Ideas Contests
Street art gallery
Contestants are invited, inspired by one of the contemporary art movements, to create a street gallery in Montpellier, where artists can exhibit work, communicate and interact with each other and with visitors. The goal is to move away from the traditional non-interactive format of exhibition spaces.
| 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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Gas stations of tomorrow
The global trend of gradual withdrawal from traditional types of vehicle fuels may lead to unprofitableness of about half of existing gas stations by 2035. Now is the time to adjust to the changing market. Competitors must choose any existing gas station and propose a concept for its modernization - both in terms of design and functionality.
| registration dead-line: | 14.09.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 29.09.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 25 | |
| awards: | from $ 100 |
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Eco Resort in Sanya
While tourism plays an important role in the global economy, it also has a constant impact on the environment. The task of the competition is to design an eco-friendly resort for the Chinese island of Hainan. The main condition is to reduce the negative impact on the local nature to an absolute minimum.
| 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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House of the Earth
The student competition is dedicated to finding ideas for creating infrastructure to accommodate visitors in nature reserves and national parks in Russia. Among the evaluation criteria are environmental friendliness, simplicity and speed of construction of objects, as well as the availability of the proposed building materials. The main prize is 1 million rubles.
| dead-line: | 01.08.2020 | |
| open to: | students | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - 1.5 million rubles |
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Home as a play space
Play is an integral part of the life of both children and adults. Now, when most people are forced to spend all their time at home, it is worth thinking about how to organize a full-fledged play space within four walls - to create opportunities for creativity, communication, intellectual activity and active pursuits. Ideas for the formation of such a space should be offered to the participants.
| dead-line: | 22.05.2020 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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Iso [nation]: home office
Contestants are invited to rethink the current process of converting housing into home offices. The task is to present a balanced living and working interior for 1-4 people at the same time and demonstrate how our houses and apartments can change after the pandemic.
| registration dead-line: | 22.05.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 24.05.2020 | |
| open to: | architects, designers | |
| reg. contribution: | from € 5 |
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Villars garden
Participants need to suggest ideas for a green country club next to a golf course in a small town in the south of France. It is assumed that to create a garden where you can relax after the game, socialize, or, conversely, enjoy the loneliness, you will need to plant a million rosemary and thyme bushes.
| registration dead-line: | 17.05.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 22.06.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - € 20,000 |
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Post-Covid-19 architecture
The competition is designed to collect ideas for "reforming" the architectural industry in connection with the latest events in the world. Projects can be proposed in five categories: medicine, housing, work, transportation, public spaces. The best works will be collected in a free e-book.
| registration dead-line: | 15.05.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 15.06.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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Healthy design innovation
Projects demonstrating the use of sustainable materials in design can participate in the student competition. The goal is to negate the negative impact on human health and the environment.
| dead-line: | 18.05.2020 | |
| open to: | students | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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A house on a tree
The competition is dedicated to the embodiment of childhood dreams in architecture. The challenge is to design a tree or tree house for one of the three proposed plots in the French countryside. The best project will get a chance to be implemented.
| registration dead-line: | 21.06.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 24.06.2020 | |
| open to: | students and young architects (up to 35 years old) | |
| reg. contribution: | from € 60 to € 110 | |
| awards: | main prize - € 8000 + project implementation |
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Furniture for Forgotten Communities in Africa and India 2020
Design projects of eco-friendly, ergonomic, economical furniture that could improve the living conditions of neglected African and Indian communities are accepted for the competition. Projects need to take into account the needs of these communities and their lifestyles. The winning projects will have a chance to be implemented.
| registration dead-line: | 30.06.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 10.07.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | €29 | |
| awards: | financing the implementation of winning projects and prototyping |
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Out of the Box - Competition from Samsung
The competition is dedicated to finding non-standard ideas for creating interior items from cardboard boxes. The inspiration for organizing the competition was a special series of eco-friendly packaging from Samsung, but in projects it is not necessary to use boxes from under the equipment of this brand. The best ideas will be brought to life and published on the Dezeen.com portal.
| dead-line: | 29.05.2020 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - $ 20,000 |
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