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NASA India CP Kukreja Design Trophy

Presenting the First Trophy of the 68th Year; NASA India CP Kukreja Design Trophy supported by Royal Institute of British Architects.

The MotionShade Challenge

The goal is to design a perforation pattern that transforms how natural light enters indoor spaces, blending art, comfort, and sustainability. Your idea could change users feel and interact with spaces such as classrooms, hospitals, offices, or homes.

The MultiFunctional Façade Challenge

The goal is to design a multifunctional façade system that integrates smart technologies, such as IoT sensors, sun-shading, BIPV, or embedded heating/cooling systems. Your concept should enhance sustainability, comfort, and performance by responding intelligently to environmental conditions.

Badingilo National Park HQ Design Competition

African Parks, in partnership with the Government of South Sudan; Ministry of Wildilfe Conservation & Tourism (MWCT), manages Badingilo National Park as part of its mission to restore and protect Africa's natural heritage. Covering over 10,000 km², Badingilo hosts the largest land mammal wildlife migration on the planet and will act as the operational hub for several national parks in the region.
Headquarters location (coordinates): 5° 6' 26.9094" N, 31° 54' 11.6676" E, within Badingilo National Park .

UIA-HYP Architecture Students Cup 2025

One of the most prestigious Architecture Prizes in the world is back for a new edition!

Resin Architecture: Rethink Reimagine Revitalize 2025 Student Design Competition

Launched in 2022, the annual student design competition is Resin’s tool to engage with students in the industry and capture forward thinking ideas from emerging professionals. Participants are encouraged to explore creative solutions through 3D visualization and present a concept that would bring a real-world benefit to the community surrounding the project location. The competition is open to current architecture, urban planning, and interior design students and recent graduates that currently live in the United States

UIA International Student Competition 'Catalysts of Resilience'

The UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona (UIA2026BCN) announces the UIA International Student Competition, an invitation for students from around the world to engage with the Congress's core theme Becoming. Architectures for a planet in transition.
Participants are challenged to design spatial interventions that enable resistance and adaptation to predictable threats related to political shifts, social transformations and climate change, among other concerns. This competition asks students to think beyond conventional design methods, using time as a design strategy to catalyse resilient future.
This single-stage student ideas competition is organised and conducted in accordance with the UNESCO Standard Regulations for International Competitions in Architecture and Town planning and the UIA best practice recommendations. The competition brief has been developed by the UIA2026BCN Curatorial Team and organised by the Higher Council of the Orders of Architects of Spain (CSCAE) and the Architect's Association of Catalonia (COAC).

Egyptian Graduation Project 3.0

Egyptian Graduation Project Competition 3.0
Organized by: We Are DESCO
Proudly Sponsored by: AEDAS

A-Class Announces Design-z Competition to Foster the Next Generation of Design Talent

The Design-z competition is A-Class Marble's annual celebration of imagination and material mastery, aimed at fostering young talent. The Design-z theme for 2025, 'Upcycle with A-Class', is here to offer you the chance to reimagine discarded marble and craft a compact, functional product that blends sustainability with smart design.

Open Call: GOAT-LAB Summer School

The Department of Architecture at the RPTU in Kaiserslautern (fatuk) is dedicated to the future-oriented education of architects and sees the combination of theory, research and practice as a central component of teaching.

Design for Regeneration

Planted Community has partnered with global BIM software leader Vectorworks to launch Design for Regeneration—a brand new UK-wide student competition spotlighting the next generation of regenerative designers. Press release here.

Open Call: Tbilisi Landscape Modeling Workshop. Renato Rizzi x Ubani.

Ubani — Tbilisi Cityscape Research Center is a non-profit organization committed to the exploration of Tbilisi's architectural and urban environment. Through its initiatives in research, education, and public engagement, the center seeks to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the city’s built environment and its distinctive urban landscape. A primary objective of the center is to organize public events, foster connections, and encourage participation within the local professional community. In doing so, it creates a collaborative platform for the exchange of data and ideas.

Askin Awards

The Askin Awards is the first national design competition organized by TARIMATEC, aimed at discovering and showcasing new design talent worldwide. The competition seeks to foster innovative and sustainable proposals that, by using products from the new ASKIN brand, transform the way we conceive and inhabit spaces.

Call for Entries: Together, Let's All Go to the Sports Center!

