Ideas Contests
House for Wassily Kandinsky
Illustration: icarch.us Another competition from the ICARCH gallery is timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the birth of Wassily Kandinsky. The participants will have to dream up what the artist's house might look like. Works of any format, ideas of any scale are accepted - the organizers provide the contestants with complete freedom for creativity.
| registration dead-line: | 01.12.2016 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 16.12.2016 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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Kindergarten in Amsterdam
Illustration: student.archmedium.com The population of Amsterdam is increasing every year, resulting in a shortage of public spaces. Competitors will need to develop a kindergarten project with an emphasis on outdoor playgrounds. In addition, projects should include the main kindergarten building, where it is necessary to provide premises for cultural events.
| registration dead-line: | 16.10.2016 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 30.10.2016 | |
| open to: | students and young architects who graduated from the university no more than 10 years ago | |
| reg. contribution: | before August 15 - € 60.50; from August 16 to September 15 - € 90.75; from September 16 to October 16 - € 121 | |
| awards: | for students: I place - € 2500, II place - € 1500, III place - € 500; for young architects: 1st place - € 2000 |
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Vertical cemetery in Tokyo
Illustration: archoutloud.com The population of Tokyo is growing every year. At the same time, the average age of the city's residents is also growing. Projects of a vertical cemetery are accepted for the competition, which would solve the problem with the lack of places for burial. Innovative ideas for resolving such a delicate issue by means of architecture are welcome.
| registration dead-line: | 23.09.2016 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 24.09.2016 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | before July 17 - $ 50; from July 18 to August 15 - $ 70; from August 16 to September 23 - $ 90 | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 5000; three prizes of $ 1000 |
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Tattoo Academy in Melbourne
Illustration: beebreeders.com The projects of the Tattoo Academy in Melbourne, where you can learn how to make tattoos and get acquainted with the history of this art, are accepted for the competition. In addition to workshops and classrooms for training, the project should include a dormitory, concept cafe and public spaces. The academy should become popular not only among locals, but also among tourists.
| registration dead-line: | 21.09.2016 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 12.10.2016 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | until August 3: professionals - $ 80 / students - $ 60; from 4 to 24 August - $ 100 / $ 70; from August 25 to September 21 - $ 120 / $ 80 | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 3000; 2nd place - $ 1500; 3rd place - $ 500; two special prizes of $ 500 |
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Markets of Montmartre
Illustration: platform.re The two districts of Paris, the bohemian Abesse and the dysfunctional Château Rouge, although located side by side, demonstrate the socio-economic differences that exist today in the French capital. The only thing that unites these areas is the presence of markets. Participants are asked to answer the question: is it possible to narrow the social gap through architectural intervention. The task is to create a project for one or two new markets (in one or both designated territories). The implementation cost must not exceed € 100,000.
| dead-line: | 02.09.2016 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | £50 | |
| awards: | £500 |
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Botanical architecture
Illustration: competitions.archi Participants are invited to demonstrate their view of the relationship between architecture and nature. The organizers are tasked with reflecting on what "botanical architecture" should look like. Not just "green", ecological, but botanical, which lives, develops and interacts with the outside world like a plant.
| registration dead-line: | 03.10.2016 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 10.10.2016 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - 1,000,000 yen; 2nd place - 500,000 yen; 3rd place - 300,000 yen; 8 incentive prizes of 100,000 yen each |
[more] Urbanism and territorial development
Ideas for the Hiedanranta area
Illustration: tampere.fi Contestants will have to develop conceptual plans for a new neighborhood called Hiedanranta in the Finnish city of Tampere. The territory is located on the shores of Lake Nasiyavri. Today it houses historic buildings and unused industrial buildings. It is necessary not only to develop the functional content of the area, but also to offer an original visual solution.
| dead-line: | 21.09.2016 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 110,000; 2nd place - € 50,000; 3rd place - € 30,000 |
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LafargeHolcim Awards 2016/2017 - Sustainable Building Award
Projects in the field of architecture, engineering, landscape and urban design that meet the main criteria for sustainable construction are accepted for participation in the competition. The works are evaluated in two categories: projects underway and bold conceptual solutions. The winners of the regional stage of the award automatically go to the international final.
| dead-line: | 21.03.2017 | |
| open to: | persons over 18 years old | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | total prize fund for regional and global stages - $ 2,000,000 |
[more] Design
Apartment design in Varese
Illustration: segretoverde.com The participants' task is to develop design projects for apartments in a new complex in the Italian city of Varese. There are eight apartments in the building. Designers can choose any of them and offer ideas for its design. In the competition, two winners will be selected at once, each of whom will receive a cash prize and the opportunity to implement his project.
| dead-line: | 15.08.2016 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | two prizes of € 500 + the opportunity to implement projects |
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Home sweet office
Illustration: desall.com The competition is organized by the Italian furniture company Della Valentina Office. Participants are required to come up with interesting ideas for creating a home office workspace. It should be modern, comfortable, functional, technological - meet the needs of a person who works from home. You should also consider the possibility of mass production.
| dead-line: | 28.09.2016 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | € 3000 + royalty |
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IIDA competition: interior design for medical institutions 2016
Illustration: iida.skipsolabs.com The design projects of the interiors of medical institutions made after June 2014 are accepted for the competition. The works are evaluated in 12 categories. The organizer of the competition is the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).
| dead-line: | 11.08.2016 | |
| open to: | interior designers | |
| reg. contribution: | for IIDA members - $ 200; for other participants - $ 300 | |
| awards: | publications in Healthcare Design magazine and other publications |
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