Ideas and Concepts Contests
Modernization of public schools in India
The competition collects ideas for the creation of an updated educational infrastructure in India. The participants will have to design a school for 400 students (grades 1 to 8) that meets all modern requirements for educational spaces. Here you need to provide areas for collaboration, interactive and multifunctional rooms. Outside of school hours, the premises should be used for various kinds of city and regional events.
| dead-line: | 10.11.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 25 to $ 60 | |
| awards: | prize fund - 200,000 rupees |
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Memorial to the victims of Covid-19
Participants should provide ideas for creating memorials to victims of Covid-19 in their countries, cities and local communities. The point is to reflect the local context, to help people cope with tragic events and unite.
| dead-line: | 02.11.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 14.99 | |
| awards: | main prize - $ 1000 |
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Second life of stone quarries
The competition is dedicated to finding ideas for the reorganization of inactive stone quarries in the Chinese province of Shandong. It is proposed to create a cultural and creative cluster on this territory, which will attract tourists here, will provide an opportunity for the development of local handicrafts and rural entrepreneurship. The organizers are waiting for non-standard offers.
| registration dead-line: | 18.10.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 31.10.2020 | |
| open to: | of all | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - € 10,000 |
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A. D. A. P. T: Alternative Design Competition
The competition is dedicated to researching the consequences of a pandemic and invites us to rethink the role of design and architecture in preserving human health. Before creating projects, the contestants will have to choose a couple of keywords from two lists. In the first - objects and objects (from a headdress to an amusement park), in the second - processes aimed at health improvement (from sunbathing to blood donation). These words in conjunction should form the basis of the proposed solution.
| registration dead-line: | 01.10.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 04.10.2020 | |
| open to: | individual participants and teams | |
| reg. contribution: | from € 5 |
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Architecture and urbanism after Covid-19
The competition collects opinions and proposals from around the world on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on architecture and urbanism. Participants of the competition must conduct a study of these consequences, determine the vectors of urban development, find ways to solve the problems that have arisen.
| dead-line: | 30.09.2020 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - KRW 50 million |
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Rethinking the Thompson Center
Competitors should be offered a new vision for the Thompson Center in Chicago. Now the building is under threat of destruction, and it is necessary to present ideas for its revival, expansion and transformation into a modern cultural center.
| registration dead-line: | 11.01.2021 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 26.01.2021 | |
| open to: | professionals and students | |
| reg. contribution: | from $ 25 | |
| awards: | from $ 100 |
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Brick competition
The "paper" competition evaluates the projects of brick country and city houses, as well as public spaces, made with the use of bricks from the ARCHITAIL company. The results are planned to be published in the magazine "Project Baltia", as well as to demonstrate at an exhibition in St. Petersburg.
| registration dead-line: | 06.10.2020 | |
| dead-line for submitting projects: | 12.10.2020 | |
| open to: | young architects (up to 30 years old) | |
| reg. contribution: | not |
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"Commandant's villa" of the former Sachsenburg concentration camp
The city of Frankenberg in Saxony invites architects and artists to participate in an international competition of ideas, the aim of which is to preserve the remains of the "Commandant's Villa" of the former Sachsenburg concentration camp and to include it in the existing memorial complex. The best ideas are planned to be implemented with the participation of the authors.
| dead-line: | 30.10.2020 | |
| open to: | architects, artists, interdisciplinary teams | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - € 25,000 |
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Idea-Tops 2020 - Spatial Design Contest
Idea-Tops is a prestigious Chinese design and architecture award. Projects implemented in 2019-2020 can be presented to the jury. Applications are accepted in four categories: architecture, interior design, furniture and lighting. In total - 18 nominations. The winner will be determined in each of them.
| dead-line: | 31.12.2020 | |
| open to: | architects, interior designers | |
| reg. contribution: | $150 |
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Best Interior 2020
Professional architects and designers, as well as bureaus, studios and creative teams 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 as part of the BIF 2020 festival.
| dead-line: | 27.09.2020 | |
| open to: | architects, designers | |
| reg. contribution: | 7000 rubles |
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Tile of Spain 2020 - Ceramics in architecture and interior design
This year the award will be held for the 19th time. The main criterion for choosing the winners is the presence of non-standard solutions for the use of ceramics in projects. Contestants will compete in three nominations: "Architecture", "Interior Design" and "Graduation Project". New objects or restoration projects using Spanish ceramic coatings completed between January 2018 and October 2020 are eligible to participate.
| dead-line: | 23.10.2020 | |
| open to: | architects, designers, planners | |
| reg. contribution: | not | |
| awards: | prize fund - € 39,000; prize in the categories "Architecture" and "Interior decoration" - € 17,000, in the category of diploma projects - € 5,000 |
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