Image by Martin Pretorius and Raphael Trischler. Buildner San Francisco Affordable Housing Challenge. Image Courtesy of Buildner
To live in a world surrounded by the constant rise of new challenges calls for adaptability, resilience and continuous learning. As a response, design competitions encourage architects to think outside the box to create innovative solutions. Both for theoretical and practical projects, these competitions provide a collaborative platform to promote innovation and creativity to solve contemporary challenges. Such is the case of Buildner, which develops a space for showcasing open architecture competitions to discover new architectural possibilities.
A tool for driving progress by fostering groundbreaking ideas that promote the discussion of critical topics such as affordable housing, sustainability and small-scale architecture, Buildner architecture competitions are key for addressing global challenges. These competitions aim to inspire the next generation of designers to challenge the status quo.
Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence Campus. Image Courtesy of MVRDV
MVRDV has won a competition to design the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence (IPAI) Campus in Heilbronn,Germany. The campus will be transformed into a world-leading site for developing AI technologies. The design will include a variety of business campus laboratories, a startup innovation center, housing, a communication center, and many amenities, such as a restaurant and a kindergarten. Moreover, the scheme also embeds interactive touchpoints for curious visitors to see the development of these world-changing technologies firsthand and interact with the minds behind their creations.
In order to promote the iterative development of Shenzhen Meilinguan pivot area, Shenzhen Meilinguan Area Urban Design International Consultation is officially launched to collect global intelligence and advanced ideas. Registration is now open to outstanding design institutions all over the world.
The Architecture in Development Global Challenge has just announced the finalists for the 2022 edition of the competition. Highlighting and celebrating the ongoing efforts of self-built community-led initiatives worldwide, the Global Challenge offers a platform for those initiatives while connecting partners and collaborators globally.
Nuanu City, a new creative and sustainable project in Bali, Indonesia, and iFarm, a global provider of vertical farming technology, are pleased to announce an open call for architects to design a state-of-the-art vertical farm. The contest seeks innovative minds who can offer design solutions aligned with the town's vision and its architects' plans for sustainability and food safety while also contributing to the preservation of the environment and biodiversity of this beautiful subtropical region. We encourage submissions that incorporate harmonious biometric architecture to house rows upon rows of lush berries, crunchy salad leaves, and delicate tomatoes grown indoors in soft glow of LED lighting by ML-based technology.
The finalists for the Opera of the Future competition have been announced. This urban planning competition, commissioned by the state capital of Düseldorf, was created to select a location for the new cultural institution. After an extensive examination of potential site locations, the two options for the competition proposals were: Heinrich-Heiene-Allee, where the current opera house is, and Am Wehrhahn.
Throughout the brief, firms were encouraged to figure out how this future project could become a lively and public space open to the entire city, offering a wide range of services. As a result, submissions were received for both prospective buildings, and the finalists for each location were announced.
The Design Challenge Let a crisis become an opportunity! New rules intended to grow more density offer designers a chance to rethink the San Francisco home. Send us your visions for 21st century duplexes and quadriplexes that offer up innovative approaches to lifestyle and architectural style, and show that the single family house is not the only dream home in California. As society grapples with challenges including homelessness, a changing climate and social fragmentation, consider forms of housing that are light on the earth, obtainable in cost and social in nature.
The cultural association dotART is organising the 14th edition of URBAN Photo Awards contest. The contest is open to everybody and the general theme is Urban Life: Urban Photography.
