Ideas Contests
Human and nature
Source: nisshinkogyo.co.jp The next Nisshin Kogyo competition examines the relationship between man and nature. The organizers do not limit the imagination of the participants and offer to freely interpret the topic. Perhaps it will be a search for solutions to environmental problems. Or maybe an attempt to provide visual harmony between architecture and its natural surroundings.
| registration dead-line: | 01.10.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 04.10.2019 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - 1,000,000 yen; 2nd place - 500,000 yen; 3rd place - 300,000 yen; eight incentive prizes of 100,000 yen each |
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Yo parking - new generation parking lots
Source: competitions.uni.xyz The competition is dedicated to the painful issue for many modern cities of the rapidly growing number of cars, lack of parking spaces, or, on the contrary, a rough heap of parking lots. How can you solve these problems with architecture? Can parking lots become part of a comfortable urban environment? What does the parking lot of tomorrow look like? The participants will have to answer these questions.
| registration dead-line: | 30.08.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 09.09.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 20 to $ 160 | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 1500; 2nd place - $ 800; incentive prizes |
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Rifat Chadirzhi Competition 2019
Source: rifatchadirji.com This year's Rifat Chadirji competition is dedicated to finding ideas for the creation in Sharjah of the Barjeel Foundation's museum, which has a rich collection of Arab contemporary art. The museum building should become an architectural and cultural landmark and draw attention to Arab art and design from people from all over the world.
| registration dead-line: | 30.08.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 01.09.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 70 to $ 100 | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 5000; 2nd place - $ 1000; 3rd place - $ 1000 |
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Lighthouse - public spaces competition
Source: competitions.uni.xyz Ideas of public spaces, the key component of which is light, are accepted for the competition. Previously, people loved to gather around the fire to socialize. Now gadgets have practically supplanted real communication. The task of the participants is to figure out how, with the help of “fire” (light), to restore interest in live conversations again.
| registration dead-line: | 23.08.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 02.09.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 20 to $ 160 | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 1500; 2nd place - $ 800; incentive prizes |
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Dewan Award 2019 - Al-Ummah Park Renewal
Source: dewan-award.com Ideas for the rehabilitation of Baghdad's central city park are accepted for competition. The goal is to make the once heavily visited family park, which has fallen into disrepair due to years of tension in Iraq, once again a favorite vacation spot for the people of Baghdad. Despite the use of a modern approach to the organization of public spaces by architects, this place should preserve the spirit of the country's history and culture.
| registration dead-line: | 15.08.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 20.08.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 70 to $ 100 | |
| awards: | grand prize - $ 6,000 or an invitation to work at Dewan Architects and Engineers |
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Temporary spaces for holidays in India
Source: acharya.ac.in India is a country of holidays of various sizes, primarily massive religious ones, which often require temporary pavilions to accommodate thousands of participants and the infrastructure they need. Today they are more practical than aesthetic function. Participants are invited to prove the importance of the artistic component and propose a project for a temporary site for a specific holiday in a specific place and context.
| registration dead-line: | 10.07.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 11.07.2019 | |
| open to: | students and young architects (up to 35 years old) | |
| reg. contribution: | from 350 to 1750 rupees | |
| awards: | 1st place - 50,000 rupees; II place - two prizes of 25,000 rupees each; 3rd place - three prizes of 10,000 rupees each |
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Calais hill improvement
Source: msu.mk Concepts for the arrangement of Kale Hill in the Macedonian city of Skopje are accepted for the competition. The eponymous medieval fortress and the museum of modern art are already located here. It is proposed to transform the free territory into a space actively visited by the townspeople, which will house exhibition pavilions, cultural spaces, places for recreation and communication.
| dead-line: | 15.05.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - 300,000 Macedonian denars |
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Collective housing for millennials
Source: sqrfactor.com Ideas for creating community housing that meet the needs of the millennial generation are accepted for competition. Today, young people easily change their place of residence in search of a new job or new experiences, so rental housing for millennials should be inexpensive, but at the same time meet modern needs, offer opportunities for both communication and privacy, and create the feeling of a cozy comfortable home.
| dead-line: | 05.05.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 20 to $ 60 | |
| awards: | 1st place - 50,000 rupees; II place - 25,000 rupees; III place - 10,000 rupees |
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Triumph Pavilion - London Summer Pavilion 2020 Competition
© Grimshaw Architects Next year, the theme of the ArchTriumph summer pavilion in London will be “discovery”. The organizers invite participants to reflect on a given topic and showcase fresh design solutions, while not forgetting about environmental and sustainable components. The pavilion should be not only aesthetically attractive, but also comfortable for visitors.
| dead-line: | 27.09.2019 | |
| open to: | professional architects and students; individual participants and teams up to 4 people | |
| reg. contribution: | there is | |
| awards: | the winner's project will be implemented; the projects of the winners will be published in major architectural publications |
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Palace of celebrations in Shakhovskaya
The competition is held with the aim of choosing the best draft proposal for the architectural and volumetric-planning solution of the building (with the adjacent territory) of the Celebration Palace of the Shakhovskaya urban district of the Moscow region. Architects with at least 3 years of experience can participate. The winner will receive a contract for the further development of the project.
| registration dead-line: | 08.05.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 30.05.2019 | |
| open to: | certified architects with at least 3 years of work experience | |
| reg. contribution: | 1500 rubles | |
| awards: | 1st place - 300,000 rubles; 2nd place - 200,000 rubles; 3rd place - 100,000 rubles |
[more] Awards
Record Interiors 2019
Source: architecturalrecord.com The award is hosted by the American magazine Architectural Record. Interiors realized in 2018 can participate. Projects using innovative and sustainable technologies are especially welcome. The winning entries will be published in the September 2019 issue of Architectural Record.
| dead-line: | 31.05.2019 | |
| open to: | architects, designers | |
| reg. contribution: | $75 |
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IAA 2019 - International Architecture Award
Source: thearchitecturecommunity.com The International Architecture Awards recognize the best architecture, design and urban projects. Participants can choose from more than 20 categories, including: commercial architecture, sports architecture, transport infrastructure, landscape design, residential and public interiors.
| dead-line: | 20.05.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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Housing and Urban Environment Best Practices
The competition is aimed at finding new approaches in the field of urban planning and the formation of the urban environment, contributing to the provision of affordable housing to families with an average income, increasing the level of comfort in residential areas, and sustainable development of territories. Implemented and conceptual projects for Russian cities with a population of over 100,000 are accepted for participation.
| dead-line: | 23.05.2019 | |
| open to: | architects, architectural bureaus | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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Best Completed Construction Project 2019
The competition is open to objects built on the territory of Moscow in 2018. These can be residential buildings and complexes, sports and educational institutions, office buildings and business centers, cultural, healthcare and transport infrastructure facilities and other implemented projects - 12 nominations in total. Among the evaluation criteria: architectural and planning solutions, landscaping of adjacent territories, transport accessibility, the use of innovative solutions in security systems.
| dead-line: | 30.05.2019 | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
[more] Grants and Resident Programs
I-Park 2019 - autumn residency programs
Source: i-park.org I-Park Resident Programs are held annually from May to November in the American city of East Haddam. Each program is designed for 4 weeks - now they are recruiting for the autumn months. 6-7 artists of different directions are selected to participate in one "shift". There are no strict regulations - the participants independently decide what to do. With the exception of the registration fee, all travel and accommodation costs are covered by the organizers of the program.
| dead-line: | 20.05.2019 | |
| open to: | artists, architects, landscape designers | |
| reg. contribution: | $35 |
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