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Competition for the best architectural concept for the arrangement of a public area in Surgut
Public area in Surgut in summer. Photo courtesy of the organizers of the competition. In Surgut, the city administration invites architects to undertake the complex improvement of the public area in the new microdistrict. You will have to really think over a lot: transport and pedestrian interchanges, landscaping, public spaces and even artistic illumination of nearby buildings. Those wishing to participate should hurry up - dead-line for submitting projects until March 20.
| dead-line: | 20.03.2014 | |
| open to: | investors, architects, designers | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | realization |
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2014 Buckminster Fuller Competition
Illustration: bfi.org/ Each year, the Buckminster Fuller Competition jury awards a $ 100,000 prize to the best project submission for the development and implementation of an idea that has the potential to solve humanity's most pressing problems.
But winning the competition requires more than just making an outstanding discovery: it must be part of a whole strategy aimed at solving a key problem in the social, economic, environmental and cultural spheres. Participants' projects must be thoughtful, designed for future development, environmentally friendly, realizable, withstand rigorous testing by experience, and easily reproducible.
| dead-line: | 11.04.2014 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, artists, engineers, students | |
| reg. contribution: | $ 100 ($ 50 - for students, researchers, representatives of non-profit organizations) | |
| awards: | 1st Prize - $ 100,000 |
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Klekovaca Tourism Center - architectural competition
Klekovacha. Photo: www.klekovaca.org The contestants will have to develop a project for a tourist center at the foot of the Klekovaca mountain, located in the western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is planned to give a plot of 383 hectares for construction - here they will build a Center that can accommodate 15,000 tourists. In general, the Klekovacha Center is a huge complex, which also includes ethnic villages, ski slopes of various difficulty levels, snowboard parks and many more summer and winter sports entertainment. However, within the framework of this competition, the participants are faced with the task of developing exclusively a tourist center and the adjacent territory.
The following teams have already been invited to participate in the competition:
1. ARGE Baumschlager Hutter Partners & Amann Architects, Austria;
2. Lacaton & Vassalle, Paris, France
3. MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands
4. Sauerbruch Hutton, Berlin, Germany
5. Herreros Arquitectos, Madrid, Spain
| registration dead-line: | 10.03.2014 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 30.06.2014 | |
| open to: | architects, urban planners, architectural bureaus | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 30,000; 2nd place - € 20,000; 3rd place - € 10,000 |
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MNPG Arch Competition 2014 - architectural idea competition
Snowy Mountains. Photo: mnpgarch.com The aim of this competition is to design a residential hut in the Australian Snowy Mountains in New South Wales. It is assumed that the house will be designed for 2-5 people, will have a basement, a main floor and an open terrace. The building area should not exceed 100 sq.m. It is important that the project uses modern technologies and materials that allow the house to be as eco-friendly and environmentally friendly as possible. And of course, the hut should organically fit into the natural context.
| dead-line: | 31.08.2014 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, engineers, interdisciplinary teams, students | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 1,500; incentive prize - $ 250 |
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Baltic Thermal Spa - architectural idea competition
Liepaja Seaside Park. Photo courtesy of the organizers of the competition. Homemade Dessert continues a series of competitions aimed at the revival and development of the Latvian city of Liepaja. In this competition, the contestants will again have to work with a space for "water procedures": if in the last competition the participants were engaged in the reconstruction of the Baths, then in this they will need to create a building of the Spa Center with indoor and outdoor pools with mineral water.
Recently, mineral springs have been discovered in Liepaja, which can serve as the basis for the Center's wellness procedures. The building is supposed to be built in Liepaja Seaside Park, a unique place where locals and tourists can enjoy the fresh sea air and thermal waters throughout the year.
| registration dead-line: | 12.06.2014 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 10.07.2014 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | until March 20, 2014 - $ 100; from March 21 to May 7, 2014 - $ 120; from May 8 to June 12, 2012 - $ 140 | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 6,000; 2nd place - $ 3,000; 3rd place - $ 1,000; + 6 incentive prizes |
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LAGI 2014 - design competition
Photo: landartgenerator.org The aim of the Land Art Generator Initiative is to create art installations that are also generators of "clean" energy that convert natural energy (wind, sun, water) into electricity.
The competition is held every two years and in 2014 the participants will have to develop a project in Refhalejoen - one of the districts of Copenhagen. The works of the contestants must be functional (that is, producing energy), safe for humans and the environment, works in the spirit of land art.
| dead-line: | 18.05.2014 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 15,000 + a trip to Copenhagen for the awards ceremony; 2nd place - $ 5,000 |
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Organic Skyscraper in London - Architectural Ideas Competition
Photo: www.herontowerofficespace.com Once again, the SuperSkyScrapers team provides an opportunity to reflect on the image and functionality of modern skyscrapers. This time, the contestants will need to develop a project for an "organic" skyscraper in London - a Media Center capable of changing the usable area as needed: increasing it vertically and horizontally, or even reducing it if there is a surplus of usable space for a number of reasons.
The topic of the competition is incredibly relevant: quite often, due to miscalculations of investors, commercial areas (and sometimes entire floors) of high-rise buildings are idle without tenants.
| dead-line: | 10.06.2014 | |
| open to: | architects, architecture students, interdisciplinary teams | |
| reg. contribution: | before March 17, 2014 - $ 80; from March 18 to May 29, 2014 - $ 100; from May 30 to June 10 - $ 120 | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 3,000; 2nd place - $ 1,200; 3rd place - $ 800; 10 incentive prizes |
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CTBUH 2014 international student competition
Project-winner of the CTBUH 2012 competition. Mosaic Habitat. Author: Alexis De Bosscher. Illustration: www.ctbuh.org The goal of the competition is to redefine the meaning and value of high-rise buildings in modern society. Skyscrapers should not only serve as examples of successful shaping or unique design, but also, according to the organizers, contribute to the development of an environmentally friendly and sustainable architectural environment. That is why the theme of this year's competition is “Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism”.
Contestants can choose a site for design on their own, anywhere in the world. However, this should be a "real" site, the features of which must be taken into account in the project. The functional program and size of the skyscraper project are at the discretion of the participants.
| registration dead-line: | 23.06.2014 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 01.07.2014 | |
| open to: | students: individual participants and teams (up to 5 people) | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 3,000; 2nd place - $ 2,000; 3rd place - $ 1,000; three winners and two more laureates will also receive $ 3,000 each to attend the CTBUH 2012 Congress in Shanghai. |
[more] Taking photographs of architecture
Photo Contest: Architecture and Seasons
One of the works sent to the photo competition. Source: www.pinwin.ru Another competition from 360.ru: this time participants are invited to send photos on the theme "Architecture and the seasons". The prize must be appreciated by amateurs - a wonderful transforming lens.
| dead-line: | 15.05.2014 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, decorators, technologists, students, teachers, design bureaus | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | Samyang T-S 24mm f / 3.5 ED AS UMC Tilt-Shift Transformer Lens |
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