Designadvance 2026 — Beyond the Mall
Competition BriefDesignadvance 2026 is an annual international student architecture and design competition organised by Ethos Empowers through its iDeACE platform,…
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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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Christo and Jeanne-Claude Centre for Contemporary Art – International Architectural Competition 2026
Competition BriefThe Municipality of Gabrovo, Bulgaria, has launched an international two-stage architectural competition for the design of the Christo and…
Garden of University House, Bucharest – International Design Competition 2026
Competition BriefThe Romanian Order of Architects (OAR), together with the contracting authority — the University of Bucharest — has officially…
Black and White Photo Awards 2026
Competition BriefThe Black and White Photo Awards is an international online photography contest open to photographers of all levels —…
Genius Loci Weimar Competition 2026
Competition BriefGenius Loci Weimar is an international competition for video mapping and facade projections held annually in Weimar, Germany. The…
ADAM Architecture Travel Scholarship 2026
Competition BriefThe ADAM Architecture Travel Scholarship is an annual award open to architecture students and recent graduates. It funds independent…
Architecture & Design Competitions 2026
NYX Game Awards 2026Organizer: International Awards Associate (IAA)Dates: Early Bird: May 8 – Jun 3, 2026 | Regular: Jun 4…
NYX Game Awards 2026
Competition BriefThe NYX Game Awards is an international recognition program operated under the International Awards Associate (IAA), a network of…
Tokyo Design Awards 2026 — Season 2
Competition BriefThe Tokyo Design Awards (TDA) is an annual international design competition organized by International Awards Associate (IAA), the same…
2026 Burnham Prize — The Future of State: Chicago Architectural Club
Competition BriefThe Chicago Architectural Club has launched the 2026 Burnham Prize — The Future of State, an open international urban…
Noble World Hotel Awards 2026
Competition BriefThe Noble World Hotel Awards 2026 is an annual international recognition programme organised by the International Awards Associate (IAA),…
NYX Awards 2026
Competition BriefThe NYX Awards is an international awards programme recognizing influential work in marketing, public relations, communications, and digital media….
2×8 Student Exhibition, Competition, and Scholarship Fund 2026 — ACLA & AIA Los Angeles
Competition BriefThe 2×8 Student Exhibition, Competition, and Scholarship Fund is California’s only annual statewide architecture student competition and exhibition, co-organized…
Kinderspace #4 — Architecture for Children’s Development
Competition BriefKinderspace: Architecture for Children’s Development Edition #4 is an international architecture competition organized by Buildner (formerly Bee Breeders), the…
Small Project – Big Impact Challenge 2026 by Building Trust International
Competition BriefBuilding Trust International has launched the Small Project – Big Impact Challenge. The competition calls on architects, designers, engineers,…
FritsJurgens Sketch Contest 2026
Competition BriefFritsJurgens Asia invites architects, designers, and students to participate in the Sketch Contest 2026. The competition challenges participants to…
Smart Village Hub Competition 2026
Competition BriefArchiol Competitions invites architects, planners, and designers to create a Smart Village Hub — a multifunctional community centre that…
Dearq Journal — Call for Papers: Tectonic Matter (Issue 49)
Call BriefDearq, the peer-reviewed architecture and urbanism journal of the School of Architecture and Design at Universidad de los Andes…
UNBOX 2026 Architecture Competition
Competition BriefVolume Zero Competitions invites architects and designers worldwide to reimagine public architecture through small-scale, micro architecture solutions. The competition…
Materia Tectónica / Tectonic Matter – Dearq 49
Competition BriefDearq journal (Universidad de los Andes) has opened a call for papers for its issue 49 titled “Materia Tectónica…
Ruinas de Quilmes Architecture Competition 2026
Competition BriefThe Ruinas de Quilmes competition is organized by Terraviva Competitions, a Milan-based competition platform (Terraviva S.r.l.) with an established…
