Ideas Contests
Microdom 2020
The Small Scale Residential Architecture Competition aims to prove that more doesn't always mean better. Taking a non-standard approach to design, the participants will try to change the views of the next generation on residential real estate. The microhome should be a modular structure with a total area of no more than 25 m².
| registration dead-line: | 04.11.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 09.12.2020 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | from € 60 to € 110 | |
| awards: | prize fund - € 6000 |
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Affordable housing in Melbourne
The challenge for the contestants is to present the concept of affordable housing that Melbourne's 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: | 03.11.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 08.12.2020 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | from € 70 to € 100 | |
| awards: | prize fund - € 6000 |
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Transformation after isolation
Considering the experience of the forced general self-isolation that most of the world has faced this year, the bidders need to offer architectural and design solutions that could make the isolation in houses and apartments more comfortable in the event of possible future pandemics. The format and scale of projects are not limited. The authors of the best works will present them in person at the World Architecture Festival (WAF).
| dead-line: | 31.08.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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Project for the next 100 years
The goal of the competition is to form an e-book of the best architectural ideas for the post-pandemic world. Participants are required only one image of their concept and a short text description.
| dead-line: | 15.06.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
[more] With hope for implementation
Steles of the main paths of the Belgorod region
The aim of the competition is to choose the best project of signs (steles) of the main paths - steppe roads between Russia and the Steppe in the 16th - 17th centuries, passing through the territory of the modern Belgorod region (Muravsky, Izyumsky and Kalmiussky paths). The first stage is portfolio selection. The three finalists will be directly involved in the development of projects.
| dead-line: | 27.05.2020 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, sculptors, artists | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - 150,000 rubles |
[more] Landscape
Moscow Flower Show online: garden competition
The competition is held as part of the Moscow Flower Show landscape design festival, which will be held online this year. Realized, conceptual and student projects can participate.
| dead-line: | 05.06.2020 | |
| open to: | landscape designers, architects, students | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
[more] Design, graphics and photography
Virtual City HomeTown
The goal of the competition is to collect the virtual city HomeTown from drawings sent from different parts of the world. Images should show interiors, objects and phenomena that people can observe around them while staying at home during the quarantine period. This can be a room equipped for a home office, a view from a window, sketches of everyday activities, etc.
| dead-line: | 30.06.2020 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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Photo of the Year 2020
Photo of the Year is the annual competition of the Aarhus School of Architecture. Students from all over the world are invited to use photography to speculate on the role of architecture in the modern world, to demonstrate its influence on human life and the development of society. This season's theme is social distancing / rapprochement. It is necessary to reflect in your photographs the possible prospects for the development of architecture after the pandemic.
| dead-line: | 01.09.2020 | |
| open to: | undergraduate and graduate students | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | 1st place - € 5000; 2nd place - € 2000; 3rd place - € 1000 |
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The future of stationery
The competition is held by the Italian company Venvstas, which produces designer writing accessories. Participants are invited to imagine the future of office supplies - which of the existing ones will remain relevant in the coming years, and which need to be replaced with more modern ones. The challenge is to design any letter-related product.
| dead-line: | 10.07.2020 | |
| open to: | designers, artists, architects | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
[more] Workshops
Architecture for Heritage - Invitation to Participate in the Workshop
The Architecture for Heritage Education Program kicks off in Bologna in November. The participants will receive theoretical classes, a workshop, and lectures by famous architects. The selection is carried out on a competitive basis. In total, it is planned to invite 25 students, 5 of them will receive a scholarship (the full cost of the course is € 2450), remote participation is also available. Upon completion of the program, participants will have the opportunity to undergo an internship at one of the proposed architectural firms.
| dead-line: | 02.10.2020 | |
| open to: | young architects | |
| reg. contribution: | €50 |
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