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Architecture Competition: Build-Up – A better future for the poor via incremental housingBrief: The challenge is to design an incremental house model that can be replicated in large numbers and grouped to create a low-income housing colony.The incremental housing unit…
Architecture Competition: “Christmas 2” Digital Art ContestPixarra is announcing a call for artists for a new digital art contest under the theme of “Christmas”. Submission is free of charge and is not limited in the number of entries. 2D and…
Architecture Competition: 2021 Harbin Institute of Technology International Ice and Snow Architecture Innovation Design CompetitionTheme of the CompetitionThe competition aims at the needs of spreading and popularizing ice and snow culture in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, promoting the technological…
Architecture Competition: International Design Competition for Yeonsu Youth Center BACKGROUND & PURPOSE Adolescents should enjoy the present through self-directed participation and activities in a fair and safe social environment and need active support and attention to become self-reliant with the…
Architecture Competition: Vancouver Affordable Housing ChallengeVancouver is located on the west coast of Canada and is the most populated city in British Columbia. It regularly appears on lists of the best cities in the world for livability and quality of…
Architecture Competition: atX Portfolio Challenge 2021OverviewThe Architerrax portfolio competition 2021 aims to provide an international platform for architecture students to showcase their designs.A portfolio is essentially a tool used to present and demonstrate one’s skills. This competition identifies outstanding students…
Architecture Competition: SKYHIVE Skyscraper Challenge / Edition No5The SKYHIVE / Edition No 5 is the fifth annual architecture competition that searches out the latest and greatest designs for an iconic high-rise structure. Participants of the SKYHIVE Challenge are tasked with creating…
Architecture Competition: Arclif India Thesis Awards 2021Arclif will be conducting an online thesis competition for a month starting from 15th November 2021 till 15th December for B. Arch students and architects. Arclif.com, leading online architectural platform will organise online thesis…
Architecture Competition: Isla Providencia Pavilion – International Ideas competitionThe Isla de Providencia Pavilion – International Ideas Competition calls for the design of an ephemeral installation on the landscape that will generate an innovative and sustainable approach and allow for the…
Architecture Competiton: Timber PavilionTimber has been used in construction since prehistoric man first pulled down trees to make a shelter. And while in more recent decades construction has moved away from timber to materials like concrete and steel, it appears…
Architecture Competition: Concept Sequence Diagrams CompetitionThis time we would like to challenge you to create a Concept Sequence Diagram!Your task is to create a building volumetry that represents the idea of a project and show the design decisions that you…
Architecture Competition: AIANY Design AwardsAIA New York’s annual Design Awards program recognizes outstanding architectural design in New York and around the world. The program awards projects that exemplify design excellence, demonstrating exceptional skill and creativity in the resolution of formal,…
Architecture Competition: Living Village Design CompetitionThe Living Village Design Competition is a collaboration with the SA Housing Authority, Citylab, and the Australian Institute of Architects.Open to Institute members, this is an exciting opportunity for emerging architects to showcase innovative ideas…
Architecture Competition: The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial / Edition No 2With the future in such a state of uncertainty and political relationships more strained than ever, there is one silent threat that could end up being more deadly and dangerous…
Architecture Competition: Modular Home / Edition No2A house isn’t always a home and a home isn’t always a house. The concept of a home is both universal and distinctly unique to each individual person and each culture from every part…
Architecture Competition: Iceland Lake Myvatn Community HouseTwo Iceland municipalities, Skútustaðahreppur and Þingeyjarsveit, are making plans to merge into the largest municipality in the country. The new region would cover roughly 12,000 square km and be home to over 1,200 people….
Architecture Competition: Milan Navigli Canal ChallengeMilan has a long history of navigable canals that formed a fundamental part of the city’s economy and the growth of the whole region, providing a direct connection between the northern lakes down to the…
Architecture Competiton: INSPIRATION HOSTEL 2021OPENGAP organizes the ninth edition of this open ideas competition seeking for innovative, cutting-edge, contemporary, proposals regarding a new concept for artistic inspiration spaces.Participants are invited to design a place focused on the rental of spaces that motivate creativity…
Architecture Competition: Caramel Shore Traveller RoomsRural tourism has been a growing trend in recent years. Apart from the blip caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more travellers had been seeking out authentic experiences in nature. This ranges from a…
Architecture Competition: Iceland Volcano Coffee ShopHverfjall in northern Iceland is what’s known as a “tuff ring” volcano or a tephra cone volcano. Located east of the volcanic Lake Mývatn, Hverfjall’s volcanic explosion crater is 1 km wide and approximately 140…
Architecture Competition: MICROHOME – Small Dwelling, Large Influence!/ Version No4The annual Microhome architecture competition is a part of the Bee Breeders Small Structure Appreciation Motion, which hopes to focus on the truth that greater isn’t at all times higher. With nice…
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