Ideas and Concepts Contests
Residence for poets in Pavilosta
Source: poethuts.beebreeders.com Contestants should be offered ideas for creating a residence for poets in the Latvian seaside town of Pavilosta. Here you can live and be creative in an atmosphere of freedom and solitude. An obligatory requirement is the environmental friendliness of projects.
| registration dead-line: | 16.04.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 04.06.2019 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 70 to $ 140, depending on the registration date and participant category | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 3000; 2nd place - $ 1500; 3rd place - $ 500; two special prizes of $ 500 |
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Pedestrian bridge for the Gauja National Park
Source: gaujafootbridge.beebreeders.com Competitors are challenged to design a pedestrian bridge that will serve as the entrance to Latvia's Gauja National Park. Competitors must ensure sufficient height above the road as well as high axle load capacity. Projects should include welcome and farewell signs, as well as an information stand.
| registration dead-line: | 26.04.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 11.06.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 70 to $ 140, depending on the registration date and participant category | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 3000; 2nd place - $ 1500; 3rd place - $ 500; two special prizes of $ 500 |
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OR1GYN - the first space settlement
Source: origyn.uni.xyz The task of this idea competition is to design a space settlement for 2,000 astronauts and space travelers. All space missions will begin from here, research and maintenance of spacecraft will be carried out here. The station is supposed to be located in low earth orbit.
| registration dead-line: | 25.03.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 10.04.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 15 to $ 60, depending on the registration date and participant category | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 1500; 2nd place - $ 750; special prizes of $ 500 and $ 300 |
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House in the forest 2019
Source: houseinforest.com This is a competition for those who would like to live in harmony with nature surrounded by forest. This year, participants need to offer non-standard ideas for small forest houses with a plot area of up to 30 m². The house can be two-level. It should accommodate a living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. The place for the design can be located anywhere in the world, or it can be fictional.
| registration dead-line: | 28.02.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 01.03.2019 | |
| open to: | individual participants and teams up to 5 people | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 35 to $ 65, depending on the registration date | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 500; 2nd place - $ 200; 3rd place - $ 100 |
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Pop-up bazaar in Istanbul
Source: archasm.in Ideas for creating a pop-up bazaar in the center of Istanbul are accepted for the competition. It should be an avant-garde and innovative retail space. At the same time, it is necessary to reflect the eastern nature of the very concept of "bazaar". In other words, it is necessary to achieve harmony between the culture of our time and age-old traditions.
| registration dead-line: | 27.02.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 28.02.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | before January 31 - € 60; from 1 to 27 February - € 80 | |
| awards: | 1st place - 100,000 rupees; II place - 60,000 rupees; III place - 40,000 rupees |
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Schindler Global Award 2018-2019
Source: schindler.com The Schindler Global Award is one of the largest student competitions dedicated to solving the problems of modern cities. Last year, participants proposed ideas for the development of São Paulo, this year the focus is on Mumbai. You can choose different themes for projects - housing, public spaces, ecology and others.
| registration dead-line: | 18.01.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 30.01.2019 | |
| open to: | undergraduate and graduate students | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - $ 105,000 |
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Modular country house
Source: rmodul.com This year the participants of the competition from the Ryterna modul company will have to develop a project of a modular country house for a family of four on a plot of 12 acres. The projects will need to take into account the interests of all family members, the designated budget and the proposed location of the site.
| registration dead-line: | 25.11.2018 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 28.01.2019 | |
| open to: | individual participants and teams up to 5 people | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 1,000; 2nd place - € 500; III - € 250 |
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Archpoint Concept Awards 2018
Source: archpointconceptawards.ru This year the theme of the Archpoint Concept Awards is a new bar culture. You can participate in three categories: bar concept, bar furniture and bar lighting. Besides the developed design, it is necessary to provide a general description of the concept of the establishment.
| registration dead-line: | 23.11.2018 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 30.11.2018 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | from 15,000 to 100,000 rubles, depending on the nomination; special prizes |
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Festival Concéntrico 2019 - installation competition
Source: concentrico.es Architects, designers and artists are invited to participate in the Concéntrico festival, which takes place annually in the Spanish city of Logroño. The task is to design installations for the Plaza Santa Ana. The best projects will be implemented there in April next year. A prerequisite is the use of Garnica plywood panels.
| dead-line: | 27.12.2018 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | €2000 |
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Gardens Festival Reford Gardens - invitation to participate
Source: internationalgardenfestival.ca Landscape designers and architects are invited to participate in the 20th Anniversary Canadian Gardens Festival Reford Gardens. The task is to create interactive green spaces that are interesting for adults and children. The budget for the implementation of each garden is € 20,000.
| dead-line: | 20.12.2018 | |
| open to: | landscape designers, architects, artists | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | reward for winners - $ 5000 |
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Exposition of the pavilion of Montenegro at Expo 2020
Source: mvp.gov.me The competition is held to select the best option for the design of the exposition for the Montenegrin pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai. The design concept should correspond to the theme of the exhibition - “Connecting minds, creating the future”. At the same time, it is necessary to reflect national features and peculiarities of the country in the design of the space. It should also be remembered that after the exhibition, the pavilion will need to be restored to its original form, that is, the project should not provide for serious interventions.
| dead-line: | 03.12.2018 | |
| open to: | designers, architects, artists | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 10,000; 2nd place - € 5,000; 3rd place - € 3000 |
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Wheelwright Prize 2019 - Young Architects Award
The Wheelwright Prize has been awarded to talented young architects who have graduated from Harvard University's School of Design since 1935. But for the seventh year in a row, the organizers have been inviting young professionals from all over the world who graduated from universities no more than 15 years ago to participate. The participant must be offered a program of practical architectural research to be undertaken outside his country of residence. The winner will receive a grant of $ 100,000 to implement their research project. Applicants for the award must also submit to the jury their resume, portfolio and detailed itinerary of the proposed trip.
| dead-line: | 27.01.2019 | |
| open to: | architects who graduated from the university no more than 15 years ago | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | grant of $ 100,000 |
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