The International Sustainable Building Competition will be held at COP31 and will be open to participants from all countries, with the aim to promote energy-efficient, low-carbon, climate-resilient, and sustainable building practices, highlight best solutions, and support their global dissemination.
Application Dates
15 April 15 October 2026
Announcement of Winners
COP31 - Antalya
*Winners will be awarded a certificate of honour.
Competition Details and Application
yesint.csb.gov.tr
Theme
"Living with Children"
The Municipality of Pristina / Capital City has initiated a comprehensive and inclusive
planning process for the development of the Capital City Cemetery of Pristina,
conceived as a contemporary civic, memorial, landscape, and digital public
infrastructure of long-term importance.
The project aims to establish a new model for cemetery planning and funeral
infrastructure in Kosovo, based on:
• dignity,
• equality,
• coexistence,
• institutional professionalism,
• sustainability,
• digital governance,
• and respect for religious and cultural diversity.
The process has been developed through continuous dialogue and consultation with
representatives of religious communities, institutional stakeholders, technical experts,
and international partners.
The future cemetery complex is envisioned not merely as a burial ground, but as a
carefully designed landscape of memory, reflection, peace, coexistence, civic identity,
and long-term collective responsibility.
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Registration is now open for the second edition of Weefor ARQ, an open competition to design a residential building in Curitiba. Organized by the developer Weefor in partnership with PROJETO magazine, this launch marks the start of an unusual initiative in the construction sector, which is typically dominated by competitions for public works.
The City of Araraquara, through the Executive Coordination of Housing and the Housing Projects Management office, both under the Secretariat of Urban Development, has opened registration for the "National Public Architectural Design Competition for Social Interest Housing." The competition aims to select designs based on pre-established criteria regarding technology, comfort, performance, and sustainability.
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Architecture and urban planning professionals from across Brazil have until March 30, 2023, to register for the "National Public Architecture and Urban Planning Competition for the Redevelopment of the Central Market of Campina Grande." The complete brief and further information for candidates are available at www.concursofeiradecampinagrande.org
The City of Gramado, in partnership with the Institute of Architects of Brazil - Rio Grande do Sul Department (IAB/RS), is promoting the National Public Landscape Architecture Competition for the Redevelopment of the surroundings of Lake Joaquina Rita Bier.
Emergency initiatives to combat the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through architecture and urbanism are now eligible for funding from the CAU/SC. On Tuesday, May 26, the Council launched Public Call No. 01/2020, which allocates R$ 75,000 to projects benefiting families in socioeconomic vulnerability, specifically within the realms of Social Interest Housing and Education, Research, and Extension.
Carnival, São João festivals, team sports, and birthday parties in public squares are examples of celebrations and gatherings in streets and public spaces that have made a full comeback in 2022, following two years of strict restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 18, the Brazilian Institute of Architects, Federal District Department (IAB-DF), launched the "CRP/DF Headquarters Competition." This single-stage competition aims to select and contract the best interior design, lighting, and visual communication proposal for the 450m² CRP 01/DF headquarters, located at the Brasília Rádio Center in Brasília, DF.
The deadline for the national public competition for the requalification of the Senac building complex in downtown Belo Horizonte has been extended to February 15. The competition was launched last December by Senac in Minas and the Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB). Participation is open to professionals, either individually or as the technical lead of an architecture and urbanism firm. The competition guidelines are available at www.concursoarquiteturasenacbh.com.br
The Council of Architecture and Urbanism of São Paulo (CAU/SP), in partnership with the Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB), is launching a National Public Competition for Architecture and Urbanism projects to renovate its headquarters, located at 194 Rua Quinze de Novembro, in the city's historic Triângulo district. Registration is scheduled to open on November 7.
Registration is open for the National Architecture and Urbanism Competition in São Francisco de Paula.
The Organizing Committee, composed of members from Audium and Trisoft, hereby announces, through a specific call for entries, the schedule and rules for registration, selection, file formatting instructions, evaluation, and publication of works submitted for the 1st Trisoft National Design for Comfort Competition.
The largest interior design competition in Latin America has begun and will award the winners of each category with a sculpture by the renowned visual artist Yutaka Toyota.
All entries submitted within 15 days of this publication (October 18, 2019) that meet the requirements outlined in the attached competition brief will be evaluated.
BACKGROUND
The Loja Urban Laboratory is a multi-stakeholder, creative, and innovative space that seeks to support and strengthen local public policy for the comprehensive improvement of neighborhoods and public space through a holistic and sustainable approach. The laboratory’s work contributes to building an inclusive, safe, and equitable city by strengthening an intervention model for peripheral urban neighborhoods, promoting planned and sustainable urban development while optimizing land use and occupancy. The core focus of comprehensive neighborhood improvement is based on the recovery, activation, and appropriation of public space through citizen participation, promoting universal access and enjoyment for all as an exercise of rights, and as a foundation for the right to the city.
The General Secretariat of Urban Agenda, Housing and Architecture of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, in collaboration with the Arquia Foundation, has launched this ideas competition, open from February 19 to April 10 (inclusive), aimed at young architects up to 45 years of age.
Nearly 5 million pesos in prize money will be awarded in the 31st edition of the “Arte en Vivo” competition, established by Librería Nacional. The initiative aims to promote visual arts in Chile, support emerging artists, and advance their careers by opening up creative processes, revealing working methodologies, and creating a kind of open studio where the public can observe the creation of the selected works in real time.
The Municipality of Chile Chico, located in the Aysén Region, invites entries for the public tender titled "Architectural Design and Consistorial Profile for the Chile Chico Municipal Building." The initiative is organized by the Municipal Planning Secretariat of Chile Chico.
The Chilean Chamber of Construction (CChC), within the framework of Construir Innovando and in partnership with Déficit Cero and the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism (MINVU), invites you to participate in an open innovation competition. The goal is to demonstrate that industrialized solutions are viable for addressing the housing deficit in Chile through micro-settlement strategies.
The Presidente Riesco Construction and Real Estate Company and the Villa San Luis Evictees Foundation, with the sponsorship of the Chilean Institute of Architects (CA) and the Association of Architectural Offices (AOA), and with the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage acting as guarantor, have announced a national architectural design competition for the adaptive reuse of the existing Block 14 of the former Villa San Luis as a Memorial Museum. The site, along with its protected perimeter, has been a National Monument in the Historic Monument category since 2017.