The Faculté de l'aménagement at the Université de Montréal is pleased to announce the launch of an international, multidisciplinary and anonymous ideas competition, reserved for students, to create inclusive experiences at the CEPSUM, the Université de Montréal's sports center.
With a total of $31,500 in prizes, the competition promotes the idea of invisible accessibility, an experience of the built environment that is of high quality to all, where the design of accessibility is integrated in an indistinguishable manner, and where universal accessibility is envisaged as a global state of the project experience, rather than a dedicated path made up of identifiable and visible solutions.
Participants are invited to propose transformative ideas that offer inclusive and equitable experiences for all users. The competition is structured around three typical sports center experiences that are not currently universally accessible:
1. The main entrance - Rethinking the entrance and reception of the sports center;
2. Carabins stadium - Improve the game-going experience;
3. The pool - Creating an inclusive swimming experience.
The proposals received over the summer will be evaluated by a multidisciplinary jury of eight experts. For each of the three experiences, three winning projects will be selected, making a total of nine winners.
All proposals will be presented in October 2025 at a conference organized by the Faculté de l'aménagement, bringing together researchers working on accessibility in the built environment.
« We warmly welcome students from around the world to propose bold, creative ideas that reimagine universal accessibility—not as an add-on, but as an integral, seamless, and uplifting experience for everyone, says Carmela Cucuzzella, Dean of the Faculté de l'aménagement. We are looking for designs that are not only inclusive, but also invisible in their accommodation, free of stigma, and full of delight and safety. Think beyond the box—then break it wide open. »
« A public space that is not accessible to everyone cannot be considered public, says Bechara Helal, Associate Dean of Research and Scientific Life. It is high time to rethink the place of universal accessibility in design disciplines, and that is what this competition aims to do: define innovative ways of designing the built environment so that it can become the setting for quality public experiences for all. »

Call for Entries: Beyond the Game: Adaptive Arenas for Tomorrow

Beyond the Game: Adaptive Arenas for Tomorrow

Call for Entries: Taiwan International Student Design Competition

Since 2003, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has been utilizing existing resources in schools to nurture young talents in the fields of arts and design. In addition to implementing the ''MOE Program in Human Resource Development for Colleges of Arts and Design'' , the MOE, since 2005, has initiated the ''MOE Scholarship Program for Overseas Study in Arts and Design'' as well as the ''MOE Award Incentive Program'' to encourage college students to participate in international arts and design competitions.

The City as a Network: Reimagining Urban Infrastructure, a Competition Open to All Students

In 2025, InfraVision's theme of focus is 'Cities of Tomorrow: Reimagining Urban Infrastructure'. The Think Tank wishes to organize a student-centered competition inspired by the theme 'The City as a Network'. 

4th International Design Competition: (Re)engaging Cities Landscape for Cultural and Economic Vibrancy

Calling creative minds and innovative urban and architectural design students (bachelor and master) around the world, the committee of the 4th International Design Competition is looking for smart and sustainable solutions to reimagine Nha Trang’s urban landscape!

UDL Thesis Publication 2025: Call for Abstracts

UDL Thesis Publication 2025

The Social Hub: Reimagining Community Spaces

DiscoverArch, in collaboration with IIA Kapurthala Chapter and IGBC, invites architecture students to design socio-cultural spaces that foster community interaction, cultural exchange, and personal growth.
Participants can choose projects like museums, memorials, libraries, convention centers, spiritual centers, or multi-purpose community spaces. Designs should promote inclusivity, accessibility, and sustainability, addressing community needs while integrating with the cultural, historical, or environmental context.
Create spaces that inspire growth and collaboration, becoming catalysts for positive change.

Call for Entries: Architecture Graduation Projects Award 2025

Call for Entries: Architecture Graduation Projects Award 2025

Young Designers Open Call

The Young Designers Open Call (YDOC), organized by reSITE for Manifesto Market, is an opportunity for emerging architects and designers to manifest their talent in front of a renowned jury, get their idea built and put in use in a popular Prague location, within only a few weeks.

Calling All Sudents: 120 Hours 2025 / The World's Largest Architectural Competition for Students, by Students

Join 120 Hours 2025 – the world's largest architectural competition for students, by students!

Filling the Gap: New Approaches to Diversion, Healing and Rehabilitation

The Canadian Academy of Architecture for Justice (CAAJ) challenges architecture students to design a community-oriented building that addresses societal crises such as addiction, homelessness, and mental health. Participants are tasked with selecting a site, identifying the specific crisis being addressed, and creating an architectural solution that helps bridge gaps in traditional justice institutions. The goal is to propose innovative spaces that promote healing, recovery, and rehabilitation for marginalized individuals.

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