It may not be your first instinct when entering a building to consider how it makes you feel, but architecture has always had a big impact on emotions. Different spaces are designed to make its inhabitants feel different things; offices can make you feel energised and productive, art galleries can make you feel thoughtful and curious, and museums can make you feel calm and intrigued. Each of these spaces are completely different from each other and are far more than just a building.
As part of a series of annual architecture competitions, the Museum of Emotions competition is tasking participants with using architecture as a tool to bring out different emotions. They are being asked to design a museum that includes two separate halls that bring out contrasting emotions - one inducing negative emotions, and the other inducing positive emotions.
Participants are free to choose the specific emotions they incite with their designs - fear, anger, anxiety, love, happiness, laughter, etc. The purpose of the Museum of Emotions is to use architecture as the primary tool to create emotional states, through consideration of the scales of the spaces, the journey through the space, colour, lighting, and material choice.
As this is an ideas competition, participants are free to choose any site location, real or imaginary, as well as the size of their structure.
Museum of Emotions / Edition 6 is one of the Buildners' silent competitions, in which participants must communicate their ideas without the use of any text. The design concept and thinking behind it must all be communicated solely through the use of visuals.
PRIZES
3 winning proposals, 1 special award recipients and 6 honourable mentions will be selected. Buildner will award a total of 10,000 € in prize money to competition winners as follows:
1st Prize - 5,000 €
2nd Prize - 3,000 €
3rd Prize - 1,000 €
+ 6 honourable mentions
Buildner Student Award - 1,000 €
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Early Bird Registration: September 24 – November 27
Advance Registration: November 28 – January 23
Last Minute Registration: January 24 – March 27
Final registration deadline: March 27, 2025
Closing date for submission: April 29, 2025 (11:59pm LONDON TIME)
Announcement of the winners: June 12, 2025
More: https://architecturecompetitions.com/museumofemotions6/
Title
Museum of Emotions / Edition #6Type
Competition Announcement (Ideas)Website
Organizers
Registration Deadline
March 27, 2025 03:09 PMSubmission Deadline
April 29, 2025 03:08 PMPrice
70 € - 110 €