Project Hyperion invites visionaries, architects, engineers, and social scientists to collaborate on a groundbreaking challenge: designing the habitat for a generation ship. This concept of long-term interstellar travel relies on a spacecraft capable of sustaining human life for centuries, requiring innovation in architecture, engineering, and societal organization.
486 Moby. Image Courtesy of Finland’s New Museum of Architecture and Design
The Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design Foundation, in partnership with the Real Estate Company ADM, has unveiled the five designs shortlisted for the international competition aimed at offering Helsinki a new venue highlighting architecture history and design. This new museum, to be located in the historic South Harbour, has received global interest, with 624 anonymized submissions reviewed since September 2024. This announcement marks the completion of the competition's first phase, as all successful entries will advance to a second stage, receiving a financial award to refine their concepts.
The Queen Elizabeth II National Memorial Masterplan Design Competition is an open two-stage design competition comprising an Expression of Interest period followed by a closed design stage for a shortlist of five competitors.
This competition is being run under the Restricted Procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) regulation 28, leading to the intended award of a services contract to the successful tenderer to deliver design services. This competition has been advertised in the UK Government’s Contracts Finder and Find a Tender portals.
The competition is being directed by the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee (QEMC) and the
Unbuilt projects are a reservoir of untapped potential, telling stories of creativity, vision, and exploration. The Unbuilt Award 2025shines a spotlight on these extraordinary designs, offering a global platform for ideas that redefine boundaries.
This competition features categories for small, medium, and large-scale projects, ensuring every vision receives the recognition it deserves. Open to all, regardless of qualifications, this is an invitation for everyone, everywhere.
Taiwan Taoyuan 2nd Daxi International Wood Furniture Craft and Design Competition Launches Global Call for Entries with Total Prize Pool of US$ 43,000
The Daxi Wood Art Ecomuseum (hereafter referred to as the Ecomuseum)is pleased to announce the opening of submissions for the 2nd Daxi International Wood Furniture Craft and Design Competition. Entries are welcome from now until February 3, 2025. The competition calls on creators worldwide to reimagine the potential of wooden furniture design through the lens of “storage.” This theme highlights the harmonious blend of traditional woodworking craftsmanship and contemporary design innovation, celebrating the distinctive aesthetics and functionality of wooden furniture. Designers from around the globe are warmly invited to engage in this dynamic and creative journey.
Future Plastic Design Award We are seeking creative and original concepts for furniture elements that blend functionality with contemporary design. These products should be manufactured using injection molding with a single mold, ensuring an optimized production process and reduced unit costs. The products will be sold disassembled to minimize packaging dimensions and should be designed for quick and intuitive assembly, allowing users to easily put them together. You are invited to propose a single piece of furniture or, if preferred, a collection of furniture elements designed for home use in both indoor and outdoor contexts. The product categories include: 1) Furniture (chairs, tables, shelves, etc.) 2) Objects/accessories (for desk, kitchen, bathroom, etc.) Unleash your creativity and present ideas for a collection that embodies innovation, functionality, and exceptional design quality.
Participate in the international competition to redesign the Main Campus building of State Tax University (Irpin', Ukraine)
State Tax University of Ukraine and its partners announce an Open Competition for the best architectural solution for the design of the Main Campus building of the University in Irpin (Kyiv suburb), which was almost completely destroyed in the first days of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022.
Photograph by Timothy Hursley (Folsom, Alabama). Courtesy “PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity" Co-Commissioners.
The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas, in partnership with DesignConnects and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, invites architects, designers, artists and creatives from across the United States and its territories to submit exhibit design proposals for PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity, the U.S. Pavilion exhibition at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Concéntrico, in its aim to initiate new formats that respond to urban transformations, presents three calls Objects in the city, Third landscape and Picnic in the vineyard to participate in the festival in Logroño. The new edition will be held from 19 to 24 June 2025.
ARCAUSE SAaTh Mentorship Grants for Architectural Practices 2024-25
Overview As climate change policies become stricter and resource conservation becomes essential, architects and designers play a key role in shaping a sustainable future. Every building has the potential to either contribute to or mitigate climate change. To truly build 'green,' architects must embrace innovative approaches to water conservation, energy efficiency, and carbon sequestration.
