Ideas Contests
Moontopia - space architecture competition
Illustration: eleven-magazine.com Almost half a century has passed since man first set foot on the moon. The organizers believe that it's time to stop walking on the moon - it's time to dwell. Participants can present their vision of space architecture that will allow a person to live, work, and research on another planet. The contestants' imagination is not limited by anything, you can offer any ideas.
| dead-line: | 11.11.2016 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | before September 1 - £ 60; from September 2 to November 1 - £ 80; November 2-11 - £ 100 | |
| awards: | 1st place - £ 2000; 2nd place - £ 400; Audience Award - £ 100 |
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Create your own pavilion - competition for children
Illustration: serpentinegalleries.org Young architects (from 8 to 14 years old) are invited to design the summer pavilion of the Serpentine Gallery and submit computer models and 3d models of their objects to the jury. Participants will compete in two age groups. Each of them will have two winners.
| dead-line: | 30.09.2016 | |
| open to: | children 8-14 years old | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | for each of the four winners - iPad with 3D CAD software |
[more] Urbanism and territorial development
Rediscovering the Seine
Illustration: reinventerlaseine.fr Interdisciplinary teams of specialists are invited to participate in the competition, which will develop projects for the renovation of territories along the Seine, along the Paris-Rouen-Le Havre axis. There are forty sites to choose from for potential transformation. The goal of the competition is to get away from the perception of the river as a communication channel between cities, to make the coastal areas comfortable for the townspeople and actively used.
| dead-line: | 03.10.2016 | |
| open to: | interdisciplinary teams | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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Restarting Ornachuelos Center
Illustration: rethinkingcompetitions.com The organizers of the competition aim to rethink the historic centers of old cities to make them more comfortable to live in and adapt to the needs of modern citizens and tourists. The participants will have to develop concepts for the revitalization of the center of Ornachuelos (Spain). It is necessary to preserve its cultural and natural value, while breathing new life into the historical buildings.
| dead-line: | 02.11.2016 | |
| open to: | professionals and students; individual participants and teams up to 8 people | |
| reg. contribution: | until September 20 - € 40; from September 21 to October 18 - € 70; from October 19 to November 2 - € 90 | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 3000; 2nd place - € 1000; 3rd place - € 500 |
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Laser valley
Illustration: laservalleycompetition.ro The most powerful laser in the world will soon be installed on the territory of the Romanian city of Magurele, in connection with which the contestants are invited to imagine what a large research and business center called Laser Valley will look like by 2035. This is a competition for interdisciplinary teams that explore the characteristics and potential of the territory, the needs of the townspeople who will live and work here, and will illustrate the possible options for the development of the Laser Valley.
| dead-line: | 05.09.2016 | |
| open to: | interdisciplinary professional and student teams | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 6,000; 2nd place - € 4,500; 3rd place - € 3,500; special prizes of € 2000 |
[more] Design
Halle Design Award 2017
Illustration: designpreis-halle.de This year, the participants in Designpreis Halle will have to reflect on the theme of "Time". Any design projects related to this concept are accepted for consideration. Non-standard ideas and solutions are welcome, based on an attitude to time as one of the most valuable resources of mankind.
| dead-line: | 31.01.2017 | |
| open to: | professional designers (under the age of 40) and students | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - € 10,000 |
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Tile of Spain 2016 - Ceramics in architecture and interior design
Illustration: tileofspainawards.com Applications are open for the 15th Ceramics in Architecture and Interior Design International Award this year. The main criterion for choosing the winners is the presence of non-standard solutions for the use of ceramics in projects. Contestants will compete in three nominations: "Architecture", "Interior Design" and "Graduation Project". New objects or restoration projects using Spanish ceramic coatings can participate.
| dead-line: | 26.10.2016 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, planners | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - € 39,000; prize in the categories "Architecture" and "Interior decoration" - € 17,000, in the category of diploma projects - € 5,000 |
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ArchiGradas 2016
The illustration is provided by GRADAS. Participants should offer original solutions for suspended volumetric facades that can be used in construction, interior design, and environmental design. It is imperative to use specific materials in projects and adhere to technological restrictions. The winners will have the opportunity to continue their partnership with Gradas.
| dead-line: | 30.09.2016 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, architectural and design studios, students of specialized universities | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - 47,000 rubles; 2nd place - 24,000 rubles; 3rd place - 13,000 rubles |
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Design for a temporary store in Manhattan
Illustration: officialmadeinitaly.com Participants are tasked with developing a general concept of decoration and design of individual furniture and decor elements for the temporary store Official Made in Italy S.r.l. in New York. Among the items that the contestants will have to work on are poufs, ceiling lamps, shelves for goods. You also need to think about the checkout area and the checkout area.
| dead-line: | 13.10.2016 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | until August 11: for participants under 35 years old - € 35 / for participants over 35 years old - € 45; from August 12 to September 12: € 55 / € 65; from 13 September to 13 October - € 75 / € 85 | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 5000; 2nd place - € 3000; 3rd place - € 2000 |
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ZILART in the city
"Pixel Duck" by Andrey Lyublinsky, installed in the framework of the 1st Biennale of Street Art ARTMOSSPHERE in 2014. Photo provided by the organizing committee of the competition The purpose of the competition is to set new guidelines in the design of the capital's squares and boulevards. Artists, designers and architects are invited to design public art objects that can be installed in public spaces in Moscow. Based on the results of the competition, the jury will choose from one to three projects that will be implemented next year.
| dead-line: | 30.09.2016 | |
| open to: | artists, architects, designers, sculptors | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | € 2000; project implementation |
[more] For young architects
IE Spaces for Innovation Prize
Illustration: arquideas.net In order to participate in the competition, young architects must submit to the jury ideas about the future of the working, educational and commercial environment of modern man. Your vision of introducing architectural innovations into everyday life must be arranged in the form of a collage. The prize for the winners is training at IE School on the Master in Design for Work Retail & Learning Environments program, as well as internships in large architectural firms.
| registration dead-line: | 01.10.2016 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 03.10.2016 | |
| open to: | young architects who graduated from the university no earlier than 2012 | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | scholarships to study for the master's program of the IE School, internships in large architecture companies |
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