizations, and enterprises whose projects contribute to a sustainable daily life and…
Competitions
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Filling the Gap
Overview The international student competition “Filling the Gap” invites architecture students worldwide to address pressing social, environmental, and justice-related challenges…
Deep Underground Challenge 2025
Overview The Deep Underground Challenge 2025 is an open invitation to creative thinkers worldwide to explore a new paradigm in…
NLA Awards 2025
Overview Supported by the Mayor of London, the NLA Awards 2025 celebrate the people, places, and projects shaping a better…
CITY’SCAPE AWARD 2025
Overview The CITY’SCAPE AWARD 2025 is an international design competition organized within the framework of the International Symposium CITY’SCAPE: Landscape…
World Architecture Festival 2025
Overview The World Architecture Festival 2025 (WAF) is a three-day global celebration of architectural excellence, offering a unique live-judged awards…
BNDES Pequena África Competition 2025
Overview Pequena África (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a place of singular grandeur, where culture, memory, and resistance intertwine in…
What Design Can Do Accelerator 2025
Overview The What Design Can Do (WDCD) Accelerator 2025 is calling on a new generation of design leaders to shape…
Black and White Photo Awards 2025
Overview The Black & White Photo Awards 2025 continues its legacy of celebrating exceptional talent in monochrome photography. This year’s…
AR Emerging Awards 2025
Overview Launched in 1999, the AR Emerging Awards recognize young architects and celebrate the architectural stars of tomorrow. These awards…
The Social Hub: Reimagining Community Spaces
Overview DiscoverArch, in collaboration with IIA Kapurthala Chapter and IGBC, invites architecture students to participate in The Social Hub competition….
Tiny Travelers Big Adventures
Overview Chicco invites designers to reimagine child-friendly solutions to “Tiny Travelers Big Adventures” that offer comfort, practicality, and versatility in…
Zgraf 13
Overview The Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Art (ULUPUH) invites designers and visual artists to participate in the International…
Best House in The World Competition
Overview Casas inHAUS launches the Best House in The World competition, an international architectural competition that seeks to reward the…
Decentered City – Multispecies Design
Overview Dearq Journal invites researchers, academics, and professionals to contribute to the upcoming issue “Decentered City: Multispecies Design.” This edition…
DUBAIURBAN ELEMENTSDESIGN CHALLENGE
Overview The Dubai Urban Elements Challenge is an international architecture and urban design competition launched by Buildner in collaboration with…
Nepal School Project: Designing for Resilience
Overview In response to the devastating 2024 monsoon season and the 2025 Tibet earthquake, Archstorming, in collaboration with Karmayog Foundation…
Rosa Barba International Landscape Prize 2025
The Rosa Barba International Landscape Prize is among the most prestigious awards in landscape architecture, celebrating outstanding built and planned…
AJ Architecture Awards 2025
The AJ Architecture Awards 2025, presented by The Architects’ Journal, return for their eighth consecutive year, celebrating outstanding architectural achievements…
Drawing of the Year 2025
Archisource presents the sixth edition of the Drawing of the Year Awards 2025, an international competition celebrating excellence in visual…
International Busan Design Award (IBDA)
Overview The 2025 International Busan Design Award (IBDA) is a globally recognized competition celebrating innovation in industrial design. Organized by…