Enter the Peja Culture Pavilion Architecture Competition now! 10,000 € in prize money! Closing date for registration: December 11, 2024
The city center of Peja, Kosovo, hosts a historically significant site that has long been a focal point for community gatherings and social interactions. Rich in cultural and recreational elements, this central location, originally designed for leisure and relaxation, has been an integral part of the urban landscape. One of its most notable features is an ancient water source dating back to the 15th century, which remains under the protection of the Ministry of Culture of Kosovo. Despite its historical and cultural importance, the site has been neglected for years, falling into disrepair and disuse. This Peja Culture Pavilion competition, aims to revitalize this area, transforming it into a vibrant public hotspot.
Welcome to 'Best House in the World', a new competition to discover and reward residential architectural designs that are in the process of development or tendering, prior to construction. Real projects, with real clients and real plots, designed by architects who want to reach new standards of excellence and quality in the construction of their residential projects.
Enter the MICROHOME Kingspan 2024/25 Architecture Competition now! €100,000 in prize money! Closing date for registration: February 13, 2025
The MICROHOME Kingspan 2024/25 invites participants to conceptualize an off-grid modular dwelling that would accommodate a hypothetical young professional couple. This scenario serves as the benchmark family size for the competition. The total floor area of the structure should not exceed 25 m2, thereby encouraging participants to push their creativity and innovate within these parameters.
Overview The journey toward sustainability may appear overwhelming, yet every small step contributes to the transformation we seek. Project Pitch embraces the belief that every significant change begins with a single idea, but its true worth emerges when that idea is cultivated into a plan that yields tangible, real-world results.
The PJMT National Green Earth Challenge is now open for applications and designed to inspire Architecture, Engineering, and Design students to tackle environmental challenges through innovation, creativity, and sustainability. Apply by January 6, 2025
The National Green Earth Challenge is organized by the Prem Jain Memorial Trust (PJMT) in collaboration with Young Leaders for Active Citizenship. This challenge honors Dr. Prem Jain's legacy as the Father of the Green Building Movement in India, encouraging students to develop sustainable solutions through the Architecture-Engineering (Arch-Eng) Challenge and Design Challenge, with themes focused on environmentally conscious architecture, engineering, and product design.
The call for submissions for a new edition of the Richard H. Driehaus Architecture Competition, organized by the Traditional Building Cultures Foundation thanks to Richard H. Driehaus and the collaboration of the Spanish Ministry of Culture through its Directorate General for Cultural Heritage and Fine Arts, INTBAU Spain, and the Spanish High Council of Institutes of Architects, is now open.
Enter The Home of Shadows / Edition #3 Architecture Competition now! 10,000 € in prize money! Closing date for registration: January 29, 2025
Light is one of the most important factors when designing homes, and the use of natural light is vital in creating a space that feels both comfortable, inviting and practical. It could be said that lighting is a form of language that architects can use to communicate emotions in the spaces and structures they design.
Enter the Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development #2 Architecture Competition now! 10,000 € in prize money! Closing date for registration: May 15, 2025
Introducing the Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #2, an architectural challenge dedicated to crafting innovative educational spaces that enhance early childhood learning. As young children navigate their formative years, the environment in which they learn plays a pivotal role in their cognitive, emotional, and social development. Traditional educational settings often do not fully cater to the dynamism of early childhood, potentially stifling creativity and exploration.
Open Call: RSA Annual Exhibition 2025 Deadline: 06 February 2025 at 17:00 Submissions are now open for the 2025 RSA Annual Exhibition for artworks of any scale and in any fine art or architecture medium. How to submit:
Enter The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial / Edition #5 Architecture Competition now! 10,000 € in prize money! Closing date for registration: January 16, 2025
With the future in such a state of uncertainty and political relationships more strained than ever, there is one silent threat that could end up being more deadly and dangerous to humanity than a hundred pandemics: nuclear weapons.
Enter the Hospice - Home for Terminally Ill #4 Architecture Competition now! 10,000 € in prize money! Closing date for registration: May 14, 2025
Introducing the third edition of the Hospice – Home for the Terminally Ill Competition, an evolving architectural ideas contest dedicated to crafting sanctuaries for those grappling with terminal illnesses.
