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Architect Pitch – The Net Zero Neighbourhood

Max Fordham is calling on architects to re-imagine the future of neighbourhoods in the face of the climate and biodiversity emergency.

National Air and Space Museum Student Architecture and Design Challenge

Undergraduate and graduate architecture and design students and early-career architects are invited to participate in a design challenge in which teams of two to three participate to design an architectural element for the exterior structure of the National Air and Space Museum’s upcoming Bezos Learning Center building. The winning team will receive a one-to-three-year paid position.

Mid-rise Housing Competition: MADERA, Building with Timber. Innovation for Social Architecture in Uruguay

MADERA: Building with timber. Innovation for social architecture in Uruguay is an international call for the design and construction of a mid-rise social housing timber building. The competition is organized by the Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial (MVOT, Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning) of Uruguay, the Agencia Nacional de Vivienda (ANV, National Housing Agency), with the support of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the participation of the Municipality of Durazno.

Call for Submissions: Block Party, Harvard Urban Review 2023

The Urban Review welcomes submissions on topics broadly related to urban studies, planning theory, and planning practice. Submissions can be personal reflections, research-based writing, material adapted from other work, etc. We are especially interested in pieces that are grounded in a particular location.

Call for Submissions for Holcim Awards: A Sustainable Design Competition Showcasing How to Build Better

The built environment shapes all our lives. It is also largely responsible for human-made alterations to our planet’s ecosystems. So, to allow all life on earth to be sustained, we must urgently transform the way we build – at pace and at scale. As a non-profit organization deeply committed to enabling this change, the Holcim Foundation has reshaped its flagship Holcim Awards competition to focus on bringing to light and rewarding real-world case studies that exemplify the most innovative practice in sustainable construction.

Call for New York Architects: Consulting Services for the Zambian Permanent Mission to the UN in NYC

The Zambian Government through the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations invites eligible consulting firms (consultants) to indicate their interest in providing consulting services for the proposed rehabilitation works of the official residence situated in Scarsdale, New York.

Open Call: Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2024 Curatorial Competition

The Estonian Centre for Architecture announces the curatorial competition of the seventh international Tallinn Architecture Biennale TAB 2024.

Organized by the Estonian Centre for Architecture (ECA), The Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) is an international architecture festival held since 2011. The festival contributes to creating and promoting a high-quality built environment by addressing timely issues, providing a platform for discussion, bringing together top players, delving into the present and future, and introducing local architectural culture. TAB’s program offers events for the top of the field, young professionals just starting out in the field of architecture, and a broader audience of architecture enthusiasts

Film Mosaic: Leave No One Behind

Participate in Copenhagen Architecture Festival’s global short film competition focusing on the UN's 'Leave No One Behind' agenda (LNOB).

Tartu Downtown Cultural Centre Architecture Competition

Tartu city government in cooperation with the Estonian Association of Architects will organize the international architecture competition for the Tartu downtown cultural centre. Architects from all over the world are invited to design one of the most important future cultural spaces in the second biggest city of Estonia, in the very heart of university town Tartu.

IV inHAUS International Competition - Design your modular house. Application open

IV inHAUS International Architecture Competition - Design your modular house. Application open
For students and recent graduates, individual or group entries. Nine prizes of up to 2,000 euros plus royalties. Winning projects will be added to the inHAUS catalogue of high-end modular homes in the New Talents collection.
Be part of the future - and present - of premium quality architecture and home building. And become part of the international inHAUS team.

Call for Applications: Martin House Creative Residency Program

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | MARTIN HOUSE CREATIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Museum of Emotions / Edition #3

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.

Call for Proposals: Conceptual design for a new city stadium

The Municipality of Ulcinj, an old coastal town in south Montenegro, calls for proposals for conceptual design of a sports complex featuring the new city stadium at the beginning of Ulcinj's Long beach (Velika plaža), based on the parameters and recommendations specified in this competition task.

Life on Mars - Rendering Challenge 2023

Presentation skills are an asset for any designer. One of the best mediums to showcase your architectural designs is through rendering. Rendering techniques support the creation of realistic visuals of the architectural design before the actual construction.

