The theme of the competition is the design of the 350-hectare "Arsenal Memory Park" complex. It looks for a complete urban development of the site which will host „Interpretation Center“ which will be complemented and enhanced with facilities for cultural, artistic, educational, and recreational activities that promote open dialogue, discussion, exchange of ideas, and respect for diverse perspectives (up to 40.000 m2 area).
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The international student architecture competition INSPIRELI AWARDS is entering its 11th edition. The competition is open to students of architecture and related disciplines from around the world and has long ranked among the largest international student architecture competitions.
The Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) has launched its 2026 Awards Programme, with the Education Categories inviting students across the Commonwealth to submit work that demonstrates significant contributions to addressing contemporary global challenges including climate change, rapid urbanisation, biodiversity loss, and social inequality. Aligned with the CAA's charter objectives to maximise the contribution by architects to the well-being of society, the awards programme recognises projects and individuals whose work advances the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while demonstrating exceptional design quality and measurable impact.
IAAC Advanced Architecture Barcelona launches its 11th Advanced Architecture Contest as part of the official program of Barcelona World Capital of Architecture 2026.
This year’s Industrial Design Trophy invites students to design futuristic, sustainable products or spaces that merge art, technology, and ecology. Centered on the theme Catalyse, the competition challenges participants to imagine how design can shape life in 2035 and beyond where culture, technology, and sustainability coexist. It’s a call to create innovative, human centered solutions that inspire change and redefine the future of design.
The 68th Year Writing Architecture Trophy invites you to explore, express, and expand your architectural imagination by rethinking what it means to be an architect today. Supported by The Architect’s Diary, this platform is for every thinker, observer, and storyteller of architecture. It’s time to Catalyse Conversations through Words!
The Architecture for Health Student Award honours outstanding master theses on the theme of Architecture for Health. This is intended to promote work in the field of healthcare architecture or architecture & urban planning for health and to encourage students in their motivation to engage in this important topic.
NOT A HOTEL DESIGN COMPETITION 2026, the latest installment of its annual design competition for architects and creators under 40. The winning entry will receive a prize of ¥10 million JPY, and its design will be built by NOT A HOTEL (which entails an additional design fee.)
This international competition challenges students to design a Store-within-a-Store snacking destination for Hershey inside a grocery store. Three winners each receive $4,000, Gala travel, and $1,000 educator stipends.
Norwich University High School Architecture Competition: Pocket Place
Architecture is about solving problems for people through the composition of light, space, and material. It is about embracing the way space can be sculpted to improve how we live.
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 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.
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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 .
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
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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).
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.