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World Architecture Competitions: Last Light

An ideas competition for the redefinition of the 21st-century lighthouse as a habitable space, accessible to visitors, where architecture not only emits light but is also lived in, explored, and occupied.

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: "Pedestrian Networks for Antofagasta" Ideas Competition

The "Pedestrian Networks" competition seeks to promote a connected Antofagasta. The initiative invites participants to connect the city and develop pedestrian solutions to bring neighborhoods closer together, strengthening the hill-to-sea connection and promoting accessibility to the coastline.

Student ideas competition seeks proposals for the humanization of Ibirapuera Park

Since 1927, the most visited park in South America has undergone various projects, culminating in its completion for the 4th centennial of São Paulo. Following a participatory process with users and local residents, the city government has begun planning for the next decade. With this in mind, the 033 ideas competition hosted by Portal Projetar centers on the following question: “How can we make Ibirapuera Park better for daily users and occasional visitors?”

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.

Projetar.org launches competition for the "street of the future"

The Projetar.org portal regularly hosts design competitions for students and recent graduates. These hypothetical academic exercises aim to stimulate creativity, promote professional development, and foster critical thinking among emerging professionals regarding contemporary issues. The results serve as a showcase, highlighting proposals and facilitating the discovery of new talent.

Open call for the 32nd edition of the 24h competition

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

Barjeel Museum of Modern Arab Art Competition in Sharjah - 2019 Rifat Chadirji Prize

Participants are invited to design an architectural and cultural landmark to house the Barjeel collection and represent modern art, architecture, and design in the Arab world.

Rural Tourism Accommodation (RuTA) Vietnam

The objective of this competition for architecture students and young architects, Rural Tourism Accommodation (RuTA) Vietnam, is to propose an accommodation space for tourists arriving in this region of the country in search of its scenic beauty. It should be a place of rest where nature—enhanced by rice terraces—and the rural world play a leading role.

Open call: 24h competition - babel

Ideasforward aims to provide young creatives worldwide with the opportunity to express new ideas for future societies through innovative and visionary proposals. We are an experimental platform seeking progressive ideas that reflect on emerging issues. We want to break down mental boundaries and put all visions on the table. Here, you can test an experiment; everything is possible!

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.

Félix Candela Award

The Félix Candela Award is a two-stage international architecture ideas competition conducted in Spanish. Organized annually by the Instituto Español de Arquitectura (IESARQ), it is open to students of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and design, as well as architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and designers up to 35 years of age, participating individually or in teams of two or three.

Workspaces for Tomorrow

WorkSpaces for Tomorrow is an open competition for students and professionals in architecture, design, engineering, or any other related field.

Call for Entries: International Ideas Competition: Living in the City, Housing in Contemporary Urban Uruguay

The Ministry of Housing, Land Use Planning and Environment, through the National Housing Directorate (DINAVI), and the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism (FADU), through the Committee on Habitability, are joining forces to launch an open ideas competition for students, faculty, and professionals. The goal is to formulate design ideas that offer alternatives and innovations to current management, design, and construction methods for urban housing in Uruguay.

MásMadera: ephemeral timber projects that return to their origin to rediscover it

The competition aims to celebrate six weeks dedicated to the creation and visitation of timber installations, using design to connect people with the cultural and natural heritage of the Ciloria Valley (Valgañón, La Rioja).

Competition for the Peruvian Pavilion at the 2020 Venice Biennale

The 17th Architecture Biennale will take place in Venice from May 23 to November 29, 2020. The Patronato Cultural del Perú is currently in the first stage of its open call to select the project that will represent the country at the Biennale.

24h Competition 32nd Edition: Lightshadow

Ideasforward aims to provide young creatives worldwide with the opportunity to express their perspectives on the future of society through innovative and visionary proposals. We are an experimental platform seeking progressive ideas that reflect on emerging issues.

Call for Ideas: Site Cloister

ARKxSITE is pleased to announce the international architecture ideas competition ‘SITE CLOISTER’ for architecture students and young professionals (≤ 40 years old).

Call for Entries: Site Monastery

ARKxSITE is pleased to announce the international architecture ideas competition ‘SITE MONASTERY’ for architecture students and young professionals (≤ 40 years old).

Rethinking Notre-Dame

On the night of April 15 in Paris, television networks, social media—the entire planet, in fact—watched as the Notre-Dame Cathedral burned. Tears, horror, and shock gripped the world at the prospect of seeing the most visited monument on Earth reduced to ashes; yet, after a long night, the city preserved Notre-Dame.

2nd National Ideas Competition

The Municipality of León, through the León Municipal Housing Institute (IMUVI) and the León Municipal Planning Institute (IMPLAN), invites students, faculty, and professionals to participate in the Second National Ideas Competition: Intra-urban Housing and Park Solution. The goal is to develop a conceptual design proposal for a high-density social housing complex and a neighborhood public park within a consolidated urban area in the city of León.
Driven by the vision of redirecting how we plan and manage cities, we invite you to participate in this rethinking process by submitting conceptual proposals for intra-urban social housing. These proposals should integrate public and green spaces, utilizing best practices in architectural design, innovation, and sustainability to ensure healthy neighborhood coexistence, equal access and opportunity, freedom from discrimination, and safe, affordable, and accessible housing for lower-income groups in society.

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