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Archifoto - European Architectural Photography Competition

La Chambre and the European House of Architecture - Upper Rhine are launching the 8th edition of Archifoto - European architectural photography competition.
Since 2010, Archifoto has brought together documentary and artistic views on current architectural issues. By favouring a free and subjective viewpoint, it rewards photographers whose vision helps us to understand the urban and natural landscape, the ways of living and living together, and the new ways of building the world and society.

Tallinn Architecture Biennale TAB 2026 Installation Programme Competition "Budget Bougie"

TAB 2026 Installation Programme Competition invites architects to rethink luxury through the lens of limited resources

Open Call: Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2026, Vision Competition: "From Void to Value"

The 8th edition of Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB 2026) (www.tab.ee) will question cost, value, and sustainability in architecture with the theme “How Much?”. Curated by Kertu Johanna Jõeste, Ra Martin Puhkan and Siim Tanel Tõnisson from Stuudio TÄNA (www.stuudiotäna.ee) (Estonia) together with Mark Aleksander Fischer (Estonia) and Mira Samonig (Austria), TAB 2026 will run from September 9th – November 30th, 2026.

Call for nominations: Tamayouz Women in Architecture and Construction Award 2026

The Tamayouz Women in Architecture and Construction Award is an excellence award for women who have contributed to the fields of architecture and construction throughout the Near East and North Africa. The award consists of two categories:

International Masterplanning Competition for the Transformation of Winter Harbour Bratislava

Situated on the Danube, linking Vienna and Budapest by water. An industrial site in the wider city centre of Slovakia’s capital. Once a heavily used and noisy cargo port. Currently the largest urban redevelopment site in Bratislava. A place where the past meets the future—and where the city’s next chapter is being shaped today.

Open Call for Projects Collaborator Program Participant at ArchDaily

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ArchDaily is looking for a proactive and curious architect to be part of our Projects Collaborator Program. As a part-time program participant, you will be working with the team in charge of curating and coordinating all built project publications on ArchDaily.

"ARSENAL" Competition - Redesign part of Tucuman City, Argentina

The theme of the competition is the design of the 350-hectare "Arsenal Memory Park" complex. It looks for a complete urban development of the site which will host „Interpretation Center“ which will be complemented and enhanced with facilities for cultural, artistic, educational, and recreational activities that promote open dialogue, discussion, exchange of ideas, and respect for diverse perspectives (up to 40.000 m2 area).

Paris’ Tour Montparnasse Observatory to Close in March 2026 as Redevelopment Plans Move Forward

The public observation deck at the top of the Tour Montparnasse, long considered one of the most debated additions to the Parisian skyline, is set to close on March 31, 2026, ahead of a major redevelopment of the tower and its surrounding complex. Completed in 1973, the 210-meter structure has remained the only skyscraper within central Paris for decades, frequently criticized for its scale and contrast with the historic cityscape. The closure of the Paris Montparnasse Observatory marks the beginning of a multi-year transformation aimed at modernizing the tower while rethinking its relationship with the surrounding Montparnasse district.

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EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest 2026

The second edition of EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest (EDGE Fest), organised by Építészfórum, will take place on 18-19 June 2026 in Budapest at Dürer Kert and the industrial venues of Hengermalom.

EDGE Awards 2026 - Call for Application

EDGE Awards 2026 - CALL FOR APPLICATION

EDGE Awards 2026 - Call for Application / Student Award

EDGE Awards launches with a new Student Award category

Open Call: IE and JLL Design Wonder Award, edition 2026-2027

Nine outstanding candidates from around the globe will receive full support through the IE and JLL Design Wonder Award to pursue the Master in Interior Design at IE School of Architecture & Design in Madrid. Applications are open until April 30 on the program’s website.

Call for entries: Transformation of the current Odense University Hospital (OUH)

We are pleased to invite you to take part in an international open ideas competition that marks the beginning of one of Denmark’s largest urban transformation projects: the redevelopment of the former Odense University Hospital (OUH) into a vibrant, urban area in the heart of Odense.

