Ideas Contests
Affordable housing in Sydney
Source: beebreeders.com The challenge for the contestants is to present the affordable housing concepts that the Sydney real estate market needs today. Despite the need to use limited resources in projects (building materials, land, finance), housing must be of high quality, meet the needs of modern citizens. The best works will be presented at the Sydney Build Expo 2018.
| registration dead-line: | 09.02.2018 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 14.02.2018 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | before November 3: standard registration - $ 90 / for students - $ 70; from November 4 to December 1 - $ 120 / $ 100; from December 2 to February 9 - $ 140 / $ 120 | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 3000; 2nd place - $ 1500; 3rd place - $ 500; two special prizes of $ 500 |
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Art Bridge in Amsterdam
Source: archasm.in Contestants need to offer ideas for a pedestrian bridge and an art gallery in the center of Amsterdam at the same time. It will be possible to cross the bridge not only from coast to coast - it will host exhibitions, various performances and concerts, craft workshops and souvenir shops.
| registration dead-line: | 14.01.2018 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 15.01.2018 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | until December 14 - € 60; from December 15 to January 14 - € 80 | |
| awards: | 1st place - 100,000 rupees; II place - 60,000 rupees; III place - 40,000 rupees |
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Children's Library in Pinocchio Park
Source: youngarchitectscompetitions.com Competitors are tasked with designing a large children's library for Pinocchio Park in Collodi, Italy. The building that will house the best fairy tales in the world must be extraordinary. Participants need to create a magical world for young visitors, while not forgetting about the educational function of the library.
| registration dead-line: | 10.12.2017 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 13.12.2017 | |
| open to: | students and young architects (up to 35 years old) | |
| reg. contribution: | before October 15 - € 75; from October 16 to November 12 - € 100; from 13 November to 10 December - € 150 | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 10,000; 2nd place - € 4000; 3rd place - € 2000; four incentive prizes of € 1000 |
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Eco-house for the Sahara
Source: rethinkingcompetitions.com The competition is dedicated to finding the best ideas for creating comfortable housing for living in the desert. It is generally accepted that a full life in a desert area is impossible. Participants need to prove otherwise and design a home for a family of four that can protect from harsh weather and provide residents with everything they need.
| dead-line: | 04.12.2017 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | before October 19 - € 35; from October 20 to November 17 - € 50; from 18 November to 4 December - € 70 | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 1,500; three incentive prizes of € 500 each |
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Small modular house
Source: rmodul.com This year, participants in the competition from Ryterna modul will develop a project for a small modular house with an area of no more than 25 m². The house should be transportable, comfortable and fully equipped for two people. Special attention should be paid to the fact that only electricity is available from external communications.
| registration dead-line: | 03.11.2017 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 04.01.2018 | |
| open to: | individual participants and teams up to 5 people | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 1,000; 2nd place - € 500; III - € 250 |
[more] Project competitions
New standards for typical housing
Source: competition-dom.rf Participants of the competition will have to develop 4 types of residential buildings for one of the models of the urban environment to choose from: low-rise, mid-rise or central. The proposed solutions should form new standards for high-quality affordable housing in Russia. The competition will be held in two stages. At the first stage, the contestants will present their concepts to the jury. At the second stage, 20 finalists will work on finalizing their projects.
| dead-line: | 25.12.2017 | |
| open to: | Russian and foreign architects | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 20 finalists will receive 1 million rubles; prize for the first place (up to 5 projects) - 2 million rubles each; prize for the second place (up to five projects) - 1.5 million rubles each; prize for third place (up to ten projects) - 1 million rubles each |
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BIM technologies 2017
Image provided by Publishing House "Construction Expert" Information models of residential and public buildings, industrial facilities, road transport infrastructure and other BIM projects are accepted for the competition. Design organizations, construction, operating and development companies, author teams and students can take part. The goal of the organizers is to unite efforts to form national BIM standards in the construction industry.
| dead-line: | 15.01.2018 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
[more] For young architects
Richard Rogers Scholarship 2018
Source: richardrogersfellowship.org By entering the competition for the Richard Rogers Fellowship, architects, designers and urbanists have the opportunity to travel to London for three months to conduct research on urban development. The seat of the program is Wimbledon House. This is the home that Richard Rogers designed for his parents in 1968, early in his career. The house is now owned by the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University - an architect donated it to an educational institution for the building to serve for educational purposes.
Each competitor selected to participate in the project will receive a cash prize of $ 10,000. Applications must include a resume, portfolio and description of the proposed study.
| dead-line: | 14.11.2017 | |
| open to: | professionals and students with an existing bachelor's degree | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | $ 10,000 and three months of residency at Wimbledon House for research work |
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ATA 2018 - Architectural Thesis Competition
Source: archistart.net The competition is designed to identify young talents in the field of architecture, to draw attention to the activities of specialists who are at the beginning of their professional path. The organizers give participants the opportunity to present their thesis to a wide audience. The project must be completed no earlier than January 2015. The author of the best diploma will receive a cash prize and the possibility of free participation in subsequent archiSTART competitions.
| registration dead-line: | 12.02.2018 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 18.02.2018 | |
| open to: | architects and designers who defended their dissertations in the period from January 2015 to February 2018 | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | € 2000 + free participation in competitions and workshops archiSTART |
[more] Design and graphics
"Freehand" - selection of architectural drawings for publication in the book
The American publishing house Princeton Architectural Press is preparing to release the book "Freehand" ("Single-Handedly"), dedicated to the relevance of hand-made architectural graphics in the digital age. Anyone wishing to see their work on the pages of the book can send them for review. To do this, you need to send an application with a link to the portfolio.
| dead-line: | 27.10.2017 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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ADD Awards 2017
Source: addawards.ru The ADD AWARDS evaluates conceptual and completed projects in seven nominations:
- design of a city apartment up to 100 m²,
- design of a city apartment over 100 m²,
- country house and townhouse,
- business real estate,
- HoReCa and retail,
- object design,
- urban environment and landscape design.
Projects created in 2016 and 2017 can participate. Each nomination will have three winners. The main prize is a trip to Milan to the iSaloni exhibition.
| dead-line: | 05.11.2017 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, decorators | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | the main prize is a trip to Milan for the iSaloni 2018 exhibition |
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Furniture for medical offices
Source: desall.com The competition is run by Missaglia, a healthcare furniture company. Participants are invited to develop a design for a series of cabinets for medical offices. Cabinets should be modern, technological, environmentally friendly and versatile. It is necessary to provide for three types of cabinets: for documents, for clothes and personal belongings, as well as for medical instruments and drugs.
| dead-line: | 20.12.2017 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | main prize - € 3000 |
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