Ideas Contests
Urban space activators
Participants are required to combine the functional qualities of architecture and the aesthetics of sculptural art to revitalize the Place de la Concorde in Paris. You need to create a miniature of an architectural object in which you cannot live, but you can visit inside and imagine what a real building would be, and not its sculptural copy.
| registration dead-line: | 21.09.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 06.10.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 25 | |
| awards: | from $ 100 |
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Freedom today
The task for the contestants is to propose an idea for the development of an abandoned train station in the territory of Liberty State Park in New Jersey. The functional purpose of the new space remains at the discretion of the participants, the main thing is that it becomes a metaphorical reflection of the modern understanding of freedom.
| registration dead-line: | 07.09.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 22.09.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 25 | |
| awards: | from $ 100 |
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Waste recycling plant in the "city of scavengers"
The competition is dedicated to solving the problem of waste disposal and recycling in Cairo's Manshiyat-Nasir quarter, known as the "city of scavengers". Its residents are collecting garbage throughout the city. The people who are responsible for cleanliness in the metropolis literally live in garbage heaps themselves, and a modern garbage recycling plant, which participants are invited to design, would help to improve the situation.
| registration dead-line: | 03.08.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 18.08.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 26 | |
| awards: | from $ 150 |
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Breathe freely
The high level of air pollution in cities, especially industrial ones, is one of the main problems of the modern world. Participants need to think about how to make urban recreation areas healthy, fill them with unpolluted air. A typical plot with an area of 7000 m² was proposed for the design.
| registration dead-line: | 07.09.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 22.09.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 25 | |
| awards: | from $ 100 |
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Yacht club in Samara
Architectural concepts of a new yacht club in Samara on the site demolished in the 1950s are accepted for the student competition. The yacht club should include a restaurant, kitchen, lobby, fitness club, administrative and other premises. Observation platforms are also encouraged.
| dead-line: | 31.08.2020 | |
| open to: | students | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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Residence for artists in Helsinki
The competition collects ideas for creating a residence for artists in Helsinki, where representatives of creative professions can live, interact, and exhibit their work. The building itself should also become one of the remarkable city objects.
| dead-line: | 31.07.2020 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | from € 20 to € 40 | |
| awards: | €1000 |
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Small big restroom
The competition is dedicated to finding ideas for creating a new format of public toilets. The key is to add extra features to washrooms, from entertainment to educational. It is also important that buildings do not conflict with the urban environment, but, on the contrary, enrich it. The site for the development of the project can be selected at your discretion.
| registration dead-line: | 24.07.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 31.07.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 70 to $ 85 | |
| awards: | prize fund - $ 4000 |
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Work from home
The competition raises the topic of remote work that is relevant today. Participants are invited to equip the apartment of a fictional young couple with all the necessary attributes of a home office. Innovation and daring experimentation are welcome.
| dead-line: | 08.05.2020 | |
| open to: | young architects (up to 35 years old) | |
| reg. contribution: | €30 | |
| awards: | €1000 |
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Residential complex in Vysochany
The development company Penta Real Estate is holding a competition for the project of a residential complex for 250 apartments in the Vysočany district of Prague. To participate, you need to pass the qualification selection. The projects will be developed by five finalists.
| registration dead-line: | 11.05.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 06.07.2020 | |
| open to: | architectural firms | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | reward for five finalist teams - € 6000 each |
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Golden Trezzini 2020
Source: goldtrezzini.ru The competition is being held for the third time. You can participate in 20 nominations. We accept projects by authors from all over the world, completed or delivered not earlier than 2018. The winners will receive gilded Golden Trezzini statuettes. The best works will add to the collection of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg and will be exhibited at an exhibition in the Peter and Paul Fortress.
| dead-line: | 01.12.2020 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, restorers and students from all over the world | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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COVID-19 Grant Competition
The competition is dedicated to the fight against COVID-19. Projects are accepted in four categories: architecture and interior design, graphic design, industrial design and fashion. The challenge for the participants in the architectural section is to design a capsule to isolate people with symptoms of the virus at home.
| dead-line: | 30.04.2020 | |
| open to: | architects, designers | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | grants of $ 5000 and $ 2000 |
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