Ideas Contests
Affordable housing in San Francisco
The challenge for the contestants is to present the affordable housing concepts that the San Francisco real estate market needs today. Any place for the proposed construction can be chosen, but the project must be potentially applicable to other locations. 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.
| registration dead-line: | 21.04.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 03.06.2020 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 70 to $ 140 | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 3000; 2nd place - $ 1500; 3rd place - $ 500; two special prizes of $ 500 |
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"Heavenly Hive" 2020 - Skyscraper Competition
The contestants will have to create a project for a new generation high-rise building. The task is to reconsider the relationship of skyscrapers with nature, people and the city. In projects, it is necessary to take into account the environmental problems of modern megacities, the constantly growing population, as well as economic aspects. Participants can choose the place for the hypothetical construction of the tower at their discretion.
| registration dead-line: | 17.04.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 02.06.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 70 to $ 140 | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 3000; 2nd place - $ 1500; 3rd place - $ 500; two special prizes of $ 500 |
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Birdhouse 2020
The competition is held in conjunction with Birdly, a social organization that supports environmental protection with money raised from the sale of bird houses. Participants need to offer their own version of the house, which anyone could make at home on their own from easily accessible and environmentally friendly materials. Birdly will put the best ideas into production.
| registration dead-line: | 14.04.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 29.05.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 60 to $ 120 | |
| awards: | 1st place - $ 3000; 2nd place - $ 1500; 3rd place - $ 500 |
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"Beacon" of climate change
Ideas for creating a kind of monument to global warming are accepted for the competition. Its task is to draw the attention of the whole world to the existing problem, to remind about the possible consequences, to induce active action. In addition, the monument should become a symbol of today's warming era for future generations. It is proposed to create it in Giza, not far from the pyramid complex.
| registration dead-line: | 15.03.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 25.03.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 20 | |
| awards: | from $ 100 |
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Paris: filling the voids
Participants need to propose ideas for the development of the abandoned Petite Ceinture railway in Paris. It has not functioned since 1934, and so far no options have been found for the use of empty spaces. The contestants will have to work on one of the sections of the road.
| registration dead-line: | 29.02.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 10.03.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 23 | |
| awards: | from $ 250 |
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School of tomorrow
The participants were asked to create a concept for the school of the future. Ideas should reflect an innovative approach not only to the architecture of educational institutions, but also to the educational process in general. Think about how to design buildings that are conducive to the most effective learning. It is proposed to create a fictional school of tomorrow in Copenhagen.
| registration dead-line: | 28.02.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 29.02.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from € 40 to € 80 | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 1200; 2nd place - € 800; 3rd place - € 500 |
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Facade transformation
The competition focuses on the need to renovate the glass facades of old New York office buildings, which require a lot of energy for both heating and cooling, and therefore do not fit into the city's carbon reduction program. For the development of projects for the transformation of facades into more environmentally friendly, a 15-storey building built in 1962 was chosen.
| registration dead-line: | 06.02.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 17.02.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 125 to $ 150 | |
| awards: | $15 000 |
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Houseboats for Kiribati
The mission of the participants is to figure out how to save the island state of Kiribati from extinction. It is necessary to create housing on its territory, which is not afraid to drown - floating. Residents of such houses will feel safe, and there will be no need to leave the flooded islands prematurely.
| registration dead-line: | 23.12.2019 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 22.01.2020 | |
| open to: | students and young architects (up to 35 years old) | |
| reg. contribution: | from € 60 to € 110 | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 8,000; 2nd place - € 4000; 3rd place - € 2000; two special prizes of € 500 |
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Pilgrims Village in India
Contestants will have to design a camp for believers who annually make pilgrimages to Amarnath Cave in India. The structure should be modular, easy to assemble and transport, easy to store, since it will only be useful for 48 days a year.
| registration dead-line: | 05.03.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 15.03.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 10 | |
| awards: | from $ 50 |
[more] Awards and contests
Wood Design & Building Awards 2019
The award has been organized annually by Wood Design & Building magazine and the Canadian Timber Council for three decades. The goal is not only to celebrate the best wooden buildings over the past five years, but also to show the exceptional aesthetic and functional qualities of wood in construction, to demonstrate new technologies and ideas, to inspire architects and customers to use wood as the main material in the implementation of projects.
| dead-line: | 26.11.2019 | |
| reg. contribution: | $175 |
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ADF Milano Salone Design Award 2020
The competition provides an opportunity to take part in the exposition of the Japanese non-profit organization Aoyoama Design Forum at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile design exhibition in Milan. Participants need to create a piece of furniture or space that can surprise not only with design, but also with functionality.
| dead-line: | 13.12.2019 | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | main prize - 1 million yen and participation in the exhibition |
[more] Scholarships and grants
Loeb Fellowship 2020/2021
Loeb Fellowship is a program for practicing architects, planners, designers and urban planners with 5 to 10 years of experience. It is organized by the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to the results of the competition, up to 10 scholars will be selected who will be able to take special courses in the chosen direction, take part in seminars, study trips and other events.
| dead-line: | 06.01.2020 | |
| open to: | architects, planners, urban planners, designers | |
| reg. contribution: | $45 |
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