The cultural association dotART, based in Trieste, Italy, is organising the 14th edition of URBAN Photo Awards contest. The contest is open to everybody and organised into 4 sections: Single Photos (4 thematic areas: Streets, People, Spaces, Creative),Projects & Portfolios, URBAN Book Award and URBAN Photo Arena (Trieste Photo Young). Contestants can participate in more than one section at the same time. The general theme of the contest is Urban Life: Urban Photography. The theme delves into modernity through all kinds of photography set in the fabric of the city. At the heart of the contest is the City, the urban environment and the humanity living there: the everyday life of big cities and small towns, the contrasts and the contradictions between the city and the countryside, the aesthetic views, the architectural geometries, fragments of colour breaking up the greyness of the city. Real, immediate images, able to recount the City and its stories. Special guests of this year will be Alec Soth, an American photographer and member of Magnum Photos, and Jérôme Sessini, a documentary photographer and member of Magnum Photos. Alec Soth and Jérôme Sessini, together with Kadir van Lohuizen, a Dutch photographer and NOOR Images Member, Tatsuo Suzuki, a Japanese photographer, and many others will be part of the jury of this edition of URBAN 2023 and will be guests of honor at the tenth edition of Trieste Photo Days to personally announce and award the winners of the competition and hold exclusive talks. The URBAN Photo Awards exhibitions will culminate at Trieste Photo Days 2023, which hosts the awards ceremony, the final exhibition of the contest and a series of personal and collective exhibitions of the best photos and classified projects.
Dust off your data sheets & sharpen your monitoring – the UK Passivhaus Awards are back! Do you have an exceptional certified Passivhaus? Then we want to hear from you!
120 Hours is one of the world's largest architectural competitions for students, by students. This year's competition will be held in collaboration with the UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen, as part of the NextGen program with a session on July 5th. The student assignment will follow the theme of the conference; Sustainable futures- Leave no one behind. In this year's competition we seek to critically explore what sustainability means both within the industry and education, and we want to receive contributions that offer a wealth of suggestions and thoughts around current practices and narratives.
Dichotomy, a student published journal, strives to be a critical link between University of Detroit Mercy students and the discourses on design, architecture, urbanism, and community development. Like the institution, Dichotomy focuses on social justice and critical thought concerning intellectual, spiritual, ethical, and social development both in and outside of Detroit. The aim of Dichotomy is to disseminate these relevant investigations conducted by students, faculty, and professionals.
The Exhibit Around APS and dotART associations, promoters of the Trieste Photo Days international festival, are launching an Open Call for the 71% - The State of Water project. The participating photographers will have the opportunity to become part of an important dedicated exhibition and to be published in the photographic volume. The project is a photographic tribute to water. «71%» represents the percentage of the earth's surface occupied by Water (source), the essential element for life that Exhibit Around APS aims to celebrate with a new photographic and editorial project to be presented at the tenth edition of Trieste Photo Days from 27 to 29 October 2023. Photographic works must be able to explore the relationship between Man and Water through the photographic genre each author feels closest to. The theme lends itself to innumerable expressive possibilities: • The sea but also natural and artificial waterways (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, etc.) • Water in all its forms and manifestations (rain, ice, snow, vapour, etc.) • The scarcity of water (deserts, droughts, fires, etc.) and the violence of water (floods, floods, tsunamis, etc.). • All social and environmental issues related to water (climate change, waste, the impact of water scarcity on different parts of the planet, etc.) • Water as a source of energy (mills, dams and hydroelectric plants, etc.). • Water as an artistic expression and symbol of Life. 71% – The State of Water also includes a cycle of conferences, meetings and related events, aimed at promoting and presenting the book, the exhibition and the topics addressed.
In 2022, the Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism announced an international Competition for the conceptual urban-architectural design of the Center for the reception of animals from the CITES list and the ZOO with the associated contact zone in Berane, which was open from July 29 to September 30, 2022. Only two entries were submitted to the competition after the expiration of the deadline for the submission of entries. Considering that the minimum number of submitted works defined by the Call for Competition was 3, the Decision on the suspension of the competition procedure for the selection of the Conceptual architectural design of the Center for the reception of animals from the CITES list and the ZOO with the corresponding contact zone in Berane was adopted by the Minister.
