AIA UK Excellence in Design Awards 2026
Competition Brief The American Institute of Architects UK Chapter is now taking entries for the 2026 Excellence in Design Awards….
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Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge #8
Competition Brief The Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge is back for its eighth edition. This competition is for architects, artists,…
Re:Form – New Life for Old Spaces / Edition 3
Competition Brief Re:Form is back for its edition, and it is really simple. You can pick any building anywhere in…
A House for Zaha Hadid 2026
Competition Brief The competition challenges participants to create a residential design which shows how architect Zaha Hadid would live. The…
University of Huddersfield framework 2026-30
Competition Brief The University of Huddersfield is procuring a £12.9 million professional services framework which will cover all aspects of…
Link Group framework 2026-30
Competition Brief Link Group has launched a £50 million framework for architectural services covering new-build housing and regeneration projects across…
OBEL Teaching Fellowships 2026
Competition Brief The OBEL Foundation has opened applications for the fourth edition of the OBEL Teaching Fellowships, offering grants up…
IE and JLL Design Wonder Award 2026–2027
Competition Brief The IE and JLL Design Wonder Award 2026–2027 provides complete financial aid to nine chosen students who will…
EDGE Awards 2026
The EDGE Awards 2026 is part of the architecture program of EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest. The awards platform highlights projects…
Housing Education Prize 2026
Competition Brief The architecture competition Housing Education Prize 2026 requires educational institutions to develop new courses which will provide housing-related…
Neighborhood Market & Food Street 2026
Competition Brief Throughout history, streets in cities have served as locations where people exchange products and share their narratives and…
Temporary Urban Pavilion 2026
Competition Brief Cities are dynamic environments where ideas must be tested, adapted, and experienced in real time. Temporary urban pavilions…
Urban Roofscape Activation 2026
Competition Brief The Urban Roofscape Activation competition investigates how modern cities can use rooftop space which remains unutilized. As urban…
THE WATER TOWER Competition 2026
Competition Brief Terraviva has started international architectural competition THE WATER TOWER. The competition challenges architects to create adaptive reuse solutions…
Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge – Edition #8
Competition Brief The Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge – Edition #8 invites architects, artists, designers, and creative professionals to develop…
2026 OBEL Teaching Fellowships
Competition Brief The OBEL Foundation has opened applications for the fourth edition of the OBEL Teaching Fellowships, which provide grants…
Transformation of Odense University Hospital Ideas Competition 2026
Competition Brief Denmark has launched an international open competition to redesign the former Odense University Hospital (OUH) site into a…
SEGD Global Design Awards 2026
Competition Brief The SEGD Global Design Awards 2026 invite entries for projects that shape how people interact with their surroundings…
SITUER MILANO 2026
Competition Brief The SITUER MILANO 2026 competition which Terraviva and its design brand developed, invites architects and designers to create…
INHABIT Edition 1 – Digital Detox Township 2050
Competition Brief The first edition of INHABIT challenges architects and designers to develop new solutions for housing which functions as…
Design Discovery Awards (D&A) 2026
Competition Brief The Design Discovery Awards (D&A) 2026 recognizes original and innovative design work across Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Design,…
