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  • Open Chair

    Submission
    6 November 2026, 23:59 GMT
    Registration
    22 October 2026
    Organizer / authority
    Creathlon Competitions (co-organiser: Aibuild)
    Entry fee
    £5–£35 (varies by phase and entry type)
    Eligibility
    Worldwide, 18+, individuals or teams (max 5)

    International ideas competition to design a full-scale chair fabricable on standard home FDM 3D printers. Submissions close 6 November 2026….

  • Minab: Architecture Beyond Consolation — For Peace and Life

    Submission
    17 November 2026
    Registration
    27 October 2026
    Organizer / authority
    Astan Quds Razavi, in collaboration with Hormozgan Provincial Government and Minab Municipality
    Entry fee
    Free
    Eligibility
    Graduates (BA or higher) in architecture, urban planning, or related fields; professional offices; consulting firms. Students, designers, and artists may participate as team members only

    International open competition to design an 8,000 m² memorial landscape at Minab’s martyrs’ cemetery, Iran. Free entry. Submissions close 17…

  • Recycled Materials Pavilion

    Submission
    18 September 2026, 11:59 PM UTC
    Registration
    8 September 2026, 11:59 PM UTC

    The Recycled Materials Pavilion Competition is an international open-call organised by Archiol Competitions, inviting architects, students, and independent designers…

  • Living Markets

    Submission
    28 February 2027 — 24:00 CAT
    Registration
    21 February 2027 — 24:00 CAT (per brief PDF)

    Living Markets is the sixth edition of the NowNow Design Competition, organised in partnership with ICLEI Africa and in…

  • Urban Planning Competition for the Kłodnica Boulevards in Gliwice

    Submission
    12 November 2026, 4:00 PM CET
    Organizer / authority
    City of Gliwice
    Entry fee
    Not specified — verify official regulations
    Eligibility
    Open; each team must include an architect and a landscape architect

    SummaryOne-stage open contest for the Kłodnica River valley in Gliwice, Poland. Deliverables: urban planning and landscape concept. Deadline: 12 November…

  • The Design Discovery Awards 2026

    The Design Discovery Awards (D&A) is an international, multidisciplinary design award programme operating on a season-based annual calendar, open…

  • Wege Prize 2027

    Wege Prize 2027 is an annual international competition organised by the Wege Center for Sustainable Design at Ferris State…

  • Yong Ding Chang’an Pavilion International Architectural Design Competition

    Submission
    16 November 2026, 18:00 GMT+2
    Organizer / authority
    Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources & Beijing Institute of Architects (UIA-endorsed)
    Entry fee
    Free
    Prize fund
    €65,000 + first-prize built commission
    Eligibility
    Young architects worldwide (born on or after 16 November 1986); multidisciplinary teams encouraged

    An open international call for young architects to design a 200 m² reversible waterfront pavilion in Beijing. Free entry. €65,000…

  • The Architecture of Play

    Registration
    5 January 2027

    The Architecture of Play 2026–27 is the seventh edition of a kindergarten design challenge organised by MindRain, an independent…

  • AI x Gaudi

    Submission
    16 December 2026, 23:59 PDT (UTC-7)
    Organizer / authority
    Archademy.ai, in collaboration with the Fundació Antoni Gaudí
    Entry fee
    $145–$345 USD per team, tiered by registration period
    Eligibility
    Open to anyone aged 18+ — students and professionals from any creative discipline; teams of 1–4 members

    AIxGaudi pairs an AI design course with an international ideas competition centred on Barcelona’s Sagrada Família plaza. Teams submit one…

  • Arch Design Award 2027

    Organizer / authority
    DAA - Design Award Agency (Finland)
    Entry fee
    €200–€500 per design (tiered by registration period)
    Eligibility
    Designers, studios, creative professionals (no restrictions noted)

    International design recognition program honouring innovative solutions in Architectural, Interior, Lighting, Furniture, Product, and Graphic Design. Five award levels across…

  • AI Architecture Awards 2026

    Submission
    30 September 2026
    Organizer / authority
    AI Architecture Awards (AIAA)
    Entry fee
    $20–$110 USD per category (Tiered by entrant status and deadline)
    Eligibility
    Open worldwide to students, professionals, studios, and researchers

    SummaryThe AI Architecture Awards 2026 invites international digital submissions across eight AI-driven design categories for cash awards, software licenses, and…

  • The 2026 Suseong International Visual Arts Competition

    Submission
    Friday, 11 September 2026
    Organizer / authority
    Suseong International Biennale Organizing Committee / Suseong Culture Foundation
    Entry fee
    Not stated in the official brief — verify with the organiser
    Eligibility
    Open worldwide, split into Youth (ages 10–18) and General (ages 19+)

    The 2026 Suseong International Visual Arts Competition for Architecture and Landscape is an open ideas competition organised by the…

  • KTA 2026

    Registration
    19 August 2026

    KTA 2026 is the 22nd edition of the national Final Project Competition organised by the Department of Architecture at…

  • TraMod AWARDS 2026 

    TraMod AWARDS 2026 marks the fourth edition of an international award organized by TraMod ACADEMY, described as the world’s…

  • International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa 2027

    Submission
    11 December 2026, midnight JST
    Organizer / authority
    IFDA Organizing Committee (Asahikawa Furniture Industry Cooperative)
    Entry fee
    JPY 10,000 per entry
    Eligibility
    Open to individuals, groups, and corporations worldwide; no nationality, age, or profession restrictions

    SummaryGlobal furniture design competition seeking newly created unpublished wooden furniture; submit one anonymous A3 PDF board by 11 December 2026;…

  • KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2027

    Submission
    7 October 2026, 12:00 PM JST
    Organizer / authority
    KOKUYO CO., LTD.
    Entry fee
    Not confirmed — check the official website.
    Eligibility
    Open worldwide

    Global product design competition by KOKUYO for stationery, furniture, and daily tools under “Dialogue,” requiring original proposals; deadline 7 October…

  • Forest Retreat — Where Architecture Dissolves into the Forest

    Submission
    15 September 2026 — 11:59 PM UTC
    Registration
    6 September 2026
    Organizer / authority
    Archiol Competitions
    Entry fee
    From $6 (Early Bird) to $37 (Late)
    Eligibility
    Open to all; individuals or teams up to 4 members

    SummaryAn open international ideas competition inviting a conceptual forest retreat that merges quietly with its ecosystem. Submission: 2–6 A2 landscape…

  • INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS AWARDS (IFGA)

    Submission
    16 October 2026

    The Inspire Future Generations Awards (IFGA26) is an annual awards programme organised by Thornton Education Trust (TET), recognising projects,…

  • Rural Housing II

    Submission
    11 December 2026, 3:00 pm CET
    Organizer / authority
    Terraviva Competitions (Terraviva S.r.l.)
    Eligibility
    Open to participants aged 18+; individuals or teams; students, architects, designers, urban planners, engineers, artists, makers, creatives, and others interested in design and architecture

    SummaryOpen ideas competition to convert a historic stable in Pavia into two duplex homes; submit two A1 boards and a…

  • The Oak Moon Pavilion

    Submission
    1 March 2027, 23:59 London Time
    Registration
    28 January 2027
    Organizer / authority
    Buildner Architecture Competition Organisers, in partnership with Yoga Farm Italy
    Prize fund
    €8,000
    Eligibility
    Open to all; no professional qualification required; individuals or teams of up to 4 members; people with direct personal or professional relationships with jury members or organizers may not participate

    Open international competition to design an open-air timber yoga pavilion in central Italy; submit four A2 landscape boards by 1…