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AG360 Competitions: Mountain Sanctuary

A Mountain Sanctuary will be designed within the National Park in Argentine Patagonia as a space for pause and contemplation for hikers and mountaineers on their journey toward Mount Fitz Roy.
The MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY must be conceived as part of the natural flow of the trail, functioning as an organic pause within the ascent experience. The expectation is for a space that provides protection against the extreme weather conditions of the Patagonian environment (wind, cold, snow) without becoming a permanent or massive shelter.

International Design Competition for the New MAC Panama Headquarters

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama (MAC Panamá) announces the launch of an international architecture competition for the design of its new headquarters, an initiative that marks a milestone in the institution's history and in Panama's cultural projection within the Latin American context.

8th {CURA} Award: Collective Housing for the 21st Century

The 8th {CURA} Prize continues the initiative of hosting idea competitions on themes aligned with current discussions in architecture, the city, and society, with a focus on contemporary Brazil. In a national and global context facing the many consequences of the global climate crisis, this year’s competition theme is Collective Housing for the 21st Century.

Call for Entries: "Alpine Hostel 2019" International Competition. AG360 Competitions

Concursos AG 360 announces the "Alpine Hostel 2019" International Ideas Competition, which will take place from January through April 2019.

SkyCity Challenge 19 Competition: The Future of Housing.

Following the success of our inaugural challenge last year, SkyCity is pleased to invite architects, designers, artists, engineers, scientists, restorers, digital nomads, craftspeople, and anyone with big ideas from around the world to participate in the SkyCity Challenge 2019: The Future of Housing. Current construction methods are impacting our environment by depleting limited resources and relying on outdated techniques. We believe that, with today’s technology, we can create far more sophisticated housing solutions that will revolutionize the future.

Call for Entries: Green Coliving Center Ideas Competition

The competition seeks to conceptualize a coliving housing project as a replicable design tool for Mexico City, serving as a model for other cities facing challenges related to overpopulation and the high demand for quality housing.

Call for Entries: Green Coliving Center Ideas Competition

The competition calls for the conceptualization of a coliving housing project as a replicable design tool for Mexico City, serving as a framework for other cities facing challenges related to overpopulation and the high demand for quality housing.

Call for Submissions: Insurgent Productions - 13th International Architecture Biennial of São Paulo

The IABsp has opened the Call for Insurgent Productions for the 13th International Architecture Biennial of São Paulo. Submissions for the Open Call for Entries can be made until December 15 via the 13th Biennial website.

Call for Entries: Photography Competition - Portraits of the Pandemic in Architecture

In our first photography competition, we invite all enthusiasts of the art—architects and non-architects alike—to capture what they consider most significant and striking when asked: What has the pandemic brought to the world of architecture?

Under the theme 'Architecture as a Politics of Change,' the call for entries to select the curatorial team for the XVII Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism is now open.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (MIVAU), in collaboration with the Higher Council of Architects' Associations of Spain and supported by the ARQUIA Foundation, has opened the selection process for the curatorship of the 17th Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (BEAU). The deadline for submitting proposals is March 3, 2025.

Enter the Arquine Competition No. 27

Since 1998, Arquine has hosted an architecture competition that allows for the comparison of ideas and proposals on equal footing. As in recent editions, the Arquine No. 27 Competition invites participants to design, build, and activate a pavilion in Mexico City's Historic Center as part of the MEXTRÓPOLI Architecture and City Festival.

8th Félix Candela Award "Ehécatl"

The Félix Candela Award is a two-stage international architectural ideas competition conducted in Spanish. Organized annually by the Spanish Institute of Architecture (IESARQ), it is open to students of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and design, as well as young architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and designers, participating individually or in teams of two to three members.

BNDES Pequena África Competition - International Architectural Ideas Competition for the Pequena África territory, Rio de Janeiro

Pequena África is a space of singular significance, where culture, memory, and resistance intertwine along every path and within every evolving narrative. This territory has established itself as a bastion of Afro-Brazilian heritage, serving as a benchmark in the construction of Brazilian identity. To enhance its visibility, the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) is launching the BNDES Pequena África Competition, open to national and international participants. This represents a historic opportunity for recognition and reparation, ensuring that the memory of the formation of the Brazilian people is preserved and celebrated.

Call for Ideas Competitions for the Historical Heritage of Choquequirao

ARCHLAND, a firm specializing in the organization of architecture competitions, is honored to present its most significant competition to date. This initiative will enable the Choquequirao Citadel to achieve World Heritage status and be recognized as Peru's second archaeological wonder, following Machu Picchu, within the tourism circuit. This circuit will be part of the proposal and included through the competition itself, promoted to reach over 5,000 architects worldwide to address and promote this remarkable site.

Call for Entries: AG360 Competitions - Lifeguard Tower

The goal of the competition is to design a one- or two-story prototype that acts as a sculptural element within its environment. It should be adaptable to beaches, parks, and plazas, serving as a landmark and safety point for tourists in major cities worldwide, while adding value to both natural and urban settings.

Ideas competition to design a park within the new Perilago reserve

The Municipality of Nono, with the support of educational institutions and civil society organizations backing the initiative, is seeking innovative projects to develop a park within the nature reserve encompassing the Los Nonos, La Juntura, and Perilago areas.

Ideas Competition for Alternative Public Use: Bogotá's Eastern Hills

With the goal of reflecting on the relationship between the natural wealth of Bogotá's Eastern Hills and the city's dynamics, the call for entries for the International Ideas Competition: Public Use Alternatives is now open.

Félix Candela Prize No. 5

The Félix Candela Award is an international, two-phase architecture ideas competition conducted in Spanish. It is organized annually by the Spanish Institute of Architecture (IESARQ) and is open to students of architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, and design, as well as young architects, landscape architects, urbanists, and designers, participating either individually or in teams of two to three members.

Design Challenge: Greening the City of Barranquilla

Puerta de Oro: Empresa de Desarrollo Caribe and the Colombian Society of Architects invite you to participate in the effort to green the city through the "Design Challenge: Greening the City of Barranquilla" competition.

Barranquilla Essay Competition: Urban Development and City Transformation

The goal of this competition is to foster research and the development of academic content in the form of essays. These submissions should provide a historical account and analyze the urban and architectural evolution of the city from its founding to the present day, framed within the various categories established for this competition.

6th Edition of the Félix Candela Award: "Graft"

The Félix Candela Award is a two-stage international architecture ideas competition held in Spanish. Organized annually by the Spanish Institute of Architecture (IESARQ), it is open to all students of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and design, as well as architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and young designers, participating individually or in teams of two or three members.

Registration is now open for the #001 Labideias Competition | Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Center

Labi is proud to announce the launch of its first design ideas competition for a Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Center in downtown São Paulo.

Registration open for the #002 Labideias Competition | Bixiga Park and Zé Celso Theater School

Labi is proud to announce the launch of our second ideas competition for the Bixiga Park and Zé Celso Theater School, located in the Bixiga neighborhood of São Paulo.

3rd Conrado Silva Student Acoustics Competition - 3rd CACS

Inspired by the legacy of Conrado Silva, these regulations establish the framework for the 3rd Conrado Silva Student Acoustics Competition (CACS), held during the 30th Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Acoustics (SOBRAC), which will take place from November 19 to 22, 2023, in Natal, Brazil.

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