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.

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Festival des Architectures Vives
Ongoing
Festival des Architectures Vives invites installations for Montpellier’s historic courtyards in 2027. The theme is Shared Happiness. This is…
International Garden Festival – 2027 Call for Projects
Ongoing
The International Garden Festival invites proposals for its 2027 edition at Reford Gardens in Grand-Métis, Québec. The theme, Making…
Persian Garden Suite
Ongoing
Persian Garden Suite is an international ideas competition organised by the Iranian Canadian Architects & Artists Forum (ICAAF). The…
Community Workshop Pavilion – Architecture Competition
Ongoing
Community Workshop Pavilion is an international ideas competition by Archi Briefer for a neighbourhood making and repair space. Students…
THE FORUM INSTALLATION 2027
Ongoing
Entry fee
No fee stated on the official call page
Open call for temporary installations in Cambridge, Canada. Up to CAD 4,500 in project reimbursement and a CAD 500 honorarium. Registration closes 16 October 2026.
2027 Beam Camp Project Open Call
Ongoing
Entry fee
No application fee stated in the official call or reviewed form
International open call for a public artwork at Beam Camp, New Hampshire. $5,000 designer award and a separate fabrication budget. Deadline: 30 November 2026.
House of Poetry
Ongoing
Submission
16 December 2026, 12:00 noon GMT
Ideas competition to adapt Dino Campana’s house in Marradi, Italy. €15,000 prize fund. Registration closes 13 December; submissions 16 December 2026 at noon GMT.
Designverse Awards 2026–2027
Ongoing
Designverse Awards 2026–2027 is a commercially structured, data-driven design recognition programme operating across three primary domains — spatial design,…
Schrödinger’s Room – Edition #3
Ongoing
Submission
24 January 2027 — 11:59 PM CET
Registration
19 January 2027 — 11:59 PM CET
Schrödinger’s Room — Edition #3 is an international conceptual architecture competition organised by Archcontest, open to participants worldwide with…
National Open Competition for Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape Architecture for the UFC Center for Arts, Culture, and Events
Ongoing
Submission
21 October 2026 (Brasília time)
Organizer / authority
Institute of Architects of Brazil – Ceará Dept. (IAB/CE)
Entry fee
Not specified — verify at concursocaceufc.org.br
Eligibility
Brazilian architects and urban planners — individual or team
The National Open Competition for Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape Architecture for the UFC Center for Arts, Culture, and Events…
Open Chair
Ongoing
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
Ongoing
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…
Living Markets
Ongoing
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
Ongoing
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
Ongoing
The Design Discovery Awards (D&A) is an international, multidisciplinary design award programme operating on a season-based annual calendar, open…
Wege Prize 2027
Ongoing
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
Ongoing
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
Ongoing
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
Ongoing
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
Ongoing
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…
TraMod AWARDS 2026
Ongoing
TraMod AWARDS 2026 marks the fourth edition of an international award organized by TraMod ACADEMY, described as the world’s…