Hip Hop Architecture Scholarship Application

Michael Ford’s Hip Hop Architecture Scholarship is excited to announce a new scholarship opportunity for minority students interested in studying architecture in college. The $10,000.00 scholarship is open to high school seniors who demonstrate a passion for architecture and a strong academic record.

Open Call: Jerusalem Design Week 2023

Jerusalem Design Week invites a range of creative interpretations on its annual theme, ‘Lies and Falsehoods’, from designers, architects, artists, and tech-savvy experts worldwide. Those submitting a project for consideration should interpret the theme in their own way.

Call for Submissions: The Urban Rhetoric_ March 2023

An urban space quipped to handle residents and strangers alike and to make safety an asset in itself. A thriving city neighborhood must have three main qualities: First, there must be a clear boundary between what is public space and what is private space. Public and private spaces can not ooze into each other as they do typically in suburban settings or projects. Second, there must be eyes upon the street, eyes belonging to those we might call the natural proprietors of the road. The buildings on an urban street should be equipped to handle strangers and ensure the safety of both residents and strangers. They must be oriented to the street. They cannot turn their backs or blank sides on it and leave it blind. Third, public spaces must have users on them reasonably continuously, both to add to the number of effective panopticons and to induce the people in buildings surrounding the space to perform as active characters responsible for the safety of the space.

North American Copper in Architecture Awards

Submissions for the North American Copper in Architecture Awards (NACIA) 2023 are now open. Now in its 16th year, the awards presented by the Copper Development Association celebrate distinctive copper building projects. Projects of any size or type are eligible, but should feature architectural elements of copper, brass, or bronze; have been completed in the last 3 years; & be located in the United States or Canada. Entrants should submit basic project details & photos for consideration by March 31, 2023. There is no cost to submit. Submissions are evaluated based on design, craftsmanship, integration of copper alloys, excellence in innovation or restoration, & sustainable building strategies. Winning projects receive an award, extensive exposure in architectural/construction media, & recognition in CDA’s outreach programs. To learn more about the NACIA Awards & past winners, visit the Copper in Architecture Awards page at copper.org.

Call for Submissions – 2023 AZ Awards

The 2023 AZ Awards is Open for Entries! Show the World What You Have Accomplished!

2023 Venice Architecture Biennale Opens International Call for the First-Ever Biennale College Architettura

The College is open to graduate students, graduates under the age of 30, to early career academics (PhD candidates, researchers, assistant professors, tutors, teaching fellows, etc.), and emerging practitioners under the age of 35. In line with the general goals of all Biennale Colleges (cinema, dance, music, theatre, art), this first Biennale College Architettura will seek to complement and enrich the 18th International Architecture Exhibition, The Laboratory of the Future, at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale by exploring how to place the Exhibition’s central themes, decolonization, and decarbonization, at the heart of architectural education.

LEVER Architecture Wins Competition to Design the Portland Museum of Art Campus Expansion

LEVER Architecture has been selected to lead the design team for the campus expansion of the Portland Museum of Art. The project aims to not only expand the existing campus but also to create a unified identity for the institution, one that ties together all the architecturally significant buildings on site. The winning proposal is primarily a mass timber structure inspired by Maine’s communities, history, and culture.

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Open Tutor Call: MEDS Gyumri 2023 Workshop

MEDS “Meetings of Design Students” Workshop is an international event that takes place each summer in a different country, focusing on various issues, themes, topics and settings that will help any designer expand their expertise.

3D Printing Challenge: Design the ArchDaily Building of the Year Trophy

The ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards is one of the architecture world’s most influential and democratic award series, celebrating the best architecture around the world as chosen by YOU, our readers.

By nominating and voting, you form part of an interdependent, impartial, distributed network of jurors and peers that has consistently helped us highlight architecture of every scale, purpose, and condition, from countries large and small, and architects of all descriptions. 

This is why we decided to trust our community in the design of The Building of the Year trophy, in a way to celebrate this community-based award.

We are looking for the best 3D-Printed trophy designs, that will be displayed at the most influential architecture practices in the world.



Open Call: Sea Design Contest 2023

The Sea Design Contest 2023 is the first international design competition entirely dedicated to the nautical sector and open to students and recent graduates from all over the world.

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