Ideas Contests
Libraries: genesis
Participants are encouraged to reflect on the question of whether libraries have a future. The task is to completely revise the functionality and spatial content of traditional libraries in order to give them the opportunity not only to continue their existence, but also again to become the main urban scientific and educational centers.
| registration dead-line: | 06.12.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 16.12.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 21, depending on the number of participants | |
| awards: | from $ 150 |
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Fashion Pavilion in Milan
Ideas for the creation of a pop-up pavilion in Milan, which would become the embodiment of the relationship between fashion and architecture, are accepted for the competition. Here it will be possible to hold various fashion events and acquaint visitors with the world of design. The proposed construction site for the pavilion is Sempione Park.
| registration dead-line: | 29.11.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 30.11.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from € 40 to € 80 | |
| awards: | 1st place - 100,000 rupees; II place - 60,000 rupees; III place - 40,000 rupees |
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Extreme Habitat 2019: Arctic
The Extreme Habitat Challenge collects ideas for creating conditions for living in a seemingly unsuitable environment. The task this time is to pave the way for the Hyperloop trains that will connect Moscow and Vancouver. The Arctic Bridge will open up new opportunities for trade and other interactions between continents. The organizers do not limit the participants' imagination.
| registration dead-line: | 28.11.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 08.12.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 20 to $ 80 | |
| awards: | main prize - from $ 100 (depends on the number of participants) |
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Compact housing constructor
The task of the contestants is to come up with ideas for compact housing blocks designed for one or two people, which could be put together as a constructor. Such housing can be adjusted to the needs of modern densely populated cities and transformed depending on the specifics of the selected site.
| registration dead-line: | 28.11.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 08.12.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 20 to $ 80 | |
| awards: | from $ 100, depending on the number of participants |
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Chapel in Aldea da Mata
The participants will have to design a chapel that could be located near the Aldea da Mata dolmen in Portugal. The task is to preserve and emphasize the historical and cultural value of this place, as well as create an opportunity for secluded contemplation of the unique landscape.
| registration dead-line: | 21.10.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 26.10.2019 | |
| open to: | students and young architects (up to 40 years old) | |
| reg. contribution: | from € 60 to € 90 | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 2000; 2nd place - € 1000; 3rd place - € 500 |
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Heerlen roofs
The competition is dedicated to the creation of a network of public spaces on rooftops in the center of the Dutch city of Heerlen. Seven buildings were chosen as a start for the development of the project, the main of which is the SCHUNCK cultural center. It is planned to start implementation in the near future, and already in 2021 a "roof festival" will be held at these sites.
| registration dead-line: | 25.08.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 21.10.2019 | |
| open to: | architects, architectural bureaus | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 25,000; 2nd place - € 15,000; 3rd place - € 10,000 |
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Summer cinema Garage Screen 2020
The goal is to choose the best project for the summer cinema Garage Screen, which is planned to be built on the square in front of the Garage building next spring. The pavilion is to become Moscow's main cinema site for the 2020 summer season. The competition will be held in two stages. The first is qualification selection. In the second, six finalists will be directly involved in work on projects.
| dead-line: | 18.08.2019 | |
| open to: | architects and architectural bureaus from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | six finalists will receive grants of 250,000 rubles each for the development of concepts; the best project will be implemented |
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The street is a space for play
The competition is held as part of the Winnipeg Design Festival. Participants should be offered options for children's and family playgrounds that could revitalize the streets of the city and diversify the leisure of its residents. The best offers will be implemented. Implementation budget - 1000 Canadian dollars.
| registration dead-line: | 09.08.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 25.08.2019 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1000 Canadian dollars for project implementation |
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Fusion 2019: an architecture that unites
The competition evaluates completed projects in the field of multifunctional, unifying architecture. Due to the growing population of cities and the lack of resources, the optimal use of land is more relevant today than ever. Therefore, space-saving architecture that combines several functions at once comes to the fore. Participants can present examples of such an architecture to the jury. Projects must be completed no earlier than 2014.
| registration dead-line: | 15.08.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 02.11.2019 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 25 to $ 40 |
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Best interior 2019
Both professional architects and designers and young specialists, students of specialized universities can participate in the competition. Works are accepted in two sections: "Realized Residential Interior" and "Realized Public Interior", each of which contains several nominations. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the BIF 2019 festival.
| dead-line: | 15.09.2019 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | 7000 rubles | |
| awards: | two prizes of 100,000 rubles each |
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Grant of the President of Tatarstan to study at the Higher School of Economics
A prerequisite for participation in the competition for a grant is Tatarstan as a place of birth or residence. Based on the results of the competition, five winners will be selected. Each of them will receive a grant in the amount of 950 thousand rubles, which will cover a two-year study on the Master's program "Prototyping Future Cities" at the Higher School of Economics and living in a hostel during their studies. The academic director of the master's program is the ex-chief architect of Barcelona, the head of the laboratory for prototyping cities of the future "Shukhov Lab" Vicente Guayart.
| dead-line: | 10.08.2019 | |
| open to: | students and young professionals | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | five grants of 950,000 rubles |
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