Pasarelas San Borja is an international architecture and landscape ideas competition. It seeks to recognize—through a qualified, representative jury accredited by the sponsors—the best urban design ideas that contribute to defining intervention criteria and generating proposals for the recovery of the Pasarelas San Borja in Santiago, Chile.

The competition is open and international. Multidisciplinary professional teams (Chilean or international) may be formed, consisting of architects, landscape architects, civil engineers, and other professionals or specialists relevant to the proposed project. Professional teams must include at least one architect and one non-architect. International professionals or firms must partner with an architect licensed to practice in Chile.

Ideasforward aims to provide young creatives from around the world with an opportunity to express their views on the future of society through innovative and visionary proposals.

Ideasforward is an experimental platform that seeks progressive ideas reflecting emerging themes. Ecological design, sustainable architecture, new materials, concepts, and technologies are pressing issues for the societies of the future, and the participation of the entire community is essential. In an era of globalization, where communication has been dominated by the technological revolution, there is a need to rethink cities and how people relate to one another in a global world, as well as to rethink the economic, social, and cultural patterns of contemporary societies.

The Social Housing in the Center ideas competition is open to undergraduate students of Architecture and Urbanism of any nationality. It is being held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the portal and magazine concursosdeprojeto.org.

Ideasforward aims to provide young creatives worldwide with an opportunity to express their views on the future of society through innovative and visionary proposals.

The deadline for registration and submission of documents for the Monumento da Luz Design Competition has been extended to June 25, 2018. The deadline for inquiries has been extended to June 19, 2018 (Tuesday).

The "Às Margens" competition, organized by Minimum, is open to architecture and urban planning students and recent graduates*. The competition aims to generate new, modern proposals for the revitalization of the Dilúvio Stream in Porto Alegre. The organizers are seeking proposals and ideas that provide the Dilúvio with a design commensurate with its potential, transforming it into a landmark for Porto Alegre rather than its current state: a heavily polluted and underutilized stream.

The Vitória Technology Park is a long-held ambition of the entrepreneurial community and a necessity for the capital to shift its economic base, enabling the generation of high-value products and services through innovation. However, for a project of this magnitude to move from concept to reality, the cooperation of all stakeholders is essential—including landowners, public authorities, academia, urban planners, the productive sector, surrounding communities, the innovation ecosystem, and the entire population that will be impacted.

Bimtool launches the second edition of The BIM Challenge 2018, an international online architecture competition open to participants worldwide across three categories: Architecture Students, Licensed Architects, and an Open category for those who do not fall into the previous groups.

San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in the State of California, with a population of approximately 860,000 inhabitants spread across 121 km². Located on the West Coast of the United States, at the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, it is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and connected to the mainland only from the south.

Coffee culture is booming, and Northern Europe holds the official title for the world's largest coffee consumers. Countries such as Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden all rank in the top ten, with annual consumption reaching up to 12 kg per person.

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This ideas competition considers water landscapes, and more specifically rivers, as mediators in the necessary harmonic and dynamic balance that must exist between cities and nature. The fluvial (geomorphological) restoration approach will be used to revitalize a river, thereby understanding its natural system to inform design adapted to that system.

Vazio S/A, Coletivo Aurora, and Eduardo de Jesus are launching Outros Territórios (Other Territories) – an International Call for Urban Intervention Projects. The initiative aims to gather a series of ephemeral interventions for Buritis, a mountainous neighborhood in Belo Horizonte, enabling an instantaneous transformation of its landscape by simultaneously occupying the "stilt-like" structures (exposed beams and pillars) of various buildings.

New York is the quintessential city of professional progress, grand ambitions, and major corporations. It is a place where the pursuit of societal success often comes at the cost of long working hours. We spend a third of our day or more in workspaces, yet most offices were designed to maximize productivity with little regard for spatial quality or employee well-being.

As one of Latvia's largest national parks, Kemeri National Park is launching a design competition for a new observation tower. The tower, planned for construction near the Great Kemeri Bog Boardwalk, will provide improved access for visitors with disabilities.

Ideasforward aims to provide young creatives worldwide with an opportunity to express their views on the future of society through innovative and visionary proposals.
We are a platform that seeks progressive ideas that reflect on emerging themes.
Ecological design, sustainable architecture, new materials, concepts, and technologies are essential issues for the societies of the future, and the involvement of the entire community is imperative. In an era of globalization, where communication has been dominated by the technological revolution, there is a need to rethink cities and how humanity relates within a global world, as well as to reconsider the economic, social, and cultural patterns of contemporary societies.
We value young creatives and thinkers, as they are invaluable. We want to give these individuals a voice.

Bee Breeders continues its series of affordable housing competitions, this time in partnership with the Sydney Build Expo, to address the issue of housing affordability in Australia's largest and most vibrant metropolitan city. It is well known that Sydney has one of the lowest supplies of affordable housing in the world, ranking second only to Hong Kong. Real estate in Sydney remains out of reach for the majority of the young population.

The Nemrut Volcano Eyes architecture competition challenges participants to design a functional and aesthetically pleasing observation deck along the southern rim of the collapsed volcano's crater.

The Bee Breeders Black Balsam Laboratories competition is seeking designs to help bartenders and cocktail creators invent the next great drink. This traditional Latvian liqueur has a long history of being enjoyed for its intense and unique flavor, dating back to the 1700s.

Maquinar, in partnership with Ladrilho - Urbanismo e Arquitetura, is pleased to present the Ideas Competition: Chalets for Community Tourism in Cumbe. Recognizing local demand and the community's integrated relationship with the natural environment, this competition aims to foster debate among architecture and urban planning professionals and students regarding the design of lodging alternatives for community-based tourism.

The Jose Cuervo Foundation, in collaboration with the Graduate Programs in Sustainability at the ITESO Department of Habitat and Urban Development, as part of the 2nd International Congress on Sustainability in Habitats,

The Mataró City Council (Barcelona province) has launched an ideas competition to revitalize and boost the city center.

The objective of the competition is to "design a strategy and a model that includes economic, urban planning, architectural, and mobility actions, as well as economic, cultural, and social revitalization efforts, to promote the center as a hub for cultural, commercial, and tourist activity, integrated within a unified vision that highlights its historical and heritage legacy."

The Office of the Ombudsman of Santa Fe, the provincial Youth Cabinet, and the Rosario Architects' Association are launching the "Yo te descubro" (I Discover You) photography competition, focused on the Art Deco theme in the city of Rosario, Argentina.

The initiative aims to highlight, rediscover, and revalue Art Deco examples found in everyday objects, stylistic ornamentation, art, and architectural heritage, framing them as a core element of Rosario's identity and sense of belonging.

Ideasforward aims to provide young creatives worldwide with an opportunity to express their views on the future of society through innovative and visionary proposals. It is a platform that seeks progressive ideas that reflect on emerging themes.