Alohana is a company based in Portugal. We specialize in zero-waste, future-driven, nature based materials for the construction and design industry. Currently at 80% we believe in a future of construction made 100% from agricultural waste (plant fibres and soil). This competition is for our next project. We choose the top 3 designs in 5 categories (white/coloured 1-storey buildings, white/coloured 2-storey building, brick 1-storey buildings, brick 2-storey buildings, plyscraper complexes). Key elements for all designs are: energy-efficiency, use-efficiency, combat Sick Building Syndrome, comfort, and sustainable modular design. All designs are welcome since one of the objectives is to show how homes and neighbourhoods with our materials do not differ from traditional buildings in design. Only in comfort, health, and wellbeing. Designs inspired by Portuguese building styles are prefered.
Construction of a Holocaust Memorial in Lyon, France
An initiative to construct a Holocaust Memorial in Lyon, France, began in 2019. The project is led by the Association pour l'édification pour un Mémorial de la Shoah à Lyon, with the support of the Région Auvergne-Rhöne-Alpes and the Métropole and the City of Lyon.
Volume Zero invites you to re-imagine the idea of Library as a 21st-century self-learning and educational incubation space that not only is a center for knowledge but also encourages its users to interact, share ideas and grow together.
As the world is continuously transforming and expanding, the amount of data and information created every day is also increasing constantly. Human intellect today is expected to evolve at the same rate as our world to continue our journey into the future. Despite all the information, reading and self-learning remain the most powerful tools available to mankind to consume knowledge. Learning bolsters awareness, exposure, and productivity, which in turn results in development.
The Portuguese office MASSLAB, in collaboration with AFRY Ark Studio, won the Train Factory Mixed-Use Competition, an international competition in two stages whose main objective was to create a landmark for the city of Helsinki, Finland. The proposal was selected from five world-renowned architectural consortia.
The Train Factory Group and the City Council of Helsinki organized the competition, and the proposal “A roof for Helsinki” was chosen. The old electric train building will be transformed into a 45,000 m² complex for offices, retail and a hotel, reimagined as part of the social, commercial and cultural heritage.
Participant Open Call for MEDS Gyumri 2023 Workshop
Participants are crucial to the success of the MEDS Workshop, bringing diverse strengths and knowledge from their study and work experiences. They come from various countries and are united by their passion for creation and eagerness to learn. Participants choose a project to work on, contributing to its development and completion. During the two-week workshop, each team, guided by their tutor, constructs the design, documents their work, and fosters a strong and fun team spirit. Alongside the project work, various entertaining events and activities are organized by the hosting team.
The Global Monument Design Competition for the "Goddess of Love" has been officially launched to create a new symbol for the Valley of Love (Vallée d'Amour) in particular and the city of Da Lat in general. The most outstanding design ideas that express the beauty and significance of love will be honored and realized within the tourist area.
The competition is organized by Thanh Thanh Cong Tourist JSC (TTC Hospitality; HOSE: VNG), a member of TTC Group, in collaboration with the Vietnam Design Association HCMC (VDAS) and the Vietnam Design Award (VMARK). With a global scale, the organizers hope that the competition will receive the attention and support of specialized media units both domestically and internationally to contribute to creating a unique wonder that bears the imprint of Vietnam on the world tourism map.
The 2023 Winter Stations has just announced eight winning projects for their 9th annual international competition. The winners were chosen from hundreds of entries from around the world, along with three student designs from Toronto Metropolitan University, Waterloo Department of Architecture, and Guelph University. The competition was first launched at Woodbine beach by RAW design,Ferris + Associates, and Curio, to capture the imagination of designers and architects to create bold designs that spark conversation, transforming lifeguard stations at Toronto’s Woodbine beach. Furthermore, since these lifeguard stations are usually dormant throughout the winter, the exhibition inspires artists to bring the public back outdoors with their unique designs.
Mario Cucinella Architects has started constructing two multifunctional towers to shape Vienna’s skyline. Situated in the 2nd district in Vienna, where a dynamic urban development “Viertel Zwei”, has been in the works for some time, the project consists of two highrises, both of different architectural languages and made for different purposes, together providing a complex urban image inserted into context.