2026 OBEL Teaching Fellowships

The OBEL Foundation has opened applications for the fourth edition of the OBEL Teaching Fellowships, offering a grant of up to €75,000.
Prospective fellows from around the world are invited to apply in partnership with a host institution. Selected courses are expected to begin in 2027 (or shortly thereafter) and will centre on the 2026 OBEL Award focus: Systems' Hack.
The fellowship supports deeper exploration, development, and dissemination of knowledge on this critical theme within the built environment.
"Supporting influential ideas and approaches that can drive architectural discourse is a key focus for the foundation. We are excited to welcome applications from around the world to gain diverse perspectives on the Systems' Hack agenda. Ultimately, we seek fellows who explore how architecture can critically engage with the systems that underpin contemporary society — from infrastructure and energy to food, water, education and information. Just like the Systems' Hack agenda, education can work in a similar way: moving beyond conventional problem-solving and instead intervening in the very systems on which society and nature depend," explains Jesper Eis, Executive Director at OBEL.
The 2026 fellowship cycle provides funding that enables universities to introduce new voices into academia and develop impactful courses examining how architects can expose, infiltrate, and reconfigure entrenched structures — not by rejecting them, but by transforming how they function. The theme asks whether architecture can become an active participant within ecological and social systems, operate within planetary boundaries, and help reshape the networks of production, governance, and influence on which it depends.
Further information about the Systems' Hack focus can be found here.

Call for proposals: Barcelona Concéntrico x Cruïlla

Following the announcement of the first projects that will be part of the upcoming Concéntrico Festival in Logroño, taking place from June 18 to 23, 2026, we continue to expand the programme with new initiatives.

The 12th Edition of Toronto’s Winter Stations Reveals Images of Five Winning Projects

The annual Winter Stations design competition returns to Toronto for its twelfth edition, once again transforming the lifeguard stations of Woodbine Beach into temporary works of public art. On view from February 16 to March 30, 2026, this year's exhibition is organized under the theme Mirage, inviting participants to examine perception, illusion, and the shifting boundaries between what is seen and what is constructed. Selected from more than 300 international submissions, three winning proposals from Canada, the United States, and a GermanyUkraine collaboration are presented alongside two installations developed by university teams. Installed along the frozen shoreline of Lake Ontario, the projects reinterpret seasonal infrastructure as platforms for spatial experimentation during the winter months.

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Call for the international architectural competition for the National Slavery Museum

The City of Amsterdam has launched an international architectural competition for the design of the National Slavery Museum, in partnership with the National Slavery Museum Foundation.

Call for Proposals: Bethel Woods Art & Architecture Festival (BuildFest) 2026

The Bethel Woods Art & Architecture Festival (BuildFest) 2026, titled "Acts of Construction – Act One: Staging" invites proposals for timber pavilions and multimedia activations to be installed on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock festival.

46th Edition of EASA: Open Call for Workshop Submissions to EASA Seanchai

OPEN CALL FOR WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONS TO THE 46TH EDITION OF EASA.

Níall McLaughlin Architects Wins International Competition for Museum of Jesus’ Baptism at Bethany, Jordan

Following the release of seven shortlisted proposals in 2025 through an online gallery, the Foundation for the Development of the Lands Adjacent to the Baptism Site has announced the winner of the international design competition for the Museum of Jesus' Baptism at Bethany, Jordan. Managed by Malcolm Reading Consultants, the six-month invited competition brought together architect-led multidisciplinary teams to design a museum and landscape project responding to the sacred character of Al-Maghtas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After finalist interviews conducted by an international Advisory Panel, the team led by Níall McLaughlin Architects (NMLA) was selected as the competition winner.

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The Bamboo Housing Challenge

2026 Bamboo U × Base Bahay Affordable Housing Contest
The Bamboo Housing Challenge — Designing & Building the Future of Sustainable Homes

Open Call For Residency: VARES Spring 2026

OPEN CALL: VARES SPRING RESIDENCY 2026

Call for Entries: International Master Plan Competition for the National Assembly Sejong Complex

International Master Plan Competition for the National Assembly Sejong Complex

Call for Proposal

As part of the CONTEMPORANEA programme, the House of Architecture of Rome promotes the Call for Proposal 2026, addressed to architects, planners, landscape architects and/or conservation specialists, and aimed at selecting a research project to be developed through the use of the space known as "Monitor P" at the Casa dell'Architettura of Rome for a three-month period, between April and June 2026.

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